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DRC: United Nations announces confirmed ebola cases top 3,200

The spokesman for the UN secretary general has announced that the number of confirmed cases of the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 3200, putting strain on response efforts.

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00:00It's a troubling development in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is in the grips of an Ebola outbreak.
00:06The spokesman for the UN Secretary-General has announced that the number of confirmed cases of the virus has risen
00:12to 3,200.
00:14As of July 25th, national health authorities had reported 3,200 confirmed Ebola cases across Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu,
00:24Hotuele and Chopo provinces.
00:26More than 100 new confirmed cases have been reported for the second consecutive day.
00:31We, along with our partners, continue to support the authorities on surveillance, contact tracing, laboratory testing and patient care.
00:38The World Food Program has provided more than 140,000 hot meals and food to over 23,000 patients, contacts
00:45and vulnerable people impacted by the outbreak in Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu provinces.
00:52UNICEF and our partners have also carried out more than 27,000 household visits.
00:56To support the identification and follow-up of suspected cases in affected communities.
01:02Authorities fear that number will climb even higher, with the mounting number of cases adding string to health services and
01:09UN endeavors to respond.
01:12According to officials, the death toll has now surpassed 1,400.
01:16SUSAN SH福 enfin
01:17Theapp Ottoman
01:17Theappointment
01:17Theappointment
01:19Theappointment
01:21Theappointment
01:24Theappointment

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