GENEVA: The countries neighboring the Democratic Republic of Congo are at high risk from Ebola and should act immediately to counter the virus, the head of the World Health Organization said on Monday. “Countries bordering DRC are at especially high risk and should take immediate action,” said WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, adding that he would travel on Tuesday to the DRC, the epicenter of the current outbreak of the deadly disease.

The WHO warns that the Ebola outbreak in DRC is worsening and calls for urgent action from neighbouring countries to contain the deadly virus.

States neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo are at great danger from Ebola and should act immediately to counter the deadly virus, the head of the World Health…