Ebola spreading more quickly in DRC, while Uganda discharges last patient
In Uganda, things were looking up as its last remaining Ebola patient was discharged on Thursday, starting a 42-day countdown after which it can be declared Ebola-free, said the East African nation’s health ministry.“Today, Uganda has discharged the last Ebola patient, a Congolese national who has successfully recovered and [is] ready to be with his family,” Uganda’s health ministry posted on X.
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