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More than 5,000 Ebola cases and 2,320 deaths have been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as the outbreak continues to spread rapidly.
Mariyam Adheela
Members of the Civil Protection team, wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), disinfect after handling the body of a man who died of Ebola, in Bunia, Ituri province, Congo, on July 10. | REUTERS
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains a global health emergency, with cases surpassing 5,000.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged the international community to support efforts to contain the outbreak, which has killed more than 2,320 people.
The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo strain, is the deadliest Ebola outbreak recorded in the DRC, surpassing the 2018–2020 outbreak that killed 2,299 people.
WHO said the outbreak is spreading at an unprecedented rate, with conflict, misinformation and distrust of health workers complicating response efforts.
The outbreak was officially declared on May 17, although genetic analysis indicates transmission began in February.
