DR Congo officially declares end to Ebola outbreak

July 24 2018 16:54:40

DR Congo officially declares end to Ebola outbreak

KINSHASA - Agence France-Presse

DR Congo on Tuesday officially declared the end of an outbreak of Ebola, bringing the curtain down on a 10-week re-emergence of the disease which claimed 33 lives.

"After an observation period of 42 days during which no new confirmed cases have been observed, and in conformity with international health regulations, I declare today, July 24 2018, that the epidemic of Ebola virus disease in province in the

Democratic Republic of Congo has come to an end," Health Minister Oly Ilunga said in a statement.

Trump names vaccine skeptic RFK Jr to head health dept

Xi, Biden attend Asia-Pacific summit, prepare to meet

Russia seizes village in east Ukraine, closing on Kurakhove

Trump to enter second term with almost unchecked power

Global diabetes rate doubles in last 30 years, shows a study

Iran tells UN nuclear chief it won't negotiate under 'intimidation'

Israel warfare methods 'consistent with genocide': UN committee

WORLD

Trump names vaccine skeptic RFK Jr to head health dept

Donald Trump on Thursday tapped anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his secretary of health in the latest provocative nomination from the incoming Republican president.

ECONOMY

Lebanon economic losses top $5 billion in year of clashes

More than a year of clashes that recently escalated into war have cost Lebanon more than $5 billion in economic losses and damaged nearly 100,000 homes, the World Bank has said.

SPORTS

Galatasaray stuns Spurs, Fenerbahçe falls in Europa League

Victor Osimhen scored twice as Galatasaray inflicted a first Europa League defeat of the season on Tottenham with a 3-2 victory in Istanbul, while Fenerbahçe suffered a 3-1 loss against AZ Alkmaar on Nov. 7.