Tshopo: Bafwasende Ebola treatment centre set on fire before inauguration

Part of Bafwasende’s Ebola treatment centre, still under construction, was set on fire by unknown individuals on October 31, days before its planned opening. Two rooms intended for suspected cases burned before guards intervened, according to zone chief medical officer Marcel Likilo. Following the recent killing of a nurse and with no arrests made, doctors deployed to support the response have returned to Kisangani, leaving centre activities nearly halted. Likilo called for stronger security and urged provincial lawmakers to speak with residents, as some local youths believe medical workers are spreading Ebola.