Ebola ‘growing exponentially’ in DR Congo

A pastor presides at the burial of an orphan who died from Ebola virus disease at an orphanage in Bunia in Ituri province of DR Congo, on June 19, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

GENEVA - The Ebola outbreak raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo is growing “exponentially”, with more than 2,500 deaths recorded and half of those in the last 20 days, the senior UN coordinator on the disease said on Friday.

The Ebola outbreak is already the biggest in the country’s history and is spreading faster than any outbreak of the deadly virus on record.