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Congo confirms two new Ebola cases, including one far from the center of the outbreak

An ampule of Ebola drug remdesivir is pictured during a news conference at the University Hospital Eppendorf (UKE) in Hamburg, Germany, April 8, 2020, as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues.
Ulrich Perrey | Reuters

Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed two new cases of Ebola, including one about 150 kilometers (93 miles) from the center of the outbreak in Butembo, provincial Health Minister Eugene Nzanzu Salita said on Thursday.

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