The last patient in Kenya infected with the Ebola virus was discharged from hospital on November 11. Following the discharge, a 42-day monitoring period began to confirm that no new cases of the disease emerge in the country. If no new infections are recorded during this period, Kenya will be declared free of the Ebola virus.

Since the beginning of October, nine Ebola infections have been recorded in the country. The first patient was a man who arrived from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the outbreak has been ongoing since May. He later died. In total, two people in Kenya have died from the disease, while seven patients have recovered.

According to the local Ministry of Health, no new cases of infection have been detected in the country since October 19. Eleven people who had been in contact with patients have also been released from medical monitoring.

At the same time, Kenyan authorities are strengthening precautionary measures to prevent the disease from spreading again. People arriving from the Democratic Republic of the Congo are required to undergo 21 days of isolation. This was reported by the Reuters news agency.

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was officially confirmed on May 15. It became the second-largest outbreak of the virus ever recorded. According to the latest figures, more than 11,000 people in the country have been infected, and approximately 5,300 of them have died.

Some cases of Ebola infection were also previously recorded in Uganda. However, local authorities managed to prevent the further spread of the disease and bring the situation under control.