Congo’s Ebola infections rise above 4,000 for first time in outbreak

Red Cross workers walk in a formation as they disinfect Rwampara general hospital before handling the body of a person who died of Ebola, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, in Rwampara outside Bunia, Ituri province, DR Congo, May 21, 2026. (Reuters)