Ebola deaths double in two weeks as WHO warns virus is outrunning response
“You have to imagine that this is a fire,” Ihekweazu said. BLOOMBERGMore on this topicWHO says it has less than half funding needed to fight EbolaDRC Ebola outbreak is ‘fastest-growing ever’ as 600 dieSee more onEbolaDemocratic Republic of the CongoWHOOutbreaks and epidemics
- ▪“You have to imagine that this is a fire,” Ihekweazu said.
- ▪BLOOMBERGMore on this topicWHO says it has less than half funding needed to fight EbolaDRC Ebola outbreak is ‘fastest-growing ever’ as 600 dieSee more onEbolaDemocratic Republic of the CongoWHOOutbreaks and epidemics
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| Publication time | Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:41:00 +0800 |
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Ebola deaths double in two weeks as WHO warns virus is outrunning responseSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxA doctor provides care to a patient with Ebola virus disease at the Rwampara Ebola Treatment Centre in Bunia, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. PHOTO: AFPPublished Jul 15, 2026, 02:41 PMUpdated Jul 15, 2026, 02:41 PMSet as preferred sourceSummariseEbola deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo have doubled in two weeks, with 754 deaths and 2,011 cases, spreading to new provinces and outpacing response efforts.Many patients avoid treatment or flee care, causing delays in diagnosis and isolation, while treatment centres are overcrowded and burial teams face payment issues.The Bundibugyo Ebola strain may cause respiratory problems, complicating treatment,…
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