MONROVIA: The UN health agency on Saturday declared Liberia Ebola-free, hailing the "monumental" achievement in the west African country where the virus has killed more than 4,700 people.

"The outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Liberia is over," the World Health Organization said in a statement, adding that 42 days had passed since the last confirmed case was buried.

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