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The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has claimed more than 3,000 lives, according to latest figures from the World Health Organization (WHO). To support the fight against Ebola, ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Social: How Ebola became the deadliest outbreak in DR Congo’s history
Conflict, delayed detection, and mistrust are complicating efforts to contain the virus in eastern DR Congo.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Social: As schools re-open, Congo drops remote learning plan in Ebola red zone
By Gradel Muyisa and Ange Kasongo BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Schools reopened this week in areas of Democratic Republic of Congo hardest hit by Ebola, after authorities ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Social: Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo surpass 1,000
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Health workers wearing full personal protective equipment prepare to transport the body of an Ebola victim in Bunia, Ituri ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Social: DRC reopens schools in Ebola-hit Ituri despite parents' safety concerns
As schools reopen in Ituri, DR Congo, authorities report thousands of Ebola cases and nearly 3,000 deaths, with parents and teachers expressing fears about transmission as classes resume amid the ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Social: Roche to Expand Ebola Testing as Congo Prepares New Response Plan
Roche Holding AG plans to deploy new laboratory equipment in the epicenter of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola epidemic as authorities struggle to contain a virus that has repeatedly outrun ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Social: Parents and teachers in Congo urge delay of school resumption as Ebola outbreak rages on
With health officials warning that the Ebola outbreak may be three times higher than official figures — and young children facing the highest fatality rates — families fear a return to class could ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Social: Ebola outbreak out of control in Democratic Republic of the Congo, WHO says: ‘It is spreading faster than our ability to contain it’
Over 5,000 people have contracted the disease and 2,420 have died in an epidemic that is already the deadliest in the country’s history, hitting communities displaced by war ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Social: Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 282
KINSHASA, May 31 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo said on Sunday that the number of confirmed Ebola cases had increased to 282 after 19 new positive test results were recorded. There have ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Social: Ebola cases kill over 1,500 people during fastest-growing outbreak, Congo data shows
BUNIA, Congo — The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,500 people in eastern Congo, official data released on Thursday showed, marking a 50% increase in around a week that shows the ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Social: UN chief condemns ‘indifference’ as Ebola cases mount in DR Congo
The Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) requires “urgent” action and funding to rein in its alarming spread, the UN Secretary-General told reporters at UN ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Social: DR Congo Ebola outbreak surges past 6000 cases as death toll nears 3000
The Democratic Republic of the Congo faces the fastest-growing Ebola epidemic in recorded history. Official figures released Monday confirm more than 6,000 cases and 2,911 deaths. Health authorities ...