00:01The survivors, who included a health care worker, had been hospitalized at two treatment centers in Beni, eastern Congo.
00:09As they received certificates confirming they had been cured, the survivors thanked the medical teams that cared for them
00:17and urged their compatriots to seek treatment if they catch Ebola.
00:23Today I want to tell anyone who isn't feeling well to seek treatment right away.
00:28While they still have the strength.
00:32There are medications and they really take good care of you.
00:36If you ask for food, they give you. They take very good care of you.
00:41The survivors discharge came as authorities announced that the outbreak had surpassed 6,000 cases,
00:48with fatalities nearly reaching 3,000.
00:52More than 1,300 people have recovered so far.
00:58Since the declaration of the 17th Ebola virus disease outbreak,
01:03today is a momentous day as we're discharging five people who have recovered from Ebola in Beni all at once.
01:10This is a source of pride for us.
01:16The World Health Organization has said the out-of-control outbreak is on track to surpass the 2014-2016 West
01:24Africa Ebola outbreak, the deadliest on record.
01:28That one killed more than 11,000 people, primarily in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
01:40Uncharted 2
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