WP questioned the ability of the United States to protect itself from Ebola

The lack of proper coordination between US agencies may jeopardize the effectiveness of Washington's measures in the event of the spread of Ebola and other diseases in the United States, The Washington Post (WP) newspaper reported on May 23, citing sources.

The article notes that there is currently no formal interagency coordination structure in the United States to deal with the Ebola virus crisis. The administration of US President Donald Trump is also actively looking for a coordinator capable of leading the fight and establishing effective cooperation between the country's numerous political, military, diplomatic departments and the healthcare system.

"We are trying to find the right person. We need to find exactly who we need," said one of the informed sources.

Ebola has not yet reached the United States, but there are already signs of confusion in Washington, the newspaper notes. After the US State Department announced that the country was helping to build 50 clinics in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda affected by the Ebola outbreak, the Ugandan Ministry of Health replied that it had not been consulted.

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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 750 suspected cases of Ebola virus infection and 177 deaths that may be related to infection have been reported so far. The Reuters news agency reported on May 22 that the United Nations has allocated $60 million from an emergency fund to help quell the outbreak of the Ebola virus in the DRC. The media pointed out that at the moment, the outbreak of the virus has led to 160 suspected deaths out of 670 suspected cases of infection, the author of the material clarifies.

The BBC TV channel noted on May 19 that the new outbreak of Ebola that has affected the DRC and Uganda may be spreading much faster than previously thought. WHO spokeswoman Anne-Marie Anchia said the epicenter of the outbreak, the Congolese province of Ituri, is an unsafe area where the population is "significantly mobile," complicating experts' efforts to track and control the fever.