Emmett Livingstone
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5 series
first heard Jan 2025
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Congo's National Institute for Public Health said in a report that this shows there is, quote, rapid and ongoing community transmission.
Aid workers on the ground paint a similar picture.
Hospitals are poorly equipped and overwhelmed, they say, and there's no way of knowing the true number of people who have been infected.
For NPR News, I'm Emmett Livingstone in Kinshasa.
Without warning, the Congolese government suspended flights to and from the city of Bunia, the capital of Ituri province.
It's the second time Congo has suspended flights since the outbreak began last month.
Ituri in eastern Congo is the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak, harbouring over 94% of the confirmed cases.
Official figures released on Friday showed that 71 new cases had been recorded in a single day.
The number of Ebola fatalities also jumped.
Congo's National Institute for Public Health said in a report that this shows there is, quote, rapid and ongoing community transmission.
Aid workers on the ground paint a similar picture.
Hospitals are poorly equipped and overwhelmed, they say, and there's no way of knowing the true number of people who have been infected.
For NPR News, I'm Emmett Livingstone in Kinshasa.
According to revised data, authorities have recorded more than 900 suspected cases in three provinces and over 220 suspected Ebola deaths.
The virus is spreading in a region plagued by armed groups, which is complicating the help response.
WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is seeking to rally those confronting the outbreak.
Congo's health minister, Roger Kamba, criticized what he called alarmist views regarding the outbreak, saying Ebola will be stopped within about six months.
For NPR News, I'm Emmett Livingstone in Kinshasa.
According to revised data, authorities have recorded more than 900 suspected cases in three provinces and over 220 suspected Ebola deaths.
The virus is spreading in a region plagued by armed groups, which is complicating the help response.
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