India sends second consignment of 11 tonnes of medical supplies

Kenya, on the other hand, has reported a new Ebola case, taking the total number of infections to eight. Authorities said that the infected person has been suffering from fever, headache and muscle pain. Kenyan health officials said that the new infected is a patient attendant and could have been exposed to the country's first Ebola case that had been discovered earlier this month. Authorities said that the fresh case has been detected after testing 38 people. Now, to aid the crisis, India has delivered a second consignment of 11 tons of essential medical supplies to Kenya, handed over by the Indian High Commissioner to Kenya's Principal Secretary of Public Health. This follow-up aid package, it provides vital frontline equipment, including the PPE kits, powered air purifying respirators, biosafety cabinets and cold chain refrigerators. According to Kenya's health ministry, the latest case developed symptoms and had been quarantined on Saturday. He was later tested positive on Sunday. Kenya has been on high alert as the Ebola virus spread across several regions. Meanwhile, Congo said that its outbreak has spread to its eighth province in North Ubangi, underscoring concerns about wider regional transmission. Our correspondent Louisa Olani has sent us this report. Take a look. Kenyans have been urged to stay alert as confirmed Ebola infection figure climbs to eight after the first case in early October. Although the cases are all linked as they had contact with the index patients, Kenya's Director General for Health, Dr. Patrick Amoth reassured the public that the government was adequately prepared to manage the infections and protect those most at risk, particularly healthcare workers who have formed the bulk of confirmed cases. Hopes are high generally for vaccine, with feedback awaited from the clinical trials ongoing in DRC.