The week in pictures: Ebola outbreak in Africa, Putin in China and Cannes Film Festival mermaids The Ebola outbreak spreads in Democratic Republic of Congo, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping meet in Beijing, Japanese actress Arisa Sasaki dresses as a mermaid for the Cannes Film Festival and Gaza flotilla activists are humiliated by Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Ben-Gvir. Here is… France 24 · May 24
India dispatches first tranche of urgent medical supplies in wake of Ebola health emergency India has dispatched its first shipment of medical supplies and protective kits to the African Centre for Diseases Control and Prevention in response to the emerging Ebola public health emergency. The Economic Times · May 24
Three Red Cross volunteers die from suspected Ebola in DR Congo as outbreak continues to spread The volunteers were among the first named victims of the epidemic, which is being driven by the rare Bundibugyo virus. Euronews · May 24
India issues advisory, warns against travel to parts of Africa as WHO declares Ebola outbreak global health emergency According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has also officially declared the ongoing outbreak of Bundibugyo strain Ebola virus disease affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda as a Public Health… The Economic Times · May 24
867 cases, 204 dead, no vaccine: Ebola outbreak spirals in DRC; Uganda closes border The Ebola outbreak in central Africa is spreading rapidly, with almost 867 suspected cases and 204 deaths reported in Congo as of late Saturday by the health ministry. The World Health Organization upgraded its risk assessment to "very high" in the country. The Times of India · May 24
International Business Times UK · May 23 Second Congo Ebola Treatment Tent Burned In Burial Clash, Escalating Community Transmission Risk A healthcare crisis unfolds in eastern Congo after a medical tent is set ablaze, leading to the escape of 18 Ebola-suspected patients, amid cultural clashes over burial practices.