Đăng ký: VietNam News
| On October 22nd, the Head of the Red Cross said he believed the Ebola outbreak will be controlled within 4-6 months. Elhadj As Sy, Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, told a news conference in Beijing that the time frame is possible if there is “good isolation and good treatment of the cases which are confirmed,” also, “safe burials” of those who die from the disease. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), more than 9,200 people have been infected and more than 4,500 people have already died from infection, mostly in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia. A ay earlier on October 21st, WHO announced that trials of potential vaccines to counter the virus could begin in the West African countries by January 2015. Sy praised China’s efforts in the fight against Ebola, when “many people were coming out and running away and others were very hesitant to send people.” China has promised USD35 million in medical aid to West Africa since the epidemic began and has sent nearly 200 medical personnel to help combat the outbreak./. |
