WHO Sounds Alarm Over New Ebola Case in DR Congo
A 26-year-old man has become the first person to be infected with Ebola in the in the city of Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo since February. This report comes as the government was preparing to officially declare the end of the Ebola epidemic. "Unfortunately, this means the government of DRC will not be able to declare an end to the Ebola outbreak on Monday, as hoped," said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization.
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