Kenya: last Ebola patient discharged from hospital
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Kenya has announced that its last Ebola patient has been discharged from hospital, starting a 42-day surveillance period before the country can be officially declared free of the disease. Health Minister Aden Duale also criticised travel restrictions imposed on the country.
Kenya discharges last Ebola patient, begins 42-day countdown to being declared Ebola-free (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Kenya has discharged its last Ebola patient and started a 42-day countdown before it can be declared Ebola-free. Across the region, cases have topped 11,000 since the outbreak began in May.
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