WHO Expresses Concern Over Speed of Ebola Outbreak in Congo
The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern over the rapid speed of the Ebola outbreak in Congo, which has already claimed 134 lives. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticized the WHO for being 'slow' in identifying the epidemic.
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US secretary of state says WHO was ‘a little late’ in identifying deadly Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda US secretary of state Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that the World Health Organization (WHO) was “a little late” in identifying the deadly Ebola outbreak in the the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. On Tuesday, Rubio told reporters: “The lead is obviously going to be CDC (the Centers for Disease Control) and the World Health Organization, which was a little late to identify t...
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The virus spread undetected for weeks after the first known death as authorities tested for a more common type of Ebola and came up negative, health experts and aid workers said.
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