The DRC had been holding tight on hopes the epidemic would be declared over on April 12, after the last patient left hospital on February 17. In a statement on Thursday, the World Health Organisation said its surveillance team had confirmed the cases in North Kivu. “One new case of Ebola was confirmed today by surveillance & response teams in Northeastern DRC after 52 days without a case. The announcement particularly came at a bad time for the country as cases of the novel coronavirus disease rose by the day in the country. By Friday, the country had reported 205 cases with some of the patients including close members of the cabinet of President Felix Tshisekedi.

Source: Daily Nation April 11, 2020 03:56 UTC