Another terrible disease has started to spread in the country of Congo among the corona virus. This time, four people died due to the disease in the western city of Democratic Republic of Congo (DCR). Whereas, two people are still in treatment. The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has also confirmed the spread of this disease in Congo.
The Ebola epidemic has started spreading in the town of Mbandaka, located in the western part of Congo. Due to this, four people have died here. After the year 2018, now this disease has reached the other side of the country. Earlier, only the eastern region was affected by Ebola.
6 people were found infected with Ebola in the city of Mbandaka. Four of them have died. Mbandaka is a commercial city. About 1.5 million people live here. The city is situated on the banks of the Congo River.
The town of Mbandaka is about 1000 km away from North Kivu city, which is located in the eastern region. North Kivu city is near the border of Uganda. So far, 2200 people have died due to Ebola spread here.
In 1976, the first infection of Ebola spread in Congo. Since then, in the last 44 years, Ebola has attacked Congo 11 times and has slept thousands of people to death. Ebola first surfaced in Bandaka in 2018.
Congo’s Health Minister Iteni Longondo said that we are sending vaccines and medicines to the city of Bandaka very soon. Due to the Ebola virus, a person starts having Hemorrhagic Fever. After this, the patient has frequent vomiting and falls prey to diarrhea.
Measles and coronavirus are also spread in Congo at this time. Six thousand have died due to measles and 71 people have died due to corona. About 3000 people are sick in this country because of Corona.
WHO chief Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebresis confirmed the Ebola outbreak in Congo, saying it was a very dangerous situation. Whereas diseases have already formed a stronghold here. A new wave of Ebola epidemic has arrived in Congo. It can be dangerous
News Source: WHO
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