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Congo working to stop new Ebola outbreak in country’s east amid COVID-19 resurgence – ABC News
Health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have confirmed another Ebola outbreak in the country’s east, the fourth in less than three years.
Health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have confirmed another Ebola outbreak in the country’s east, the fourth in less than three years.
Key points:
- This is the 12th outbreak in conflict-ridden Congo
- The 2018 outbreak in Eastern Congo was the second deadliest in the world
- Health officials worry the new outbreak could badly affect the nation’s fragile health system
A woman died in Butembo town in North Kivu province on February 3, Congo’s Minister of Health Eteni Longondo announced.
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