Health
Ebola cases in DR Congo top 10,000 in fastest-growing outbreak on record
October 27, 2026 at 03:30 PM
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3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 5 hours
يواليوم السابع
الصحة العالمية: تفشي إيبولا في الكونغو يثير مخاوف كبيرة والاستجابة أصبحت أكثر صعوبة
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AJAl Jazeera English
Ebola cases in DR Congo surpass 10,000 in fastest-growing outbreak
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يواليوم السابع
حالات الإصابة بإيبولا في الكونغو الديمقراطية تتجاوز 10 آلاف حالة مؤكدة
(opens the publisher’s site)Government data released Tuesday recorded 10,060 confirmed Ebola cases and 4,887 deaths, making it the DRC's fastest-growing and deadliest outbreak.
- Government figures released Tuesday put confirmed cases at 10,060 and deaths at 4,887.
- WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the response has grown more difficult because of funding cuts over the past 18 months.
- Uganda's Health Minister Chris Baryomunsi announced citizens returning from the DRC must quarantine for 21 days at their own expense.
- The WHO announced the first clinical trial for a vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain had been rolled out.