UN warns of unprecedented Ebola spread in Democratic Republic of the Congo

United Nations agencies warned on Monday that one hundred days after the official declaration of the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the country is facing an epidemic of unprecedented scale. According to the report, efforts to contain the spread of the disease in the eastern region and prevent transmission across borders must be urgently scaled up. International bodies have emphasized that the current situation requires an immediate and expanded response to control the virus's chain of transmission.