Aaj TV English News - Health https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:40:24 +0500 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:40:24 +0500 60 WHO: 321 confirmed Ebola cases in DRC, 116 more suspected cases https://english.aaj.tv/news/330459781/who-321-confirmed-ebola-cases-in-drc-116-more-suspected-cases <p><strong>The World Health Organisation on Tuesday ​said there are 116 ‌suspected cases of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola and ​321 confirmed cases in ​the Democratic Republic of ⁠Congo.</strong></p> <p>There have been 41 ​deaths and six people ​have recovered, while in Uganda, there have been nine confirmed cases ​and one associated ​death, WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier told ‌reporters ⁠in Geneva.</p> <p>The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention announced the outbreak ​of the ​Bundibugyo ⁠strain of Ebola, Congo’s 17th Ebola ​outbreak, on May 15, ​and ⁠the World Health Organisation swiftly declared it a ⁠public ​health emergency ​of international concern.</p> The World Health Organisation on Tuesday ​said there are 116 ‌suspected cases of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola and ​321 confirmed cases in ​the Democratic Republic of ⁠Congo.

There have been 41 ​deaths and six people ​have recovered, while in Uganda, there have been nine confirmed cases ​and one associated ​death, WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier told ‌reporters ⁠in Geneva.

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention announced the outbreak ​of the ​Bundibugyo ⁠strain of Ebola, Congo’s 17th Ebola ​outbreak, on May 15, ​and ⁠the World Health Organisation swiftly declared it a ⁠public ​health emergency ​of international concern.

]]> Health https://english.aaj.tv/news/330459781 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:31:10 +0500 none@none.com (Reuters) Congolese health workers who recovered from the Ebola virus pose for a photograph at the Evangelical Medical Centre (CEM), as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. -- Reuters