Ebola fight in DRC ‘far from over,’ warns WHO chief
The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that the fight against Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is "far from over," despite progress in some regions. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated that cases are surging in North Kivu province, with weekly cases doubling to over 200 in the past two weeks.
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Open questions and key claims
Over 7,000 Ebola cases have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's worst outbreak.
Nearly 3,400 people have died from the Bundibugyo virus outbreak in the DRC.
Parents are worried about Ebola cases being detected in schools after children returned from holidays.
The number of new Ebola cases is decreasing, with daily new cases dropping from approximately 120 to 80.
As of September 14, there were over 7,200 confirmed cases and more than 3,475 deaths from the Ebola outbreak.
An MP warned against 'triumphalism' and called for transparency in data to support claims that the epidemic is under control.
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