DR Congo protesters burn Ebola treatment tents (opens in new tab)
Protesters set fire to an Ebola treatment site at Rwampara Hospital near Bunia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday after relatives and friends were blocked from taking the body of a local man who had apparently died of Ebola, a witness and a senior police officer said. The dispute centered on burial rules that health authorities impose during Ebola outbreaks because bodies of confirmed and suspected Ebola victims can remain highly contagious. The outbreak has been spreading fo...
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