Spike in Ebola cases pushes Congo outbreak to 'tipping point' - aid workers

Medical team wear protective suits as they prepare to administer Ebola patient care at The Alliance for International Medical Action treatment center in Beni, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, on September 6, 2018. [Photo, Reuters]

Aid agencies said on Thursday that the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo could be tipping into a wider crisis as the number of new cases spiked and violence grounded health workers for a second time.

The disease is believed to have infected 194 people and killed 122 since the outbreak started in eastern Congo in July, according to the health ministry.