Last Ebola patients leave DR Congo treatment centre as staff celebrate

Summary

Healthcare workers and residents celebrated at an Ebola treatment centre in Ituri province, DR Congo, after the last confirmed Ebola patients left the facility. Africanews reports the clinic is run by Médecins Sans Frontières and that it is the first time since the outbreak was declared in May that it has had no confirmed Ebola cases. Al Jazeera published footage of healthcare workers celebrating after the last patient left. France 24 reports that medical staff and residents danced and sang to mark the moment, and that the centre is no longer treating any confirmed Ebola cases.

Timeline

1. Al Jazeera

   29 Oct 2026, 03:39 UTCSource ↗

   Al Jazeera reports footage showing healthcare workers celebrating at an Ebola treatment centre in DR Congo after the last patient left.

2. Africanews

   29 Oct 2026, 14:49 UTCSource ↗

   Africanews reports that medical staff and local residents celebrated the departure of the last Ebola patients from an MSF-run treatment centre in Ituri province, the first time the clinic has had no confirmed Ebola cases since the outbreak was declared in May.

3. France 24

   29 Oct 2026, 17:13 UTCSource ↗

   France 24 reports that medical staff and residents at a treatment centre in Ituri danced and sang to celebrate a first since May, as the centre is no longer treating any confirmed Ebola cases.