Uganda Discharges Last Ebola Patient, Begins Countdown to Virus-Free Status
Uganda has discharged its last Ebola patient, marking a significant step towards being declared Ebola-free and beginning a 42-day countdown. This 'moment of joy' has led to calls for lifting travel restrictions, even as Ebola spreads more quickly in the DRC.
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'Moment of joy' as Uganda discharges last Ebola patient
The good news from Uganda comes as the WHO chief warns the virus in DR Congo is spreading fast.
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Country begins 42-day countdown to outbreak being declared officially over, as numbers continue to rise in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo Uganda has started lobbying countries to lift Ebola-related travel restrictions after discharging its last confirmed Ebola patient from hospital. The discharge of a Congolese national from the Mulago national referral hospital’s isolation centre in Kampala on Thursday triggered the start of a 42-day countdown required by the World Health Orga...
By John Musenze in Kampala
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Uganda discharged its last remaining Ebola patient on Thursday.
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Uganda discharged its last remaining Ebola patient on Thursday, triggering a 42-day countdown after which it can be declared free of the virus, the East African nation’s health ministry said. Uganda has confirmed a total of 20 cases of the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola since mid-May. Fifteen of those were people infected in neighbouring […]
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Uganda’s Ministry of Health reported that the country recorded 20 confirmed Ebola cases during the outbreak, including five locally acquired infections and 15 imported cases. The post Uganda begins 42-day countdown to Ebola-free status after discharging last patient appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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The last patient being treated for Ebola in Uganda has been discharged from the hospital, leaving the country with no active confirmed cases of the deadly disease.
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