Health workers in Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) prepare to start simulations on admission of suspected cases and evacuation of those deceased during a training by medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to reinforce regional emergency response capacity for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at Ongata Rongai, Kajiado County in Kenya on July 10, 2026. The Ebola simulation treatment centre was set up by the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) a few weeks after the Ebola outbreak was officially declared on May 15 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to the African Union’s health agency, Africa CDC, the outbreak is spreading faster than any previous one and has already killed at least 600 people. (Photo by Tony KARUMBA / AFP)
More than 2,000 Ebola cases, including 754 deaths, have been recorded in the DR Congo, where the World Health Organization warns the outbreak may be two to four times larger than official figures suggest.
The outbreak has spread to five provinces in the central African country, according to the latest figures released by Congolese health authorities Wednesday.
There is currently no approved vaccine or treatment for the Bundibugyo strain behind this outbreak, but the first clinical trial of an antiviral drug began Tuesday, the WHO said.
