The World Health Organization says the death toll in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda has surpassed 1,000.
In all, 2,473 cases of the deadly virus, including 999 deaths, have been confirmed in the Congo, while 20 cases, including two deaths, have been registered in neighbouring Uganda.
Kinshasa’s health ministry says that at least 737 patients are currently in isolation and hospitals.
The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, was declared on 15 May in Ituri Province in the DRC, before spreading to four other regions in the east of the country.
Several cases were then reported in Uganda, linked mostly to Congolese citizens who had crossed the border.
