Congo, Weary From Ebola, Must Also Battle the CCP Virus

Congo, Weary From Ebola, Must Also Battle the CCP Virus
Martine Milonde, a Congolese community mobilizer who works with the aid group World Vision in Beni, eastern Congo on April 10, 2020. Al-hadji Kudra Maliro/AP
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BENI, Congo—Congo has been battling an Ebola outbreak that has killed thousands of people for more than 18 months, and now it must also face a new scourge: the CCP virus pandemic.

Ebola has left those living in the country’s east weary and fearful, and, just as they were preparing to declare an end to the outbreak, a new case popped up. Now, they will have to manage both threats at once.