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STORY Ebola update - WHO
TRT: 2:56’’
SOURCE: UNTV CH
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/FRENCH/NATS
ASPECT RATIO: 16:9
DATELINE: 19 MAY 2026 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
1. Exterior wide shot: Palais des Nations, Flag Alley.
2. Wide reverse shot: Speakers at the podium of the press conference; speaker on screens; journalists in the Press room.
3. SOUNDBITE (English) – Dr Anne Ancia, Representative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, World Health Organization (WHO): “We have now significant uncertainty about the numbers of infections and how far the virus has spread. As of today, we have more than 500 suspected cases, including 130 suspected deaths that have been reported by the health authorities. So far, 30 cases have been confirmed in the country.”
4. Medium reverse shot: Speakers at the podium of the press conference; speaker on screens; journalist sin the Press room.
5. SOUNDBITE (English) – Dr Anne Ancia, Representative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, World Health Organization (WHO): “The outbreaks now affect 10 health zones in Ituri province. It has also reached North Kivu with confirmed cases in Butembo and in Goma. As I mentioned, Uganda has also confirmed two imported cases.”
6. Medium shot: Speakers at the podium of the press conference.
7. SOUNDBITE (English) – Dr Anne Ancia, Representative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, World Health Organization (WHO): “I don't think that we have the patient zero for now. What we know for now is that on 5 May, there was, there is a person who died in Bunia. The body was brought back in Mongwalu and the body was put in a coffin. And then the family decided that the coffin was not worth the person. And therefore what they did, they changed the coffin. And then there was the funeral and it's from where it started.”
8. Medium shot: Journalists in the Press room.
9. SOUNDBITE (English) – Dr Anne Ancia, Representative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, World Health Organization (WHO): “We are also at the international level looking at what candidate vaccines or treatment are available and if any could be of use in this outbreak. There is this afternoon a WHO technical advisory group that will meet to provide further recommendation to the WHO and its member states on which potential vaccine should be prioritized.”
10. Medium shot: Journalists in the Press room.
11. SOUNDBITE (English) – Dr Anne Ancia, Representative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, World Health Organization (WHO): “Erbevo is one of the potential vaccines that is that is looked for eventually be able to come and bring additional prevention and protection among the communities here. Yes, it is. But what I know, it's actually, it would take, what I know from WHO, it would take two months for it to be available.”
12. Medium reverse shot: Speakers at the podium of the press conference; speaker on screens; journalists in the Press room.
13. SOUNDBITE (French) – Dr Anne Ancia, Representative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, World Health Organization (WHO): “Si on utilise des mesures coercives et que la population n'est pas d'accord, nous allons voir des corps disparaître. Nous allons voir des cas suspects qui vont refuser de venir dans les hôpitaux et dans les infrastructures de santé. Donc, nous travaillons vraiment, je peux vous dire que depuis dimanche que les équipes sont arrivées, nous avons commencé à travailler avec les églises, nous avons travaillé avec les écoles, nous travaillons avec les leaders communautaires, vraiment pour avoir cette mobilisation.”
14. Medium reverse shot: Speakers at the podium of the press conference; speaker on screens.
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