DRC reports over 2,000 Ebola cases amid health worker strike

Healthcare workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ituri province have initiated a strike at Bunia General Hospital over unpaid wages amidst a growing Ebola outbreak, which has recorded 2,011 cases and 754 deaths. The strike, which began on Wednesday, follows similar protests from other healthcare personnel in the region. The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus, is among the fastest growing in history, prompting the World Health Organization to launch clinical trials for a potential antiviral treatment.

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