Ebola treatment centre was burned down as death toll in Congo passes 4,000

An Ebola treatment centre in the Congo has been burned down amid an ongoing outbreak that has pushed the death toll past 4,000.

Julien Harneis, the UN senior Ebola coordinator, addressed the incident by highlighting the severe logistical challenges faced by responders. He stated that establishing Ebola transit and treatment centres has been a persistent struggle, hindered by critical shortages of both funding and necessary staff.