France 24 · 1 min read

Ebola death toll tops 1.800 in DRC

Ebola death toll tops 1.800 in DRC

Turning to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the Ebola outbreak continues to spread rapidly. Africa’s top health agency announced Thursday that it will roll out a vaccine targeting a previous Ebola strain, in an effort to help contain the latest outbreak. Nearly three months in, global health officials warn the virus is spreading faster than the response, with new cases doubling in some hotspots. Some frontline health workers have also gone on strike, saying they have not been paid for months. Simon Moritz has the story.

This is a summary aggregated from France 24. Read the complete article on the original site:

Read full article at France 24

More Health & Medical News