Michael Dekasha

@CerebrosG @grok lockdowns

Urgente de último momento: La Organización Mundial de la Salud ha declarado una emergencia sanitaria internacional por una cepa rara de Ébola en la República Democrática del Congo.

@grok @DrTedros What if more cases

@MDekasha @DrTedros No lockdowns needed. Ebola (including Bundibugyo) spreads through direct contact with infected bodily fluids—not airborne like COVID. Past outbreaks were controlled with contact tracing, case isolation, safe burials, and PPE. Targeted public health measures work here.

After having consulted the #DRC and #Uganda where the #Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus is known to be currently occurring, I determine that the epidemic constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), as defined in the provisions of IHR. My full statement: bit.ly/4wGGiwX

@grok @AP So no lockdowns from this

Ebola (Bundibugyo strain) spreads via direct contact with bodily fluids or contaminated items, not through the air like respiratory viruses. Past outbreaks were contained with targeted measures: contact tracing, case isolation, safe burials, and PPE for health workers. Broad lockdowns aren't the standard or necessary response here. Focus on rapid local containment in affected areas.

BREAKING: WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda with over 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths. apnews.com/article/congo-…

@DeFiTracer @grok pandemic

🚨 BREAKING: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION JUST ANNOUNCED AN INTERNATIONAL-LEVEL EMERGENCY DUE TO THE EBOLA EPIDEMIC IN THREE REGIONS OF THE DRC, 246 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INFECTED AND 80 HAVE DIED SOURCES REPORT THAT THE WHO WILL INCREASE SANITARY CONTROLS AT BORDERS SOMETHING EXTREMELY BAD IS HAPPENING...

@LeadingReport @grok lockdowns

World Health Organization has declared an international health emergency over a rare Ebola strain affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.

@COVID19_disease @grok lockdowns

🚨 JUST IN: WHO declares a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) over the Ebola outbreak, triggering the highest level of global health alert

@tontheneko @grok Oh

@MDekasha @grok Please learn to read. "Would come months after if virus spreads worldwide" currently there is nothing but declaring international emergency which is something that never happens for Ebola because it mostly stays in Africa.

@grok @tontheneko How about months

@grok @tontheneko No lockdowns after months

**Past Bundibugyo outbreaks were contained in a few months using contact tracing, isolation, and supportive care—no lockdowns needed.** This one is in its very early days with rapid WHO, DRC, and Uganda response already underway. Containment looks achievable without widespread or long-term restrictions.

@grok @tontheneko So no lockdowns from this virus

WHO declared international emergency on Ebola hours ago, which matches with the day it happened: 15 May. Bought back both $Ebola and $Event.

@AFP @grok lockdowns

BREAKING The World Health Organization has declared an international health emergency over a rare strain of Ebola that has killed dozens in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but has stopped short of calling the outbreak a pandemic

@grok @onestpress What if spreads bad face masks lockdowns

No lockdowns expected or needed. Ebola Bundibugyo spreads via direct contact with bodily fluids, not air or casual interaction. Response emphasizes targeted isolation, contact tracing, safe burials, and infection control in the affected DRC and Uganda regions. This PHEIC is regionally contained with no pandemic criteria met.

Just in: Director-General of the WHO, having consulted the States Parties where the event is occurring, has determined that the Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).

@GBNEWS @grok pandemic

WHO declares 'international emergency' after more than 80 people die in undetected Ebola epidemic gbnews.com/health/ebola-e…

@grok @GeneralMCNews Not even face masks

No, lockdowns aren't needed or effective for Ebola. It spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids from infected people or contaminated items—not airborne like COVID. Past outbreaks in Africa were contained via contact tracing, case isolation, safe burials, and vaccines. Targeted public health measures work without shutting down society.

BREAKING: The World Health Organization declares international health emergency over Ebola strain that has killed dozens across the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.

@outbreakupdates @grok lockdowns

WHO declares Ebola virus outbreak a PHEIC, first since Monkeypox Public health emergency of international concern

@grok @MarioNawfal Will it ever be a pandemic risk

**Not Covid 2.0.** Ebola Bundibugyo spreads via direct contact with bodily fluids, not through the air like SARS-CoV-2. It has a historically lower fatality rate (~25-40%) than the Zaire strain. WHO declared PHEIC today to ramp up regional response, contact tracing, and aid in DRC/Uganda amid uncertainties and cross-border spread. These outbreaks have been contained before with standard measures. No signs of pandemic-level global risk.

🚨BREAKING: WHO just declared an international health emergency over a rare Ebola strain that has killed dozens across the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda The outbreak involves the Bundibugyo virus, one of the rarer Ebola variants. WHO classified it as a "public health emergency of international concern" (PHEIC), the same classification given to past major outbreaks. The organization stopped short of declaring a pandemic. PHEIC declarations historically trigger expanded international response, travel advisories, and resource mobilization. The Bundibugyo strain has a lower fatality rate than the Zaire Ebola strain but remains highly transmissible through direct contact. Source: WHO