Congo's Ebola outbreak rises to 100 deaths out of 550 cases after a month

Mihaela Chircă

More than 100 people have died from Ebola less than a month after authorities declared an outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo. Efforts to contain the outbreak, declared on 15 May, are being severely hampered by attacks on health workers, local scepticism, and armed conflict in some hotspots. Watch more on Independent TV: https://tinyurl.com/yc7ukx9n The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded.