Ebola cases in DR Congo top 2,000
By DW
05 June 2019 |
8:01 am
The daily number of new Ebola cases has tripled in recent months, according to aid organizations. Local distrust and armed groups have hampered a response to the world's second-largest Ebola epidemic.
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