As I’ve written what seems like a million times, already here — this is directly the fault of Donald Trump and Elon Musk. They essentially ended preventative public health aid outside the US — by gutting USAID. Now the world rides the lightning on it all.
Still out of control — and spreading, in the mountainous rural mining camps in Ituri and several other provinces. Here’s the latest, from AP news reporters this morning:
…Congo’s authorities said Monday that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has topped 6,000 cases… [and likely well-over 3,000 deaths].
More than 1,360 people have recovered from the virus, in what authorities said was an “encouraging” development.
The outbreak in eastern Congo is spreading under extremely difficult conditions, fueled by insecurity, displacement, a health workers’ strike and intense population movements. The situation is particularly concerning at displacement sites, where residents already live in extremely precarious conditions….
The World Health Organization has said that it remains out of control and is on track to surpass the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak, the deadliest on record, which killed more than 11,000 people, primarily in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone….
On a brighter note, my daughter has already decamped to Côte d’Or / Cannes (as her 90 days’ work visa was up, in the UK) — awaiting the rest of us this weekend, down in Nice. Racing — then on, to Florence, Italy for about ten days. Woot! Flying back home, out of Rome — at Sept. month’s end.
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