DRC health ministry on the 6th said cumulative confirmed cases in the current Ebola outbreak reached 4,053. Africa CDC director Kaseya warned actual infections may exceed reported figures. As of the 5th the ministry reported 4,053 confirmed cases, 1,850 deaths and 793 recoveries.

The Shanghai Meteorological Observatory issued a blue typhoon warning at 16:00 on August 7, 2026. The 13th typhoon of the year, White Dolphin, is expected to bring gusts of force 8 across most of Shanghai from the morning of August 8, with gusts up to force 9 in high-rise and riverside/coastal areas. Shanghai's flood control headquarters has activated a citywide Level IV flood/typhoon response.

CSRC website on Aug. 6 showed Shanghai Turing Intelligent Quantum Computing Technology Co., Ltd. has submitted a counseling filing to the Shanghai Securities Regulatory Bureau and signed an advisory agreement with Guotai Haitong Securities, formally taking its first step toward an A‑share IPO. With Turing Quantum entering the pipeline, the competition for a projected 2026 'quantum computing IPO year' has intensified as leading superconducting and photonic firms move to launch IPO processes.