Displaced people watch a health worker in full personal protective equipment (PPE) preparing to disinfect the area during the burial of Ebola victims at the Kigonze displaced persons camp in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credits: Reuters.
The Democratic Republic of Congo said late on Monday that confirmed Ebola cases in the country had reached 1,048, including 267 deaths. On Sunday, the number of confirmed cases surpassed 1,000 for the first time since the outbreak began.