Today, the World Health Organization said the fight against Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

is, quote, catching up with the spread of the virus. But health officials warn the crisis is far from over.

More than 340 cases have been confirmed, and the outbreak has crossed into neighboring Uganda,

worsening the challenge of containing the deadly disease in a region already riddled with conflict,

displacement, and strained health care systems. To get a view from the ground, we turn to special

correspondent Chris O'Shamringa in the DRC's capital, Kinshasa. And to give you a sense of the scale

of the challenges moving about the DRC, Kinshasa is about 950 miles from the epicenter of the outbreak

in the country's northeast. That's roughly the same distance between Jackson, Mississippi,

and Washington, D.C. Chris, thank you for being with us. Bring us up to speed. What do we know about the

scope of this outbreak right now and how concerned health officials are about it?

Well, health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo are struggling to contain this outbreak that has spread rapidly since it was declared on May 15th. Back then, health officials told us

that there were only three areas that registered cases, Rompara, Mongualu, and Bunya, the capital of North,

Ituri Province in the northeast of the country. But now there are more than 20 health zones

that have recorded cases. We've been told that there are 60 people who have died, and 344 others

were infected with this very contagious disease. Last week, many health facilities there

were overwhelmed by the number of people who were brought in with suspected cases. They had to

turn away some people because they didn't have enough beds. So there was an appeal that was made,

and the international community really came to the rescue of authorities in the DRC.

Millions of dollars have been raised.

We've seen medical supplies being airlifted to a Turu province, the epicenter of this outbreak.

People have now set up new treatment centers, and they're now trying to scale up the response

to this outbreak before it claims more lives.

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