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Kenya reports second Ebola death, a close relative of the first patient

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Kenya’s Health Ministry said a 65-year-old woman has died of Ebola, the country’s second death from the disease. She was a close family member of the first victim, a man who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo and died in Nairobi. The ministry said the woman developed symptoms while under quarantine. Seven other patients are being treated at two isolation facilities. The ministry said all cases are within one cluster, with no evidence of community spread. Kenya is handling its first ever Ebola outbreak.

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  1. Kenya’s Health Ministry reported a second Ebola death, that of a 65-year-old woman.

    Reported byLeft1Center2Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    Deutsche Welle, BBC News
    Right
    The Washington Times

  2. The woman was a close relative of the first Ebola patient, a man who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

    Reported byCenter2Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    Deutsche Welle, BBC News
    Right
    The Washington Times

  3. The woman developed symptoms while in quarantine, the ministry said.

    Reported byCenter2Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    Deutsche Welle, BBC News
    Right
    The Washington Times

  4. The ministry said all cases are within one cluster, with no evidence of community spread.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    BBC News

  5. Seven other Ebola patients are being treated at two isolation facilities.

    One outletBBC News· Center

  6. The outbreak has spread to four countries across eastern, central and western Africa.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

How each side tells it

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Every side reports that Kenya’s Health Ministry announced a second Ebola death, a 65-year-old woman who was a close relative of the first patient. The left leads with the ministry’s no-community-spread assurance, while the center and right focus on the death and the family link.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Leads with the ministry’s assurance of no evidence of community spread, placing the new death second.

    Kenya announces second Ebola death, says ‘no evidence’ of community spread
    Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    States the second death in plain announcement terms, with the family link to the first patient in the headline or description.

    Woman, 65, becomes second patient to die of Ebola in Kenya
    BBC NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    States the second death and stresses that the victim was a close relative of the first patient.

    Kenya announces 2nd Ebola death, a close relative of the first patient
    The Washington TimesRightAll right-leaning headlines

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From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • no evidence of community spread
  • spread to four countries

Leaves out

  • the victim’s family link to the first case

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From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • second death
  • close family link to the first victim
  • quarantine symptoms

Leaves out

  • spread to four countries

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • BBC NewsCenter

    Woman, 65, becomes second patient to die of Ebola in Kenya

    She was a close family member of the first victim, a man who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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  • Deutsche WelleCenter

    Ebola: Kenya announces second death

    Kenya has recorded a second Ebola death, the ⁠Health ⁠Ministry said late Friday. The 65-year-old woman had developed symptoms during quarantine and was a close relative of a Kenyan man who died of the disease.

    Read at Deutsche Welle (opens in a new tab)

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • close relative of the first patient
  • symptoms in quarantine

Leaves out

  • ministry statement of no evidence of community spread

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    1 hr 25 min later

    Its first report, Oct 23, 6:33 PM EDT

  • Center

    First to report

    Deutsche Welle, Oct 23, 5:09 PM EDT

  • Right

    1 hr later

    Its first report, Oct 23, 6:09 PM EDT

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  1. Deutsche WelleCenterOct 23, 5:09 PM EDT
  2. The Washington TimesRightOct 23, 6:09 PM EDT
  3. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 23, 6:33 PM EDT
  4. BBC NewsCenterOct 23, 8:05 PM EDT

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