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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Prosper Heri Ngorora and Constant Same Bagalwa

More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo near 3,000, including over 1,300 deaths

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

Health workers at an Ebola treatment center in eastern Congo went on strike Saturday over payment issues, disrupting care for patients in the epicenter of the country’s rapidly growing outbreak.

The number of confirmed cases of Ebola in Congo has reached 2,973, including 1,309 deaths, according to government data released Friday in what authorities say is the fastest-growing outbreak on record.

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