46 Ebola contacts set for release as Kenya moves closer to containing outbreak
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📍 Kenya (nationwide) 🕑 2 d ago
Forty-six people under Ebola quarantine are set to be released as Health DG Patrick Amoth says Kenya has traced all 135 contacts linked to the outbreak, which has infected nine people and killed two.
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- Sun 1 Nov, 16:43 · 2 d ago Two Ebola Patients Test Negative as Kenya Reports Progress in Outbreak Response Talk Africa · first report
- Sun 1 Nov, 18:41 · 2 d ago Ebola: Nakuru enlists medics who worked in West Africa virus outbreak Daily Nation
- Sun 1 Nov, 19:55 · 2 d ago Kenya demands Saudi Arabia lift Ebola travel ban, warns of economic fallout TRT Afrika
- Mon 2 Nov, 01:13 · 2 d ago Saudi Arabia Tightens Ebola Travel Restrictions on Kenya as Nairobi Defends Outbreak Response Horn Observer
- Mon 2 Nov, 08:23 · 1 d ago Kenya: Ebola Update - 46 Contacts Set for Release Tuesday, Five Patients Await Second Tests allAfrica.com
- Mon 2 Nov, 09:20 · 1 d ago Ebola alert: Saudi Arabia imposes restrictions on Kenyan arrivals, suspends citizen travel Gulf Business
- Mon 2 Nov, 12:27 · 1 d ago Kenya protests Saudi Arabia’s travel ban over Ebola outbreak Nairobi Law Monthly
- Mon 2 Nov, 13:59 · 1 d ago Ebola outbreak: Kenya trip scuttles Tribe's tour of the West Indies with England Lions Cricinfo
- Mon 2 Nov, 16:13 · 22 h ago Nigerian health chiefs confirm negative results in Ebola cases RFI
- Mon 2 Nov, 21:06 · 17 h ago Madagascar imposes 21-day quarantine on travellers from Kenya over Ebola fears The Eastleigh Voice
- Tue 3 Nov, 12:15 · 2 h ago Kenya traces all 135 contacts of first Ebola patient, CS Duale says Citizen Digital
- Tue 3 Nov, 13:14 · 1 h ago Forty-six people under Ebola quarantine are set to be released as Health DG Patrick Amoth says Kenya has traced all 135 contacts linked to the outbreak, which has infected nine people and killed two. Capital FM
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- Forty-six people under Ebola quarantine are set to be released as Health DG Patrick Amoth says Kenya has traced all 135 contacts linked to the outbreak, which has infected nine people and killed two.
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