On August 12, Tedros Adhanom, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), stated that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has become the second largest on record, and its rate of spread has exceeded previous Ebola epidemics.

According to data released by WHO, the current Ebola outbreak has confirmed 4449 cases and 2061 deaths, spreading across five provinces and 53 health zones. WHO is integrating and organizing partners and resources, strengthening community monitoring, ensuring that all suspected cases of infection are treated, achieving the goal of tracing 95% of contacts, and striving to break the chain of virus transmission. (Provided by/CGTN Japanese)