DR Congo-Ebola/Expansion
DR Congo-Ebola/Expansion
Dateline : Oct 18, 2026/File
Location : Democratic Republic of Congo
Duration : 1'04
FILE: Ituri Province, DR Congo - Aug 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of Ebola treatment center, medical workers in protective suits
FILE: Bunia City, Ituri Province, DR Congo - Aug 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
2. Medical worker washing hands
FILE: Beni, North Kivu, DR Congo - July 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Ambulance
FILE: Bunia City, Ituri Province, DR Congo - May 30, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of health workers putting on protective clothing
FILE: Ituri Province, DR Congo - 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Various of medical worker doing disinfecting work
6. Various of nurse working in ward
FILE: Bunia City, Ituri Province, DR Congo - June 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
7. People outside Ebola treatment center
8. People washing hands
FILE: Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo - July 24-25, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
9. Poster for Ebola prevention
10. Various of people having body temperature checked
11. Pedestrians; traffic
The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has spread to an eighth province, with new cases confirmed in Nord-Ubangi Province in the north, according to the latest health ministry report released Sunday.
Two men in their 20s were reported infected in the Wapinda health zone, one of whom has died. The report did not specify the source of infection.
As of Friday, the country had recorded 9,415 confirmed cases, including 4,536 deaths, since the outbreak began in May, representing a case fatality rate of 48.2 percent.
The eastern province of Ituri remains the epicenter, accounting for more than 73 percent of all confirmed cases nationwide, followed by neighboring North Kivu Province. The outbreak has now affected 66 health zones across eight provinces.
The Ebola outbreak declared in May has become the largest and deadliest ever recorded in the DRC and the second-largest Ebola outbreak globally, after the 2014-2016 West Africa epidemic.
ID : 8504366
Published : 2026-10-19 16:37
Last Modified : 2026-10-19 21:30:37
Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)
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