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File photo: A health worker carries a baby suspected of being infected with the Ebola virus in a hospital in Oicha, in North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on December 6, 2018. ( Xinhua / REUTERS)
NEW YORK (United Nations), Jan. 29 (Xinhua) – The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) extends not only to the south, but also extends to the south in an "area at high risk for security," said Tuesday the spokesman of the United Nations, Stéphane Dujarric.
"The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that in recent weeks the number of reported Ebola cases has increased in North Kivu province in the DRC, especially in the area. Katwa Health Center, where the intervention teams faced pockets of mistrust of the community, "he said. I said.
"The epidemic has also spread southward to the Kayina Health Zone, a high-risk area for safety," Dujarric told reporters at a point regular press, evoking one of the DRC's conflict zones.
Working under the leadership of the government and in collaboration with other agencies, WHO said the teams were actively working to build community confidence and intensify the response in these areas.
According to the WHO, more than 650 cases of Ebola were reported as of January 24th during the last DRC epidemic, including 443 deaths due to the highly contagious hemorrhagic disease.
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