Uganda discharges last Ebola patient at Mulago, starting 42-day countdown to Ebola-free status

The Ministry of Health discharged the country's last Ebola patient from the Mulago National Isolation Centre, beginning the 42-day period required under WHO guidelines before the outbreak can be declared over. Health Minister Chris Baryomunsi said surveillance would continue and that the National Task Force would review restrictions on markets and gatherings in high-risk districts, while officials noted no health worker was infected.