Kenya’s last Ebola patient goes home as the country starts its countdown to being virus-free

Doctors have let the final Ebola patient leave the hospital. Now, Kenya just needs to wait a little while longer without new cases to be officially clear of the virus.

Good news out of Kenya today. The last person sick with Ebola has been treated and sent home from the hospital. This is a big step in ending the outbreak. Now that the last patient is gone, a countdown has begun. Health officials will watch the country closely for a specific amount of time. If no new cases show up during this waiting period, Kenya can officially declare that the country is free of the virus. While Kenya works toward this goal, other areas—like the Democratic Republic of Congo—are still dealing with much larger numbers of cases. Experts continue to track the situation close…