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DR Congo cancels World Cup training camp over Ebola outbreak
Key takeaways
- Preparations have been moved to Belgium amid the upsurge, which is thought to have killed 139 people out of 600 suspected cases.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) has called the outbreak a "public health emergency of international concern", but said it was not at pandemic level.
- Jerry Kalemo, a spokesperson for the national football team, told international media that pre-tournament games in Europe would go ahead as planned, as the squad gears up for their first World Cup since 1974.
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Wedaeli Chibelushi Getty Images DR Congo have qualified for the Fifa World Cup for the first time since 1974The Democratic Republic of Congo has cancelled its pre-World Cup training camp in the capital, Kinshasa, because of an Ebola outbreak in the east of the country.
Preparations have been moved to Belgium amid the upsurge, which is thought to have killed 139 people out of 600 suspected cases.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called the outbreak a "public health emergency of international concern", but said it was not at pandemic level.
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