WHO expects Guinea to announce end of Ebola outbreak on Saturday

18th June 2021 By: Reuters

WHO expects Guinea to announce end of Ebola outbreak on Saturday

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
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World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he expected the government of Guinea to announce the end of its Ebola outbreak on Saturday.

"Thanks to the lessons learned from that outbreak and new tools including vaccines, Guinea managed to contain the outbreak in just four months, and prevent it from spreading beyond its borders. Nearly 11 000 people were vaccinated against Ebola," he told a news conference.