U.S. Doctor Treated For Ebola Is Discharged As Outbreak In Africa Continues (Live Updates)
Key takeaways
- Activists push against Kenyan police officers during a protest against a U.S.-built Ebola quarantine center at Kenya's Laikipia Air Base, on June 2, 2026.AFP via Getty Images Timeline JUNE 6, 2026Dr.
- The WHO reports 19 confirmed cases and 2 confirmed deaths from Ebola in Uganda.
- June 4The WHO reports 452 confirmed cases and 82 confirmed deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Topline A U.S. doctor who contracted Ebola last month was discharged from a German hospital Saturday after recovering from the disease, which continues to spread in Africa as World Health Organization officials plan to enact a $518 million plan to fight the outbreak.
Activists push against Kenyan police officers during a protest against a U.S.-built Ebola quarantine center at Kenya's Laikipia Air Base, on June 2, 2026.AFP via Getty Images Timeline JUNE 6, 2026Dr. Peter Stafford, who worked with a missionary group in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where most of the outbreak’s cases are located, was released from Charite University Hospital in Berlin, according to a statement.
JUNE 5, 2026WHO Director General Tedros Ghebreyesus said the $518 million plan draws on lessons learned from previous Ebola outbreaks and "provides a pathway to broadly strengthen Africa’s capacity to prevent, detect and respond to future health threats."