Sierra Leone Soon to be Declared Ebola-Free After Release of The Last Known Patient
35-year-old Adama Sankoh, the last known Ebola Virus patient in Sierra Leone has been discharged from a treatment centre in the northern Bombali district. Report says that the discharge marks the beginning of a forty-two-day countdown until the World Health Organisation can declare the West African country Ebola-free. The release of the cured patient was celebrated by crowds dancing in the streets, beating drums, cars honking their horns and radio and television stations playing the national anthem. Adama Sankoh, centre, health officials and others during the celebration (AP)