At a gold mine in Mongbwalu, the epicentre of the current outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo, necessity is forcing people to carry on working.
They said they have no choice but to overcome their fear of the deadly haemorrhagic fever because they need to feed their families.
The DRC's 17th Ebola outbreak was declared on 15 May after several unexplained deaths in Mongbwalu in the mineral-rich but volatile Ituri province.
It has claimed more than 250 lives with 1,000 cases in the vast central African nation, but the real extent of the crisis is difficult to assess.
According to official figures, a total of 209 people have been infected in the mining town of which 89 have died.
