Ebola in Ituri: 25 pupils infected, ten dead since start of school year
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Beto
In Ituri, 25 pupils have contracted Ebola since the start of the 2026-2027 school year: ten have died and seven are being treated at specialised centres. Yvon Muke, director of the Ituri 1 educational province, gave the figures in Bunia, as the province accounts for most of the epidemic, according to Beto.
Twenty-five pupils in Ituri province have been recorded among the Ebola cases since the start of the 2026-2027 school year. Ten have died and seven others are being treated at specialised centres, Yvon Muke, director of the Ituri 1 educational province, said in Bunia.
The provincial education authority plans to distribute 400,000 bottles of hand sanitiser and protective equipment to schools. It also announced awareness sessions to combat the stigmatisation of pupils who have recovered when they return to class.
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