Ebola in Congo – level 1

11-06-2019 07:00

There is Ebola in Congo. Ebola is a serious sickness. From August 2018 until now, 2,000 people catch it. Around 1,300 people die.

The World Health Organisation is trying to stop Ebola. It is not easy. There are some problems. People are fighting in some areas. Some people do not want to be vaccinated. Sometimes, people attack doctors. Doctors Without Borders had 130 attacks.

Difficult words: until (to), vaccinate (give a special type of medicine called an injection so that people do not catch a sickness), had (past tense of ‘have’).

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