00:00A cloud of grief hangs over the Bunia General Hospital in the heart of Eastern Congo's Ebola outbreak.
00:07The special treatment centre that is meant to treat Ebola patients in isolation is not yet operating.
00:13But families gather in the courtyard waiting for news of their loved ones.
00:17A mother who lost her son wails in the courtyard while other relatives of patients sat tightly nearby.
00:28My son died. Why him? I could have died in his place since I'm already old.
00:33It's the old woman who could have gone. My commitment to you is over.
00:37You're leaving while you're still young. You're abandoning me.
00:42The outbreak continues to strain an already fragile health care system in the conflict-hit region.
00:48Congo's health minister said early this week that special Ebola treatment centres are being set up in Bunia,
00:54Rampara, and Mongualu, the three hardest-hit sites in the outbreak.
01:05The sick arrive here often because here is the General Hospital.
01:10So everywhere, if there are cases of patients who are in bad shape, suspected cases,
01:14we directly transfer the patients here to the General Hospital.
01:23The WHO has declared Congo's Ebola outbreak a global public health emergency.
01:29Its director-general warns the epidemic is spreading rapidly and may be far larger than officially reported.
01:36Health officials in Congo now fear the outbreak could continue for at least two more months.
01:43The Bundesbankoire now is Botswana.
01:45Theρο
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