Health & Environment
WHO Chief Sounds Alarm on Escalating DRC Ebola Outbreak
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THE BRIEF
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The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General has issued an urgent warning regarding the rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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With the death toll reaching 2,000, health officials are struggling to contain the virus, which is now threatening to become the deadliest outbreak in the region's history.
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The WHO is calling for immediate international support and a three-month containment strategy to prevent the disease from crossing borders into neighboring countries.