WHO says end in sight for Ebola in DRC

By Peter Kenny

GENEVA

The end is in sight, but flare-ups are likely in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday as the world focused on the escalating global cases of COVID-19, the coronavirus.

Dr. Ibrahima Soce Fall, WHO Assistant Director-General for Emergency Response, said at a press conference, despite the end of Ebola being in sight, “We must stay in active response mode to get us over that finish line.

“We have to be prepared for other cases emerging. This is a very real risk.”

Fall said: “The