00:00A day after the World Health Organization said the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo
00:06was on track to surpass the deadliest in history, officials say it spread to a sixth province.
00:12The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says a man who traveled from a neighboring region,
00:18has died in the previously unaffected Basuile province.
00:21He was a motorcycle taxi driver who'd sought treatment at several hospitals before he passed away
00:27and tested positive for the hemorrhagic virus posthumously.
00:32His colleagues then tried to forcibly take his body, prompting police intervention
00:37and concerns that more people may have been exposed to the illness.
00:42The death toll of 2,100 people so far in the outbreak in eastern Congo
00:46has been reached almost three times faster than in the 2014-2016 epidemic, the worst ever recorded.
00:53The current outbreak is unfolding in some of the most challenging conditions imaginable.
00:58Some unpaid health workers are striking their threats by rebel groups,
01:02anger from long-traumatized communities and misinformation, asserting that Ebola isn't real.
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