Trending Now - WHO Leader Visits Congo Amid Escalating Ebola Crisis

WHO:

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated, "The best way to address this is to provide all the necessary support to fight the disease at its epicenter and to continue offering every assistance needed."

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - Dr. Alan Gonzalez, MSF's deputy director of operations, emphasized, "Nobody knows the true scale and severity of this outbreak."

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO).

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - Judith Suminwa Tuluka, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - Doctors Without Borders (MSF), represented by Dr. Alan Gonzalez, deputy director of operations.

[12:24 PM EDT] - Forbes - President Donald Trump and his administration.

WHAT:

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - The WHO reported that the number of suspected cases in the Ebola outbreak rose to 1,084 with over 250 deaths reported.

[12:24 PM EDT] - Forbes - The WHO reported 134 confirmed Ebola cases and 18 deaths among those confirmed to have contracted the illness in the DRC and Uganda.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - The WHO upgraded its risk assessment to "very high" at the national level.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - The U.S. announced $80 million in additional aid, bringing its total commitment to more than $112 million.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - The WHO reported that the number of suspected cases could be three to four times higher than what is being reported.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - The dangers faced by health workers have been heightened by anger among residents over the stringent medical protocols for handling the victims' bodies, which clash with local burial rites. Residents have launched at least three attacks against health centers.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - Attacks in Ituri by the Allied Democratic Forces, a rebel group allied with the Islamic State group, and a coalition of ethnic militias have also hindered the response.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - Tedros stated that closing borders discourages transparency and urged countries to reconsider such measures.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - The illness has also been reported in the Congolese provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu, where the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group controls many key cities, including Goma and Bukavu. The rebels have reported two cases.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that no Ebola patients will be allowed into the U.S. and banned entry for non-U.S. passport holders who had recently visited Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - The Kenyan High Court issued an order temporarily suspending the establishment of an Ebola quarantine center, with no end date provided.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - The WHO announced the first recovery of a patient confirmed to have been infected with Ebola during the outbreak.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - The Bundibugyo virus, the current strain of Ebola, has no approved treatment or vaccine.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - The response efforts at Bunia's Rwampara and General hospitals appear more organized, with additional staff, protective gear, and medical supplies, though patients continue arriving around the clock.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - Tedros stated, "This is a difficult situation, and we recognize that. But the Democratic Republic of Congo has faced the Ebola virus many times before. We are confident that it can once again bring this outbreak under control."

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - Tedros called for an immediate expansion of testing, faster deployment of aid workers, and sustained access for medical supplies.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - Ghebreyesus warned the DRC is in danger of a "catastrophic collision of disease and conflict" and urged an immediate ceasefire between local militias: “We cannot build community trust or isolate the sick while bombs are falling.”

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - Ghebreyesus asked local militias to declare a ceasefire and pleaded with young people to “share what you know about Ebola” and “help break the fear and silence that allow this virus to spread.”

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - The WHO reported that the number of suspected cases in the Ebola outbreak rose to 1,084 with over 250 deaths reported.

[12:24 PM EDT] - Forbes - The WHO reported 134 confirmed Ebola cases and 18 deaths among those confirmed to have contracted the illness in the DRC and Uganda.

[12:24 PM EDT] - Forbes - The WHO announced the first recovery of a patient confirmed to have been infected with Ebola during the outbreak.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - The WHO upgraded its risk assessment to "very high" at the national level.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - Tedros stated that closing borders discourages transparency and urged countries to reconsider such measures.

[12:24 PM EDT] - Forbes - The WHO reported 134 confirmed Ebola cases and 18 deaths among those confirmed to have contracted the illness in the DRC and Uganda.

[12:24 PM EDT] - Forbes - The WHO reported that the number of suspected cases in the Ebola outbreak rose to 1,084 with over 250 deaths reported.

