French Health Minister Stephanie Rest announced on Saturday that the first Ebola patient on French soil had recovered and been discharged from hospital, after receiving the necessary medical care. A doctor working in the humanitarian field was diagnosed with the infection after returning to France on June 23, coming from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the disease is witnessing a widespread outbreak.

Published on: 05/07/2026 - 12:31

The first case diagnosed with Ebola on French soil recovered and left the hospital after receiving the necessary medical care.

French Health Minister Stephanie Rest announced on Saturday in a statement that the first patient infected with Ebola on French soil had “recovered” and “been discharged from the hospital.”

The minister added in the statement that this humanitarian doctor, who returned to France on June 23 from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where Ebola is spreading on a large scale, “was discharged today from the health institution where he was being treated.”

The minister indicated that the patient "did not exhibit many symptoms," and that he underwent "careful medical care and follow-up" and "was able to return home safely."

On 15 May, a new Ebola outbreak was declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to government data dated July 2, the disease caused at least 438 deaths out of 1,406 infections.

France 24/AFP

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