WHO says Ebola response catching up as confirmed DRC cases hit 344

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The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that the world is "catching up" with the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo, where there have been 344 confirmed cases of ​the disease ‌and 60 confirmed deaths, although challenges remain. "The outbreak had a big head start, and ⁠we're still behind, but under the leadership of the government of DRC, we're catching up," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a press briefing. The outbreak, linked to ‌the Bundibugyo strain of the virus, has spread to neighbouring Uganda where 15 cases have ⁠been confirmed, including one death, the agency said.