<p>Red Cross Volunteers buried a suspected ebola victim in Mbandaka city, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on May 17. The UN said</a>, that same day, that 45 Ebola virus cases had been reported in DRC, including 25 deaths.</p><p>The AP reported on May 19</a> that three new cases of Ebola were confirmed in Mbandaka city, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 17.</p><p>Authorities confirmed 11 new cases of Ebola in the town of Bikoro, Reuters reported on May 18</a>.</p><p>The DRC Ministry of Health will begin vaccinating high-risk populations in “as soon as possible”, the UN said.</a> Credit: WHO via Storyful</p><br />
