Ebola treatment centre in DR Congo's Ituri discharges its last patients
An Ebola treatment centre in Ituri, DR Congo, has no confirmed cases left after its last patients were discharged, and staff celebrated.
An Ebola treatment centre in Ituri province, DR Congo, is no longer treating any confirmed Ebola cases after its last patients left, France 24 reports. Al Jazeera reports that the last patient has left a treatment centre in the country.
France 24 says medical staff and residents danced and sang to mark the moment. It describes this as a first since May. Al Jazeera published footage of healthcare workers celebrating at the centre.
The reports do not say how many patients were discharged. They also do not say whether the wider outbreak has ended.
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- Al JazeeraIncredible celebrations as last patient leaves a DRC Ebola centreWed, Oct 28, 11:39 PM EDT
- France 24DR Congo: A centre celebrates the discharge of last Ebola patientsThu, Oct 29, 1:13 PM EDT
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