Ebola declared a global health emergency

By Maria Cheng and Jamey Keaten
Updated July 18 2019 - 5:38am, first published 4:05am
More than 1600 people have died since August in the second-deadliest Ebola outbreak in history.
More than 1600 people have died since August in the second-deadliest Ebola outbreak in history.

The deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now an international health emergency, the World Health Organisation has announced.

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