Kenya has 108 Ebola contacts in quarantine, none ill
No new infection has been found since the first case was confirmed on 6 October. Borders and airports remain open.
Nairobi — Kenya is monitoring 108 people in quarantine who had contact with the country's first Ebola patient, and none has developed symptoms, the health ministry says, according to The Standard.
In all, 122 contacts have been identified and verified. The health minister, Aden Duale, said on Sunday that the rest were being traced.
No new infection has been reported since the case was confirmed on 6 October. The patient, a Kenyan who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo through Uganda, died on 5 October.
The numbers
- 293 samples from 289 alerts have been tested. Only the original case was positive.
- 667,675 travellers have been screened at 26 points of entry.
- Five laboratories are testing samples, two of them mobile units at the Lwakhakha and Busia border posts. Results take six to 12 hours.
- 241 isolation beds are available in five hospitals in Nairobi, Eldoret and Mombasa.
- 4,917 health workers have been trained to manage the disease.
No restrictions
Kenya has not limited travel, trade, transport or public gatherings. Airports, seaports and border posts are open, with extra health screening.
Duale urged people to "remain vigilant and seek medical attention promptly if they develop symptoms or suspect exposure". The ministry asked the public to rely on official updates and not to spread rumours.
Ebola spreads through direct contact with the blood or body fluids of someone who is infected or has died of the disease.
This report is based on reporting by The Standard.
