Congo’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed
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Data from Congo’s Ministry of Health showed the outbreak had so far recorded 5,021 cases, including 2,378 deaths as of Sunday (August 16, 2026), as it rages in some of the most challenging conditions imaginable fuelled by insecurity, displacement and…
This is a short WorldPing brief. The full report was published by The Hindu.
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