00:03What we know about transmission, and there's been a lot of questions posed to us about what is actually happening,
00:09what we do know is that the Andes virus, in previous outbreaks, there has been instances of human-to-human
00:15transmission,
00:15mainly among close contacts, either providing clinical care or people who have had close physical contact.
00:22And we believe that's happening and has happened in the case here on the ship as well,
00:26between the couple, the first and second cases, and also a medical doctor providing care.
00:32As you probably know, those who develop symptoms, those who go on to develop disease,
00:38sometimes develop very severe disease, which includes severe respiratory disease.
00:43So there may be some coughing, there may be some aerosolizing procedures that may be done,
00:48and of course, that's where we would require higher-level care.
00:50So this is not COVID, this is not influenza, it spreads very, very differently.
00:54So there are different precautions that people are taking.
00:57So we are supporting the ship's operators in the mitigation measures that they are putting on board.
01:02And as we've said, we are working to have a proper and full disembarkment procedure,
01:08step-by-step, to support authorities in the Canary Islands for the next stage of the people who are on
01:14board.
01:15Thank you.
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