GENEVA: An Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo has a high risk of spreading internally, the World Health Organization warned on Friday ahead of a meeting on whether to declare it an event of international concern.

In a statement, the UN agency said WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus would convene an emergency committee to discuss the matter. He is due to speak to the media later on Friday.

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