Five patients infected with a rare strain of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo have recovered, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Sunday during the inauguration of a new treatment center in the eastern city of Bunia.Speaking at the facility in Ituri province, the center of the current outbreak, Tedros said four patients would be discharged on Sunday, while another had left the hospital two days earlier.“Four people will be discharged today and one was discharged the day before yesterday,” the AP quoted Tedros as saying.“Of course, we are still working on vaccines and treatments but that doesn’t mean people can’t recover from Ebola,” he said.WHO said on Friday that a patient has recovered from the Bundibugyo strain of the virus, which currently has no approved vaccine or treatment. The organization described this as the first documented recovery of a confirmed patient from Bundibugyo during the ongoing outbreak.According to the latest official figures cited by WHO, there have been 906 suspected cases and 223 suspected deaths. Meanwhile, Congo’s neighbor Uganda has confirmed nine cases and one death, according to the country’s health ministry.The announcement came as aid agencies warned that the outbreak was spreading faster than response efforts. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Saturday called for expanded testing, rapid deployment of aid workers and unhindered access to medical supplies.Health workers have also faced increasing resistance from some communities, angry over strict burial protocols for Ebola victims that have led to at least three attacks on health facilities.During the inauguration ceremony, Tedros urged residents to seek medical care at the first sign of symptoms.“If you come to health facilities when you have symptoms, you can get help and recover, so the key is to come forward as soon as possible and get the necessary help,” he said.Tedros said, “We can stop this Ebola and everyone who has it can recover. But the rules… this is everyone’s business and every citizen should be involved.”“The final message we would like to share with the Ituri community is hope,” said Pierre Aklimali, events manager at Congo’s National Institute of Public Health, during the inauguration of the new treatment centre.