DRC declares end of 11th Ebola epidemic

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Health workers carry a coffin containing a victim of Ebola virus on May 16, 2019 in Butembo. PHOTO | FILE

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has declared an end to the latest Ebola outbreak, 50 days after the last case was confirmed in the country.

A declaration issued by Congolese Health Minister, Dr Eteni Longodo, said the country’s 11th epidemic in 44 years is over, but warned against complacency given previous history where new cases sprouted just weeks after an epidemic was declared over.