Kenya releases last Ebola patient, starts 42-day countdown to disease-free status
Health officials say the country has no patients under treatment and 135 contacts have completed monitoring, but the outbreak is not yet over.
- On Wednesday, Kenya discharged its last Ebola patient, officially beginning a 42-day countdown to be declared Ebola-free. The Ministry stated no new infections have been recorded since Oct 19.
- After the first patient traveled from Congo through Uganda, the country recorded nine Ebola cases in Oct. The Ministry identified 135 contacts who interacted with the index case to prevent community transmission.
- The Ebola outbreak has reached four countries, marking the widest geographic spread to date across Africa. In Congo, the epicenter, government officials reported 11,042 infections and 5,387 deaths.
- Health Minister Aden Duale announced that citizens arriving from Congo must undergo a 21-day quarantine. Kenya tightened border controls at the main airport, screening passengers from 10 countries.
- The 42-day waiting period will end on Dec 23, provided no new infections emerge. Duale insisted that Kenya will continue with its prevention measures despite the positive trend.
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Kenya: On Wednesday, the last Ebola patient was discharged from a hospital in Kenya and at the same time eleven people who had been in quarantine were released.
Kenya discharges last Ebola patient, beginning countdown to Ebola-free
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya on Wednesday discharged its last Ebola patient, officially beginning the 42-day countdown toward being declared Ebola-free, even as the number of cases recorded in the wider region topped 11,000 since the outbreak
Kenya discharges last Ebola patient, beginning countdown to Ebola-free declaration – WTOP News
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya on Wednesday discharged its last Ebola patient, officially beginning the 42-day countdown toward being declared Ebola-free, even as the number of cases recorded in the wider region topped 11,000 since the outbreak began in May. The country recorded nine Ebola cases in October after the first patient traveled from Congo...
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