From Isolation To Celebration: Four Congolese Nurses Recover From Ebola, WHO Hails Milestone

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• From Isolation To Celebration: Four Congolese Nurses Recover From Ebola, WHO Hails Milestone Published By, Last Updated: June 01, 2026, 18:24 IST Health authorities in Congo celebrate first Ebola survivors in Bunia, as WHO and MSF warn the outbreak remains deeply alarming.
• Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, right, shakes hands with Ezo Etienne, a health worker who recovered from Ebola in Bunia, Congo, on Sunday.
• (Image: AP) After weeks of dealing with Ebola, the health authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo celebrated after five patients recovered and were discharged.
• According to a report by BBC, a ceremony was held on Sunday for a group of four nurses who were discharged from a hospital in Bunia, the provincial capital of Ituri, the epicentre of the outbreak.
• The first survivor, a laboratory worker, recovered and was discharged last week.