The Fear of Ebola: Akon performs in plastic bubble to avoid contracting Ebola Virus Disease in Congo(PHOTOS)

R&B star Akon  in a fear that he might contact Ebola  accepted performing in a plastic

bubble  

The 'Locked Up' singer climbed inside the airtight blow-up during a performance in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sunday and rolled over the crowd, pushed along by the outstretched hands of 60,000 screaming concert-goers.

But his actions prompted breathless reports from certain media outlets that, rather than just being a creative way of performing closer to his fans, it was a cynical attempt to shield himself from the deadly virus that is sweeping West Africa.

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