07-15-2019, 09:22 AM
** 15-Jul-2019 World View: Ebola in DR Congo reaches Goma
There was something of a panic over the weekend, as the first
cases of Ebola were reported in Goma, in the Democratic
Republic of Congo (DRC).
Goma is a city of more than two million people, a transport hub for
all of central Africa. An Ebola outbreak in Goma has the ability
to spread rapidly to other countries throughout the region.
The story is that last Tuesday, a pastor in Butembo took a bus south
to Goma. Butembo is widespread in Butembo, and the priest apparently
had Ebola without yet having any obvious symptoms. While in Butembo,
the pastor held regular services in seven churches, during which he
laid his hands on worshippers, including people who were ill. During
the bus trip he shook hands with and touched all the other passengers,
as well as the bus driver.
According to DRC's health ministry, the pastor was treated quickly,
everyone on the bus has been identified, and they're all being given
vaccines, so they're hopeful that Ebola will not spread any further in
Goma.
--- Sources:
-- Ebola in DR Congo: Case confirmed in Goma
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48985689
(BBC, 15-Jul-2019)
-- Ebola virus reaches Congolese city of Goma
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/j...ty-of-goma
(Guardian, 15-Jul-2019)
There was something of a panic over the weekend, as the first
cases of Ebola were reported in Goma, in the Democratic
Republic of Congo (DRC).
Goma is a city of more than two million people, a transport hub for
all of central Africa. An Ebola outbreak in Goma has the ability
to spread rapidly to other countries throughout the region.
The story is that last Tuesday, a pastor in Butembo took a bus south
to Goma. Butembo is widespread in Butembo, and the priest apparently
had Ebola without yet having any obvious symptoms. While in Butembo,
the pastor held regular services in seven churches, during which he
laid his hands on worshippers, including people who were ill. During
the bus trip he shook hands with and touched all the other passengers,
as well as the bus driver.
According to DRC's health ministry, the pastor was treated quickly,
everyone on the bus has been identified, and they're all being given
vaccines, so they're hopeful that Ebola will not spread any further in
Goma.
--- Sources:
-- Ebola in DR Congo: Case confirmed in Goma
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48985689
(BBC, 15-Jul-2019)
-- Ebola virus reaches Congolese city of Goma
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/j...ty-of-goma
(Guardian, 15-Jul-2019)
