According to the World Health Organization (WHO), as of 22 October, over 200 cases have been confirmed and at least 150 people have lost their lives since the outbreak was declared in DRC’s North Kivu and Ituri provinces in August. The World Health Organisation has warned the Ebola virus could spread from the Democratic Republic of Congo into Rwanda, South Sudan, Burundi and Uganda and has called on these nations to prepare for it. Since August there have been 200 cases reported of people carrying the disease in the DRC with at least 150 losing their life. A spokesman for the WHO said it was working closely with governments around the world to prevent an outbreak The United Nations has now deployed a peacekeeping mission to the area and called on armed groups to allow humanitarian workers access.
The World Health Organisation has warned the Ebola virus could spread from the Democratic Republic of Congo into Rwanda, South Sudan, Burundi and Uganda and has called on these nations to prepare for it. Since August there have been 200 cases reported of people carrying the disease in the DRC with at least 150 losing their life. A spokesman for the WHO said it was working closely with governments around the world to prevent an outbreak The United Nations has now deployed a peacekeeping mission to the area and called on armed groups to allow humanitarian workers access.