Congo officially declares the country Ebola free

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Congo?officially declares the end of Ebola outbreak that claimed 133 lives in 10-weeks
On Tuesday, the Democratic Republic of Congo declared the country Ebola free after a 10-week re-emergence of the disease which claimed 33 lives.  
The Health Minister Oly Ilungasaid in a statement said; 
  “After an observation period of 42 days during which no new confirmed cases have been observed, and in conformity with international health regulations, I declare today, July 24 2018, that the epidemic of Ebola virus disease in  province in the Democratic Republic of Congo has come to an end,”
The recent outbreak which is the ninth in the Democratic Republic of Congo since 1976 began in the remote northwestern area of Bikoro, where the first cases were recorded on May 8th 2018.  

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