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Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Kenyan police shot and killed a protester as hundreds of people staged new demonstrations on Tuesday …
Read More »World Health Organization chief visits epicentre of Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday visited eastern Congo’s Bunia, a city …
Read More »Uganda orders ‘immediate’ closure of border with Congo as rare Ebola cases surge
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Ugandan authorities on Wednesday ordered the closure of the border with Congo “with immediate effect” as …
Read More »‘Race against time’ to contain Ebola outbreak in central Africa
As news broke of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo over a week ago, Jason Kindrachuk felt optimistic, knowing the competence of the local responders and health-care workers he’s previously worked with on the ground. But in recent days, the Canadian microbiologist says his optimism about containing …
Read More »Congo’s Ebola outbreak complicated by aid cuts, armed rebels and anger
Arson attacks on Ebola treatment centres in the Democratic Republic of Congo underscore the serious challenges authorities face — including a backlash in local communities — as they try to stem an outbreak of the infectious disease that has been declared a global health emergency. On Sunday, Congolese authorities said …
Read More »Ebola treatment tent set ablaze again in Congo, with 18 suspected cases leaving
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A tent used for treatment of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo was set …
Read More »This Ebola outbreak is particularly worrying. That doesn’t mean it’s a threat to Canadians
The deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is not likely to end soon, but there’s no reason for Canadians to panic, say people who have worked in the region. The UN says it has recorded 148 suspected deaths and nearly 600 suspected cases, with two cases including …
Read More »Amid deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda, Canada not banning travellers
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. While Canada is monitoring a severe Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda, the federal health authority …
Read More »WHO concerned about ‘scale and speed’ of Ebola outbreak, with 131 now dead
At least 131 deaths and over 500 suspected cases have been reported in the latest Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, the Congolese Health Ministry said Tuesday as the World Health Organization’s head expressed concern over the “scale and speed of the epidemic.” The virus spread undetected for at least a …
Read More »WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda an emergency of international concern
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. An Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda has been declared a public health emergency of international …
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