Various-WHO/Ebola Outbreak/DR Congo
Various-WHO/Ebola Outbreak/DR Congo
Dateline : Oct 21, 2026/Recent/File
Location : Various
Duration : 1'38
Beijing, China - Oct 21, 2026 (CCTV Video News Agency - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Screenshot of report by World Health Organization (WHO)
FILE: Geneva, Switzerland - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. Various of WHO headquarters, WHO logo
FILE: Kinshasa, DR Congo - 2018 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
3. National flag of DR Congo
DR Congo - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of health workers working; patient lying in bed
North Kivu, DR Congo - Sept 21-23, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Kitatumba Ebola Treatment Center in Butembo
6. Various of medical workers in protective suits undergoing spray disinfection
Ituri, DR Congo - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of Ebola treatment center, medical workers in protective suits
Bunia, Ituri, DR Congo - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Medical worker washing hands
FILE: Kenya - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
9. National flag of Kenya
Nanyuki, Kenya - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Various of traffic, pedestrians
FILE: Abuja, Nigeria - June 18, 2023 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
11. National flag of Nigeria, traffic
FILE: Lagos, Nigeria - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
12. Various of traffic on road
FILE: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Sept 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
13. Various of building of Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) headquarters; Africa CDC sign
Ebola infections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) have rebounded after a brief decline, while the virus's spread to other African countries is complicating efforts to contain the outbreak that has already claimed more than 4,600 lives, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned in its latest situation report Wednesday.
"The most recent seven-day moving average indicates a modest upward trend, suggesting renewed intensification of transmission," the WHO Regional Office for Africa said in the report, highlighting the outbreak's "widening international dimension and the growing complexity."
The DR Congo recorded 1,466 confirmed cases between Sept 29 and Oct 19, up 10.4 percent from the preceding 21-day period, while confirmed deaths rose 7.5 percent to 692, according to the report.
As of Oct 19, the DR Congo had recorded 9,637 confirmed cases and 4,646 deaths across eight of its 26 provinces.
Meanwhile, the outbreak's international spread has added a new layer of complexity to containment efforts.
Kenya has reported nine confirmed cases, including one death, with all eight secondary infections linked to an imported case and detected among people already under quarantine, according to the WHO report.
Nigeria confirmed its first case on Tuesday, involving a woman who had traveled from Uganda earlier this month. The WHO warned that the prolonged interval between symptom onset and laboratory confirmation raised concerns about "potentially undetected exposures and secondary transmission."
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Tuesday that the outbreak had become the most geographically widespread Ebola epidemic on record, with infections reported across Central, Eastern and Western Africa.
In its latest assessment, the WHO said the outbreak remained "at a critical juncture," warning that escalating insecurity, population displacement and restricted humanitarian access in the DR Congo were "further challenging response operations and increasing the risk of undetected transmission."
ID : 8504824
Published : 2026-10-22 15:38
Last Modified : 2026-10-22 19:37:55
Source : CCTV Video News Agency,China Central Television (CCTV),China Global Television Network (CGTN)
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