Congo witnesses 2nd Ebola death

BENI, April 12 Democratic Republic of Congo recorded a second Ebola death in days following more than seven weeks without a new case, the WHO said. Congo had been due on Sunday to mark an end to the second-deadliest outbreak...

Tribune News Service

Updated At : 03:03 PM Apr 13, 2020 IST

BENI, April 12

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded a second Ebola death in days following more than seven weeks without a new case, the WHO said.

Congo had been due on Sunday to mark an end to the second-deadliest outbreak of the virus on record, until a case was confirmed on Friday in Beni. The outbreak has killed more than 2,200 people since August 2018 in an area of the country where militia violence hobbled efforts to contain it. The latest victim was an 11-month-old girl, who was treated at the same health centre as the previous case, a 26-year-old electrician, said Boubacar Diallo, deputy incident manager for the WHO’s Ebola response. — Reuters

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