Tag: Democratic Republic of Congo
CDC Warns Ebola Cases Could Surpass 20,000 Within Three Months if Outbreak Escalates
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned that the rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak in Central Africa could exceed 20,000 cases within three months unless major international intervention efforts intensify immediately. According to new CDC modelling released this week, current transmission trends suggest the outbreak is on what experts describe as a “dangerous trajectory,”…
WHO Calls for Community Cooperation to Contain Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus makes appeal after protests against protocols for handling victims’ bodies in Ituri provinceContaining the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo requires community cooperation and is “everybody’s business”, the World Health Organization has said.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the organisation’s director general, made the plea on Sunday during a visit to eastern Congo…
US Building Ebola Quarantine Center in Kenya for Americans Amid Congo Outbreak
Some experts criticize White House approach and say not allowing Americans to return to US hurts treatment effortsThe Trump administration is building a quarantine and treatment center in Kenya for Americans affected by the Ebola outbreak, instead of bringing them home.The White House on Wednesday confirmed that the US was setting up a facility in…
WHO Chief Calls for Immediate Ceasefire in DR Congo to Combat Escalating Ebola Outbreak
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns of ‘catastrophic collision of disease and conflict’, as Uganda closes border with DRCThe head of the World Health Organization has called for an immediate ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to help tackle the Ebola outbreak there, as Uganda closed its border with its neighbour in an effort…
Suspected Ebola Cases Triple in One Week as WHO Warns of Rapid Spread in Congo
Situation described as ‘deeply worrisome’ by officials as aid cuts and community distrust impede respondersThe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo poses a “very high” risk to the country, the World Health Organization said on Friday, revising its threat assessment upwards.The outbreak is spreading rapidly, WHO leaders said, with almost 750 suspected…
US-Bound Flight Diverted to Canada After Passenger From Ebola-Hit Region Boarded “In Error”
An Air France flight traveling from Paris to Detroit was diverted to Canada after U.S. authorities discovered that a passenger from the Ebola-affected Democratic Republic of Congo had boarded the aircraft despite newly imposed travel restrictions linked to the growing outbreak in Central Africa. (ABC News) The incident involved Air France Flight 378, which was…
