Photos show how the Ebola outbreak is changing nightlife in Congo

Photos show how the Ebola outbreak is changing nightlife in Congo | iNFOnews.ca
A waitress at the Miterants nightclub wears a protective mask and gloves while serving a customer in Bunia, Congo, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Face masks around bars, DJ booths and beer bottles. Temperature checks at every entry. These are some of the measures in place in eastern Congolese city of Bunia where authorities have announced strict measures to slow the Ebola outbreak.

Photos show how the Ebola outbreak is changing nightlife in Congo | iNFOnews.ca
Customers attend a nightclub in Bunia, Congo, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
Photos show how the Ebola outbreak is changing nightlife in Congo | iNFOnews.ca
Customers play pool at the Miterants nightclub in Bunia, Congo, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
Photos show how the Ebola outbreak is changing nightlife in Congo | iNFOnews.ca
Workers wear protective masks at the Miterants nightclub in Bunia, Congo, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
Photos show how the Ebola outbreak is changing nightlife in Congo | iNFOnews.ca
A disc jockey (DJ) wears a protective mask at the Miterants nightclub in Bunia, Congo, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
Photos show how the Ebola outbreak is changing nightlife in Congo | iNFOnews.ca
A waitress at the Miterants nightclub wears a protective mask and gloves while serving a customer in Bunia, Congo, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
Photos show how the Ebola outbreak is changing nightlife in Congo | iNFOnews.ca
Security guards hold sanitiser and a thermometer as they wait for customers at the entrance to Miterants nightclub in Bunia, Congo, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
Photos show how the Ebola outbreak is changing nightlife in Congo | iNFOnews.ca
A security guard waits outside, near a handwashing station, at the entrance to the Miterants nightclub in Bunia, Congo, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
Photos show how the Ebola outbreak is changing nightlife in Congo | iNFOnews.ca
Customers attend a nightclub in Bunia, Congo, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

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