JOHANNESBURG — The deadly Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo has surpassed 2,000 cases and is picking up speed. The number of confirmed cases reached the milestone three times as quickly as it took to reach 1,000, experts said Tuesday. Each attack keeps health workers from the crucial work of vaccinating people and tracking thousands of contacts of victims. Increasing armed protection for health workers could aggravate the tensions, the statement added. Because of the mistrust many Ebola cases are not being counted and the number of confirmed cases is likely “an underestimate and not a realistic picture of the number of cases out there,” the IRC said in a separate statement.

Source: Washington Post June 04, 2019 13:43 UTC