WHO puts suspected Ebola deaths at 220, warns outbreak is outpacing rescue efforts
Health workers in the conflict-hit Ituri province face attacks on medical facilities, complicating efforts to contain the rare Bundibugyo strain of the virus. He added that countries neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo “should take immediate action” to contain the virus. Mongbwalu, a large town in the unstable northeastern province of Ituri, is at the epicentre of the outbreak, which was first detected on May 15.
- ▪Health workers in the conflict-hit Ituri province face attacks on medical facilities, complicating efforts to contain the rare Bundibugyo strain of the virus.
- ▪He added that countries neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo “should take immediate action” to contain the virus.
- ▪Mongbwalu, a large town in the unstable northeastern province of Ituri, is at the epicentre of the outbreak, which was first detected on May 15.
11 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 28 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 4 lean left, 5 centre.
- ▪ The Ongoing Ebola Epidemic Is ‘Outpacing Us,’ WHO Warns — Gizmodo
- ▪ Spread of Ebola in DRC ‘outpacing’ response efforts, warns WHO — Reddit
- ▪ Spread of Ebola in DRC ‘outpacing’ response efforts, warns WHO — the Guardian
- ▪ Ebola outbreak outpacing health response, WHO chief says — ABC News (Australia)
- ▪ WHO chief says suspected Ebola deaths at 220 as epidemic ‘outpacing us’ — Al Jazeera English
- ▪ WHO chief says fast-moving Ebola epidemic is outpacing response efforts - Reuters — Google News
- ▪ India reviews Ebola preparedness as WHO warns outbreak is ‘outpacing’ response efforts — Times of India — Top
- ▪ WHO chief says suspected Ebola deaths at 220 and ‘epidemic is outpacing us’ — The Hindu — Top
- ▪ Ebola ‘epidemic is outpacing us,’ WHO chief says, as cases and deaths rise — The Globe and Mail
- ▪ WHO chief says suspected Ebola deaths at 220 and 'epidemic is outpacing us' — Straits Times — World
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Advertising Home Africa WHO puts suspected Ebola deaths at 220, warns outbreak is outpacing response efforts Africa The World Health Organization warned Monday that a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring Uganda was outpacing response efforts, with at least 220 suspected deaths reported. Health workers in the conflict-hit Ituri province face attacks on medical facilities, complicating efforts to contain the rare Bundibugyo strain of the virus. Issued on: 25/05/2026 - 16:37Modified: 25/05/2026 - 19:08 2 min Reading time Share By: FRANCE 24 Red Cross team prepares for an outreach to sensitise people amid the Ebola outbreak in Bunia, Congo on May 25, 2026.
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