HealthDRC: Ebola fears grow as children return to school

Children are returning to school in the Democratic Republic of the Congo amid its largest recorded Ebola outbreak, prompting fears in hard-hit Ituri that classrooms could accelerate transmission. Authorities are assigning high-risk pupils to home learning through printed materials and radio, while 6,041 cases and 2,911 deaths had been reported by August 31.

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AAl Jazeera★★★★☆2026-09-01 12:12Original