Over 6,000 Ebola cases confirmed in DRC as death toll nears 3,000

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has become the worst ever recorded, with over 6,000 confirmed cases and nearly 3,000 deaths. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated that this is the fastest-spreading Ebola epidemic. The response faces challenges due to insecurity in the eastern provinces and strikes by healthcare workers over poor working conditions.