WHO Chief Tours Ebola Epicenter as Congo Outbreak Surges

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited Bunia in eastern Congo as the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak accelerates, with about 906 suspected cases and 223 suspected deaths officially reported; despite better facilities and new aid, MSF warns the true scale may be higher and urges expanded testing, faster deployment of responders, and sustained supplies, while violence against health workers and traditional burial practices complicate efforts and border closures are deemed ineffective.