{"id":344978,"date":"2026-05-20T00:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T23:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-the-who-is-so-worried-about-the-new-ebola-outbreak\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T00:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T23:00:23","slug":"why-the-who-is-so-worried-about-the-new-ebola-outbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-the-who-is-so-worried-about-the-new-ebola-outbreak\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the WHO is so worried about the new Ebola outbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/EVxD-VjlwD8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why the WHO is so worried about the new Ebola outbreak\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EVxD-VjlwD8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda,  was declared a public health emergency by the World Health Organisation.<\/p>\n<p>Ebola is a highly contagious virus that can be contracted via bodily fluids such as vomit, blood or semen. The disease it causes is rare, but can be severe and often fatal.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on X, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said the outbreak does not meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency, like Covid-19, and advised against the closure of international borders.<\/p>\n<p>ITV News explains what you need to know about the Ebola outbreak so far.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, was declared a public health emergency by the World Health Organisation. 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