Overview
- The World Health Organization reports 1,077 suspected Ebola cases and 238 deaths centered in eastern DR Congo, framing the outbreak as large and ongoing.
- Uganda closed its border with DR Congo on May 27 for four weeks and exempted medical workers and aid shipments to keep essential support flowing while limiting movement.
- Ugandan health authorities have confirmed seven domestic Ebola infections, which helped drive the decision to tighten crossings and limit passenger travel.
- German hospital Charité reported stabilizing an evacuated Ebola patient using a monoclonal antibody treatment plus an antiviral drug.
- U.S. officials have been reported to be considering a quarantine and testing facility in Kenya for suspected U.S. cases but Kenyan approval was not in place as of May 26 and the plan remains unconfirmed; WHO leaders say ongoing conflict in eastern DR Congo is making detection, isolation and trust with communities much harder and raising regional spillover risks.