WHO celebrates end to 2nd deadliest Ebola outbreak

The World Health Organization on Thursday celebrated an official end to the Ebola outbreak in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo - the second deadliest in history that killed 2,280 people over nearly two years.

Thursday's milestone was overshadowed by the enormous health challenges still facing the vast country: the world's largest measles epidemic, the rising threat of COVID-19 and another new Ebola outbreak in the north.

The World Health Organization's announcement initially was set for April but another case emerged just three days before the Ebola-free declaration was expected.

That restarted the 42-day period required before such a proclamation can be made.

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