Topic Lifecycle: Dormant

This topic is currently dormant in the news cycle. It was last covered on Tuesday 6 October 2026 and has not appeared in recent broadcasts.

Coverage trend (last 30 days)

How much coverage this topic got from each channel over the past month.

On screen

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BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 30 June 2026
BBC One, BBC News, 13 July 2026
BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 13 July 2026
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 24 July 2026
BBC News, Signed: BBC News at Six, 18 August 2026
BBC One, BBC News, 18 August 2026
BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 18 August 2026
BBC News, BBC News Now, 21 August 2026
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 22 August 2026
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 28 August 2026
Sky News, Mornings, 17 September 2026
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 17 September 2026
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 17 September 2026
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 18 September 2026
Sky News, Sky News Today, 19 September 2026
BBC News, 29 September 2026
Channel 4, Channel 4 News Summary, 2 October 2026
Channel 4, Channel 4 News Summary, 6 October 2026

Recent stories

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Updated Tuesday 6 October 2026

Dormant

Kenya confirms first Ebola case after patient dies following DRC return

Kenya's health ministry says a Kenyan citizen died of Ebola after returning to Nairobi from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and contacts are being traced.

1 channel

Updated Friday 2 October 2026

Dormant

DRC Ebola outbreak passes 4,000 deaths as cases top 8,000

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 4,000 people and infected around 8,300, with health workers striking over unpaid wages as aid and access remain limited.

4 channels

Updated Friday 28 August 2026

Dormant

Ebola outbreak in DRC is deadliest in country's history and fastest growing on record

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has become the deadliest in the country's history, with more than 2,500 deaths and cases spreading rapidly.

4 channels

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What was reported

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Timeline

Where this topic appeared. Cells show coverage time and are darker when there was more coverage.

Date Channel 5 BBC News BBC One BBC Two Channel 4 GB News ITV Sky News
Tuesday 6 October 2026 ———— 29s 1.0% ———
Friday 2 October 2026 ———— 20s 0.7% ———
Tuesday 29 September 2026 — 2m 33s 2.3% ——————
Saturday 19 September 2026 ——————— 1m 7s 1.2%
Friday 18 September 2026 ——————— 8m 1s 7.9%
Thursday 17 September 2026 ——————— 16m 36s 16.3%
Friday 28 August 2026 ——————— 3m 36s 4.8%
Saturday 22 August 2026 ———— 3m 43s 17.2% ———
Friday 21 August 2026 — 4m 17s 3.4% ——————
Monday 3 August 2026 ———— 3m 45s 7.6% ———
Friday 24 July 2026 —— 1m 34s 2.2% —————
Monday 13 July 2026 —— 5m 33s 6.0% —————
Tuesday 30 June 2026 —— 1m 18s 1.5% —————