Second Ebola treatment center set on fire in epicenter of disease's outbreak
Residents in Mongbwalu, eastern Congo, set fire to a tent at an Ebola treatment center, marking the second such incident in a week. The attack caused panic among staff and resulted in 18 suspected Ebola patients escaping the facility. The World Health Organization has raised the outbreak's risk level for Congo, with confirmed cases and deaths continuing to rise.
- ▪The treatment center in Mongbwalu was attacked by angry residents who burned a tent used for Ebola patients.
- ▪Eighteen suspected Ebola cases escaped during the incident and are currently unaccounted for.
- ▪The World Health Organization has classified the outbreak as posing a 'very high' risk to Congo, with 82 confirmed cases and seven deaths reported.
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World Second Ebola treatment center set on fire in epicenter of disease's outbreak May 24, 2026 / 6:55 AM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google Angry residents of a town at the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo attacked and burned a tent that was part of a health center where people are being treated for the virus, the staff there said Saturday. It was the second such attack in the region in a week.No one was hurt in the attack, according to initial reports but as patients ran out to escape the fire, 18 people with suspected Ebola infections left the facility and are now unaccounted for, a local hospital director said.The angry residents had arrived at the clinic in the town of Mongbwalu on Friday night and set fire to a tent set up for suspected and confirmed Ebola cases by…
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