An Ebola treatment center was burned down as the death toll in Congo passes 4,000
Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed more than 4,000 people, authorities said, as they struggle to contain what has become the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history.
The Ebola outbreak in Congo has resulted in 4,018 deaths among 8,300 confirmed cases since it was declared on May 15, according to the Health Ministry. This outbreak is considered the fastest-growing in history.
The situation on the ground remains challenging, with health workers facing difficulties, including unpaid wages. In Bunia, the capital of northeastern Ituri province, some health workers protested, demanding payment for owed wages, but were quickly dispersed by officials.
An Ebola treatment center was burned down by soldiers in Kigonze, on the outskirts of Bunia, as they searched for weapons. The center was housing a transit center for infected patients, and its destruction forced 19,000 people to leave the camp, according to Phys.org.
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- An Ebola treatment center was burned down as the death toll in Congo passes 4,000 phys.org
- World : Ebola Death Toll In DR Congo Exceeds 4,000 bernama.com
- An Ebola treatment center was burned down as the death toll in Congo passes 4,000 medicalxpress.com
- Ebola death toll in Congo tops 4,000 in fastest-growing outbreak on record cbsnews.com
- Ebola death toll surpasses 4,000 as DR Congo struggles to suppress outbreak aljazeera.com
