Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
11%
2 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
59/100
The Independent's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
5
Health
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A British healthcare worker in the Democratic Republic of Congo has tested positive for Ebola, the UK government has confirmed.
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government → test → Ebola
It is the first case involving a British national linked to the current outbreak.
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It → involve → outbreak
Reuters has seen an official document that says that the British citizen, who has not been named, is being medically evacuated from the Congo to the UK for specialist treatment.
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who → see → treatment
The patient is in a stable condition and is expected to arrive in the UK on Wednesday or Thursday.
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patient → expect → Wednesday
They will be transferred by a specialist ambulance to a high-consequence infectious disease unit, the document showed.
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document → transfer → unit
The Democratic Republic of Congo has been battling an outbreak of the deadly virus, caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain, since May.
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Republic → battle → May
The outbreak has since surpassed 10,000 cases with almost 5,000 deaths across four African countries.
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outbreak → surpass → countries
The patient had been sent to Congo by a humanitarian organisation to help support the response to the outbreak.
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patient → send → outbreak
In October, Switzerland evacuated an Ebola patient from Nigeria for treatment, while in June, France reported its first confirmed case tied to the outbreak in a doctor returning from a humanitarian mission.
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France → evacuate → mission
The document seen by Reuters quoted British authorities saying they did not expect the case to have a serious public health impact in Britain, and anticipated no disruption to international travel or trade.
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case → see → travel
A British citizen currently in the DRC has tested positive for Ebola,” a spokesperson for the government said in an emailed statement.
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spokesperson → test → statement
“The risk to the UK public from Ebola remains low.”
Ebola is a severe viral disease spread through direct contact with an infected person or wild animal’s bodily fluids.
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Ebola → remain → fluids
The World Health Organization says the disease is fatal in about half of cases on average, though mortality rates vary between outbreaks.
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rates → say → outbreaks
British health authorities say the risk to the wider public from imported Ebola cases remains low and the NHS has procedures in place to manage suspected and confirmed infections.
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NHS → say → infections
Imported cases are rare, with only four confirmed cases recorded in Britain since 1976, according to the UK Health Security Agency.
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cases → confirm → Agency
NHS statistics show that Ebola has never been spread from person to person in the UK.
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Ebola → show → UK
The outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the second-largest on record, with more than 10,000 confirmed cases and nearly 5,000 deaths reported by late October.
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outbreak → confirm → October
This is a breaking news story.
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This → break → ?
More follows.
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More → follow → ?
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