Ebola spreading exponentially in Congo as death toll tops 2,500, UN says

Kinshasa [DRC], August 22: More than 2,500 people have now ​died in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak, which is spreading exponentially in an area than France, senior United Nations Ebola coordinator Julien Harneis said on Friday.
Speaking on a video call from the northeastern Congolese city of Bunia, Harneis called for more aid, saying an existing pool of funds is set to run ​out within weeks.
"The Ebola outbreak is growing exponentially," Harneis said as quoted by Reuters.
"The outbreak is growing faster and wider ​than the Ebola response. And is generating huge humanitarian needs."
Congo's 17th Ebola epidemic became the biggest in the country's history in terms ​of the number of cases in late July, surpassing the previous worst outbreak in 2018 to 2020.
Source: Emirates News Agency