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Amid Ebola outbreak, medical workers protest
Dozens of health care workers have gone on strike at an Ebola treatment center in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the AP reported yesterday. A group including epidemiologists, case investigators, drivers, and gravediggers say the Congolese authorities have not paid salaries and bonuses. Read more.
Meanwhile, a U.S. citizen in the area has tested positive for the virus and been sent to Germany for treatment. “As the outbreak escalates, an accelerated response from local, national, and international partners is urgently needed,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote online announcing the transfer. As of yesterday, there have been 1,926 confirmed cases in the DRC, including 702 deaths.
