WHO raises Ebola risk in DRC to 'very high'
Quick Look
- The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the risk assessment for the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo to 'very high'.
- Separately, a crew member from the MV Hondius cruise ship, who disembarked in Tenerife and returned to the Netherlands, has tested positive for Hantavirus.
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Why It Matters
The World Health Organization has raised the risk assessment for the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo to 'very high'. This comes as a crew member from the MV Hondius cruise ship, who disembarked in Tenerife and returned to the Netherlands, has tested positive for Hantavirus.
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that the risk posed by the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been raised from "high" to "very high."
"We are now upgrading the risk assessment at the national level to very high," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press conference.
In addition, Tedros said that a crew member on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius, who disembarked in Tenerife and was sent back to the Netherlands, was confirmed today as a new case of Hantavirus.
"The Netherlands confirmed a new case today, a patient who disembarked on the island of Tenerife and was later sent back to the Netherlands and quarantined," he said.
Open Questions
- What is the current scale and spread of the Ebola outbreak in the DRC?
- What measures are being taken by the WHO and DRC authorities to contain the Ebola outbreak?
- What is the condition of the Hantavirus patient in the Netherlands?
- Are there any other suspected cases of Hantavirus linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship?
