# LIVE: WHO press conference on Ebola situation

https://mins.news/en/video/20298

- Reuters, 2026-08-12 14:09 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKGyrgcFQcA

> World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is holding a press conference on the Ebola situation. Government data showed that confirmed cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo had risen to 4,449 by Aug. 11. The reported total includes 2,061 deaths, underscoring the scale of the outbreak being discussed.

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- [Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://mins.news/en/topic/dr-congo-ebola-outbreak) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/dr-congo-ebola-outbreak.md

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