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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