Ebola in DRC rises as militants attack response centres
The World Health Organisation says the attacks are preventing the spread of the disease beyond the country’s borders
13 December 2019 - 15:35
Geneva — Cases of the deadly Ebola virus have risen in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where healthcare workers remain largely cut off from the disease’s hot-spots since militants attacked their camp, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday.
Twenty-seven Ebola cases were confirmed in North Kivu and Ituri provinces in the week ending December 10, against an average of seven in the past three weeks, the WHO said...
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