Sixth Ebola patient discharged as country moves closer to ending outbreak

The sixth Ebola patient in the country has been discharged from hospital, leaving only one person still under treatment. The Ministry of Health says the development indicates that the country is on track to ending the outbreak. The Ministry says no new case has been recorded in the country in the last 18 days, while 52 contacts still in quarantine are expected to be released by Wednesday next week. The Ministry further attributes the progress made in containing the spread of Ebola to strict adherence to internationally approved protocols for managing the disease. The government says the outbreak could soon be declared over if the current conditions prevail.