WHO announces the 10th outbreak of Ebola in Congo

The World Health Organization (WHO) on August 1 announced a new outbreak of Ebola fever in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

The previous Ebola outbreak was announced by DRC on May 8 and became the 9th consecutive time. Ebola fever spreads in the area of ​​equatorial provinces in the northwest of this country.

Congo is facing the risk of an increasing number of Ebola infections - (Photo: Internet).

"Because of this epidemic, 33 people have died," DRC said on July 24, announcing the end of the previous outbreak.

"The DRC government announced today that preliminary tests have shown, some cases of Ebola in North Kivu province, 2,500 km from the equatorial province," WHO said on Twitter.

WHO leader Tedros Adan Gebreisus said the organization has started sending staff and equipment to the area affected by the Ebola epidemic."Ebola is a constant threat to DRC, we will fight this boom," he writes in a microblog.

in 2015 and mainly affects 3 countries: Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. According to WHO, in the latest translation, the Ebola epidemic has infected 28.6 thousand people, causing more than 11.3 thousand deaths.

Reportedly, the Emergency Committee implementing WHO's "International Health Regulation" on Ebola epidemic evaluated the Ebola epidemic in DRC at level 3, the highest level at the warning level for this country, There is a high risk of transmission to neighboring countries.