Duale faults Saudi Arabia’s Ebola travel ban, says Kenya needs support, not isolation
Health CS Aden Duale has described the move as excessive and unsupported by the current epidemiological situation in the country. The post Duale faults Saudi Arabia’s Ebola travel ban, says Kenya needs support, not isolation appeared first on KBC Digital .
Kenya's Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has criticized Saudi Arabia's decision to suspend travel by its citizens and restrict visas to Kenyan travelers due to the Ebola outbreak. Duale stated that the move is excessive and not supported by the current epidemiological situation in Kenya, which has contained the outbreak within a single cluster with no evidence of community transmission.
He emphasized that Kenya has not had any transmission of the disease outside this cluster and that all eight confirmed cases are directly linked to the index case, involving healthcare workers and close family members. Duale urged the international community to support Kenya's response to the outbreak rather than impose restrictions or isolate the country.
Currently, seven patients are undergoing treatment, with five having returned negative Ebola test results, and five patients are expected to be discharged on November 3.
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