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U.N. health agency declines emergency status for Ebola in Congo

After an emergency meeting, WHO’s director said he accepted a panel's recommendation to skip an emergency declaration.

An Ebola treatment center at the Beni hospital in Congo's North Kivu Province
An Ebola treatment center at the Beni hospital in Congo's North Kivu Province (AN/Alain Coulibaly)

GENEVA (AN) — World Health Organization experts and officials expressed grave concern about Congo’s most recent surge in its Ebola outbreak but agreed it does not constitute an international public health emergency.

After an emergency meeting, WHO’s Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference on Friday that he accepted an expert panel's recommendation to skip an emergency declaration.

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