WHO chief says suspected Ebola deaths at 220 and ‘epidemic is outpacing us’
The World Health Organisation has reported 220 suspected deaths in the current Ebola outbreak, with the situation described as outpacing response efforts. Countries bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo are urged to take immediate action as the outbreak continues to spread. The outbreak has been declared a public health emergency, and the director-general plans to visit Congo to address the crisis.
- ▪The current Ebola outbreak has resulted in 220 suspected deaths.
- ▪Uganda has reported two additional Ebola cases, bringing its total to seven confirmed cases.
- ▪The outbreak involves the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, which has no approved vaccines.
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The director-general of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Monday (May 25, 2026) that there had been 220 suspected deaths in the current Ebola outbreak and that a delay in detecting cases meant responders were now “playing catch-up”.“We are urgently scaling up operations, but at the moment the epidemic is outpacing us,” Mr. Tedros said, adding that countries bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo — the epicentre of the outbreak — should take immediate action.Earlier on Monday (May 24, 2026) Uganda reported two more Ebola cases, taking its total number of confirmed cases to seven.The World Health Organisation has declared the outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola a public health emergency of international concern.Mr.
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