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WHO chief Tedros says there have been 220 suspected deaths in Ebola outbreak

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FILE PHOTO: Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends an ACANU briefing in Geneva, Switzerland, April 29, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends an ACANU briefing in Geneva, Switzerland, April 29, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo Denis Balibouse Reuters

The director-general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Monday that there had been 220 suspected deaths in the current Ebola outbreak and that a delay in detecting cases meant responders were now "playing catch-up".

(Reporting by Vincent Mumo Nzilani;Writing by Sfundo Parakozov;Editing by Alexander Winning)

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This story was originally published May 25, 2026 at 4:48 AM.

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