Congo's Ebola Outbreak Spreads to New Health Zones

Reuters

Red Cross workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE).

Congo's Ebola outbreak has spread to three new health ‌zones, according to a government report published on Thursday that showed the number of confirmed cases had risen to 676, ⁠including 136 deaths.

The figure represented the total number of confirmed cases as of Wednesday, the health minister said in a post on X.

The new health zones impacted by ‌the ⁠outbreak were in North Kivu and Ituri, the report said.

A health zone in Congo’s healthcare ⁠system covers a defined area with a network of clinics and ⁠a referral hospital, covering around 100,000 to 150,000 people. There are ⁠over 500 health zones in the country.

Source: Reuters



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