Fast-moving Ebola epidemic is likely to get worse: WHO

Fast-moving Ebola epidemic is likely to get worse: WHO


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The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that the fast-moving Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda was outpacing response efforts, giving the latest number of suspected deaths as 220.

Addressing an online meeting of the African Union about the outbreak, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said a delay in detecting Ebola cases meant responders were now “playing catch-up” and the epidemic was likely to get worse before it gets better.

The head of the World Health Organization said that the fast-moving Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda was outpacing response efforts. AFP via Getty Images
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said a delay in detecting Ebola cases meant responders were now “playing catch-up” and the epidemic was likely to get worse before it gets better. MARTIAL TREZZINI/EPA/Shutterstock

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