Congo Declares Second Outbreak of Ebola Virus
(Worthy News) – As the Democratic Republic of the Congo neared declaring an Ebola outbreak in its eastern provinces over, health officials on Monday announced a new cluster has emerged on the other side of the African nation.
The World Health Organization first reported four deaths to the virus followed by UNICEF stating in a release that five people, including a 15-year-old girl, had died between May 18 and Sunday when health officials confirmed they were Ebola-related fatalities.
The announcement came as Congolese health officials battle the coronavirus pandemic, which has nearly reached 3,200 confirmed cases, including 72 deaths in the country, and the world’s largest measles outbreak at more than 369,500 infections and nearly 6,800 deaths since 2019 when the outbreak began. [ Source: UPI (Read More…) ]
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