Angry crowd sets Ebola hospital tents on fire in DR Congo
An angry crowd in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo set fire to hospital tents amid rising Ebola cases. The unrest was triggered by the community's disbelief in the virus's reality, leading to violent protests at Rwampara General Hospital. Authorities are struggling to manage the outbreak as misinformation persists and safety measures are enforced.
- ▪An angry crowd set fire to hospital tents after a young man was thought to have died from Ebola.
- ▪Local authorities reported that the crowd did not believe in the existence of the virus.
- ▪The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.
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Angry crowd sets Ebola hospital tents on fire in DR CongoJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleEmery MakumenoBBC Africa, KinshasaReutersThe unrest highlights the struggle authorities face as cases of the virus riseAn angry crowd set alight a section of a hospital at the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after family and friends of a young man thought to have died from the virus were prevented from taking his body away for burial."They started throwing projectiles at the hospital.
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