WHO Chief Says 5 Patients In Africa’s Ebola Outbreak Have Recovered (Live Updates)
Key takeaways
- Topline Five patients with a rare form of Ebola have recovered, WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said on Sunday as he visited the epicenter of an outbreak of the disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Health officials are still working on vaccines and treatments, “but that doesn’t mean that people cannot recover from Ebola,” Ghebreyesus said.
- The WHO reported 134 confirmed cases of active Ebola cases and 18 confirmed deaths in the Congo and Uganda as of May 29, with 906 suspected cases and 223 suspected deaths as of May 27.
Topline Five patients with a rare form of Ebola have recovered, WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said on Sunday as he visited the epicenter of an outbreak of the disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Health workers stand in a new Ebola treatment center during a visit of Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.AFP via Getty Images Timeline SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2026Ghebreyesus, who spoke Sunday in Bunia, said four people who recovered from Ebola will be discharged after another person was discharged on Friday, marking the first documented recovery of a confirmed Bundibugyo patient during the current outbreak, the Associated Press reported.
Health officials are still working on vaccines and treatments, “but that doesn’t mean that people cannot recover from Ebola,” Ghebreyesus said.