WHO chief reports 5 Ebola recoveries as a new treatment center opens in eastern Congo
The WHO reported five recoveries from Ebola in eastern Congo as a new treatment center opened in Bunia. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted the importance of community involvement in the outbreak response. Despite the recoveries, the virus continues to spread, prompting calls for improved testing and aid deployment.
- ▪Five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola virus in eastern Congo.
- ▪The WHO reported 134 confirmed cases and 18 deaths as of May 29.
- ▪Doctors Without Borders emphasized the need for faster deployment of aid workers and medical supplies.
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BUNIA, Congo — Five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola virus, the head of the World Health Organization said Sunday during a visit to Bunia in eastern Congo, a city at the heart of an outbreak. “Four people will be discharged today and there was one that was discharged the day before yesterday,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during the opening of a new Ebola treatment center in Bunia, the capital of Ituri province. “Of course, we’re still working on vaccines and treatments but that doesn’t mean that people cannot recover from Ebola,” he added. The WHO said Friday a patient had recovered from the Bundibugyo virus, the current species of Ebola, which has no approved treatment or vaccine.
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