Mysterious Virus in China

Brut India

India is on alert as a new virus is spreading rapidly in China. A seafood and meat market in Wuhan may be the source of the outbreak that’s left several dead.

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00:00Investigations have found that some of the cases were workers, handlers or frequent visitors

00:23at a seafood market in Wuhan where live animals were sold.

00:54We will work together with all parties to deal with the epidemic and maintain regional and global health and safety.

01:08So now we can say that there is definitely a human-to-human phenomenon.

01:13It's really good choices to be cautious about it and then make sure if it's a real thing, don't spread it around.

01:43I was very scared at that time. I was very afraid. I couldn't breathe. I've never been able to breathe in my life.

02:13This is not unexpected. This is something that the global community is preparing for and all of the systems are in place to activate our plans

02:28and to utilize the materials that we developed for SARS, for MERS and adapt them for the current situation.

02:34Horrible. It's horrible. It's like a movie.

03:04Because of global traveling, especially through air travel, an infection at one place can easily spread to the other within 24 hours.

03:12So I'm sure that all these emerging infections will come again.

03:15The magnitude is difficult to predict, but it can be very fatal. It can be very widespread. We must prepare.

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