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Kenya's last Ebola patient leaves hospital
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Kenya's last Ebola patient leaves hospital

So, Kenya has reached an encouraging milestone: its last Ebola patient has been discharged from a Nairobi hospital. The country recorded nine confirmed cases, with seven patients recovering and two dying, and all 135 known contacts were traced and monitored. The final patient's 11 contacts will remain in quarantine for 21 days, and Kenya could be declared Ebola-free on December 23 if no new symptoms emerge. Meanwhile, the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo remains severe, with 11,000 reported cases and 5,387 deaths.
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