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		WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DR Congo a global health emergency (bbc.co.uk)
		5 points by lifeisstillgood 15 days ago \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

JumpCrisscross 15 days ago | [–]

Huh, this is actually a big deal [1].

WHO says this is on the level of international concern as swine flu, Zika and monkeypox were.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_health_emergency_of_int...

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 15 days ago | [–]

No it is not a "global" emergency. Lock the whole country down, no one goes in, no one goes out. We don't have to make this a "global" problem.

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