Kenya begins 42-day countdown to Ebola-free status
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Kenya has released its last Ebola patient from hospital, opening a 42-day countdown to the point when it can be declared free of the disease, according to health minister Aden Duale.
The country recorded nine confirmed cases since early October, all linked to a Kenyan man who died after returning from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Seven patients recovered and two people died, according to Capital FM and the BBC; no new infections have been logged since October 19.
The last 11 contacts of confirmed cases left quarantine the same day, and 135 contacts in total have finished their 21-day monitoring, the BBC reported.
If no new case appears, Kenya could be declared Ebola-free around December 23, according to Capital FM.
Duale said border crossings, airports and health facilities will stay under heightened surveillance during the countdown, and returning travellers must still quarantine for 21 days.
“This is an encouraging moment for Kenya and for Africa. We must sustain surveillance and vigilance until the outbreak is officially declared over”
BBC
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