5 dead in Ebola outbreak in Congo

More than 34 thousand cases of the corona virus have been reported in Africa and around 1,500 people have died from the infection. The Ebola virus is now returning to Africa, suffering from starvation, locust plague and measles. New cases of Ebola virus have been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Recently, cases of Ebola have been reported in the country. But this time new cases have been found more than a thousand kilometers from where the disease had spread. Congolese Health Minister Eteni Longondo said the virus had killed five people in the western city of Mbandaka.

He said doctors and medicines had been sent to the affected area. The Democratic Republic of the Congo was about to announce the end of the Ebola epidemic in April when new cases emerged. Apart from Ebola, DRC is also fighting measles and corona epidemics.

According to a media report, the city of Mbandaka, in the southern part of the Congo, has seen a number of new cases of the Ebola virus. As of Monday, five people had died of Ebola, according to UNICEF. Just a month ago, the Congo announced that there were no cases of Ebola in the country and that the epidemic had been contained.

At least 71 people have been killed. According to the WHO, Congo and many African countries are suffering from a lack of test kits and other health facilities. In such cases, a sudden surge in infection cases may be recorded here. There is also an outbreak of measles in the Congo and around 3,50,000 people have been affected since January 2019. More than 6,500 people have been killed.