Guinea has been declared Ebola-free about two years after the epidemic began there. The virus, which claimed 2,536 lives, has left many children as orphans in the country. It is estimated that 6,220 children lost one or both parents according to data provided by the United Nations.
A country is declared free of the virus 42 days after the recovery or death of the final patient and if there are no new infection in that time. This declaration leaves Liberia as the only country which infected individuals. New cases have emerged in Liberia who had been declared Ebola-free in September.
According to the World Health Organization, there have been about 11,315 probable, confirmed and suspected deaths from the deadly disease with majority of the victims from Liberia. Sierra Leone, Guinea and Nigeria also recorded mortality cases from the virus. More than 100 health workers also lost their lives in the fight against the disease.
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