[12:24 PM EDT] - Forbes - The WHO announced the first recovery of a patient confirmed to have been infected with Ebola during the outbreak.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - The WHO reported that the number of suspected cases in the Ebola outbreak rose to 1,084 with over 250 deaths reported.

[12:24 PM EDT] - Forbes - The WHO announced the first recovery of a patient confirmed to have been infected with Ebola during the outbreak.

[12:24 PM EDT] - Forbes - The Kenyan High Court issued an order temporarily suspending the establishment of an Ebola quarantine center, with no end date provided.

[12:24 PM EDT] - Forbes - The U.S. announced $80 million in additional aid, bringing its total commitment to more than $112 million.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - The WHO reported that the number of suspected cases could be three to four times higher than what is being reported.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - The U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that no Ebola patients will be allowed into the U.S. and banned entry for non-U.S. passport holders who had recently visited Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan.

[12:24 PM EDT] - Forbes - The Kenyan High Court issued an order temporarily suspending the establishment of an Ebola quarantine center, with no end date provided.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - The WHO reported 134 confirmed Ebola cases and 18 deaths among those confirmed to have contracted the illness in the DRC and Uganda.

[12:24 PM EDT] - Forbes - The number of suspected cases in the Ebola outbreak rose to 1,084 with over 250 deaths reported.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - Dr. Alan Gonzalez, MSF's deputy director of operations, stated, "Never before has an Ebola outbreak recorded so many cases so soon after its declaration."

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - The WHO reported 906 suspected cases and 223 suspected deaths from the Ebola outbreak.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - Uganda confirmed nine cases and one death related to the outbreak.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - The Bundibugyo virus, the current strain of Ebola, has no approved treatment or vaccine.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - The U.S. announced $80 million in additional aid, totaling more than $112 million.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - The WHO upgraded its risk assessment to "very high" at the national level.

[12:24 PM EDT] - Forbes - The number of suspected cases rose to 1,084 with over 250 deaths reported.

[12:24 PM EDT] - Forbes - The WHO announced the first recovery of a patient confirmed to have been infected with Ebola during the outbreak.

WHERE:

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - The illness has also been reported in the Congolese provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu, where the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group controls many key cities.

[12:24 PM EDT] - Forbes - The illness has been reported in the Congolese provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu, where the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group controls many key cities, including Goma and Bukavu.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - The outbreak is centered in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - The illness has also been reported in North Kivu and South Kivu provinces.

[12:24 PM EDT] - Forbes - The U.S. airports conducting enhanced health screenings include JFK in New York, Washington-Dulles, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta, and George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

WHEN:

[12:24 PM EDT] - Forbes - The Kenyan High Court issued an order temporarily suspending the establishment of an Ebola quarantine center, with no end date provided.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - Tedros visited Bunia on a Saturday.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - Medical aid from the European Union arrived in Ituri on a Thursday.

[12:24 PM EDT] - Forbes - The Kenyan High Court temporarily blocked the establishment of an Ebola quarantine facility, which the Trump administration hoped to have running by a Friday.

WHY:

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - The outbreak is spreading rapidly, prompting the WHO to provide support at its epicenter.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - Tedros stated that closing borders discourages transparency and urged countries to reconsider such measures.

HOW:

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - The WHO is working to scale up Ebola diagnostic capacities in Congo to identify cases earlier.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - The response has not kept pace with one of the fastest-spreading outbreaks on record, according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF).

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - The WHO is working to scale up Ebola diagnostic capacities in Congo to identify cases earlier.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - The response has not kept pace with one of the fastest-spreading outbreaks on record, according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF).

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - Health response efforts in Bunia are reportedly more organized with additional staff, protective gear, and medical supplies.

[12:24 PM EDT] - CBS News - The WHO is working to scale up Ebola diagnostic capacities in Congo to identify cases earlier.

[12:24 PM EDT] - Forbes - Enhanced health screenings are being conducted at U.S. airports for travelers from affected regions.

