国际英语资讯:WHO urges for intl support as Ebola cases near 1,000 in D. R. Congo
<p><span word="GENEVA">GENEVA</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 23-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="WHO">WHO</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ebola">Ebola</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Congo">Congo</span> (<span word="DRC">DRC</span>) <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="approaches">approaches</span> 1,000.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ebola">Ebola</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DRC">DRC</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span> 2018, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="probable">probable</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="amounted">amounted</span> <span word="to">to</span> 993, <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="in">in</span> 621 <span word="deaths">deaths</span>.</p><p><span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 96,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="vaccinated">vaccinated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 44 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="screenings">screenings</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ebola">Ebola</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="high">high</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="episodes">episodes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="instability">instability</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="response">response</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="long">long</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="owe">owe</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Kivu">Kivu</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="solidarity">solidarity</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="threats">threats</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>," <span word="WHO">WHO</span> <span word="Director">Director</span>-<span word="General">General</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Tedros">Tedros</span> <span word="Adhanom">Adhanom</span> <span word="Ghebreyesus">Ghebreyesus</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Currently">Currently</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 700 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DRC">DRC</span> <span word="addressing">addressing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="communities">communities</span>. <span word="But">But</span> "<span word="their">their</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="compounded">compounded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ebola">Ebola</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Tedros">Tedros</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="vowed">vowed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span> "<span word="will">will</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="partners">partners</span>".</p>
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