Congo coronavirus outbreak tracker
The latest Congo coronavirus statistical charts and information.Thankfully there has been no recored coronavirus cases in Congo yet this section will be updated if there are any in the future.
Questions & Answers about coronavirus in Congo
These are some of the genereic questions regarding the coronavirus outbreak in Congo.
How many people are infected with the coronavirus in Congo?
At the moment there are 0 reported cases of people infected with the coronavirus in Congo.
How many people have recovered from the coronavirus in Congo?
0 people are reported to have recovered from the coronavirus in Congo.
How many people have died from the coronavirus in Congo?
There has been 0 deaths of people with the coronavirus in Congo.
Can I travel to Congo?
There have been no reported cases of coronavirus recorded in Congo so it is perfectly dafe for you to travel to Congo however please take caution and wash your hands at every opportunity.
Is it safe to receive a package from Congo?
Yes. The likelihood of an infected person contaminating commercial goods that have been sent from Congo is very low and the risk of catching the virus that causes COVID-19 from a package that has been moved, travelled, and exposed to different conditions and temperature is also very low.
Congo coronavirus news
Latest Congo coronavirus news.
Tentative Victory Against Ebola in Eastern Congo
Officials from Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the last Ebola patient has been discharged from a hospital in Beni. The patient’s discharge follows two weeks in which no new cases of Ebola have been reported. The current Ebola outbreak in the eastern DRC started in August 2018. Some 3,300 fell ill from the virus, and about two-thirds of those succumbed to it.
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Sub-Saharan Africa is especially vulnerable to a coronavirus outbreak. "The impact of COVID-19 on Africa could be devastating," said Allyson Bear, a public health specialist and vice president for Lutheran World Relief and IMA World Health.
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This was in order to timely protect the public from social, economic and cultural effects that the disease might cause, a government spokesperson said..
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DR Congo discharges last Ebola patient
The last Ebola patient in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was discharged on Tuesday from a treatment centre in the north-eastern town of Beni.
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Coronavirus has already killed more people in seven weeks than ebola has killed in the second-worst outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo in nearly two years, according to the World Health Organisation.
Song and dance as last Congo Ebola patient discharged with end of outbreak in sight
The last patient being treated for Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo was discharged on Tuesday, WHO said.
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WHO hails ‘good news’ as last Ebola patient in Congo discharged
The patient’s release from hospital in the eastern city of Beni marks the first time there have been no active cases since the outbreak was declared in August 2018
Congo has no known Ebola cases for 1st time since July 2018
The last patient being treated for Ebola in Congo was discharged on Tuesday, the World Health Organization said, bringing the 19-month-old outbreak closer than ever to an end.
Congo discharges its last Ebola patient
The World Health Organization has some good news about a virus that's plagued the world for quite a bit longer than coronavirus: Ebola. Matthew Larotonda reports.
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