The World Health Organization said an Ebola response nurse was killed in eastern Congo
A nurse was killed and a health worker severely injured Saturday while responding to an Ebola alert in Bafwasende in eastern Congo’s Tshopo province, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. Authorities say attacks on responders are hampering efforts to curb the outbreak. Health ministry data show more than 9,800 cases and more than 4,700 deaths since May.
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A nurse was killed and another health worker severely injured during an Ebola-alert response in Bafwasende, in eastern Congo’s Tshopo province, the World Health Organization said. The attack happened Saturday, according to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who said in a post on X Sunday that people responding to the outbreak must be protected.
The attack is the latest in a series that authorities say is hampering efforts to curb the world’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak. People on the front lines have said members of response teams were held captive in some health zones, while teams responsible for safe and dignified burials have faced threats.
The health ministry’s most recent data indicate more than 9,800 cases, including more than 4,700 deaths, since the outbreak began in May, making it Congo’s deadliest Ebola outbreak.
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- Al Jazeera — Attackers kill nurse, injure health worker responding to DRC Ebola case - Al Jazeera
- Associated Press — Attackers kill nurse, severely injure health worker responding to Ebola case in eastern Congo - AP News
- Greenwich Time — Attackers kill nurse, severely injure health worker responding to Ebola case in eastern Congo - Greenwich Time
Verifier’s note
Al Jazeera and The Associated Press report that a nurse was killed while responding to an Ebola alert in eastern Congo, matching the proposed event. Greenwich Time carries the Associated Press account; the other results do not report this attack.