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65-Year-Old Second Ebola Patient Buried Under Strict Safety Measures

C Reported by Capital FM 📍 Kenya (nationwide) 🕑 2 d ago
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The woman, who was a close relative of Kenya’s first confirmed Ebola patient, died on Friday while receiving treatment at an infectious disease unit in Nairobi.

📰 How this story developed

15 reports of this incident, first to latest. It stays on the live map for 48 hours from the first report.
  1. Fri 23 Oct, 09:34 · 2 d ago 𝐍𝐨 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐚, 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 Kenya has reported no new cases of Bundibugyo Virus Disease (BVD) as the country’s Ebola response enters its 17th day, with the first contacts expected to leave Facebook · first report
  2. Fri 23 Oct, 23:27 · 1 d ago Kenya reports second death from Ebola Reuters
  3. Fri 23 Oct, 23:33 · 1 d ago Ebola: Kenya records second death as 65-year-old woman succumbs Daily Nation
  4. Sat 24 Oct, 01:52 · 1 d ago Kenya announces second Ebola death, says ‘no evidence’ of community spread Al Jazeera
  5. Sat 24 Oct, 01:57 · 1 d ago Kenya Ebola death toll rises to two as 65-year-old woman dies in hospital People Daily
  6. Sat 24 Oct, 03:05 · 1 d ago Woman, 65, becomes second patient to die of Ebola in Kenya BBC
  7. Sat 24 Oct, 05:07 · 1 d ago Kenya announces 2nd Ebola death, a close relative of the first patient AP News
  8. Sat 24 Oct, 05:38 · 1 d ago Kenya records second Ebola death, a 65-year-old woman Anadolu Ajansı
  9. Sat 24 Oct, 06:37 · 1 d ago New twist as Nigeria links its confirmed Ebola case to Kenya People Daily
  10. Sat 24 Oct, 08:31 · 1 d ago Ebola: Kenya announces second death DW.com
  11. Sat 24 Oct, 10:20 · 22 h ago Kenya Records Second Ebola-Related Death سانا
  12. Sat 24 Oct, 14:34 · 18 h ago Kenya Records Second Ebola Death, a Close Relative of First Case Bloomberg.com
  13. Sat 24 Oct, 14:48 · 18 h ago Kenya Ebola outbreak claims 2nd life as 9 cases confirmed | Daily Sabah Daily Sabah
  14. Sat 24 Oct, 16:10 · 16 h ago Kenya records second Ebola death as confirmed cases rise to nine Kenya News Agency
  15. Sat 24 Oct, 21:01 · 12 h ago The woman, who was a close relative of Kenya’s first confirmed Ebola patient, died on Friday while receiving treatment at an infectious disease unit in Nairobi. Capital FM

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  • The woman, who was a close relative of Kenya’s first confirmed Ebola patient, died on Friday while receiving treatment at an infectious disease unit in Nairobi.
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