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WHO calls emergency meeting on Congo's Ebola outbreak

Reuters, Geneva

Thu May 17, 2018 05:58 PM Last update on: Thu May 17, 2018 06:07 PM

Removing restrictions Health workers prepare to take off protective clothing after visiting the isolation ward at Bikoro hospital, which received a new suspected Ebola case, in Bikoro, Democratic Republic of Congo May 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters

The UN World Health Organisation will convene an Emergency Committee on Friday to consider the international risks of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier said today.

The expert committee will decide whether to declare a "public health emergency of international concern", which would trigger more international involvement, mobilising research and resources, Lindmeier said.