Duale: Ebola quarantine facilities are precautionary not a sign of outbreak

Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale had reassured Kenyans that the establishment of Ebola quarantine and isolation facilities across the country does not mean Kenya has recorded a case of the deadly virus...

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Kenya's Health Cabinet Secretary, Aden Duale, has reassured the public that the establishment of Ebola quarantine and isolation facilities across the country is a precautionary measure and not an indication of an outbreak.

The facilities are part of the government’s preparedness strategy to respond swiftly to any imported Ebola case.
Aden Duale, the Health Cabinet Secretary, emphasized that preparedness is less costly than responding to a full-scale outbreak.
Despite ongoing Ebola outbreaks in the DRC and Uganda, Kenya has not reported any confirmed cases, having screened over 140,000 travellers and investigated more than 100 alerts, all of which tested negative.