WHO holds emergency meeting, warns Ebola outbreak unlikely to be over in two months
The World Health Organization is convening an emergency meeting today to study possible vaccines or treatments for Ebola, after sounding the alarm about the speed and scale of the latest spread of the virus in Africa. More than 130 people have reportedly died, with a total of around 500 suspected cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. The UN health agency is warning of a lengthy outbreak that is unlikely to be over in two months. William Denselow reports from Brussels.
The World Health Organization is convening an emergency meeting today to study possible vaccines or treatments for Ebola, after sounding the alarm about the speed and scale of the latest spread of the virus in Africa. More than 130 people have reportedly died, with a total of around 500 suspected cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. The UN health agency is warning of a lengthy outbreak that is unlikely to be over in two months. William Denselow reports from Brussels.