Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda a global health emergency: WHO
Published on: May 18, 2026, 5:30 a.m. | Source: The Hitavada
world health organisation (who) director-general tedros adhanom ghebreyesus declared the ebola disease outbreak in congo and neighboring uganda a public health emergency of international concern on sunday after more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths. in a post on x, who said the outbreak does not meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency like the covid-19 pandemic, and advised against the closure of international borders. who said a laboratory-confirmed case has also been reported in congo’s capital of
