A previously unaffected health zone reports its first case, Korea adds a cash donation, and a group warns of a security clash-related rise in displaced people.
Fifty-six new cases bring the outbreak total to 1,705, including more than 100 infected health workers.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported another MERS-CoV case, which involves a 70-year-old woman from Riyadh, the country's capital. In a related development, the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean regional office (WHO EMRO) shared new details about a string of recent cases in the Saudi city of Khafji in April, which it said included two clusters.
Officials warned of yet another surge in cases and report 23 new infections and 22 probable ones.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC's) ministry of health confirmed that Ebola outbreak response activities partially resumed today in Butembo, after being suspended for 5 days due to several acts of violence.
Response activities have been curbed owing to violence for 4 straight days, as deaths hit 1,069.
Changes that broaden the reach of the vaccines reflect persistent insecurity problems, feedback from experts, and input from Ebola-hit communities.
With 43 new cases and 37 new deaths, the outbreak has reached 1,572 cases and 1,045 deaths.
This year has seen 119 violent attacks, with 85 health workers injured or killed.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) health ministry said today that Ebola infections have been confirmed in 15 more people, 2 of them health workers.
