UN: Ebola could cost Africa $3.6B
The United Nations announced that the Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo could cost the region up to $3.6 billion and lead to the loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs, posing a developmental crisis. Since the outbreak began in May, 1,307 people have been infected and 377 have died in the country, with warnings of it spreading to neighboring countries such as Rwanda and Angola, especially if it is not contained. The report presents three scenarios, ranging from the virus remaining confined to the two countries with losses estimated at one billion dollars, to a wider spread resulting in African losses reaching $3.6 billion and the loss of 328,000 jobs.
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