Congo Ebola outbreak ‘global emergency’ as infections pass 5,000: WHO
- Officials warn they are continuing to identify new chains of transmission, which need to be broken to stop the spread.
- The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned as it announced that the number of cases in the country has passed 5,000.
- Following an emergency meeting on Tuesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on the international community to assist in efforts to contain the outbreak, which has killed more than 2,320 people.
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- Officials warn they are continuing to identify new chains of transmission, which need to be broken to stop the spread.
- The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned as it announced that the number of cases in the country has passed 5,000.
- Following an emergency meeting on Tuesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on the international community to assist in efforts to contain the outbreak, which has killed more than 2,320 people.
Sources: Al Jazeera