In the Democratic Republic of Congo, an Ebola outbreak has surpassed 7,000 confirmed infections and crossed into a previously untouched province — a threshold that marks not just a number, but a shift in the virus's reach and the complexity of the human response required to meet it. Ebola has long reminded us how quickly the boundaries we draw around danger can dissolve when the conditions are right. The question now is whether the systems built to protect communities can adapt faster than the virus moves.
Ebola cases exceed 7,000 in Congo as outbreak spreads to new province
Over 7,000 people have been infected with Ebola in Congo, with the outbreak continuing to spread to new areas.