Pope Leo XIV calls for international response to deadly Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

The pope also remembered communities in central Italy ahead of Monday's 10th anniversary of the 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck areas of Lazio, Umbria and Marche, killing around 300 people.

[RFI] Healthcare workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been coming under attack, the United Nations and Red Cross have warned, hampering efforts to stem the spread of the Ebola virus, which is spreading 'exponentially'.

“I encourage a response from the international community that also involves local communities in efforts to save many human lives,” Pope Leo XIV says on DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak.

The Canadian government announced a three-week quarantine for travellers returning from the Ebola-stricken country back in May, affecting aid workers like Lily-Madeleine Seguin.

They say an extension of the mandatory 21-day quarantine for Canadians and permanent residents returning from the DRC, Uganda or South Sudan could be detrimental to the outbreak response.

A UN official has confirmed over 2,500 people have died during the Ebola epidemic

Mobile gold miners in eastern Congo complicate health workers’ efforts to contain Ebola  AP News

Eleven-year-old Isaac Batisa searches for gold at a mining site in eastern Congo to help feed his family