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New cases of Ebola emerge in Democratic Republic of the Congo

As cities begin to lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, three new cases of Ebola have been detected in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

By Peter Yeung

15 April 2020

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A team disinfects a clinic in Beni, which is at the heart of the Ebola epidemic

Hugh Kinsella Cunningham/Epa-Efe/Shutterstock

FRESH cases of Ebola have been detected just days before the deadly epidemic in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was due to be declared over, and as cities lockdown in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus.

On 10 April, the country’s Ministry of Health confirmed the death of a man in the city of Beni in North Kivu province. Two further cases then emerged at the same health centre, including an 11-month-old girl, whose death was announced on 12 April, and a…

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