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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Carlos Mureithi in Nairobi and Prosper Heri Ngorora in Goma

‘Every health facility said they were full’: alarm over rapid spread of Ebola in DRC

Health workers in full-body protective clothing handle pieces of equipment in the grounds of the hospital
Health workers wearing protective equipment at a hospital in Mongbwalu. Photograph: Michel Lunanga/Getty Images

The warnings from aid groups and healthcare workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been stark, their calls for coordinated international action impassioned.

As the country reels from the return of the Ebola virus, there is growing concern that its fragile healthcare system will struggle to cope with an outbreak that experts say goes well beyond the number of confirmed cases.

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