Update: Nurse killed while responding to an Ebola alert in Congo; Kenya releases 20 contacts from quarantine

Oct. 27, 2026 — This updates our Oct. 24 report. A nurse responding to an Ebola alert was killed by protesters in Bafwasende, in Congo's Tshopo province, on Oct. 24, and another health worker was badly injured, UN News reported; the UN's Ebola coordinator and WHO's chief condemned the attack. In Kenya, 20 contacts of the country's first case were released from quarantine on Oct. 26 after 21 days without symptoms, WHO said; 98 remain in quarantine, and eight contacts have tested positive.

The wall: Congolese authorities' account of the attack was not included.

Tier: Reported (based on UN News' accounts of the UN Ebola coordinator, WHO and Kenya's health ministry)

Sources

• UN News, Ebola: UN officials condemn killing of nurse in DR Congo (Oct. 26, 2026)
• UN News, Kenya: 20 Ebola contacts released from quarantine (Oct. 27, 2026)

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