WHO chief concerned over 'scale and speed' of Ebola outbreak as Congo reports 134 dead
The World Health Organization has raised alarms over the rapid spread of a rare Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, with 134 suspected deaths reported. The Bundibugyo virus has emerged undetected, complicating response efforts as authorities scramble to contain the situation. WHO has declared the outbreak a public health emergency and is coordinating international aid, while local panic grows among residents.
- ▪The outbreak has resulted in 134 suspected deaths and over 500 suspected cases.
- ▪WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed deep concern about the epidemic's scale and speed.
- ▪Congo is expecting shipments of an experimental vaccine from the United States and Britain.
11 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 21 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 6 lean left, 3 centre.
- ▪ WHO chief concerned over 'scale and speed' of Ebola outbreak — NPR Topics: News
- ▪ 136 dead, no vaccine or cure: WHO warns over 'scale and speed' of Ebola outbreak — Times of India — Top
- ▪ WHO worried about 'scale and speed' of Ebola outbreak — France 24 (EN)
- ▪ Ebola deaths in eastern Congo rise to 131 as outbreak spreads - Reuters — Google News
- ▪ Ebola deaths in eastern Congo rise to 131 as outbreak spreads — Straits Times — World
- ▪ WHO chief ‘deeply concerned about the scale and speed’ of Ebola outbreak — The Globe and Mail
- ▪ Ebola deaths rise sharply as ‘scale and speed’ of outbreak concerns WHO — NBC News — World
- ▪ WHO chief says 'deeply concerned' by 'scale and speed' of Democratic Republic Congo’s Ebola outbreak — The Hindu — Top
- ▪ Ebola Outbreak in Central Africa Could Last Months, W.H.O. Says — NYT > Top Stories
- ▪ WHO considers use of experimental vaccines as Ebola cases and deaths rise in DRC — World news | The Guardian
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A health worker uses a thermometer to screen a man by the roadside in Bunia, Congo, Tuesday, May 19. AP-YonhapBUNIA, Congo — The head of the World Health Organization on Tuesday expressed concern over the “scale and speed” of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola known as Bundibugyo in eastern Congo, where authorities reported 134 suspected deaths and more than 500 suspected cases.The virus spread undetected for weeks after the first known death as authorities tested for a more common type of Ebola and came up negative, health experts and aid workers said. The Bundibugyo virus has no approved medicines or vaccines.In Bunia, the site of the first known death, health workers in protective gear moved among residents wearing fabric masks.
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