Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it was moving faster than any previous one and had a high risk of spreading to other countries in the region.
READ MOREFear of Ebola is keeping pregnant women away from healthcare facilities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, raising the risk of stillbirths, premature births and maternal deaths as the country's deadliest Ebola outbreak continues to disrupt routine medical care.
Responders are warning the deadly haemorrhagic virus is spreading at an unprecedented rate, outpacing efforts to slow it in the remote eastern part of the country.
More than a dozen Ryanair passengers were injured fleeing their plane when a fire alert went off moments before take-off at Majorca's Palma airport this morning.
‘It was David’s first time travelling that far on his own, and he was so excited.'
Morrisons insists the rotted cheese was the result of an 'isolated incident'.
The government has admitted that NHS dentristry funding formulas need to change.
Ketamine usage rates are soaring in the UK
A woman holds a placard as demonstrators gather outside the BBC Broadcasting House (Picture: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
A two-week inquest into Benedict Blythe's death got underway today.
'Words can't describe how bad it is.'
A video depicting Professor Salim Abdool Karim criticising Covid-19 vaccines has been condemned as fabricated and harmful by the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa and the national Department of Health.
Juliana Marins slipped while hiking.
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