Michael Kaluki

WHO Director General Tedros Ghebreyesus, who is currently in the Democratic Republic of Congo, said that the patients had recovered from the Bundibugyo strain of the disease, which has been identified in the current outbreak.

There are currently no approved medicines for the Bundibugyo strain.

However, Tedros said that it is still possible for people to recover from the disease and that his agency is working towards finding vaccines and treatments.

Meanwhile, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has called on African countries to enhance their health response systems and undertake shared responsibility in protecting lives during the current Ebola outbreak.

For NPR News, I'm Michael Kaluki in Nairobi.

WHO Director General Tedros Ghebreyesus warned that the bodies of Ebola victims are highly contagious and called for safe burial practices to be adhered to.

His comments come in the wake of recent attacks on Ebola treatment facilities in eastern Congo by crowds seeking to reclaim bodies for traditional burials.

The WHO Safe Burial Protocol calls for a trained team to assist in burials while honoring religious and cultural practices.

Procedures include ensuring the body is handled only by those wearing personal protective equipment and ensuring disinfection is undertaken.

Traditional burial rites often involve direct contact with a victim's body, which the WHO warns creates a high risk of exposure to the disease.

For NPR News, I'm Michael Kaluki in Nairobi.

WHO Director General Tedros Ghebreyesus, who is currently in the Democratic Republic of Congo, said that the patients had recovered from the Bundibugyo strain of the disease, which has been identified in the current outbreak.

There are currently no approved medicines for the Bundibugyo strain.

However, Tedros said that it is still possible for people to recover from the disease and that his agency is working towards finding vaccines and treatments.

Meanwhile, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has called on African countries to enhance their health response systems and undertake shared responsibility in protecting lives during the current Ebola outbreak.

For NPR News, I'm Michael Kaluki in Nairobi.

In an order issued late Thursday, Kenya's high court said that the country was not allowed to admit anyone exposed to or infected by Ebola under an agreement between Kenya and the U.S.

for the establishment of a quarantine facility locally.

The court was responding to a case brought before it by the rights group the Katiba Institute, challenging the setup of the quarantine site.

The White House had earlier said the U.S.