Ebola : First contact to leave quarantine on Sunday
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NAIROBI,Kenya Oct 22 – Kenya will begin releasing the first group of people quarantined following exposure to Ebola on Sunday, October 25, as health authorities continue efforts to contain the outbreak that has so far recorded nine confirmed cases and one death.
Director-General for Health Dr Patrick Amoth said the contacts would be discharged after completing the mandatory 21-day monitoring period without developing symptoms, with the exercise to be led by the Kenya National Public Health Institute (KNPHI).
“Our first contacts will begin leaving the quarantine facilities on Sunday. The team will be led by the Kenya National Public Health Institute’s (KNPHI) Acting Director-General Dr Kamene Kimenye,” he said during an engagement on October 21.
