Ebola deaths in Congo top 500 as health workers threaten to strike
Death tolls from an Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo have surpassed 500 amid threats of strikes by frontline health workers.
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An Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo has resulted in 1,561 confirmed cases and 506 deaths. The World Health Organization (WHO) characterizes the outbreak as being in an "expansion phase." Coverage from Reuters, AP News, Al Jazeera, PBS, and ABC News emphasizes the rising death toll and the instability of the medical response, noting that frontline health workers are threatening to strike.
Future developments depend on whether health workers proceed with the threatened strikes and if the WHO can move the outbreak out of its current expansion phase.
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Quick answers
How many people have died from the Ebola outbreak?
According to Reuters, there have been 506 deaths.
What is the current status of the outbreak according to the WHO?
The WHO states the outbreak is still in an 'expansion phase'.
Why is the medical response under pressure?
Coverage from outlets including AP News and PBS reports that frontline health workers are threatening to strike.
Coverage (11)
- From Ebola to conflict: Risks rise and the US is less able to respond The Hill · 13h ago
- Ebola outbreak in Congo still in 'expansion phase', WHO says Reuters · 1d ago
- What if this Ebola outbreak can’t be stopped? STAT · 1d ago
- Ebola deaths top 500 as DR Congo health workers threaten to strike CIDRAP · 2d ago
- Ebola death toll in DR Congo surpasses 500 Al Jazeera · 2d ago
- Ebola death toll in DR Congo surpasses 500 Al Jazeera · 2d ago
- Ebola deaths in Congo top 500 as health workers threaten to strike ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · 2d ago
- Some health workers in Congo's Ebola outbreak go on strike over pay issues as deaths near 600 AP News · 2d ago
- Ebola deaths in Congo top 500 as frontline health workers threaten to strike PBS · 2d ago
- Congo says confirmed Ebola cases rise to 1,561, including 506 deaths Reuters · 2d ago
- Ebola deaths in Congo top 500 as health workers threaten to strike AP News · 2d ago
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