Topic Lifecycle: Dormant
This topic is currently dormant in the news cycle. It was last covered on Friday 19 June 2026 and has not appeared in recent bulletins.
Coverage Trend (Trailing 30 Days)
Broadcaster airtime shares allocated to this subject over the past month.
What was reported
A plain, cross-channel summary of this topic — what the channels said, without any single broadcaster's spin.
On 16 June 2026, coverage of the Ebola outbreak was limited to BBC channels. BBC ONE WestHD and BBC TWO HD reported that the Red Cross has stated it could take a year to control the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and that a report from the centre of the outbreak would be presented. Other channels (Channel 4, ITV, Sky News, GB News, Channel 5) did not address the topic in their transcripts from that day.
Key Claims by Channel
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Timeline
Where this topic appeared. Cells show airtime and are colored by intensity.
| Date | Channel 5 | BBC NEWS | BBC One | Channel 4 | GB News | ITV | Sky News |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 19 June 2026 | — | — | 2m 30s 2.9% | — | — | — | — |
| Wednesday 17 June 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12m 10s 3.8% |
| Tuesday 16 June 2026 | — | 7m 13.1% | — | — | — | — | 3m 30s 1.2% |