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Kenya releases last Ebola patient, starts 42-day countdown to disease-free status

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The Straits Times. (2026, November 11). Kenya releases last Ebola patient, starts 42-day countdown to disease-free status. The Straits Times. https://www.straitstimes.com/world/kenya-releases-last-ebola-patient-starts-42-day-countdown-to-disease-free-status

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Kenya discharged its last Ebola patient on November 11, beginning a 42-day period required before the country can be declared free of the disease. Since early October, Kenya has reported nine cases, including one fatality; all other patients have recovered. The country now requires citizens arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo to quarantine for 21 days due to the ongoing Ebola outbreak there, which is the second-largest on record with over 11,000 confirmed cases.
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1 of 8 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Kenya has reported nine Ebola cases since early October, when a Kenyan man tested positive for the disease and died after arriving from Democratic Republic of Congo, where a large outbreak was declared in May •
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Democratic Republic of Congo Kenya Kenyan NAIROBI the Democratic Republic of Congo

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Kenya GPE · 4× the Democratic Republic of Congo GPE · 2× Aden Duale PERSON · 1× Democratic Republic of Congo GPE · 1× Duale PERSON · 1× Kenyan NORP · 1× NAIROBI GPE · 1×

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Ebola has been reported in four countries across eastern, central and western Africa, the widest geographic spread of any outbreak on the continent to date • The outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the second-largest on record, with more than 11,000 cases confirmed REUTERS
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-11
Kenya has reported nine Ebola cases since early October, when a Kenyan man tested positive for the disease and died after arriving from Democratic Republic of Congo, where a large outbreak was declared in May •
2026-11-11 · The Straits Times
Kenya releases last Ebola patient, starts 42-day countdown to disease-free status · assertive framing

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Kenya releases last Ebola patient, starts 42-day countdown to disease-free status NAIROBI, Nov 11 - asserted
Kenya → release → status
Kenya discharged its last Ebola patient on Wednesday, starting a 42-day countdown to when the country can be declared free of the disease, Health Minister Aden Duale said. asserted
Duale → discharge → disease
Kenya has reported nine Ebola cases since early October, when a Kenyan man tested positive for the disease and died after arriving from Democratic Republic of Congo, where a large outbreak was declared in May • uncertain
outbreak → report → May
One of the other patients died and seven recovered asserted
seven → die → patients
No new infections have been recorded since October 19, the health ministry told a press conference • asserted
ministry → record → conference
The last 11 people who had come into contact with confirmed cases were released from quarantine on Wednesday, the health ministry said • asserted
ministry → come → Wednesday
Kenya will now require citizens arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo to undergo a 21-day quarantine, Duale said • asserted
Duale → require → quarantine
Ebola has been reported in four countries across eastern, central and western Africa, the widest geographic spread of any outbreak on the continent to date • The outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the second-largest on record, with more than 11,000 cases confirmed REUTERS asserted
cases → report → record
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