Confirmed Ebola deaths in DR Congo hit 600 - Al Jazeera
Confirmed Ebola deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have reached 600, with 1,759 total cases reported. Healthcare workers in the hardest-hit Ituri province are threatening to strike due to unpaid wages and poor working conditions.
Why it matters
The combination of a worsening health crisis and labor unrest among medical staff threatens to destabilize containment efforts in a volatile region.
The number of deaths comes as healthcare workers threaten to walk off the job over a delay in payments.
The report relies on official government data and wire service reporting without editorializing the political situation.
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