I was terrified, the 23-year-old said of her journey of about 130 metres, spent clinging to a makeshift float alongside a young man whom she had paid to take her to the Burundian side.
"Every day, we receive nine patients with the same mpox symptoms," Basubi said, adding that patients are treated according to the national protocol. "For the moment, there is no specific treatment. The treatment we give is based on the symptoms the patient presents."