Kenya maintains unrestricted travel and activities despite Ebola case
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Tuko
Kenyan Health Minister Aden Duale says no restrictions apply to travel, trade or gatherings after the country’s third Ebola case was confirmed. The ministry says 127 of the 130 identified contacts have been located, or 97.7%, according to its 16 October 2026 statement.
Kenyan Health Minister Aden Duale says that travel and economic activities remain unrestricted despite Kenya’s third confirmed Ebola case, reports Tuko. The 65-year-old patient tested positive in two laboratories after being placed in quarantine.
Authorities have located 127 of the 130 people identified as contacts of the patient. The monitoring aims to break the chain of transmission, according to the Kenyan Ministry of Health.
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