Congo Ebola Outbreak Escalates as Clinic Burnings Spark Fear
TL;DR
Angry residents in Mongbwalu, eastern Congo, burned a tent at an Ebola treatment center, forcing 18 suspected patients to flee; it's the second attack in a week. The WHO now labels Congo's outbreak risk as 'very high,' with 82 confirmed cases and seven deaths and hundreds more suspected, underscoring distrust and security challenges in the response. Separately, the U.S. has imposed a green-card travel ban on holders who recently visited Ebola-affected countries.
- Second Ebola treatment center set on fire in epicenter of disease's outbreak CBS News
- Protesters attack DRC treatment center as the WHO warns violence is threatening Ebola efforts CNN
- Mob Burns Congo Ebola Center Amid Rare Strain Outbreak The New York Times
- Attacks on Ebola centres intensify in eastern DRC amid outbreak fears Al Jazeera
- 18 People With Suspected Ebola Flee After Attackers Burn Down Congo Clinic Forbes
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