Ebola patient escapes from treatment centre in DRC

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo say a patient being treated for Ebola has escaped from a treatment centre.

Dr Congo’s health ministry explained that a person who tested positive for the virus escaped from the Ebola treatment centre in Lubero, in North Kivu province, and is believed to have returned to the community.

Reports indicate that the patient tested positive for Ebola on July the 25th and medical teams are attempting to trace the individual.

The outbreak has killed more than 1,700 people over the past year and last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak an international health emergency.