Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, the country's deadliest, kills more than 5,000 people

Summary

A nurse responding to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been killed by a group of young people armed with machetes, officials said, Sky News reported on Tuesday 27 October, Metro UK writing that the nurse, who was helping to treat Ebola patients, was murdered by a machete-armed gang. On Wednesday 28 October The Guardian reported that the 'unprecedented' spread of the outbreak means it could reach the UK and other countries, according to Dr Jean Kaseya, director general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, who compared it to the Covid pandemic as the outbreak reached 10,000 cases with almost 5,000 deaths, The Independent writing that the outbreak started in mid-May and has since become the largest and deadliest in Congo. The outbreak in Congo passed a grim milestone of 10,000 confirmed cases, which spurred questions about whether health authorities are losing their ability to contain it, The Independent reported on Thursday 29 October, as Metro UK reported the warning that the outbreak could reach the UK. More than 5,000 people have now died from the outbreak, according to government data, Sky News reported on Friday 30 October, and BBC News reported on Saturday 31 October that more than 5,000 have died in DR Congo's deadliest outbreak, government data showing that more than 10,000 people have contracted the rare virus.

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