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WHO chief arrives in DRC promising Ebola outbreak ‘can be stopped’
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus heads for Ituri province where epidemic is centred and calls for halt to fighting that hampers medical relief efforts
TL;DR
- WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in the DRC, expressing confidence that the Ebola outbreak can be halted.
- He is heading to Ituri province, the center of the epidemic, and has called for a ceasefire from warring parties to aid medical relief efforts.
- The WHO has recorded over 1,000 confirmed and suspected cases with more than 250 deaths as of May 24th.
- There is no existing vaccine or treatment for the current Ebola strain, but clinical trials are being recommended.
- Neighboring Uganda has closed its border with the DRC, and the US is implementing entry restrictions and planning a treatment facility in Kenya.