WHO chief says Ebola outbreak in Congo is ‘spreading rapidly’ and upgrades risk assessment (opens in new tab)

A person is wearing a protective face mask in front of the WHO logo, during the media regarding the epidemic of Ebola disease, during a press conference at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, May 22, 2026. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)2026-05-22T12:35:32Z GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said Friday that is “spreading rapidly” and now poses a “very high” risk at the national level.WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Gheb...