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Kenya discharges last Ebola patient and begins 42-day countdown to Ebola-free status
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Kenya has discharged its last Ebola patient, and a 42-day countdown to being declared Ebola-free has begun, Al Jazeera, the BBC and The New York Times report. Health Minister Aden Duale said prevention measures will continue until December 23, Al Jazeera reports, and the BBC says the declaration depends on no new cases being recorded. Deutsche Welle reports that Kenya had nine confirmed cases, while DR Congo, the source of the cases that came into Kenya, continues to battle its deadliest outbreak.
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Kenya has discharged its last Ebola patient.
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- Left
- Al Jazeera English
- Center
- Deutsche Welle, BBC News
A 42-day countdown to being declared Ebola-free has begun.
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- Left
- The New York Times
- Center
- BBC News
Health Minister Aden Duale said prevention measures will continue until December 23.
One outletAl Jazeera English· Left
Kenya had nine confirmed cases.
One outletDeutsche Welle· Center
Kenya's cases came in from DR Congo, which is still battling its deadliest outbreak.
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- Left
- The New York Times
- Center
- Deutsche Welle
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All four outlets report that Kenya discharged its last Ebola patient and began a 42-day countdown to being declared Ebola-free. The left-rated outlets stress the countdown and the containment of cases from Congo, while the centre-rated headlines focus on the discharge as a milestone.
the left
2 outlets
Both left-rated headlines lead with the countdown or the wait for disease-free status rather than the discharge, with The New York Times framing it as the start of the outbreak's end.
Kenya Starts Countdown to End of Ebola Outbreak
The New York TimesLeftAll left-leaning headlines the center
2 outlets
Center headlines report the last patient's discharge as the event, with the BBC calling it a major milestone toward virus-free status.
Kenya discharges last Ebola patient in major milestone towards virus-free status
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From the left
2 outletsLeads with
- the countdown to Ebola-free status
- containment of cases from Congo
- awaiting disease-free status
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Kenya Starts Countdown to End of Ebola Outbreak
The milestone is further evidence that African countries have mostly succeeded in preventing community transmission and isolating the small number of cases that have come in from Congo.
Kenya discharges last Ebola patient, awaits disease-free status
Health Minister Aden Duale says Kenya will continue to exercise prevention measures until December 23.
From the center
2 outletsLeads with
- the last patient's discharge
- milestone toward virus-free status
- the patient leaving hospital
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- Deutsche WelleCenter
Kenya's last Ebola patient leaves hospital
Kenya had nine confirmed cases, while DR Congo continues to battle its deadliest outbreak of the disease.
- BBC NewsCenter
Kenya discharges last Ebola patient in major milestone towards virus-free status
The country begins a 42-day countdown to being declared Ebola-free, provided no new cases are recorded.
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Left
2 hr 41 min later
Its first report, Nov 11, 10:34 AM EST
Center
First to report
BBC News, Nov 11, 7:53 AM EST
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From the outlets Mantle follows
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- BBC NewsCenterNov 11, 7:53 AM EST
- Al Jazeera EnglishLeftNov 11, 10:34 AM EST
- Deutsche WelleCenterNov 11, 11:16 AM EST
- The New York TimesLeftNov 11, 12:50 PM EST
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