Congo bans gatherings in Kinshasa and three provinces over Ebola outbreak
Officials said the ban targets four provinces as cases rise to 1,274 and deaths to 360, with opposition protests set for July 8.
- The DRC reported 1,274 confirmed Ebola cases and 360 deaths as of late yesterday, while the Africa Centres For Disease Control warns that nearly 300 infected individuals remain unaccounted for.
- This 17th outbreak of the Bundibugyo Ebola strain is the worst on record, surpassing the 193 total cases seen in all previous outbreaks since the virus was identified in Uganda in 2007.
- Health authorities reported 148 recoveries on Thursday, nearly doubling the 80 reported on June 18, even as treatment centers admit dozens of patients daily and children account for over 25 percent of deaths.
- Ongoing conflict in eastern Congo leaves more than a million people inaccessible to health workers, while the World Health Organization projects over 8,000 cases and 1,400 deaths by mid-September with a 70 percent chance of spreading to South Sudan.
- Under worst-case scenarios, the WHO warns cases could exceed 60,000 by September, while the virus has already reached Uganda and France, demonstrating the need for international containment efforts in the DRC.
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The latest official record shows 1274 cases and 360 deaths.
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Congo bans gatherings in areas far from Ebola outbreak. Some say it limits dissent
Opposition and civil society groups in Congo are protesting a new ban on public demonstrations related to the Ebola outbreak there. They allege it limits freedom of speech. The government announced the ban over the weekend amid the growing Ebola…
In order to prevent the spread of the disease, the government in the Congo has banned public assemblies in four provinces, including the capital Kinshasa. According to the government, 377 people have died of Ebola since the outbreak.
As a result, public gatherings in four provinces are banned. For the rampant virus type, there is neither a vaccine nor an approved therapy.
Over a month after the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the number of deaths has risen to 377.
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