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WHO Defends Ebola Response as US Withdraws Over COVID

5/21/2026

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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus rejected Rep. Marco Rubio’s claim it was late to detect Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The CDC reported 134 deaths among Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
An American worker infected in the Democratic Republic of Congo was evacuated to Germany.
President Donald Trump’s administration withdrew the United States from WHO, citing mishandling of COVID-19.

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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus rejected Rep. Marco Rubio’s claim it was late to detect Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The CDC reported 134 deaths among Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
An American worker infected in the Democratic Republic of Congo was evacuated to Germany.
President Donald Trump’s administration withdrew the United States from WHO, citing mishandling of COVID-19.