Congo Ebola WHO

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo's capi…

The head of the World Health Organization has visited Bunia in eastern Congo, where a rare Ebola outbreak is spreading rapidly. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus emphasized building community trust and safe burials to prevent the virus's spread. He urged countries to reconsider travel bans, saying they discourage transparency. He said that Congo had faced Ebola 16 times before and ended each outbreak. The current outbreak has 906 suspected cases and 223 deaths. Medical aid from the EU and the U.S. has arrived, but Doctors Without Borders warns the response is not keeping pace with the outbreak.