Aid agencies step in as Ebola case confirmed in rebel-hit eastern DRC city

In the rebel-held town of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities and partners are preparing a treatment centre as worry grows over an Ebola outbreak.
One case has been confirmed in the town, which is controlled by the M23 rebel group.
Health officials are renovating a facility that served during COVID and previous Ebola outbreaks, planning to open 120 beds in the coming days.
Electricity is already available, and water is being connected.
M23 leaders say they have activated all measures to face the outbreak, but residents question their capacity.
There is no connection between the DRC government in Kinshasa and the leaders running Goma since the town fell under rebel control.
The airport is out of service, meaning ministers cannot arrive from Kinshasa.
North Kivu province has a deadly history with Ebola, where nearly 3,000 people died in past outbreaks.

Al Jazeera's Alain Uaykani reports from Goma, eastern DRC.

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