Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has confirmed that there is no outbreak of the Ebola virus in the country after fears that there might be an outbreak.

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Speaking in a national address on Friday, May 22, Duale noted that three individuals with a history of travelling to the Democratic Republic of Congo recently came to Kenya but were isolated before being tested for the virus, with all results coming back negative.

Duale further added that the other four Kenyans who had contact with the foreigners were also isolated and were confirmed to be negative after tests.

"Kenya has not reported any confirmed cases of Ebola disease. Three individuals with recent travel history from the DRC presented themselves to the DRC with unrelated illnesses, were isolated, tested, and the results came back negative," he stated.

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“Four additional contacts who had accompanied them to the hospital were also tested, assessed and foud negative,” he added.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke