News24 | Ebola emergency: DRC outbreak crosses into Uganda as WHO scrambles to catch up
The WHO Director-General has warned that with 220 suspected deaths and over 900 suspected cases identified in the DRC, the epidemic is spreading faster than relief efforts can contain it.
- ▪The WHO Director-General has warned that with 220 suspected deaths and over 900 suspected cases identified in the DRC, the epidemic is spreading faster than relief efforts can contain it.
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| Canonical URL | https://www.news24.com/world/africa/ebola-emergency-drc-outbreak-crosses-into-uganda-as-who-scrambles-to-catch-up-20260605-1123 |
| Publication time | Friday Jun 05 2026 18:43:34 |
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The WHO Director-General has warned that with 220 suspected deaths and over 900 suspected cases identified in the DRC, the epidemic is spreading faster than relief efforts can contain it. The WHO has declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern, with the Bundibugyo strain being particularly concerning as no approved vaccine or treatment currently exists.Hospitals and treatment centres have been stormed and burned by local residents angry over restrictions on traditional burial practices.The director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO) says there have been 220 suspected deaths in the current Ebola outbreak and that a delay in detecting cases meant responders are now “playing catch-up”.“We are urgently scaling up operations, but at the moment the…
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