Young men storm a Congo hospital treating Ebola patients to demand bodies of their kin
The attack came amid rising Ebola fears, with officials reporting 904 suspected cases and 119 suspected deaths in northeastern Congo.
- On Sunday, angry young men stormed Monbgwalu General Hospital, forcing medical staff to evacuate patients as gunfire erupted while attackers demanded two bodies of their kin be handed over.
- Congolese authorities banned funeral gatherings exceeding 50 people on Friday and mandated officials manage burials because bodies remain highly contagious and can spread Ebola.
- The Congolese Ministry of Communication reported 904 suspected Ebola cases, a jump from 700, with suspected deaths totaling 119 to 220, as the World Health Organization said the outbreak poses a "very high" risk for Congo.
- Saturday's attack on a Doctors Without Borders tent and Thursday's Rwampara treatment center fire left 18 patients with suspected Ebola infections unaccounted for, compounding medical challenges.
- The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies confirmed three volunteers died from the outbreak, likely contracting the virus on March 27 while handling bodies during a mission unrelated to Ebola.
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Men storm Congo hospital treating Ebola patients to demand bodies of their kin
It was the third attack in a week's time on healthcare facilities where medical workers struggle with lack of resources to treat suspected cases.
Young men storm a Congo hospital treating Ebola patients to demand bodies of their relatives
Angry young men stormed a hospital treating Ebola patients at the heart of the latest outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo on Sunday evening, forcing the medical staff to scramble to evacuate the patients as gunfire rang out in the area.
According to the medical director of the Mongbwalu hospital, the site of the attack on Sunday, the assailants claimed the bodies of two of their relatives.
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