Third Case of Ebola in Congolese City Sparks Fears in Neighboring Rwanda

HeadlineAug 02, 2019

Rwanda has reopened its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo after a brief closure that followed the third death of a patient with the Ebola virus in the Congolese border city of Goma. Since the latest outbreak began exactly a year ago, the World Health Organization says at least 2,700 people have been infected with Ebola, with more than 1,800 deaths.

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