Number of suspected Ebola cases in DR Congo passes 900 as health workers face attacks and shortages
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- A medical worker directs motorists to a screening checkpoint as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain the outbreak.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleCongolese authorities say that suspected Ebola cases have now passed 900 in the ongoing outbreak in the east of the country.
- The Congolese ministry of communication, in a post on X on Sunday, said there were 904 suspected cases and 119 suspected deaths.
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A medical worker directs motorists to a screening checkpoint as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain the outbreak. Photograph: Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/Reuters View image in fullscreen. A medical worker directs motorists to a screening checkpoint as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain the outbreak. Photograph: Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/Reuters Ebola Number of suspected Ebola cases in DR Congo passes 900 as health workers face attacks and shortages World Health Organization says outbreak poses ‘very high’ risk for Congo, but risk of disease spreading globally remains low
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleCongolese authorities say that suspected Ebola cases have now passed 900 in the ongoing outbreak in the east of the country.
The Congolese ministry of communication, in a post on X on Sunday, said there were 904 suspected cases and 119 suspected deaths.