# Congo drops remote-learning plan as schools reopen in Ebola red zone

https://mins.news/en/item/42114

- Reuters, 2026-09-02 13:45 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/schools-re-open-congo-drops-remote-learning-plan-ebola-red-zone-2026-09-02/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a98287a6f82110001164881

> Schools reopened this week in the parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo hardest hit by Ebola. Authorities judged that the risk of transmission was outweighed by the risk of pupils struggling with remote learning, an official told Reuters on Wednesday.

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