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DRC: Kinshasa residents try to maintain daily life as ebola worsens elsewhere

People living in Kinshasa are trying to maintain their daily routines, even as the ebola outbreak is worsening in other parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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00:01The country is in the grips of its largest ever recorded Ebola outbreak.
00:05But on the whole, life in the Democratic Republic of Congo remains normal.
00:10In the capital, there's concern among residents, although they're doing their best to go about their daily routines.
00:20Right now, Ebola is mainly concentrated in the eastern part of the country.
00:24And there haven't been any cases here in Kinshasa.
00:28After the outbreak started, we all bought masks, disinfectants and other supplies.
00:36The government has also rolled out prevention publicly.
00:48Ebola does make us a bit nervous.
00:52We now try to stay away from crowded places and have taken some protective measures.
00:59All in all, it hasn't had a huge impact on my work and life.
01:03We've also learned how to prevent the virus.
01:09With around 22 million residents, Kinshasa is the country's main hub for epidemic monitoring and resource deployment.
01:16Local authorities have been scaling up public awareness campaigns and screening work to shield against imported infections.
01:25According to the Eastern
01:26With us, it definitely goes through the most area of the country.
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