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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Justin Kabumba

Celebrating a wedding amid the Ebola outbreak: No kisses or close contact, but love lives here

Congo Ebola Wedding - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

There were no kisses, long embraces or a crowded dance floor packed with well-wishers. But there was love.

As Congo is battling an Ebola disease outbreak that has killed nearly 100 people out of the more than 500 confirmed cases, local authorities have raced to slow the disease with strict measures, including by limiting public gatherings and enforcing social distancing.

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