2023-09-17 22:51:19
International media and social networks began to circulate images of Dover, England, adapting biohazard tents following the arrival of immigrants who arrived from France and who claimed to “not feel well.”
This was announced by the Ministry of the Interior and Given the imminent risk of the spread of the Nipah virus that is developing in India, health authorities decided to take matters into their own hands with these tents.
As seen in the images, The people in charge of caring for the migrants are seen using specialized biohazard suits, the same ones that were used around the world to combat the COVID-19 virus pandemic.
Besides, Several blue biohazard tents were set up near the main walkway where Border Force vessels disembark migrants.
And it is that health authorities have their eyes on Indiasince in some areas of the country infections and even the death of two people due to the Nipah virus have been reported, so The Indian government is taking precautions and has restricted public gatherings and closed schools.
Indian authorities announced this week that they are trying to contain a Nipah epidemica rare virus transmitted from animals to humans and causing a severe fever with a high mortality rate.
What is Nipah virus?
The first Nipah epidemic was recorded in 1998 following the virus spread among pig farmers in Malaysia. The virus is named following the town in this Southeast Asian country where it was discovered.
Epidemics of this virus are rare, but Nipah was classified by the World Health Organization (WHO), along with Ebola, Zika and Covid-19, as one of the diseases to be investigated as a priority due to its potential to cause an outbreak. pandemic.
It is usually transmitted to humans through contaminated animals or food.but it can also be spread directly between humans.
Fruit bats, natural carriers of the virus, have been identified as the most likely cause of subsequent epidemics.
Symptoms include high fever, vomiting and respiratory infectionbut severe cases can be characterized by seizures and brain swelling leading to coma.
There is no vaccine once morest Nipah. Patients suffer a mortality rate of between 40% and 75%, according to the WHO.
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