Skip to playerSkip to main contentSkip to footer
  • 3 days ago
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.
Transcript
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.
03:34For more UN videos visit www.un.org

Recommended