May 21, 2026
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) says the deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda does not represent a global pandemic emergency, even though the risk is high at both the regional and national levels.
WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus gave the update to journalists on the sidelines of the 79th World Health Assembly on Wednesday.
Health ministers and diplomats are in Geneva for the 79th World Health Assembly.
In an update on the fast-developing situation in eastern DRC, he said that beyond the several dozen confirmed cases of infection, there are almost 600 suspected cases of the Ebola Bundibugyo virus and 139 suspected deaths.
