Five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola virus, the head of the World Health Organization said Sunday during a visit to Bunia in eastern Congo, a city at the heart of an outbreak.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus presented survivor certificates to nurses who contracted Ebola while treating patients during the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Speaking at the ceremony in Bunia, Tedros praised the healthcare workers’ courage and acknowledged the risks they face, noting that some health workers have already died from Ebola while serving others.
He also said they are still working on vaccines and treatments but that doesn’t mean that people cannot recover from Ebola.
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