60 days to beat Ebola: UN
UN warned that the disease “is running faster than us and it is winning the race”
United Nations: If the deadly outbreak cannot be reined in by Christmas then the UN says there is no plan in place and it could be overwhelmed.
The UN says the Ebola outbreak must be controlled within 60 days or else the world will face an “unprecedented” situation for which there is no plan.
The UN warned that the disease “is running faster than us and it is winning the race”. Nearly 9,000 cases have been reported in West Africa, including 4,447 deaths. “The WHO advises within 60 days we must ensure 70 per cent of infected people are in a care facility and 70 per cent of burials are done without causing further infection,” said Anthony Banbury, the UN’s deputy ebola coordinator. “We need to do that within 60 days from 1 October. If we reach these targets then we can turn this epidemic around.”