Ebola: University of Kisangani suspends clinical placements for 30 days

The University of Kisangani has suspended all clinical placements for medical students, including at its university clinics, for 30 days amid a resurgence of Ebola in Tshopo province. The decision, announced in a rector’s office statement signed on October 14, followed the death of an emergency-room patient who tested positive for the virus after dying. The university cited shortages of personal protective equipment and rudimentary working conditions that put students at risk of infection. Tshopo has recorded 63 Ebola cases, including 26 deaths, according to the provincial health division.