WHO chief expresses deep concern after visiting Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda
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Helen Branswell
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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed profound concern after visiting the Ebola outbreak zone in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The outbreak, declared on May 15 and designated a public health emergency on May 17, is already the third largest on record with at least 708 confirmed cases and 141 deaths across the two countries. In an exclusive interview with STAT, Tedros described the conditions he witnessed during his second visit to the affected area.
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Already there have been at least 708 confirmed cases combined in the two countries, 141 of whom have died.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus described the conditions he saw after returning from his second visit to the affected area since the outbreak was declared on May 15
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