India, May 25 -- WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday confirmed that nearly 900 suspected Ebola cases have been identified in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including 101 confirmed infections.

He said the epicentre of the outbreak remains Ituri province, home to nearly five million people and a region grappling with persistent armed conflict.

Highlighting the severity of the humanitarian crisis, Tedros wrote on X: "Today, 1 in 4 people are in need of humanitarian assistance, and 1 in 5 are internally displaced."

He warned that escalating violence in the region is severely hampering efforts to contain the outbreak.

"The violence is forcing people to flee, including health and humanitarian workers. This...