Ebola outbreak worsens as death toll rises – Africa CDC

The Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Dr Jean Kaseya, says the worsening Ebola outbreak recorded 89 deaths in one week.
He said the development had raised concerns over treatment capacity and the growing level of community transmission.
Kaseya spoke on Thursday during an online media briefing on Ebola, warning that treatment centres were already operating at 95 per cent bed occupancy.
He said the situation required a dual response involving expanding treatment facilities and earlier case detection to reduce the number of patients requiring hospital admission.
“Authorities must build more treatment capacity while detecting cases...