The World Health Organization is deeply concerned about the escalating Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has resulted in hundreds of suspected cases and over 130 deaths.

<p>At least 130 people thought to have been killed, says Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus before emergency meeting</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/18/ituri-eastern-drc-ebola-outbreak-panic-fear">‘It’s heartbreaking’: panic in eastern DRC over return of Ebola</a></p></li></ul><p>The director general of the World Health Organization has said he is deeply concerned about the scale and the speed of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.</p><p>Dr Tedro...