Ebola Cases May Surpass 20,000, WHO Says in Updated Plan
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More than 20,000 people may be infected with Ebola before the outbreak in West Africa is controlled, and curbing the epidemic will cost at least $490 million, according to a World Health Organization plan.
The number of people falling ill is accelerating, with more than 40 percent of the infections happening in the past 21 days, the Geneva-based United Nations agency said today. In some areas, the number of cases may be two to four times higher than reported, the WHO said in its so-called road map that lays out the plan to deal with the worst Ebola outbreak on record.