What we know about latest Ebola outbreak
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.2K Ratings
🗓️ 18 May 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
There have been more than 390 suspected cases and more than 80 reported deaths from the new species of Ebola, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. The infection has already spread from the Democratic Republic of Congo to neighbouring Uganda, while Rwanda and South Sudan are now on "high alert". Health officials are warning that the variant is deadlier than previous outbreaks.
Also: International efforts to contain the Hantavirus are ongoing, as the cruise ship at the centre of the outbreak arrives in the Netherlands for disinfection. The Ukrainian military claim Russian forces are preparing for a major offensive in the summer. Spain's High Court has acquitted the Colombian singer Shakira of tax fraud and ordered her to get almost $65,000,000 in fines she had paid, plus interest. We get the latest on the Italian tourists who went missing whilst scuba diving in the Maldives. Why Swatch's Royal Pop collaboration with the Swiss luxury watch brand Audemars Piguet is causing chaos at shops around the world... and the drink that's putting an end to France's long-term love affair with wine.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.6 | This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:12.2 | I'm Charlotte Gallagher, and at 1,600 hours, GMT, on Monday the 18th of May, these are our main stories. |
| 0:20.2 | Health authorities scramble to stop the spread of |
| 0:22.6 | Ebola after the latest outbreak threatens the Democratic Republic of Congo and its neighbors. Ukraine |
| 0:29.2 | claims Russian forces are preparing for a major offensive in the summer, and pop star Shakira |
| 0:35.3 | scores a tax victory in Spain. |
| 0:40.3 | Also in this podcast, |
| 0:42.1 | You're losing a large part of the countryside of productive farmland. |
| 0:48.3 | Building it on agricultural land is not the answer. |
| 0:52.2 | You can't eat data. |
| 0:54.5 | Why opposition against the building of some of Europe's biggest data centres is growing in the UK. |
| 1:05.2 | First to news of yet another outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus. |
| 1:09.6 | The head of the World Health Organization is due |
| 1:12.4 | to speak about the issue at a conference in Geneva. At the weekend, the WHO declared the outbreak, |
| 1:18.3 | which began in the DRC's eastern Tauri province as a public health emergency of international concern. |
| 1:24.9 | It's now spread to neighbouring Uganda. Rwanda and South Sudan are also on high |
| 1:29.8 | alert. So far, around 80 people have died and there are 246 suspected cases. Health officials are |
| 1:38.0 | scrambling to contain it. The unique species of the virus is proving an extra challenge, as currently no treatments or cure are available. |
| 1:47.4 | The head of the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Jean Kaseya, said educating the public about health and hygiene measures will be key. |
| 1:55.6 | We don't have vaccines, we don't have medicines. We are mostly relying on public health measures. It means |
| 2:03.2 | providing appropriate information to population on how to handle the issue, how to handle |
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