The death toll from Congo’s Ebola outbreak has passed 5,000, according to the latest government data released on Saturday. Africanews reported that the country continues to struggle with the disease’s relentless spread. Cases have now been recorded in other African countries, raising concerns about a possible continent-wide expansion of the virus. Authorities in Congo are grappling with containing the outbreak as fear grows over its broader regional impact, Africanews said.

Source: Africanews.