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Schools in the Democratic Republic of Congo reopened amid a deadly Ebola outbreak that’s claimed nearly 3,000 lives—yet parents and teachers fear it’s too risky for kids to return, especially in hard-hit areas like Ituri. Despite teacher union pleas to delay, the government pressed ahead, while UNICEF races to make classrooms safer with basic hygiene tools. But many schools still lack clean water, funding, and supplies, especially in remote zones. Young children under four face a 60% fatality rate, raising alarms that reopening could worsen the crisis. This outbreak is now the deadliest in Congo’s history, spreading faster than any before—and compounded by health worker strikes, vaccine shortages, and regional conflict.

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