Congo Residents Set Ebola Treatment Center On Fire As Fear And Anger Grow Over The Outbreak

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• Congo Residents Set Ebola Treatment Center On Fire As Fear And Anger Grow Over The Outbreak Published By, Last Updated: May 21, 2026, 23:35 IST People in Rwampara, eastern Congo, burned an Ebola treatment centre after being stopped from taking a body, as the outbreak grows to 148 suspected deaths and nearly 600 cases Locals torched an Ebola treatment centre in eastern Congo on Thursday after they were stopped from taking away the body of a local man.
• (Image: AFP) People set fire to an Ebola treatment centre in eastern Congo on Thursday after they were stopped from taking away the body of a local man, a senior police officer said, amid rising fear and anger over the outbreak that health authorities are struggling to contain.
• The arson attack in Rwampara reflects the challenges of health workers trying to curb a rare Ebola virus by using stringent measures that might...