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DRC: Fears on the rise as 2nd Ebola victim dies
Fears are increasingly on the rise in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after a man who became the second confirmed Ebola case in the eastern city of Goma died of the virus.
Reports say the death of the man has increased concerns that the virus is establishing a foothold in the densely populated area of the East African country.
According to DRC’s Ebola response coordinator, Jean-Jacques Muyembe, the man died on Wednesday morning, a day after the case was announced.
“The patient … died Wednesday morning because he was already weakened and his illness was discovered late,” Muyembe told DPA news agency.
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However, Dr Michael Ryan, the emergencies chief at the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO), said on Wednesday, that the patient who was in his 40s may never have known he had the virus.
The development comes after Saudi Arabia imposed a travel suspension on pilgrims and travelers from the DRC over fears that the dreaded Ebola virus could spread during next month’s Hajj pilgrimage.
Three other countries including Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia were also included in the travel suspension in a move which the Saudi foreign ministry says is to ensure well-being of Hajj pilgrims.
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