On the 18th local time, the World Health Organization (WHO) held an emergency committee meeting. Who Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is spreading rapidly and the risk of further domestic and international transmission remains high. The current epidemic has become the second largest Ebola outbreak on record, and its spread speed has exceeded that of any previous Ebola outbreak. Epidemic prevention and control still requires accelerating data sharing, strengthening monitoring, continuously providing funds and enhancing cross-border coordination.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that nearly 5,000 people have been infected and over 2,300 have died. The epidemic has spread to many places in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is far from being brought under control. There are still undiscovered transmission chains. At present, two vaccines specifically designed for the Bendibujiao type of Ebola virus have entered the human trial stage, and another vaccine has shown cross-protection in animal trials.
