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Guinea declares the return of the Ebola epidemic

2/14/2021, 1:40:29 PM


Ebola returns to Guinea and immediately raises the alarm. "We are facing an epidemic," assured the head of the Guinea health agency Sakoba Keita, after a meeting on the emergency in the capital. (HANDLE)

(ANSA) - ROME, FEBRUARY 14 - Ebola returns to Guinea and immediately raises the alarm. "We are facing an epidemic," assured the head of the health agency of Guinea Sakoba Keita, after a meeting on the emergency in the capital. The alarm was triggered yesterday by the discovery of seven confirmed cases, with three deaths, the first deaths in five years caused by haemorrhagic fever. "Very early this morning - he added - Conakry's laboratory confirmed the presence of the Ebola virus". Immediate intervention by the WHO, which ensured "rapid assistance" to Guinea. (HANDLE).


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