EBOLA KILLS CONGO MIGRANT NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY

EBOLA KILLS CONGO AFRICAN MIGRANT IN NEW YORK

11-18-2020

The World Health Organization  WHO raised the alarm  about a growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and warned of an imminent shortage of funds to fight Ebola due to President Trump cutting funding to WHO. 

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Dr. Moeti said more than 12,000 people have been vaccinated with Ebola Virus in Equator in the six weeks since the Ebola outbreak started, mass ebola virus vaccination programs began four days after the Ebola outbreak was declared in Congo Africa July 2020 .

WHO said 56 Ebola cases have been reported in Equator Province, which is greater than the total number of Ebola cases recorded in the province’s last Ebola outbreak in 2018.

Efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic have complicated the response to the Ebola outbreak, according to Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, the W.H.O.’s regional director for Africa.

“We must not let Covid-19 distract us from tackling other pressing health threats,” Dr. Moeti said. “The current Ebola outbreak is running into headwinds because cases are scattered across remote areas in dense rain forests.”

The W.H.O. said in a statement that it has mobilized $1.75 million to combat the Ebola outbreak, which was declared on June 1, but that will only last a few more weeks. She called for additional funding to help with vaccinations, testing, contact tracing, treatment and health education.

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