Hospital staff in Democratic Republic of Congo struck over unpaid wages as Ebola virus spread to two additional provinces, escalating Africa's worst outbreak affecting nearly one million people amid security challenges and public mistrust.
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak exceeded 300 deaths among 1,155 confirmed cases as the government implemented stricter travel restrictions and quarantine measures, while requiring $1.4 billion for continental response efforts.
Congo's health minister condemned U.S. and allied travel restrictions on three African nations during an Ebola outbreak as discriminatory and unscientific, while the DRC reported 381 confirmed cases and 64 deaths as of early June.