The number of people infected with Ebola in Congo has risen to 590 and 360 people have died

01:47 30.12.2018(Updated 02:31 30.12.2018) Copy link

The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) announced Sunday that the number of cases of infection with the deadly Ebola virus had exceeded 590, and that another 360 died from the disease. .

Moscow – Sputnik. "Since the beginning of the epidemic, 593 cases have been registered," said the Ministry of Health in a statement. [تم تأكيد 545 حالة و48 حالة محتملة]360 people died and 203 others were treated. "

The Ministry of Health said earlier that 579 people in the country had contracted the virus and that 352 had died.

The Ebola virus is a serious infectious disease that often results in the death of the infected person. The virus can not be prevented by vaccination. The disease does not cure. The first outbreaks occurred in isolated villages in Africa. Centered near tropical rainforests, whose epidemics have recently occurred in western Africa, also striking large urban and rural areas.

The epidemic in West Africa affected mainly three countries: Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.

WHO is coordinating with Congo's Ministry of Public Health and various non-governmental organizations to combat the current spread of the virus.

On the basis of available information, WHO has not yet recommended travel or trade restrictions with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.