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World Health Organization declares Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a global health emergency. on.msnbc.com/32y9Gr4
The outbreak in Congo has been ongoing for nearly a year, with 1,676 deaths. The WHO estimates 12 new cases are reported daily. It is the second deadliest Ebola epidemic ever.

WHO's declaration cited the recent spread into Goma, one of Congo's most densely-populated cities.
The last time the WHO declared a global emergency related to Ebola was in August 2014, during the West Africa epidemic, where more than 11,000 people died. nbcnews.to/32z48MZ
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🚨BREAKING: @WHO *finally* declares the #Ebola outbreak in #Congo as an international health emergency.

LONG OVERDUE, as >1,600 people have died since Aug'18 in the 2nd-deadliest #EbolaOutbreak ever, and the virus just spread to a city of 2 million.😱

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@WHO WHO was horribly slow in responding to the West Africa #Ebola outbreak that killed >11,000. WHO repeatedly declined to declare an emergency until #Ebola was spreading explosively in 3 countries & 1,000 people died. WHO feared it would "anger the countries & hurt their economies."
@WHO I spent nearly a decade working to develop an effective treatment for #Ebola & other hemorrhagic fever viruses. Deadly outbreaks are becoming MORE frequent and are killing MORE people. #Congo + other affected countries need help NOW‼️

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