Last patient leaves Ebola treatment centre in DR Congo's Ituri, staff celebrate
Staff and residents at an Ebola treatment centre in Ituri, DR Congo, celebrated after the last patient left. The centre is no longer treating any confirmed cases.
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The story, neutrally told
Left · 1Healthcare workers at an Ebola treatment centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo sang and danced after the last patient there left. Al JazeeraLC “Footage shows healthcare workers singing and dancing at an Ebola treatment centre in DR Congo after the last patient made a full recovery and left.” Read at Al Jazeera ↗ Left · 1Al Jazeera said the patient had made a full recovery. Al JazeeraLC “after the last patient made a full recovery and left” Read at Al Jazeera ↗ Centre · 1France 24 reported that medical staff and residents at a treatment centre in Ituri danced and sang. France 24N “Medical staff and residents at a treatment centre in Ituri danced and sang to celebrate a first since May” Read at France 24 ↗
Centre · 1It said the centre is no longer treating any confirmed Ebola cases, which it described as a first since May. France 24N “the centre is no longer treating any confirmed Ebola cases” Read at France 24 ↗ Left · 1Al Jazeera said the centre, in Mongbwalu, is run by Doctors Without Borders and is where the latest outbreak began. Al JazeeraLC “The Doctors Without Borders-run centre in Mongbwalu was where the latest outbreak began.” Read at Al Jazeera ↗ Mixed · 2The coverage is video-led and gives no figures on the outbreak's overall toll or on whether the outbreak has been declared over. Al JazeeraLC “Footage shows healthcare workers singing and dancing” Read at Al Jazeera ↗ France 24N “DR Congo: A centre celebrates the discharge of last Ebola patients” Read at France 24 ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.
Left1 outlet
- Framing
- Al Jazeera presents a short video piece celebrating the last patient's full recovery, with a note on the centre's link to the outbreak's start.
- Emphasis
- Joy of health workers, full recovery, Doctors Without Borders' role, Mongbwalu as the outbreak's origin.
- Leaves out or plays down
- No figures on cases or deaths, and no statement on whether the outbreak is over.
- Charged language
- “Incredible celebrations”
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“Incredible celebrations as last patient leaves a DRC Ebola centre” — Al Jazeera
Centre1 outlet
- Framing
- France 24 presents a video report on the centre in Ituri celebrating the discharge of the last patients, as a first since May.
- Emphasis
- Staff and residents celebrating; no confirmed cases remaining at the centre.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Does not name the centre or the operator, and gives no outbreak figures.
- For example
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“Medical staff and residents at a treatment centre in Ituri danced and sang to celebrate a first since May” — France 24
Right0 outlets
No right outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
What every side reports
- Staff at an Ebola treatment centre in DR Congo celebrated by singing and dancing.
- The celebration followed the discharge of the last Ebola patient(s) at the centre.
Left1 article
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Incredible celebrations as last patient leaves a DRC Ebola centre
Celebratory Upbeat video item on health workers celebrating a full recovery.
Centre1 article
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DR Congo: A centre celebrates the discharge of last Ebola patients
Neutral Video report noting the celebration and that the centre has no confirmed cases for the first time since May.
Right0 articles
No coverage yet.
- 29 Oct 03:39 First Al JazeeraLC Incredible celebrations as last patient leaves a DRC Ebola centre
- 29 Oct 17:13 +13h 35m France 24N DR Congo: A centre celebrates the discharge of last Ebola patients
Times are when each article was published, or when we first saw it if the outlet gave no time.
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