00:00Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo are testing and isolating 200 passengers from a boat intercepted on the Congo
00:08River after a traveler on board died of suspected Ebola.
00:13The precautionary measures are aimed at preventing any possible spread of the virus to the capital, Kinshasa, Africa CDC Director
00:21General Jan Kaseya said on Thursday.
00:24It was decided to test all 200 people. We decided to do that even if some of them didn't have
00:34symptoms.
00:35Because we want to make sure that we don't miss anything.
00:44All of them were tested. I'm waiting for the final result that NRB will send me today.
00:55And we also know that the government decided to put them in some places, not to give them access to
01:07Kinshasa for now.
01:09The move comes as health authorities intensify efforts to contain the outbreak caused by the Bundabugio strain of Ebola, for
01:16which there is no approved vaccine or specific treatment.
01:19We got data that those who are vaccinated with Zaire strain, either they are getting the disease, the Bundabugio, but
01:35it's just minor symptoms.
01:39Or, and this is the most important one, they are not dying from that because we saw zero death among
01:49people who are vaccinated.
01:50Kaseya also said the Congolese government has plagued funds to end the recent healthcare worker strikes,
01:56allowing medical teams to focus on surveillance, testing and patient care as the response to the outbreak expands.
02:05Kaseya also said the
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