(UPDATED May 31, 2026 17:16 UTC)

The World Health Organization has reported a troubling rise in the Ebola outbreak, with suspected cases now at 1,084 and over 250 deaths, prompting an upgrade of the risk assessment to "very high" at the national level. In response to the crisis, the U.S. has announced an additional $80 million in aid, bringing its total commitment to more than $112 million, while health workers face increased dangers due to local anger over medical protocols and ongoing attacks from rebel groups. As the situation evolves, WHO officials are calling for an immediate expansion of testing and aid deployment, emphasizing the urgent need for a ceasefire among local militias to effectively combat the outbreak.

(UPDATED May 31, 2026 13:18 UTC)

The World Health Organization has reported a concerning rise in the Ebola outbreak, with suspected cases now at 1,084 and over 250 deaths, while 134 cases have been confirmed, resulting in 18 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. In a notable development, the WHO has announced the first recovery of a patient infected during this outbreak and has upgraded its risk assessment to "very high" at the national level. Amid rising tensions, health workers face increased dangers as local residents express anger over strict medical protocols, leading to attacks on health centers, and the response is struggling to keep up with one of the fastest-spreading outbreaks on record.

(UPDATED May 31, 2026 06:18 UTC)

The World Health Organization has reported 134 confirmed cases of Ebola and 18 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, with the total number of suspected cases rising to 1,084 and over 250 deaths overall. In a positive development, the WHO announced the first recovery of a patient confirmed to have been infected during this outbreak. Meanwhile, the Kenyan High Court has temporarily suspended the establishment of an Ebola quarantine center, and health workers are facing increased dangers due to local anger over strict medical protocols that conflict with traditional burial practices, leading to multiple attacks on health centers.

(UPDATED May 31, 2026 04:17 UTC)

The World Health Organization has reported a concerning rise in the Ebola outbreak, with suspected cases now at 1,084 and over 250 deaths recorded. In a glimmer of hope, the WHO also announced the first recovery of a patient confirmed to have been infected during this outbreak. Meanwhile, the Kenyan High Court has temporarily suspended the establishment of an Ebola quarantine center, and the U.S. has stepped up its support with an additional $80 million in aid, totaling more than $112 million committed to the response efforts.

(UPDATED May 31, 2026 01:36 UTC)

The World Health Organization has raised concerns that the number of suspected Ebola cases could be three to four times higher than current reports, with Dr. Alan Gonzalez from Doctors Without Borders noting that the true scale of the outbreak remains unknown. In response to the crisis, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a ban on entry for non-U.S. passport holders who have recently visited Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan, while the Kenyan High Court has temporarily suspended the establishment of an Ebola quarantine center. As the illness spreads rapidly in the Congolese provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu, where the M23 rebel group holds significant control, the response efforts are struggling to keep up with one of the fastest outbreaks on record.

(UPDATED May 30, 2026 19:18 UTC)

The World Health Organization has confirmed 134 cases of Ebola and 18 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, with the total number of suspected cases rising to 1,084 and over 250 deaths reported. Dr. Alan Gonzalez from Médecins Sans Frontières noted that this outbreak has recorded an unprecedented number of cases shortly after its declaration, particularly in the North Kivu and South Kivu provinces, where the M23 rebel group has significant control. Response efforts at hospitals in Bunia are becoming more organized, with increased staffing and supplies, although patients continue to arrive around the clock.

(UPDATED May 30, 2026 17:18 UTC)

The World Health Organization has reported a concerning rise in the Ebola outbreak, with 1,084 suspected cases and over 250 deaths, prompting an upgrade of the risk assessment to "very high" at the national level. In response to the crisis, the U.S. has announced an additional $80 million in aid, bringing the total support to more than $112 million, while enhanced health screenings are being implemented at major U.S. airports. The outbreak is primarily centered in Bunia, Ituri province, and the WHO is working to improve diagnostic capacities and medical response efforts in the region.