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WHO official says global outbreak risk is low, describes support and evacuations from Cabo Verde

World Health Organization briefing · May 6, 2026
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A World Health Organization official said the risk of a global outbreak is low and described WHO support to Cabo Verde, including lab testing assistance, financial and technical aid, and the evacuation by air of people affected to the Netherlands; the official’s wording left the exact number and composition of evacuees ambiguous.

An Agency official with the World Health Organization said the risk of a global outbreak is low and described WHO assistance to Cabo Verde, including lab testing support and an international evacuation.

"The World Health Organization is, judging that the risk of a global, outbreak is low," the official said, adding, "we know what kind of virus this is about and how it's transmitted." The official attributed the low global-risk assessment to that understanding of the…

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