Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePeople at Bunia General Referral Hospital following confirmation of an Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain (Reuters)The World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has declared the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern. This declaration follows more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths reported across the two African nations. The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, does not meet the criteria for a pandemic emergency like Covid-19, according to the WHO. The health body has advised against the closure of international borders in response to the outbreak. While most cases are in Congo, two cases have been confirmed in Uganda's capital, Kampala, both linked to travel from Congo. Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
WHO issues key advice as Ebola death toll nears triple figures
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePeople at Bunia General Referral Hospital following confirmation of an Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain (Reuters)The World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has declared the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern. This declaration follows more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths reported across the two African nations. The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, does not meet the criteria for a pandemic emergency like Covid-19, according to the WHO. The health body has advised against the closure of international borders in response to the outbreak. While most cases are in Congo, two cases have been confirmed in Uganda's capital, Kampala, both linked to travel from Congo. Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
