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General Category => World News => Topic started by: TomSea on May 19, 2018, 03:24:15 am
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In DR Congo city, worry and anger over Ebola scare
Mbandaka (DR Congo) (AFP) - People in Mbandaka in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were fearful and angry Friday after an Ebola outbreak spread from remote villages to their densely-populated city.
A wave of concern rippled through the Congo River port city after the World Health Organization (WHO) and the DRC's health ministry on Thursday reported a confirmed case of the deady viral disease in one of the city's districts.
In bars, restaurants and offices, staff swiftly reacted to radio news reports by offering soap and basins of water for people to wash their hands -- a basic preventative step against infection.
Read more at: https://www.yahoo.com/news/dr-congo-city-worry-anger-over-ebola-scare-133459584.html (https://www.yahoo.com/news/dr-congo-city-worry-anger-over-ebola-scare-133459584.html)
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It's got to be terrifying.