More health workers strike as confirmed Ebola cases in DR Congo top 2,000

Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo have climbed past two thousand, reaching two thousand eleven, including seven hundred fifty-four deaths, France 24 reports. Authorities describe it as the fastest-growing outbreak on record. The rising toll comes as health workers at Bunia General Hospital walked off the job on Wednesday over payment issues, the latest group to strike at the epicenter of the outbreak.

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