WHO decides not to declare Ebola emergency

By Stephanie Nebehay
Updated June 15 2019 - 6:58am, first published 6:50am
The World Health Organization has opted not to declare the Congo Ebola outbreak as an emergency.
The World Health Organization has opted not to declare the Congo Ebola outbreak as an emergency.

A World Health Organization panel has decided not to declare an international emergency over Congo's Ebola outbreak despite its spread to Uganda this week, concluding such a declaration could cause too much economic harm.