GENEVA, May 19 – The World Health Organization’s top official on Tuesday voiced alarm about how rapidly an Ebola outbreak is expanding, citing rising case numbers.
WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reported at least 500 suspected cases and 130 suspected deaths from Ebola since this latest outbreak started.
Beyond those figures, he noted one confirmed death and one confirmed case in Kampala, Uganda, along with 30 confirmed cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s northeastern Ituri province.
