00:00Following the outbreak of the Nipah virus in India,
00:05Indonesia has gone on high alert to detect any potential infections activating
00:10thermal screening devices at its main airports, including Bali's international
00:15airport.
00:16Indonesia's Statistics Bureau revealed that more than five
00:20point eight nine million tourists visited the island last year, some of whom arrived
00:25from India.
00:26Authorities therefore said heightened caution is necessary to
00:30avoid a repeat of the COVID-19 pandemic scenario.
00:35Nipah is a virus carried by fruit bats and animals such as pigs.
00:40It's transmitted between humans through close contact and may cause fever and
00:44encephalitis.
00:45With a fatality rate ranging between 40 and 75 percent.
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