DR Congo Ebola Outbreak 'Far From Being Under Control': WHO Chief
WHO says the outbreak has killed more than 2,300 people and is still spreading, with cases reported in six provinces and neighboring Uganda.
- On Tuesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is moving faster than any previous epidemic, stating, "the epidemic is far from being under control."
- The DRC reported on Monday that this 17th Ebola outbreak has killed more than 2 300 people out of nearly 5 000 cases, making it the deadliest in the country's history.
- Cases have spread to six DRC provinces, including near the South Sudan border and in neighboring Uganda, hitting regions with weak state presence and lacking health infrastructure.
- Currently, the United Nations health agency assesses the public health risk level at "very high" for the DRC, "high" for Uganda and bordering nations, and "low" for the rest of Africa.
- In historical context, the deadliest Ebola outbreak occurred in West Africa from 2013-2016, killing more than 11 300 people in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea, according to World Health Organization figures.
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WHO chief warns DR Congo Ebola outbreak ‘far from being under control’
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is moving faster than any previous epidemic of the disease and risks spreading to more countries, the head of the World Health Organization has warned. “We must be frank: the epidemic is far from being under control,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told an emergency meeting on the outbreak on Tuesday. “It had a big head start, and we are still playing catch-up.” His comment …
DR Congo Ebola outbreak 'far from being under control': WHO chief
"We must be frank: the epidemic is far from being under control," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told an emergency meeting on the outbreak. "It had a big head start, and we are still playing catch-up." His comment came after the DRC on Monday said the outbreak had killed more than 2,300 people out of nearly 5,000 cases, making it the deadliest in the country's history. Declared on May 15, the DRC's 17th Ebola outbreak is thought…
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informacion.esThe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which with almost 5,000 infected and more than 2,300 dead, is already the second worst in history, "is far from being under control," said the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. According to WHO data, cases have been detected in six provinces and 55 health areas in the east of the DRC, which coupled with the intense population move…
The World Health Organization is alerting the rapid spread of the virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and maintaining a high level of risk of international spread.
"We need to be frank: the epidemic is far from being controlled," said the director of WHO. The organization also considers the level of risk to public health "very high" for Congo.
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