00:00The World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo an international health emergency after more
00:08than 90 deaths, according to the latest figures released Sunday by the Congolese Health Ministry.
00:13Officials say there is currently no vaccine or specific treatment for the deadly strain, which has claimed over 15,000
00:21lives across Africa in the past 50 years.
00:24This process, the entrance is one way. Everyone goes through there. After that, they arrive at the hand-washing station.
00:32Everyone must wash their hands. It is truly an indispensable condition.
00:36After leaving that area, they then come to the pre-triage, where vital signs are taken, including temperature, to see
00:43whether anyone might have a slightly raised temperature.
00:46That will immediately alert us and give us an idea of how we can isolate them.
00:52Around 350 suspected cases have been reported so far. Most of those affected are aged between 20 and 39, and
01:00more than 60 percent are women.
01:05It is a situation that we are facing, which unfortunately we were not yet prepared for, and the difficulties lie
01:12in the fact that the infection prevention control supplies are insufficient.
01:16But with the few supplies we did have, we have already started, and we have sounded the alarm to our
01:23partners, put in a request, and some partners have been receptive, and we believe that support will be provided as
01:29soon as possible.
01:33The current outbreak involves the Bundibugia strain, previously linked to outbreaks in Uganda in 2007 and the GRC in 2012,
01:41with mortality rates of 30 to 50 percent.
01:44The financial paralysis of the 19 percent.
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