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AAP Rolling News Bulletin May 25, 1500

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AAP · May 25

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AAP · May 25

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AAP · May 25

More than 900 suspected Ebola cases reported in Congo

More than ‌900 ‌suspected Ebola cases and 119 ‌deaths ⁠have now been ​recorded ⁠in the Democratic ‌Republic ​of ​Congo as the virus spreads.

AAP · May 25

Young men storm a Congo hospital treating Ebola patients to demand bodies of their kin

A local hospital official says that angry young men stormed a hospital treating Ebola patients at the heart of an outbreak in eastern Congo, demanding the bodies of their relatives

The Independent UK · May 24

Thailand steps up Ebola screening

The Ministry of Public Health is preparing to tighten Ebola surveillance measures after 10 travellers from Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo entered Thailand and were placed under monitoring.

Bangkok Post · May 24

Dread and denial at heart of deadly DR Congo Ebola outbreak

MONGBWALU (DR CONGO) - Unlike other residents of Mongbwalu, a town at the heart of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's latest devastating Ebola outbreak, Laureine Sakiya believes that the blood-letting virus exists after seeing some of her neighbours die.

Bangkok Post · May 24

Suspected Ebola cases in eastern DR Congo top 900 as health workers struggle with aid cuts

As the number of suspected Ebola cases in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo passed 900 over the weekend, health workers said that the chaos left by years of fighting and local government failures has been compounded by sweeping cuts to international aid budgets.

France 24 · May 24

How Congo is battling an Ebola outbreak complicated by aid cuts, armed rebels and anger

Ebola treatment centers in eastern Congo are being attacked. This violence stems from deep-seated issues like rebel conflict and displacement. International aid cuts have weakened health facilities. Local communities are angry, complicating efforts to control the outbreak. Authorities are implementing new burial protocols and increasing security.

The Economic Times · May 24