{"id":354999,"date":"2026-06-23T19:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T18:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-efforts-to-control-ebola-outbreak-are-being-stepped-up-in-dr-congo-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T19:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T18:00:12","slug":"how-efforts-to-control-ebola-outbreak-are-being-stepped-up-in-dr-congo-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-efforts-to-control-ebola-outbreak-are-being-stepped-up-in-dr-congo-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"How efforts to control Ebola outbreak are being stepped up in DR Congo | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/uf8YAiUgqM4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How efforts to control Ebola outbreak are being stepped up in DR Congo | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uf8YAiUgqM4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of health in the Democratic Republic of Congo says more than a 1,000 people are now confirmed to have contracted Ebola and nearly 250 of them have died in the east of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts to control the outbreak are being stepped up in the vast region beset by decades of insecurity. The three provinces affected by the outbreak \u2013 Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu \u2013 host three and a half million people displaced by conflict. Some of the camps have already recorded suspected Ebola deaths. <\/p>\n<p>The BBC\u2019s Anne Soy travelled to the epicentre and now reports on the measures people are taking in as infection continues to spread.  <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#Ebola #DRC #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of health in the Democratic Republic of Congo says more than a 1,000 people are now confirmed to have contracted Ebola and nearly 250 of them have died in the east of the country. Efforts to control the outbreak are being stepped up in the vast region beset by decades of insecurity. 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