The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was added yesterday, August 24, to the list of African countries infected by the deadly Ebola virus. This was confirmed by the Congolese Minister of Health Félix Kabange Numbi, after presenting the analysis of people who suffered hemorrhagic fever in the province of Ecuador (northwest), where 13 people have already died.
Ebola has left 1,427 dead since last March in Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Nigeria.
Meanwhile, the Philippine Government announced it will order the evacuation of more than 3,000 Filipinos who are in Guinea Conakry, Liberia and Sierra Leone because of the epidemic of Ebola.
On the other hand, according to the press in Sierra Leone, from now, those who hide the virus ,shall be punished with at least two years in prison. The law must still be approved by President Ernest Bai.
