KINSHASA, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains in a "very active" phase, and it is still too early to determine when infections will reach their peak, Health Minister Roger Kamba said Thursday.
Kamba made the comments in a video provided Thursday by the health ministry during his visit to Bunia, capital of the eastern Ituri Province, epicenter of the outbreak.
"We are still in an active, even very active, phase of the disease," Kamba said while reviewing the national response after nearly two months of operations.
Citing high population density, frequent population movement, and local factors that complicate community engagement, Kamba said: "We cannot yet determine today the point at which the outbreak will reach its peak." ■