By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
The Ituri treatment centre is no longer treating any confirmed Ebola patients after its last patients were discharged. Medical staff and residents celebrated the milestone, the first since May, according to France 24 Afrique.
Thirteen patients who recovered from Ebola have left treatment centres in Beni, North Kivu, after testing negative and spending an average of about 10 days in hospital, according to Actualité.cd. Mediacongo said six patients left the centre run by MSF and seven the one run by IMC. As of 25 October, North Kivu had 2,423 confirmed cases, including 1,424 deaths, and had recorded 63 new cases in 24 hours, according to Mediacongo.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Actualité.cd ·
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached 10,060 confirmed cases and 4,887 deaths, with 2,684 recoveries, according to Aminiya, UN News cited by Guinee360 and the INSP according to 24 Heure Info. Ituri remains the worst-affected province, while 96 new cases were recorded, mainly in North Kivu, according to Aminiya. Jean Kaseya, cited by The Guardian, described the geographical spread as unprecedented and called for stronger preparedness against the risk of international expansion.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: The Guardian ·
The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached 10,060 cases and 4,887 deaths, with 2,684 recoveries, according to Congolese health authorities reported by Daily Maverick, Citizen and Toumaï Web Médias. Caused by the Bundibugyo strain, it has spread to Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda. Toumaï Web Médias says the country’s 17th outbreak was detected in Ituri province.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Daily Maverick ·
A train crash in Spain has killed 69 people after a high-speed train struck another from behind. The country has begun three days of mourning, while the disaster has renewed concerns about rail safety ahead of national elections, according to France 24 Afrique. IOL reports more than 100 injured and says it is Spain’s worst rail accident since 2013.
🇪🇸 Spain · Source: France 24 ·
Africa CDC calls for stronger coordination against EbolaThe Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is calling on African countries to strengthen surveillance, cross-border cooperation and protection for health workers amid the spread of Ebola. Director-General Jean Kaseya believes the continent has the means needed to stop the outbreak, according to SABC News.African ministers strengthen border surveillance over EbolaAfrican health ministers have agreed to strengthen border surveillance and aid to states affected by the Ebola epidemic, at a meeting organised by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 10,000 confirmed cases and 4,000 deaths have been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the Africa CDC.The week in Africa
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