Ebola frontline workers missing wages as outbreak spreads ‘exponentially’

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:00:04 GMT

People fighting to contain rapidly growing outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo describe the obstacles and dangers they faceEvery day, Sophie Mwadawa Kabundo goes to her job as a nurse at an Ebola treatment centre in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, afraid she will contract the virus and pass it to her family and friends.“More and more confirmed cases are being admitted here … Some of our colleagues have died,” said Kabundo. “We fear that, despite our vigilance, workplace accidents may occur and put us in ever greater danger … We go to sleep already worrying about the days ahead, as patients continue to pour in.” Continue reading...

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