Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda has begun the mandatory 42-day countdown to being declared Ebola-free after discharging the country’s last Ebola patient from the Mulago National Isolation Centre. Health officials described the discharge as a major milestone in containing the outbreak but warned that the response is not yet over. Under World Health Organization …

Uganda’s Ministry of Health reported that the country recorded 20 confirmed Ebola cases during the outbreak, including five locally acquired infections and 15 imported cases.

Uganda discharged its last Ebola patient, beginning a 42‑day countdown under WHO rules. The nation recorded 17 recoveries, two deaths, and one isolation case.

After discharging its last Ebola patient on Thursday, Uganda will start a 42-day countdown to declaring the country free of the virus.

After discharging its last Ebola patient on Thursday, Uganda will start a 42-day countdown to declaring the country free of the virus.

KAMPALA, July 16 - Uganda is due to discharge its last Ebola patient on Thursday, triggering a 42-day countdown that could see the country declared free of the virus, a spokesperson for the government said. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Uganda has confirmed a total of 20 cases of the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola since mid-May. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.