DRC reports first Ebola case in 6 weeks; was about to declare outbreak over

Health workers are seen inside the 'red zone' of an Ebola treatment centre, which was attacked in the early hours of the morning in Butembo, March 9, 2019. PHOTO | JOHN WESSELS | AFP 

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A case of Ebola has been detected in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, more than six weeks after the last case, the government said in a statement.

The country planned on Sunday to declare an end to the second biggest outbreak of the disease in history, which had killed more than 2,200.