70% of people die from Ebola epidemic in West Africa

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) on October 14, the proportion of deaths due to Ebola virus infection in West Africa is up to 70%.

Speaking in front of the press in Geneva, Switzerland, WHO Assistant General Manager Bruce Aylward said the death rate is constantly increasing in three "outbreak" countries in West Africa, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.

Volunteers in protective clothing buried the victims of Ebola victims in Waterloo, about 30km from the capital of Freetown, Sierra Leone on October 7.(Photo: AFP / VNA)

According to him, with this momentum, the first week of December, the number of patients killed by Ebola virus can reach 5,000 to 10,000 people / week. Although emphasizing this is just a forecast based on the actual evolution of the current epidemic, Mr. Bruce Aylward said that this forecast is necessary to guide the international community in the fight to stop. the spread of this dangerous virus.

According to the latest WHO statistics, since the outbreak so far, the world has more than 8,910 cases of Ebola virus infection and nearly 4,450 cases of which have died. Currently the world's largest health organization is focusing its efforts on quarantining and treating people with the disease.

In an effort to cope with the disease, on October 14, Britain began screening passengers from the West African region to enter the country via London's Heathrow Airport to detect the earliest cases of illness. may.

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