Ebola in DR Congo: more than 2,000 dead, and the WHO reveals the outbreak had been spreading since February

South Africa

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Operational and Field-Based Perspective · 3 of 8 countries

Pretoria is examining the concrete obstacles hindering the response to Ebola in the DRC, from rebel conflict to strikes by unpaid healthcare workers, while also noting the minor incident of a boat being quarantined near Kinshasa.

China

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Operational and Field-Based Perspective · 3 of 8 countries

Beijing documents Africa's response efforts, including CGTN's on-the-ground reporting from Mongbwalu, the visible support from Africa CDC, and the SCMP's pickup of the WHO's alert on detection delays.

France

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Scientific and Comparative Perspective · 3 of 8 countries

France is analyzing an outbreak deemed "different" not so much due to its scope, but rather the unprecedented speed of its spread in the DRC.

Nigeria

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Scientific and Comparative Perspective · 3 of 8 countries

Nigeria is gauging the severity of the Congolese crisis in light of its own successful containment in 2014 in Lagos, between a grim toll and vaccine hopes surrounding candidate Ervebo.

Qatar

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WHO Institutional Relay, Alarmist Tone · 2 of 8 countries

Doha is sounding the alarm, echoing the World Health Organization's warning: the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to become the deadliest in history, the second-largest outbreak ever recorded.

DR Congo

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Operational and Field-Based Perspective · 3 of 8 countries

Kinshasa is advocating for a response governance focused on communities, amid unprecedented deaths in Lubero, unpaid healthcare workers in Kisangani, and a World Health Organization alert about an unprecedented pace.

United Kingdom

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WHO Institutional Relay, Alarmist Tone · 2 of 8 countries

London relays the WHO's admission - the epidemic began in February, three months before its declaration - and carefully distinguishes between the divergent numerical reports published by the BBC and The Independent.

Senegal

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Scientific and Comparative Perspective · 3 of 8 countries

Dakar is closely watching the river surveillance system deployed upstream of Kinshasa, with a keen eye informed by the memory of the 2014-2016 West African epidemic.