‘Moment of joy’ as Uganda discharges last Ebola patient
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The last patient being treated for Ebola in Uganda has been discharged from hospital, leaving the country with no active confirmed cases of the deadly disease.
At a ceremony marking the occasion Health Minister Dr Chris Baryomunsi described it as “a moment of joy”.
The first case of this outbreak in Uganda was confirmed in May. He was a man who had travelled for treatment from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicentre of the epidemic where almost 800 people have died.
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In his latest briefing on the outbreak, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it was now the world’s thirdâlargest on record and was spreading at an alarming speed in DR Congo.
He warned it was happening more quickly than any previous outbreak and that 80% of new cases in DR Congo were from previously unknown transmission chains.
As the Congolese authorities battle to contain the spread of the virus, the US has extended travel restrictions on its citizens who have been to DR Congo.
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