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news Cbc World 2026-05-23

Ebola Treatment Tent Burned in Congo, Suspected Patients Flee

An Ebola treatment tent in Congo was set ablaze, causing 18 patients suspected of having the virus to leave the facility. This incident occurred just a day after a similar tent burning in another community.


<img alt="Workers dressed in full-body PPE walk in a line" height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/ec898ad4-94f7-4d8a-b24d-18a8c054ab51,1779550018332/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C409%2C5500%2C3093%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="People react while Red Cross workers walk in a formation as they disinfect Rwampara general hospital before handling the body of a person who died of Ebola, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain...

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