# DRC: Ebola fears grow as children return to school

https://mins.news/en/item/40267

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-01 12:12 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/1/drc-ebola-fears-grow-as-children-return-to-school?traffic_source=rss

> 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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