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Duale: Ebola patient did not declare illness on health declaration form

Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has revealed that Kenya’s first reported Ebola patient did not declare his illness on a mandatory health self-declaration form before travelling to the country. Duale said the Kenyan patient, who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through Uganda, failed to disclose that he had been sick when […]

Nairobi Hospital has reassured the public that its operations remain normal following the death of a patient who tested positive for Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease. The patient was admitted to the hospital's isolation facility two days ago and died on Monday evening. The hospital's Ebola isolation unit is physically separated from the main hospital and has a dedicated entrance, access route, and staff.

The hospital stated that there is no shared clinical space with the main hospital, which has remained fully operational throughout. Infection prevention and control measures are in place, with patients presenting an infectious disease risk identified through screening and managed under controlled isolation protocols. All identified contacts are being monitored in coordination with the Ministry of Health for the required 21-day period.

The hospital will continue working with the Ministry of Health and other public health authorities and will implement any additional measures recommended by the government.

Brief written by urgent.news from Capital FM Kenya's own syndicated text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

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