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Ebola outbreak reaches 10,000 patients

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 27 October 2026, 19:53 UTC ·11 sec listen

The Ebola outbreak that began in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached 10,000 recorded patients and is spreading rapidly. Health officials face an urgent challenge: tracing infections, isolating cases and protecting communities to bring the epidemic under control.

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