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Kenya gazettes new Ebola screening and quarantine rules

C Reported by China Daily 📍 Kenya (nationwide) 🕑 1 d ago
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  1. Mon 12 Oct, 08:07 · 1 d ago Kenya says no new Ebola cases since first-ever death Africanews English · first report
  2. Mon 12 Oct, 12:14 · 1 d ago Kenya steps up Ebola preparedness after imported case The Star, Kenya
  3. Mon 12 Oct, 18:43 · 1 d ago Kenya finds no new Ebola cases after 293 tests CNBC Africa
  4. Mon 12 Oct, 20:52 · 23 h ago Kenya has declared Bundibugyo Ebola a formidable epidemic disease, introducing new rules on screening, isolation, quarantine, contact tracing and safe burials to strengthen outbreak control measures. The Standard
  5. Mon 12 Oct, 23:12 · 20 h ago Kenyan officials: No new Ebola cases in past week CIDRAP
  6. Tue 13 Oct, 01:52 · 18 h ago Kenya Ebola case exposes contact tracing failures, says Africa CDC chief Devex
  7. Tue 13 Oct, 14:14 · 5 h ago Kenya gazettes new Ebola screening and quarantine rules China Daily
  8. Tue 13 Oct, 14:46 · 5 h ago Ebola: Kenya traces 127 contacts, quarantines 94, WHO says Nigerian NewsDirect
  9. Tue 13 Oct, 18:06 · 1 h ago The clarification comes after reports of a suspected Ebola case at Nanyuki Teaching and Referral Hospital triggered anxiety among residents on Monday. Capital FM

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