Congo Ebola Deaths Top 2500
The United Nations Ebola Coordinator has confirmed that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading at an accelerated rate. Over the past three months, it has claimed the lives of approximately 2,500 people, half of them in the past twenty days. The virus is expanding widely and currently covers an area larger than France, with its spread surpassing the capacity of containment efforts. This is the seventeenth outbreak of the disease in the country, with the spread beginning weeks before the official announcement. The outbreak is primarily concentrated in the northern and eastern regions, where healthcare infrastructure is weak, and where active armed groups have been present for years.
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