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‘Every hour making coffins’: Funerals, wakes banned as WHO lifts Ebola threat to ‘very high’
There are now 750 suspected cases and 177 suspected deaths, and one senior official has described the effort to stop the rapid spread as “a race against the clock”.
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huffpost.com
Congo Curtails Funeral Wakes In Ebola Outbreak As WHO Upgrades Risk Assessment
The United Nations said it released $60 million from its Central Emergency Response Fund to accelerate the response in Congo and in the region.
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aljazeera.com
WHO raises Ebola public health risk to ‘very high’ in DR Congo
Provincial gov't in Ituri province, the epicentre of the outbreak, has banned public gatherings to stop spread of virus.
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abc.net.au
WHO upgrades risk assessment for Ebola outbreak in DRC to 'very high'
The World Health Organization raises its assessment of the outbreak going nation-wide as a province in the Congo's east bans funerals and suspends the local football league.
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africanews.com
DRC officials warn chains of Ebola transmission still active as they race to contain outbreak | Africanews
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading concern as health authorities report dozens of suspected cases and emergency burials continue in affected…
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thejakartapost.com
Congo province bans funeral wakes to contain Ebola's spread - Middle East and Africa - The Jakarta Post
The WHO raised its risk assessment for the outbreak in Congo to "very high" from "high", with the health body saying late detection, the absence of a vaccine or virus-specific…
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theage.com.au
‘Every hour making coffins’: Funerals, wakes banned as WHO lifts Ebola threat to ‘very high’
There are now 750 suspected cases and 177 suspected deaths, and one senior official has described the effort to stop the rapid spread as “a race against the clock”.
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smh.com.au
‘Every hour making coffins’: Funeral wakes banned as WHO lifts Ebola threat to ‘very high’
There are now 750 suspected cases and 177 suspected deaths, and one senior official has described the effort to stop the rapid spread as “a race against the clock”.
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theguardian.com
‘Every health facility said they were full’: fear that spread of Ebola in DRC is gathering pace
New strain of virus, aid cuts and cultural norms around burials and touch add to difficulties in stemming outbreak
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rfi.fr
Travel restrictions on DR Congo as Ebola threat rises to highest level
As the World Health Organisation raises its risk assessment for the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo to the highest level, neighbouring countries Uganda and Rwanda…
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jamaica-gleaner.com
Congo curtails funeral wakes in Ebola outbreak - WHO upgrades risk assessment
BUNIA (AP):Authorities in north-eastern Congo banned funeral wakes and gatherings of more than 50 people yesterday in an effort to curb a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in a…
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Concern and caution in DRC as Ebola risk at highest level | Africanews
As the World Health Organization raises the risk of Ebola to the highest level for the DR Congo, the African Union is warning that 10 countries are at risk of being affected by…
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scmp.com
‘Everyone’s problem’: Ebola death toll rises, many African nations at risk
‘High mobility and insecurity’ in the region are helping to spread the highly contagious virus, amid decades of conflict by armed groups.