The Paper's reporter Nan Boyi
On December 16, local time, authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced that the Ebola outbreak in the country's North Kivu province in early October had ended. A total of 11 people were infected in this round of outbreaks, 6 of whom died.
According to Reuters reported on the 16th, Jean-Jacques Mbungani, the minister of health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said at an online press conference on the same day that the country's 13th Ebola outbreak on October 8 was officially over, "I extend warm congratulations to health workers in the Beni area in the northern part of North Kivu province, and they suspended the strike campaign to deal with the Ebola epidemic." Mbengani said.
"During the new Ebola outbreak, the Democratic Republic of the Congo prevented widespread infections and saved lives. In every Ebola outbreak, we can learn and apply important lessons. "Enhanced disease surveillance, community engagement, targeted vaccination and rapid response to cases of infection are enabling the region to contain Ebola more effectively." ”
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