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BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola, the head of the World Health Organization said Sunday during a visit to eastern Congo’s Bunia, a city at the heart of an outbreak. apnews.com/article/tedr...

WHO chief reports 5 Ebola recoveries as a new treatment center opens in eastern Congo - The AP Five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola virus, the head of the World Health Organization said Sunday during a visit to Bunia in eastern Congo, a city at the heart of an outbreak

WHO chief hails 5 Ebola recoveries as a new treatment center opens in ... The World Health Organization reports that five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo BUNIA, Congo --Five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola, the head of the World Health Organization said Sunday during a visit to eastern Congo’s Bunia, a city at the heart ofan outbreak. “Four people will be discharged today and there was one that was discharged the day before yesterday,” WHO Director-GeneralTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesussaid during the opening of a new Ebola treatment center in Bunia, the provinical capital of Ituri. “Of course, we’re still working on vaccines and treatments but that doesn’t mean that people cannot recover from Ebola,” he added. The WHO said Friday a patient had recovered from theBundibugyo virus, the current kind of Ebola, which has no approved treatment or vaccine. It was the first documented recovery of a confirmed Bundibugyo patient during the current outbreak. The health organization said latest official figures showed 906 suspected cases and 223 suspected deaths. Neighboring Uganda has confirmed nine cases and one death, the Ugandan Health …

WHO chief reports 5 Ebola recoveries as a new treatment center opens in ... WHO chief reports 5 Ebola recoveries as a new treatment center opens in eastern Congo By By JUSTIN KABUMBA and MARK BANCHEREAU, Associated Press Sunday, May 31, 2026 10:08 AM Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, meets with health workers who recovered from Ebola in Bunia, Congo, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa) × Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, meets with health workers who recovered from Ebola in Bunia, Congo, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa) BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola virus, the head of the World Health Organization said Sunday during a visit to Bunia in eastern Congo, a city at the heart of an outbreak . “Four people will be discharged today and there was one that was discharged the day before yesterday,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during the opening of a new Ebola treatment center in Bunia, the capital of Ituri province. “Of course, we’re still working on vaccines and treatments but that doesn’t mean …

WHO chief reports 5 Ebola recoveries as a new treatment center opens in ... BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola virus, the head of the World Health Organization said Sunday during a visit to Bunia in eastern Congo, a city at the heart ofan outbreak. “Four people will be discharged today and there was one that was discharged the day before yesterday,” WHO Director-GeneralTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesussaid during the opening of a new Ebola treatment center in Bunia, the capital of Ituri province. “Of course, we’re still working on vaccines and treatments but that doesn’t mean that people cannot recover from Ebola,” he added. The WHO said Friday a patient had recovered from theBundibugyo virus, the current species of Ebola, which has no approved treatment or vaccine. It was the first documented recovery of a confirmed Bundibugyo patient during the current outbreak. The health organization said authorities have reported 134 confirmed cases in Congo and neighboring Uganda, including 18 confirmed deaths as of May 29. Baraka Bulambulu, one of those who recovered, told The Associated Press on Sunday that community members feared contracting an unkno…

WHO chief reports 5 Ebola recoveries as a new treatment center opens in ... WHO chief reports 5 Ebola recoveries as a new treatment center opens in eastern Congo The World Health Organization reports that five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola virus in eastern Congo. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced the recoveries during a visit to Bunia, the provincial capital of Ituri. The Bundibugyo virus, the current species of... Posted 5/31/2026, 11:13:15 AM Updated 5/31/2026, 3:08:12 PM Related Associated Press AP Health AP World news Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, visits health workers at the Evangelical Medical Centre (CEM) in Bunia, Congo, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa) By JUSTIN KABUMBA and MARK BANCHEREAU — Associated Press BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola virus, the head of the World Health Organization said Sunday during a visit to Bunia in eastern Congo, a city at the heart of an outbreak. “Four people will be discharged today and there was one that was discharged the day before yesterday,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebr…

WHO chief hails 5 Ebola recoveries as a new treatment center opens in ... BUNIA, Congo --Five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola, the head of the World Health Organization said Sunday during a visit to eastern Congo’s Bunia, a city at the heart ofan outbreak. “Four people will be discharged today and there was one that was discharged the day before yesterday,” WHO Director-GeneralTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesussaid during the opening of a new Ebola treatment center in Bunia, the provinical capital of Ituri. “Of course, we’re still working on vaccines and treatments but that doesn’t mean that people cannot recover from Ebola,” he added. The WHO said Friday a patient had recovered from theBundibugyo virus, the current kind of Ebola, which has no approved treatment or vaccine. It was the first documented recovery of a confirmed Bundibugyo patient during the current outbreak. The health organization said latest official figures showed 906 suspected cases and 223 suspected deaths. Neighboring Uganda has confirmed nine cases and one death, the Ugandan Health Ministry said Friday. The virus continues to spread faster than the response despite better-organized health facili…

WHO chief hails 5 Ebola recoveries as a new treatment center opens in ... The head of the World Health Organization on Saturday visited eastern Congo’s Bunia, a city at the heart of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola, where the virus is spreading faster than the response despite better-organized health facilities and new aid arrivals. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom stressed the importance of building community trust, ensuring safe burials to prevent the spread of the outbreak. Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, meets with health workers who recovered from Ebola in Bunia, Congo, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa) A health worker takes the temperature of the Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who arrived to meet health workers who recovered from Ebola in Bunia, Congo, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa) Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, visits the Evangelical Medical Center (CEM) in Bunia, Congo, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa) A view of a ward at the Evangelical Medical Center (CEM) …

Five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola virus, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday (May 31) during a visit to Bunia in eastern Congo, a city at the heart of an outbreak. apnews.com/article/tedr...

WHO chief reports 5 Ebola recoveries as a new treatment center opens in ... Login / Subscribe Home News Business Sport E-Paper Features Environment Opinion Editorial Policies Traffic Cameras Life Classifieds Death Notices Community Real Estate About Us Contact Us by Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, meets with health workers who recovered from Ebola in Bunia, Congo, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa) Moses Sawasawa Five pa­tients have re­cov­ered from a rare type of Ebo­la virus, the head of the World Health Or­ga­ni­za­tion said Sun­day dur­ing a vis­it to Bunia in east­ern Con­go, a city at the heart of an out­break. “Four peo­ple will be dis­charged to­day and there was one that was dis­charged the day be­fore yes­ter­day,” WHO Di­rec­tor-Gen­er­al Tedros Ad­hanom Ghe­breye­sus said dur­ing the open­ing of a new Ebo­la treat­ment cen­tre in Bunia, the cap­i­tal of Ituri province. “Of course, we’re still work­ing on vac­cines and treat­ments but that doesn’t mean that peo­ple can­not re­cov­er from Ebo­la,” he added. The WHO said Fri­day a pa­tient had re­cov­ered from the Bundibu­gyo virus…