WorldPingHealth minister says 28 contacts identified after death of citizen who arrived from DRC on Saturday Kenya has reported its first-ever Ebola death, the health minister announced on Tuesday, after a Kenyan man who had been living in the Democratic Repu…
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WorldPingHealth Minister Aden Duale said 28 contacts have been identified and placed in isolation, as Kenya becomes the fourth country to record a case in the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Hindu
The patient, who had traveled from Congo via Uganda, died Monday. Kenya is the fourth country to confirm an Ebola case in the outbreak started in May.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Washington Post
WorldPingThe patient had been living in DR Congo, where more than 4,000 people have died from the disease this year.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC News
The first imported case of Ebola has been recorded in Kenya.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
WorldPingFrance braced on Tuesday for a day of nationwide high-school blockades and trade union-led street protests in support of students demanding that President Emmanuel Macron's cash-strapped government tackle understaffed and dilapidated schools.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
WorldPingSleep deprivation is seen these days as a major health issue - not least of all in Japan where people sleep less on average than in any other OECD country. Now, a new contest for "competitive sleepers" is hoping to encourage people to snooze for longer.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
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