{"id":13167,"date":"2026-06-08T15:32:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T15:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=13167"},"modified":"2026-06-08T15:32:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T15:32:18","slug":"celebrating-a-wedding-amid-the-ebola-outbreak-no-kisses-or-close-contact-but-love-lives-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=13167","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating a wedding amid the Ebola outbreak: No kisses or close contact, but love lives here"},"content":{"rendered":"

By JUSTIN KABUMBA<\/strong><\/p>\n

BUNIA, Congo (AP) \u2014 There were no kisses, long embraces or a crowded dance floor packed with well-wishers. But there was love.<\/p>

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As Congo is battling an Ebola disease outbreak that has killed nearly 100 people out of the more than 500 confirmed cases, local authorities have raced to slow the disease with strict measures, including by limiting public gatherings and enforcing social distancing.<\/p>\n

For Jean Claude \u00c9rable and his bride Solange Hahati, celebrating their wedding on Saturday in such conditions meant having some family members and friends absent on one of their happiest days.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had planned 300 guests (but) only 50 people were allowed to enter,\u201d Hahati told The Associated Press. \u201cIt was really difficult because we wanted to celebrate with our friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

The latest Ebola disease outbreak, caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, is concentrated in Congo\u2019s eastern province of Ituri. There are 515 confirmed infections, including 91 deaths, according to Congolese health authorities. The number of cases is believed to be higher because the outbreak was confirmed weeks late, and response has been challenging also because the virus has no approved vaccine or treatment.<\/p>\n