Attack amid Ebola crisis stalls efforts
China Daily | Updated: 2018-10-23 07:55
JOHANNESBURG - Rebels killed 15 civilians and abducted a dozen children in an attack at the epicenter of the latest deadly Ebola outbreak in eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a military source said on Sunday, as the violence again forced crucial virus-containment efforts to be suspended.
"It will be very hard to stop the outbreak if this violence continues," said the World Health Organization's emergencies chief, Peter Salama.
A regional WHO official said that it was difficult to say how long work would be affected.
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