00:02Congolese authorities on Thursday inaugurated a new treatment center in the city of Kisangani
00:08as they race to ramp up surveillance, diagnostic and treatment capacity.
00:13The facility, manned by medical charity Doctors Without Borders, is equipped with 22 beds,
00:20but with an operational capacity of 50 beds.
00:26Having a treatment center with all the necessary support services, sufficient treatment capacity
00:32and good access to patients will of course improve the ability of the medical staff
00:37to provide the best possible care to patients and also provide access to an isolation facility
00:43to break the chain of transmission at the community level.
00:48A case of Ebola was detected in Kisangani, capital of Sopo province for the first time during the ongoing outbreak
00:55in July.
00:56The virus has now spread to seven out of 26 provinces.
01:01First and foremost, you must avoid all physical contact because Ebola is not COVID.
01:07I also see people wearing masks today. No, that's not how it works with Ebola.
01:13With Ebola, it's all about avoiding contact.
01:18Efforts to contain the outbreak have also been complicated by the lack of an approved vaccine or treatment
01:24for the rare Bundibujo virus causing it.
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