00:00The silence that precedes major crises almost always sounds the same.
00:04Before the world realizes the danger, there is a brief moment when everything seems under control.
00:10where authorities are calling for calm, where experts are talking about low risk,
00:15where the word pandemic seems too exaggerated to be uttered.
00:19That's how it was in 2020.
00:21And now, once again, disturbing signs are beginning to emerge from the other side of the planet.
00:27This time, the epicenter is not China, it's India.
00:31And the name of the virus that is once again causing concern among international health authorities is Nipah.
00:37The name may not be familiar to most people.
00:41But it's already recorded in the most sensitive reports of the World Health Organization.
00:48A virus classified as a priority, extremely lethal, with no vaccine,
00:54Without specific treatment, it can cause severe damage to the human brain.
01:00A virus that doesn't appear for the first time, but insists on reappearing.
01:05as if waiting for the right moment to test the limits of the modern world once again.
01:12In recent weeks, health authorities in India have confirmed cases of the Nipah virus in the state of West Bengal.
01:19Healthcare professionals were infected inside a hospital.
01:24More than 100 people had to be quarantined.
01:28Two nurses remain hospitalized in serious condition.
01:32Emergency protocols have been reactivated.
01:35More than 100 people served at the stands.
01:40And there
01:45Often
01:50Often
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