DR CONGO-GOMA-EBOLA OUTBREAK-TESTING CAPACITY

DR CONGO-GOMA-EBOLA OUTBREAK-TESTING CAPACITY

Xinhua
05 Jun 2026, 15:18 GMT+

(260605) -- GOMA, June 5, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker cleans up at an Ebola treatment center in Goma, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on June 4, 2026. Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have risen to 381, including 63 deaths, Health Minister Roger Kamba said Thursday evening.

The minister said the country's testing capacity has improved significantly following the arrival of more than 4,000 testing kits from the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and additional international support, allowing health authorities to test almost all samples received and provide results within 24 hours. (Xinhua)

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