DR Congo adapts burials amid new Ebola outbreak
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is changing burial practices as it responds to a new Ebola outbreak. Health officials are relying on specialised teams to handle bodies because the dead can still remain contagious. The measures are intended to reduce the risk of further infection as the outbreak continues.The confirmed information available says burials must be carried out by trained teams to limit transmission. The report does not give a case count, the location of the outbreak within the country, or the number of deaths linked to it. It does say that public acceptance of the measures is proving... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 26 May 2026 11:01 LONDON
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Mob burns Ebola centre at Congo hospital amid outbreak
Several hundred people gathered at the gates of a hospital in Congo demanding the body of a suspected Ebola victim, before violence broke out when staff refused to hand it over. The confrontation escalated into an attack on an Ebola centre at the hospital, which was burned amid the outbreak. The incident adds a new layer of disruption to an already fragile public health response.The supplied material says the crowd numbered several hundred people and that the dispute centred on burial arrangements for the suspected victim. Staff refused the request, prompting the violence. No further details are given on the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 23 May 2026 01:59 LONDON
DR Congo Ebola treatment centre set on fire after burial dispute
Residents in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have set fire to an Ebola treatment centre after being stopped from retrieving the body of a suspected victim for burial. The attack took place as anger and fear grew over a worsening outbreak, and aid workers fled the scene as flames engulfed the facility. The incident adds a security setback to an already strained public-health response in the east of the country.The latest confirmed account says authorities blocked the crowd from taking the body, which triggered the attack on the treatment centre. The material supplied does not give casualty figures, identify... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 22 May 2026 09:29 LONDON
