Ebola

DR Congo to play final World Cup warm-up against Chile in Orleans

Congo defender Chancel Mbemba reacts at the end of the international friendly football match against Denmark ahead of the World Cup football tournament at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne in Liege on June 3, 2026.

German hospital discharges US man cured of Ebola infection

The Charite public hospital in Berlin said the man and his five family members who had all been in quarantine were in “good health” and permitted to leave.

Nearly 500 confirmed cases in Central Africa Ebola outbreak: WHO

In its daily update, the WHO tallied a total of 471 cases and 84 deaths, a hike of 100 cases and 20 deaths from a day earlier.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, June 6, 2026

Demonstrators holding signs early on June 6 reading, "Rerun election", outside a vote-counting centre in Seoul, South Korea. PHOTO: REUTERS

US to give $49m more for Ebola response as CDC warns outbreak could match 2014 crisis

Congolese children Ibrah Asimwe and Alex Uketi read an advocacy poster as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain outbreak, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 20, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/

Congo warns of rapid community spread of Ebola, 71 new cases confirmed

A health worker is dressed up in personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Evangelical Medical Center, one of the facilities at the forefront of the response to the Ebola outbreak, as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 31, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

WHO announces $668 million six-month plan to fight Ebola

So far there have been 381 confirmed cases in Congo and 62 confirmed deaths, according to Africa CDC.

US domestic treatment centers ready for Ebola even as Kenya plans persist

A health worker is dressed up in personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Evangelical Medical Center, one of the facilities at the forefront of the response to the Ebola outbreak, as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 31, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

DR Congo head to Spain to continue World Cup build-up despite Ebola cancellation

After Spain, the Congolese team will be based in Houston.

PAHO strengthens Ebola preparedness, prepares shipments for virus detection

The Pan American Health Organisation is working with health ministries in the Americas to strengthen surveillance, testing and infection control.

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