World Health Organization (WHO)Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī世界卫生组织to declare / to announcexuānbù宣布Congo / DRCGāngguǒ刚果Ebola (virus)Āibólā埃博拉epidemic / disease outbreakyìqíng疫情as / to bewéi为internationalguójì国际Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)tūfā gōnggòng wèishēng jǐnjí shìjiàn突发公共卫生紧急事件。
World Health Organization (WHO)
Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī
世界卫生组织
to declare / to announce
xuānbù
宣布
Congo / DRC
Gāngguǒ
刚果
Ebola (virus)
Āibólā
埃博拉
epidemic / disease outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
as / to be
wéi
为
international
guójì
国际
Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)
tūfā gōnggòng wèishēng jǐnjí shìjiàn
突发公共卫生紧急事件
World Health Organization (WHO)
Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī
世界卫生组织
on / at (a point in time)
yú
于
May 16th
wǔ yuè shíliù rì
五月十六日
(future marker) / will
jiāng
将
the Democratic Republic of Congo
Gāngguǒ
刚果
Ituri Province
Yītúlǐ shěng
伊图里省
(structural particle)
de
的
Ebola
Āibólā
埃博拉
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
to classify as / to designate as
lièwéi
列为
Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)
guójì tūfā gōnggòng wèishēng jǐnjí shìjiàn
国际突发公共卫生紧急事件
as of / up to
jiézhì
截至
May 29th
wǔ yuè èrshíjiǔ rì
五月二十九日
have been reported
yǐ bàogào
已报告
more than / exceeding
chāoguò
超过
over 1,200 cases
yīqiān liǎngbǎi lì
一千两百例
deaths
sǐwáng
死亡
at least
zhìshǎo
至少
241 people
liǎngbǎi sìshíyī rén
两百四十一人
May 31, 2026 at 12:00 PM
the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gāngguǒ Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó
刚果民主共和国
Ituri Province
Yītúlǐ shěng
伊图里省
to break out / to erupt
bàofā
爆发
(structural particle)
de
的
Ebola
Āibólā
埃博拉
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
currently / in the process of
zhèngzài
正在
rapidly / quickly
xùnsù
迅速
to spread / to extend
mànyán
蔓延
World Health Organization (WHO)
Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī
世界卫生组织
on (a date)
yú
于
May 16th
wǔ yuè shíliù rì
五月十六日
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
this outbreak
cǐ cì yìqíng
此次疫情
as / constitutes
wéi
为
Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)
guójì tūfā gōnggòng wèishēng jǐnjí shìjiàn
国际突发公共卫生紧急事件
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
epicenter
zhèngzhōng
震中
to be located in
wèiyú
位于
Mongbwalu (town in DRC)
Méngbāwǎlǔ
蒙巴瓦卢
this is
zhè shì
这是
a (measure word for towns)
yī zuò
一座
with a population of
yōngyǒu
拥有
approximately / about
yuē
约
130,000
shísān wàn
十三万
population
rénkǒu
人口
(structural particle)
de
的
gold-mining town
jīnkuàng xiǎozhèn
金矿小镇
as of / up to
jiézhì
截至
May 29th
wǔ yuè èrshíjiǔ rì
五月二十九日
suspected
yísì
疑似
and
hé
和
confirmed
quèzhěn
确诊
cases
bìnglì
病例
have already exceeded
yǐ chāoguò
已超过
1,200 cases
yīqiān liǎngbǎi lì
一千两百例
deaths
sǐwáng
死亡
number of people
rénshù
人数
at least
zhìshǎo
至少
to reach / to amount to
dá
达
241 people
liǎngbǎi sìshíyī rén
两百四十一人
this outbreak
cǐ cì yìqíng
此次疫情
caused by / from
yóu
由
Bundibugyo strain / Bundibugyo type
Běndíbùjiāo xíng
本迪布焦型
Ebola virus
Āibólā bìngdú
埃博拉病毒
to cause / to trigger
yǐnqǐ
引起
currently / at present
mùqián
目前
there is still no
shàng wú
尚无
vaccine
yìmiáo
疫苗
available
kě yòng
可用
virus
bìngdú
病毒
fatality rate
zhì sǐ lǜ
致死率
estimated
gūjì
估计
in the range of
zài
在
25 percent
bǎifēnzhī èrshíwǔ
百分之二十五
to / up to
zhì
至
50 percent
bǎifēnzhī wǔshí
百分之五十
between
zhījiān
之间
WHO (abbreviated)
Shìwèi Zǔzhī
世卫组织
Director-General
zǒng gàn shì
总干事
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Tán Désāi
谭德塞
to personally travel to
qīn fù
亲赴
epidemic zone / affected area
yìqū
疫区
to call for / to appeal
hūyù
呼吁
the international community
guójì shèhuì
国际社会
to increase / to step up
jiādà
加大
scale of aid / level of assistance
yuánzhù lìdù
援助力度
outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
already
yǐ
已
to spread to
kuòsàn zhì
扩散至
neighboring country
línguó
邻国
Uganda
Wūgāndá
乌干达
the governments of both countries
liǎng guó zhèngfǔ
两国政府
currently
zhèngzài
正在
to strengthen
jiāqiáng
加强
border control / border management
biānjìng guǎnkòng
边境管控
News in English
China & WorldWHO Declares Congo Ebola Outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
The WHO declared the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo Ituri Province a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on May 16. As of May 29, over 1,262 suspected and confirmed cases and at least 241 deaths had been reported.
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