Liberia's last Ebola patient released from hospital

To quote the Vice President, this is a Big F'n Deal:

The last Ebola patient in Liberia was released from a hospital Thursday, according to media reports.

Beatrice Yardolo, 58, was discharged from the Chinese-run treatment center in the Paynesville district of the capital Monrovia, the Associated Press reported.

Yardolo, an English teacher who was admitted on Feb. 18, told the agency she was "one of the happiest persons on earth today."

Source: USA Today

It wasn't long ago, in fact, that Liberia was the poster child for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) spiraling out of control, with armed gangs raiding Ebola clinics and the military enforcing quarantines in the slums. In six months, Liberia, with a lot of help from the rest of the world, has turned the situation around. The EVD plague is, as far as anyone can tell, contained. And as long as there isn't another patient out there in a remote area, waiting to infect someone else, we can hope that Liberia will be declared Ebola-free in 42 days.

More under the squiggle.