Democratic Republic of the Congo: 5 Ebola patients recover as DR Congo reports 263 confirmed cases.

Shotlist Bunia, Ituri, DR Congo - May 30, 2026 1. Aerial of tent being put up 2. Staff member putting up sign of World Health Organization (WHO) Ituri, DR Congo - Recent 3. Notice on Ebola prevention 4. Various of health workers checking people's temperatures Ituri, DR Congo - Recent 5. Internally displaced persons at camp 6. Tent, hand-washing taps Kinshasa, DR Congo - May 17, 2026 7. Medial workers 8. Makeshift hospital 9. Poster of Ebola prevention 10. Various of staff members loading supplies onto plane 11. Various of medical workers, people 12. Pedestrians, traffic 13. United Nations (UN) staff Bunia, Ituri, DR Congo - May 30, 2026 14. Various of Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of WHO at meeting FILE: Geneva, Switzerland - Date Unknown 15. Various of WHO headquarters Storyline Five patients infected with the Ebola Bundibugyo virus have recovered in Bunia, the capital of Ituri Province in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), health authorities said Sunday. Four of the recovered patients, all medical workers, were discharged on Sunday from an Ebola treatment center in Bunia after testing negative twice for Ebola, while another patient, a laboratory worker, had already returned home, according to the DRC's National Institute of Public Health. The DRC Health Ministry said Sunday that 263 confirmed cases had been reported in the country as of Friday, including 42 deaths among confirmed cases. Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Jean Kaseya said on Sunday that more than 1,100 test results were still pending as of Saturday. The recoveries came as the DRC stepped up laboratory testing and case management in affected areas. DRC Health Minister Roger Kamba said Saturday that there were no pending samples awaiting laboratory testing, stressing that response teams were continuing surveillance, contact tracing, and case verification. World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was present in Bunia for the inauguration of a new Ebola treatment center and hailed the recoveries. "We are still working on vaccines and treatments, but that does not mean that people cannot recover from Ebola," Tedros said. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]