@dailymail Police fired warning shots and tear gas in the Congolese town of Rwampara after protesters stormed an Ebola treatment centre and set fire to medical tents during clashes over the burial of a suspected victim. Witnesses said tensions escalated after relatives disputed the cause of death and demanded the body be returned to the family. The unrest comes as health officials race to contain a growing Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with suspected cases and deaths continuing to rise. #ebola #news #congo #health
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@aljazeeraenglish An Ebola victim has been buried by health workers in hazmat suits amid tensions between families and local authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo over funeral restrictions.
♬ original sound - Al Jazeera English
("The arson attack in Rwampara reflects the challenges of health workers trying to curb a rare Ebola virus by using stringent measures that might clash with local customs, such as burial rites...The center in Rwampara was burned by local youths who became angry while trying to retrieve the body of a friend who had apparently died of Ebola")
("The U.S. has pledged $23 million in funding to bolster the response in Congo and Uganda, and said it would also fund the establishment of up to 50 Ebola treatment clinics in the affected regions.”)WHO says Ebola outbreak is up to 750 suspected cases and 177 suspected deaths. apnews.com/article/cong...
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