More than 2,500 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak, which a senior United Nations coordinator said is spreading exponentially in an area larger than France. Julien Harneis urged more aid as existing funds are expected to run out within weeks. He also said health workers are being attacked by locals and are falling sick and dying.
Passengers who disembarked from a boat intercepted by health authorities wait to be tested following the death of a passenger suspected of having Ebola, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Aug. 6. Reuters-Yonhap
More than 2,500 people have now died in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak, which is spreading exponentially in an area larger than France, senior United Nations Ebola coordinator Julien Harneis said on Friday.
Speaking on a video call from the northeastern Congolese city of Bunia, Harneis called for more aid, saying an existing pool of funds is set to run out within weeks.
Health workers there were coming under attack by locals angered and terrified by the outbreak, and were themselves falling sick and dying from the disease, he added.
