The WHO is coming under increasing scrutiny over its response to the the deadly epidemic. As The BBC reports, after stating that the death toll has hit 4,555 worldwide, a leaked internal document shows “nearly everyone involved in the outbreak response failed to see some fairly plain writing on the wall.” There are a few tidbits of good news this weekend: the Spanish patient’s test returned negative, 48 “at-risk” people in Dallas have been cleared, and Nigeria has been declared “ebola-free”. Sadly, the bad news keeps coming: the virus has spread to new regions of Guinea (affecting mining operations), Moodys warns the economic legacy will linger, IMF slashes growth forecasts for Africa, and most critically, MSF doctors are at their breaking point: “The epidemic is still getting worse… I don’t see a light at the end of the tunnel.” Lastly, Harvard has imposed a travel ban from Ebola-affected nations.
- *EBOLA CASES TOTAL 9,216, WHO SAYS
- *EBOLA DEATHS TOTAL 4,555 AS OF OCT. 14, WHO SAYS
As The BBC reports, the WHO is under fire over response to epidemic,
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