Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have passed 10,000, with the health ministry reporting 10,060 cases and 4,887 deaths in what Al Jazeera calls the country's fastest-growing outbreak on record. Al Jazeera
Al JazeeraEbola cases in DR Congo surpass 10,000 in fastest-growing outbreakNearly half of the people confirmed to have the virus have died in DRC's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record.
With cases now reported beyond DR Congo's borders, what would you want to see from health authorities to keep the outbreak from spreading further?
Update: Jean Kaseya of the Africa CDC warns the outbreak is "unprecedented" and could reach the UK unless more funding is secured for preparedness and treatment. The Guardian
the GuardianAfrica’s ‘unprecedented’ Ebola outbreak could reach UK, says top health officialJean Kaseya, of the Africa CDC, warns of the illness spreading like Covid unless more funding is secured to increase preparedness and possible treatment
Update: Africa CDC director general Jean Kaseya called the outbreak "unprecedented", compared it to Covid and warned it could reach the UK and other countries unless more funding is secured, as cases reach 10,000 with almost 5,000 deaths. The Guardian
the GuardianAfrica’s ‘unprecedented’ Ebola outbreak could reach UK, says top health officialJean Kaseya, of the Africa CDC, warns of the illness spreading like Covid unless more funding is secured to increase preparedness and possible treatment
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