WHO Declares Global Emergency Over Ebola Outbreak 🌍

WHO declares a global health emergency due to the fast-spreading Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with at least 80 cases.

WHO Declares Global Emergency Over Ebola Outbreak 🌍
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WHO Declares Global Emergency Over Ebola Outbreak 🌍

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The World Health Organisation has declared a global emergency over a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with at least 80 suspected deaths and 250 infections. The virus has already crossed borders into Uganda, prompting the WHO to release $700,000 in emergency funding. This is the 36th Ebola outbreak since the disease was discovered in the 1970s, occurring in a region destabilised by conflict and humanitarian crisis, raising concerns about rapid transmission in vulnerable populations.

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