Humanitarian workers involved in the Ebola response had to be evacuated early Thursday from an Ebola treatment center in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri province after violence erupted because of a dead body, according to media reports.
Ahead of the violence, a pregnant woman reportedly died from anemia at Nyakunde General Hospital, where an Ebola treatment center in Ituri province is located, and where relatives gathered to demand the body.
Moments later, however, angry members of the local community attacked the center, triggering an exchange of gunfire with security after the hospital resisted handing over the body in respect of health protocols for a dignified and safe burial, the Actualite news portal reported, citing a caregiver.
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Source: Anadolu Ajansı
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