DRC prepares Ebola treatment centres as death toll rises
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“Health workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are restoring Ebola treatment centres”
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While evidence mentions health workers working to 'rebuild trust' and photos of workers at treatment centres, there is no specific mention of 'restoring' (reopening or rebuilding) treatment centres in the provided text. The evidence focuses on trust and general operations rather than the restoration of facilities.
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— A medical worker puts on protective equipment before entering an Ebola treatment centre in the DRC [File: AFP].The outbreak, originating in eastern DRC’s Ituri province, involves the rare Bundibugyo s…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/17/who-declares-ebola-…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/17/who-declares-ebola-…
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— A health worker sprays disinfectant on his colleague after working at an Ebola treatment centre in Beni, eastern Congo, during an outbreak in 2018 (Image: AP Photo/Al-hadji Kudra Maliro). At least 80 …
https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/latest-foreign-off…
https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/latest-foreign-off…
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— As the Ebola outbreak in DRC continues, community heath workers for MSF are working to rebuild trust with communities.This current Ebola outbreak is the second most deadly in history and the biggest e…
https://msf.or.ke/news-and-resources/latest-news/ebola-drc-r…
https://msf.or.ke/news-and-resources/latest-news/ebola-drc-r…
“outbreak that has caused more than 130 suspected deaths”
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The claim that there were more than 130 suspected deaths is reported by multiple independent sources, including The Guardian (citing WHO Dr. Tedros) and Xinhua.
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— The Kivu Ebola epidemic was an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) mainly in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and in other parts of Central Africa, from 2018 to 2020.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kivu_Ebola_epidemic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kivu_Ebola_epidemic
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— Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there had been at least 500 suspected cases of Ebola and 130 suspected deaths in DRC since the new outbreak began – up from about 200 cases and 65 deaths when it was…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/19/ebola-outbreak…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/19/ebola-outbreak…
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— Cases have also been confirmed in the neighboring North Kivu province, said Kamba. He said the outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, which is considered less deadly than the …
https://english.news.cn/africa/20260519/3a39de1288674385a2c0…
https://english.news.cn/africa/20260519/3a39de1288674385a2c0…
“over 500 suspected cases”
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The claim of over 500 suspected cases is corroborated by multiple independent sources, including The Guardian (citing WHO), Google News, and Denver7.
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— At least 131 deaths and over 500 suspected cases have been reported in the latest #Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (#DRC).
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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— Main article: 2014 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak. Occurred in Équateur province. Outbreak detected 24 August and, as of 28 October 2014, the WHO said that twenty days had passe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ebola_outbreaks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ebola_outbreaks
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— Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there had been at least 500 suspected cases of Ebola and 130 suspected deaths in DRC since the new outbreak began – up from about 200 cases and 65 deaths when it was…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/19/ebola-outbreak…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/19/ebola-outbreak…
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