Ebola Declaration of “Public Health Emergency” lifted WHO June 27, 6:23
Regarding the Ebola outbreak that spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo in central Africa, the WHO = World Health Organization said that there is no risk of further spread of the infection, "Public health emergency of international concern" issued last July. The declaration has been lifted.
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Ebola outbreak in the eastern part of North Kivu since August, and the WHO said that the infection could spread to other countries, last July, "Public health concerns of international concern Declared an emergency."
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 3317 people were confirmed as of the 23rd, and 2287 people died including suspected infections, making it the second largest epidemic in the past, but this April At the end of the 27th, no new cases or suspected cases of infection were confirmed, and the government announced on the 25th that the infection has ended.
In response to this, the WHO held an emergency committee of experts on 26th, and as a result of examination, the Tedross Secretary General said in July last year that "the risk of further spread of the infection would disappear". The declaration of "hygiene emergency" has been lifted.
However, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a new infection was confirmed this month in the northwest, apart from the area where the infection spread, and WHO will continue to monitor the situation.