Ebola returns to Congo
By DW
01 March 2021 |
12:19 pm
Health authorities in the DR Congo are trying to stop the spread of the latest Ebola outbreak. Vaccinations have already begun. But what's the situation on the ground? DW correspondent Mariel Mueller reports.
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