The head of the WHO said there has been another reported case of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. An experimental vaccine to fight the disease is expected to become available in the country this week.
Doctor Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on a two-visit to DR Congo, said the new case was in Bikoro, at the centre of the latest Ebola outbreak in the country’s northwest. 18 people have dies so far.
The WHO is planning to begin a vaccination campaign in the area, near the border with the Republic of Congo, using an available stockpile of an experimental vaccine.