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DR Congo says Ebola cases exceed 5,000 with 2,378 deaths

Responders are warning the deadly haemorrhagic virus is spreading at an unprecedented rate, outpacing efforts to slow it in the remote eastern part of the country.

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00:00The latest government data shows that the number of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has exceeded 5
00:07,000, including 2,378 deaths.
00:12Responders are warning that the deadly hemorrhagic virus is spreading at an unprecedented speed, outpacing efforts to slow it in
00:19the remote eastern part of the country.
00:21Starting from the first officially confirmed case in mid-May, the current outbreak has spread about three times faster than
00:27the deadliest on record.
00:28On Tuesday, the World Health Organization said it remained a global health emergency with a high risk of spreading to
00:35more countries in the region.
00:37Her response to the outbreak in the six eastern provinces has been complicated by an ongoing armed conflict, mass displacement
00:43and weakened health care services.
00:45Acute shortages and delays in funding reaching the ground has left overworked health staff unpaid for months, triggering crippling strikes
00:53and walkouts on the front line.
00:54In addition, there's a deep mistrust within the community.
00:58The COVID-19 rates for the last two thousand acres can be diminished by a good nation.
00:58of kateam and the lowest one of the hundred. The COVID
00:59-19 rates for the last two thousand acres have been captured by a good nation.
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