·HSK 6

the Congo / DRC
Gāngguǒ
刚果
Ebola (virus)
Āibólā
埃博拉
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
confirmed / diagnosed
quèzhěn
确诊
cases
bìnglì
病例
approaching / nearing
jiējìn
接近
300 cases
300 lì
300例
，
WHO (World Health Organization)
Shì Wèi Zǔzhī
世卫组织
has declared
yǐ xuānbù
已宣布
Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)
guójì tūfā wèishēng shìjiàn
国际突发卫生事件
。

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Gāngguǒ Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó

刚果民主共和国

Ebola (virus)

Āibólā

埃博拉

epidemic / outbreak

yìqíng

疫情

has confirmed

yǐ quèrèn

已确认

more than / exceeding

yú

逾

282 cases

282 lì

282例

，

World Health Organization

Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī

世界卫生组织

has already (at a point in time)

yǐ yú

已于

May 17th

5 yuè 17 rì

5月17日

to declare

xuānbù

宣布

this outbreak

gāi yìqíng

该疫情

constitutes / amounts to

gòuchéng

构成

Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)

guójì guānzhù de tūfā gōnggòng wèishēng shìjiàn

国际关注的突发公共卫生事件

。

June 2, 2026 at 10:00 AM

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Gāngguǒ Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó

刚果民主共和国

Ministry of Health

wèishēng bù

卫生部

as of / up to

jiézhì

截至

May 31st

5 yuè 31 rì

5月31日

reported

bàogào

报告

in total / altogether

gòng

共

confirmed

quèrèn

确认

282 cases

282 lì

282例

Ebola (virus)

Āibólā

埃博拉

infections

gǎnrǎn

感染

，

in addition / furthermore

cǐwài

此外

there are still

shàngyǒu

尚有

220 cases

220 lì

220例

suspected cases

yísì bìnglì

疑似病例

awaiting investigation / pending review

dàichá

待查

。

this outbreak

cǐcì yìqíng

此次疫情

caused by / from

yóu

由

Bundibugyo virus (Ebola strain)

Běndìbùjiāo Bìngdú

本迪布焦病毒

triggered / caused

yǐnfā

引发

，

mainly / primarily

zhǔyào

主要

concentrated in / centered on

jízhōng zài

集中在

Ituri Province (DRC)

Yītúlǐ Shěng

伊图里省

(possessive particle)

的

14 gè

14个

health zones

wèishēngqū

卫生区

。

in terms of scale / judging by the scale

cóng guīmó lái kàn

从规模来看

，

this is

zhèshì

这是

since records began / on record

yǒu jìlù yǐlái

有记录以来

the third largest

dì sān dà

第三大

Ebola (virus)

Āibólā

埃博拉

outbreak

yìqíng

疫情

，

suspected

yísì

疑似

deaths

sǐwáng

死亡

number of people

rénshù

人数

has exceeded

yǐ yú

已逾

350 people

350 rén

350人

。

World Health Organization

Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī

世界卫生组织

has already (at a point in time)

yǐ yú

已于

May 17th

5 yuè 17 rì

5月17日

to declare

xuānbù

宣布

this outbreak

gāi yìqíng

该疫情

constitutes / amounts to

gòuchéng

构成

Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)

guójì guānzhù de tūfā gōnggòng wèishēng shìjiàn

国际关注的突发公共卫生事件

。

the outbreak

yìqíng

疫情

also / as well

yì

亦

has spread to

mànyán zhì

蔓延至

neighboring country

línguó

邻国

Uganda

Wūgāndá

乌干达

，

locally / in that area

dāngdì

当地

has confirmed

yǐ quèrèn

已确认

9 cases

9 lì

9例

infections

gǎnrǎn

感染

，

among which

qízhōng

其中

most / the majority

duōshù

多数

with / linked to

yǔ

与

originating from the Congo

láizì Gāngguǒ de

来自刚果的

travel history

lǚxíng shǐ

旅行史

related to / associated with

yǒuguān

有关

。

International Rescue Committee

Guójì Jiùyuán Wěiyuánhuì

国际救援委员会

warned / cautioned

jǐnggào

警告

，

actual / real

shíjì

实际

infection

gǎnrǎn

感染

number of people

rénshù

人数

possibly / may

kěnéng

可能

far exceeds / is much greater than

yuǎnchāo

远超

official

guānfāng

官方

announced / released

gōngbù de

公布的

figures / numbers

shùzì

数字

。

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Congo Ebola Outbreak Nears 300 Cases as WHO Maintains International Emergency Status

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached 282 confirmed cases and over 350 suspected deaths, making it the third-largest outbreak on record. The WHO declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on May 17.

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