Machete Attacks Disrupt Congo Ebola Response
Original Report
A crowd armed with machetes chased after Ebola responders who were trying to bury a victim in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The violence is one of the latest attacks on frontline workers...
A crowd armed with machetes chased after Ebola responders who were trying to bury a victim in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The violence is one of the latest attacks on frontline workers struggling to contain the rapidly spreading pandemic. Bloomberg's Chief Africa Correspondent Jennifer Zabasajja reports. (Source: Bloomberg)
Glass House Analysis
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