WHO warns Ebola had ‘big head-start’ but response ‘catching up’
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June 3, 2026
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Wednesday that the Ebola outbreak confirmed to have killed 61 people in central Africa had a “big head-start”, and said “blanket travel restrictions” were hindering the response.
The outbreak was declared on May 15 in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, but the virus is believed to have been spreading under the radar for some time beforehand.
“The outbreak had a big head-start and we’re still behind,” WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters at the UN health agency’s headquarters in Geneva, but voiced hope that “we’re catching up”.
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