Ebola outbreak: Uganda starts 42-day countdown to being declared free of the virus
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"Ebola outbreak: Uganda starts 42-day countdown to being declared free of the virus" is generating significant coverage in the World category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Africa24 TV, africanews.com, The Guardian and Reuters. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (5)
- Uganda begins countdown to end of Ebola outbreak Africa24 TV · 3h ago
- Uganda set to discharge final Ebola patient, start countdown to Ebola-free status africanews.com · 3h ago
- Uganda calls for travel restrictions to be lifted after last Ebola patient discharged The Guardian · 3h ago
- Uganda discharges last Ebola patient, starts countdown to be virus-free Reuters · 3h ago
- Ebola outbreak: Uganda starts 42-day countdown to being declared free of the virus BBC · 3h ago broke it first
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