World Health Organization: Congo has reported over 900 suspected cases of Ebola.

The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, wrote on social media platform X on the 24th that as the surveillance and control of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo intensifies, the country has now identified over 900 suspected cases, with 101 confirmed cases after further testing. Tedros stated that in the outbreak epicenter of Ituri province, nearly 5 million people are living amidst ongoing conflicts. Currently, 1 in 4 people in the province are in need of humanitarian assistance, and 1 in 5 people are internally displaced. Violent incidents are forcing people to flee their homes, which severely hampers efforts to trace contacts of Ebola cases, as well as affecting the process of early detection of infected cases and providing timely supportive treatment. The ongoing instability and fear exacerbate distrust within the community.