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DRC Ebola infections reach record high

DRC Ebola infections reach record high

By GhanaSummary NewsroomSouth Africa

More than 4000 people have contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and over 1800 have died since the outbreak was declared in mid-May.

In a statement, the WHO and the ACDCP have called for an urgent scale-up of the community-led Ebola response in the DRC with stronger early detection, contact follow up, access to care, support for frontline health workers and faster delivery of resources to affected communities.

X | @SABCNews | The United States (US) is temporarily restricting travel for certain passengers who recently ed Uganda, South Sudan and the ​Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in an effort to ‌reduce the risk of Ebola transmission.

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