PHOTO; Bye To Ebola!! Last Ebola Patient In Liberia Discharged

Liberia discharged its last confirmed Ebola patient on Thursday, as it reported for the first time in nine months it had gone a full week without any new infections.

Beatrice Yordoldo left the Chinese-built Ebola treatment unit (ETU) in the Paynesville suburb of the capital Monrovia to cheers from healthcare workers, government officials and aid workers.

“Today I am very grateful to the almighty God and the Chinese ETU, and all of the Liberian nurses that are working with them. I did not know I could make it,” said Yordoldo, who was admitted two weeks ago.

Liberia “reported no new confirmed cases” during the week to March 1, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report late Wednesday.

“This is the last confirmed Ebola case throughout the country,” deputy health minister Tolbert Nyenswah told reporters as Yordoldo was given an emotional send-off.

“We have gone for 13 days now without a new case. This is a great day for Liberia.”