Sierra Leone’s last known Ebola patient
has been released from hospital, raising hopes the west African nation may
finally have beaten the devastating epidemic.
President Ernest Bai Koroma
hailed the beginning of the end of Ebola in Sierra Leone on Tuesday, as Adama Sankoh, was released from hospital in
Makeni, the country’s third-largest city, in a festive ceremony.
Sankoh, whose 23-year-old son
contracted Ebola in the capital, Freetown, before traveling to his home
village, thanked everyone who provided her with care during her illness.
She also vowed to be the last
person infected in Sierra Leone with the virus.
She further said, she would from now on be the number one
messenger to sensitise people that although Ebola is on the run, vigilance
should be the watchword.
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.
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