The WHO chief says there have been 220 suspected deaths in the ongoing Ebola outbreak as Ugandan health authorities report two new Ebola infections.

Over 900 suspected cases and nearly 300 deaths have been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda since the outbreak of the virus

The volunteers are thought to have contracted the virus during a humanitarian mission in DR Congo in March and are believed to be “among the first known victims of the outbreak.”

The two people have been rushed to Sacco Hospital in Milan, northern Italy, after developing suspected symptoms of Ebola following a trip to Uganda

In an official statement, the Health Ministry stressed that the risk of Ebola in Italy "remains very low." View on euronews

KAMPALA, May 25 (Reuters) - Uganda has detected two more confirmed cases of Ebola, its health ministry said on Monday, bringing the total number of cases reported in the country to seven. The two new cases are health workers in a private health facility in the capital Kampala and both are Ugandans,

Las autoridades sanitarias de Uganda reportaron dos nuevos casos de ébola el lunes, lo que elevó a siete el número de infecciones. Todos los casos están vinculados al

Ebola is a viral disease that spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids. It can cause severe bleeding and organ failure, leading to death.

May 23 (Reuters) - Uganda has confirmed three new cases of Ebola, bringing the total number of infections in the current outbreak there to five, the health ministry said on Saturday, as authorities stepped up contact tracing to contain the spread.