More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo near 3,000, including over 1,300 deaths
BUNIA, Congo — Health workers at an Ebola treatment center in eastern Congo went on strike on Saturday, demanding their pay. The walkout disrupted care for patients in the epicenter of the country’s rapidly growing outbreak. The number of confirmed cases of Ebola in Congo has reached 2,973, including 1,309 deaths, according to government data released on Friday in what authorities say is the fastest-growing outbreak on record.
- ▪BUNIA, Congo — Health workers at an Ebola treatment center in eastern Congo went on strike on Saturday, demanding their pay.
- ▪The walkout disrupted care for patients in the epicenter of the country’s rapidly growing outbreak.
- ▪The number of confirmed cases of Ebola in Congo has reached 2,973, including 1,309 deaths, according to government data released on Friday in what authorities say is the fastest-growing outbreak on record.
8 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 3 days. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 2 lean left, 3 centre, 1 right.
- ▪ Ebola response workers strike in DR Congo as death toll spikes — Al Jazeera English
- ▪ More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo near 3,000, including over 1,300 deaths — New York Post
- ▪ Ebola cases in DR Congo surpass 3,000 - as health workers go on strike — Sky News — Top
- ▪ More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo near 3,000, including over 1,300 deaths - AP News — Google News
- ▪ More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo near 3,000, including over 1,300 deaths — RFI English
- ▪ Közelít a 3000-hez az ebolafertőzöttek száma – egyre több egészségügyi dolgozó sztrájkol — Origo
- ▪ More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo near 3,000, including over 1,300 deaths — ABC News — International
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BUNIA, Congo — Health workers at an Ebola treatment center in eastern Congo went on strike on Saturday, demanding their pay. The walkout disrupted care for patients in the epicenter of the country’s rapidly growing outbreak. The number of confirmed cases of Ebola in Congo has reached 2,973, including 1,309 deaths, according to government data released on Friday in what authorities say is the fastest-growing outbreak on record. The Elikya Ebola Treatment Center in Bunia, Ituri province, came to a standstill after doctors, nurses and security staff stopped work. About a hundred health workers protested outside the treatment center on Saturday.
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