# WHO chief says Ebola cases doubled in some DR Congo hotspots

https://mins.news/en/item/14484

- TASS, 2026-08-05 20:06 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://tass.com/society/2169455

> WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Ebola cases have doubled in some of the outbreak’s hotspots in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He stressed that containing the disease depends on local communities’ trust and their willingness to take part in epidemiological measures. Community engagement was presented as central to the response.

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