Congo’s Ebola outbreak slowing, still entrenched in insecure areas: WHO
By Reuters
11 October 2019 |
8:02 am
The Ebola epidemic in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been confined to a rural area rife with militias and people on the move, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
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