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Ebola: WHO expresses hope as cases surpass 10,000, deaths near 5,000 in DRC

Premium Times27 October 2026, 17:07 UTCDemocratic Republic of the Congo

Data released by the DRC’s Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday put the number of confirmed cases at 10,060, with 4,887 deaths The post Ebola: WHO expresses hope as cases surpass 10,000, deaths near 5,000 in DRC appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

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