As if the new outbreak in Guinea, combined with the new outbreak in the DRC, and the pandemic itself, weren't discouraging enough, I've remembered that southern Guinea is also the site of the town of Womey, whose residents attacked and murdered part of a team of health workers, officials, and journalists in September 2014.
The town is a short drive from Gouécké, and attitudes toward the authorities are unlikely to have changed dramatically since then. The response this time could be very difficult to carry out without triggering more violence.
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