Ebola cases in DR Congo rise to 689
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Israel issues travel ban for Kenya, 4 other East African countries over Ebola outbreakIsrael's Health Ministry urges entry restrictions for non-citizens from Ebola-affected countries as outbreak worsens, with nearly 1,000 infections reported.
At least 100 people have died from Ebola less than a month after authorities declared an outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo.
Some 635 Ebola cases have been confirmed and 127 people have died from the dangerous infectious disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
A new Ebola outbreak in a remote province in Congo has caused 65 deaths and 246 suspected cases so far, Africa CDC says.
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Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo are investigating whether a pastor’s funeralHealth officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo are investigating whether a pastor’s funeral could be linked to the country’s latest Ebola outbreak, as they work to trace where the virus first emerged.
Authorities have raced to slow the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo with strict measures, including by limiting public gatherings and enforcing social distancing.
The director-general of the World Health Organization is profoundly worried about the Ebola outbreak in the DRC, he told STAT in an interview.
Dr Ashish Jha blamed the Donald Trump administration's funding cuts for a muted global response to the outbreak in DR Congo.
