WHO reported an increase in the number of suspected Ebola deaths to 139 cases

The number of suspected deaths from Ebola has risen to 139. This was announced on May 20 by Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), at a press conference in Geneva.

"In addition to confirmed cases, there are almost 600 suspected cases and 139 suspected deaths," he is quoted as saying on the WHO's YouTube channel.

In addition, the organization expects a further increase in these indicators against the background of how long the virus has been circulating, as well as before the outbreak of diseases was detected.

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The day before, Mikhail Murashko, the head of the Russian Ministry of Health, said there was no risk of Ebola spreading in Russia. On May 15, WHO declared the Ebola epidemic in the DRC and Uganda an international emergency. On May 19, the press service of the Russian Union of Travel Industry also clarified that the outbreak of Ebola in the DRC does not affect mass tourist routes popular with Russian travelers.