As Ebola cases in Congo near 3,000, more health workers go on strike
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Health workers at an Ebola treatment centre in eastern Congo went on strike on Saturday, demanding their pay.
The walkout disrupted care for patients in the epicentre of the country's rapidly growing outbreak.