New Ebola Case Confirmed in Congo

A new case of Ebola has been confirmed in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the National Institute of Biomedical Research said on Saturday.

A 31-year old man died of the infectious disease in the city of Mbandaka, the capital of DRC's Equateur province, the institute said.

The patient began showing symptoms on April 5, but did not seek treatment for more than a week. He was admitted to an Ebola treatment center on April 21 and died later that day, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement.

The previous Ebola outbreak in the country was declared over just four months ago, in December 2021._Agencies