The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is worsening, with reports of an Ebola burial team being attacked and 11 patients fleeing care. Despite efforts by the WHO and the arrival of Chinese medical teams, the response is struggling to keep pace with the widening outbreak.

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is catching up, despite the virus having a significant head start and spreading to new areas.