Ebola patients, responders flee attack on Congo hospital
Ebola patients and responders fled a hospital in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after it was attacked by an angry crowd, a health worker at the facility told Reuters — the latest incident to hamper efforts to contain the deadly outbreak.
The attack underscores the difficulties health authorities face in tackling Ebola in eastern Congo, where mistrust of medical teams, community resistance and insecurity have repeatedly disrupted treatment and containment efforts.
EBOLA RESPONDERS THREATEN TO STRIKE OVER SECURITY RISKS The latest Ebola outbreak, Congo’s 17th, has so far led to 2 073 confirmed cases and 796 deaths, according to official figures.
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