The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has resulted in at least 2,700 deaths, with approximately 500 new cases emerging each week. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for $1.1 billion in international funding to combat the worsening Bundibugyo strain. Guterres warned that without urgent expansion of containment efforts, the outbreak could claim more lives, and he criticized global indifference as a contributing factor.
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