Medical workers in Mongbwalu, Ituri province, wore full protective suits to carry out disinfection operations on 24 May 2026, as the World Health Organization (WHO) reported 220 suspected Ebola deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
The WHO warned that the Ebola epidemic in Ituri province, DRC, is spreading rapidly, with health officials reportedly struggling to keep pace — as medical teams continued protective-suit disinfection work in Mongbwalu on 24 May 2026.
Medical workers carried out active disinfection operations in Mongbwalu, Ituri province, on 24 May 2026, as part of the emergency response to an Ebola outbreak that has reportedly claimed 220 suspected lives across the DRC.
A volunteer shared Ebola prevention guidance with a policeman in Mongbwalu, Ituri province, on 24 May 2026, as community outreach efforts intensified alongside a WHO-flagged outbreak that has caused 220 suspected deaths in the DRC.