JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Armed groups have attacked and killed Ebola response workers in eastern Congo, the World Health Organization chief said Thursday, an alarming development that could cause the waning outbreak to again pick up momentum. He did not say how many people were killed in the attacks in Biakato Mines and Mangina. This is not the first time that health workers trying to contain the second-worst Ebola outbreak in history have been targeted. The latest attacks come after days of deadly unrest in the city of Beni, where residents outraged by repeated rebel attacks stormed the local United Nations peacekeeping base, demanding more protection. Previously, cases have surged after attacks on health workers and facilities.

Source: Egypt Independent November 28, 2019 08:03 UTC