WEBVTT - BREAKING: Canary Islands Refusing To Accept Hantavirus Cruise Ship, As Sickened Passengers Airlifted 

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<v Speaker 1>Hey there, folks. It is Wednesday, May sixth, and this

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<v Speaker 1>Honta virus horror story above a border cruise ship, I

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<v Speaker 1>should say, is getting scarier by the moment. It's not

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<v Speaker 1>just concerned now concerns about the people who are on

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<v Speaker 1>that ship. There are concerns that some people who might

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<v Speaker 1>have been infected got off and not exactly sure where

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<v Speaker 1>they are. And with that, welcome to this episode of

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<v Speaker 1>Amy and TJ. Robes. I was stuttering and fumbling through

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<v Speaker 1>that intro because this story, to be quite honest with you,

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<v Speaker 1>we have written it several times this morning and had

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<v Speaker 1>to keep rewriting it because it has been changing by

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<v Speaker 1>the moment.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, this is a developing story that is changing by

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<v Speaker 2>the moment. Here are the latest developments. So last night

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<v Speaker 2>when we all went to bed, Spain said, it is

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<v Speaker 2>our moral obligation, it is our humanitarian obligation to welcome

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<v Speaker 2>the ship to the Canary Islands. We will have the

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<v Speaker 2>facilities available to screen these passengers, treat those who might

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<v Speaker 2>be sickened or infected, and we'll take this on. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>just moments ago, the Canary Islands are rejecting now the

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<v Speaker 2>docking of that cruise ship. So there is now a

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<v Speaker 2>back and forth as to where this ship is headed.

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<v Speaker 2>Right now it is stranded, and we now know that

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<v Speaker 2>at least three people have been evacuated just moments ago

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<v Speaker 2>from this ship. But there are a lot of questions,

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<v Speaker 2>as you pointed out.

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<v Speaker 1>So folks, horse, we want to let you know. If

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<v Speaker 1>you've been following us, you know we have been traveling

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<v Speaker 1>and in the background you might hear some wins, some seagulls,

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<v Speaker 1>and yes, some waves. Those waves are to the Atlantic

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<v Speaker 1>Ocean and far far north and to the east of

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<v Speaker 1>where we are is where this ship is robed and

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<v Speaker 1>where it's been for several days. Now, this was a

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<v Speaker 1>reminder here, folks, supposed to be about a month long

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<v Speaker 1>tour that these people were taking on this adventure of

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<v Speaker 1>a life sign bucket list. I think they were saying,

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<v Speaker 1>type of cruise ship. Now we have three dead and

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<v Speaker 1>another three we know sickened, suspected hunt of virus. A

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<v Speaker 1>reminder their robes of what this is is usually found

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<v Speaker 1>in rodents. Now that gets us caught up.

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<v Speaker 2>We're actually four seconds, so it's total of seven. Now, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>the numbers keep changing.

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<v Speaker 1>So robes. This gets us caught up on this ship

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<v Speaker 1>that now nobody wants it to dock, and there's very

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<v Speaker 1>good reason for that, and maybe even more so now

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<v Speaker 1>Robes because at first we were told, yes, it's so

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<v Speaker 1>rare that this thing gets passed from human to human.

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<v Speaker 1>Well they're giving us a heads up now they believe

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<v Speaker 1>that that nightmare is coming true.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, they do believe.

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<v Speaker 2>This is the Andes strain of the haunt of virus

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<v Speaker 2>that can and this is a rare, rare form of

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<v Speaker 2>this virus or strain of this virus that allows for

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<v Speaker 2>human to human contact. Because they now believe, and look,

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<v Speaker 2>this is a preliminary assessment of what's going on, that

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<v Speaker 2>the virus was brought onto the ship by someone who

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<v Speaker 2>was traveling in Argentina. So I actually have a timeline,

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<v Speaker 2>because it's been very confusing the information.

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<v Speaker 3>We now know.

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<v Speaker 2>There's someone in the hospital in South Africa in intensive care.

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<v Speaker 2>There is someone in a hospital in Switzerland who is

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<v Speaker 2>now being treated with hauntavirus, and we have three now

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<v Speaker 2>en route to be treated as well. So you've got

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<v Speaker 2>sickened passengers now around the world, and some of them traveled,

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<v Speaker 2>at least those who died.

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<v Speaker 3>Two of them traveled with.

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<v Speaker 2>People who might be god knows where on planet Earth.

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<v Speaker 2>Here is the timeline that we know. On April first,

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<v Speaker 2>this boat left Argentina. On April eleventh, a passenger died

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<v Speaker 2>on board. That was the seventy year old man. They

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<v Speaker 2>did not know how he died, They did not know

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<v Speaker 2>why he died. So on April twenty fourth they removed

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<v Speaker 2>his body in Saint Helena and his wife, that sixty

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<v Speaker 2>nine year old woman, accompanied him and accompanied his body.

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<v Speaker 2>Now we're learning she's a Dutch national as well, that

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<v Speaker 2>she became unwell.

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<v Speaker 3>We heard she collapsed in the airport.

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<v Speaker 2>Now we're understanding she actually got on a plane from

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<v Speaker 2>Saint Helena to Johannesburg and she died there. So think

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<v Speaker 2>about all the contract tracing that's now going on from

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<v Speaker 2>anyone who is on that plane with her from Saint

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<v Speaker 2>Helena to Johannesburg. Then we know on May second, a

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<v Speaker 2>German passenger on the board on board the ship died,

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<v Speaker 2>and then four others have been sickened since, and we

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<v Speaker 2>don't have the dates of them, but they have all

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<v Speaker 2>seemingly now been evacuated just moments ago from the ship.

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<v Speaker 2>So as it stands right now, the rest of the

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred and fifty plus passengers and crew are quarantined

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<v Speaker 2>on that ship and they have nowhere to go, nowhere

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<v Speaker 2>to dock. And we here's the other thing we understand

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<v Speaker 2>now that they are sending two infectious disease physicians from

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<v Speaker 2>the Netherlands to go onto the ship to help try

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<v Speaker 2>and quarantine and evaluate and determine what's going on there.

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<v Speaker 2>So they actually have two infectious disease experts being air

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<v Speaker 2>lifted basically to the ship to stay with the ship

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<v Speaker 2>until it figures out where to dock.

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<v Speaker 1>This is an incredible story. This isn't what's happening aboard

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<v Speaker 1>the ship is one thing. But robes, we have seen

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<v Speaker 1>enough movies, We have seen enough scenarios just in our

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<v Speaker 1>lifetimes and stories we've covered robes. What is the absolute

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<v Speaker 1>disaster scenario? Oftentimes when they're talking about trying to track something,

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<v Speaker 1>it's when somebody gets on a plane. You get on

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<v Speaker 1>a plane full of how many another two hundred three

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<v Speaker 1>hundred people? Now we have to go track down those

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<v Speaker 1>two hundred and three hundred and see where they are

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<v Speaker 1>and see who they've been in touch with, and then

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<v Speaker 1>we have to actually monitor those people for how long?

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<v Speaker 3>Robes two months.

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<v Speaker 2>So here's the other big issue, this hauntavirus and this strain.

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<v Speaker 2>They say the incubation period before you start exhibiting symptoms

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<v Speaker 2>can be anywhere from one week to eight weeks, and

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<v Speaker 2>that means that people not just on board that ship

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<v Speaker 2>are likely going to be stranded, so to speak, or

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<v Speaker 2>at least quarantined, I guess would be the better word

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<v Speaker 2>for eight weeks. All this contact tracing that's now going on,

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<v Speaker 2>and by the way, we've pointed this out, but this

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<v Speaker 2>is all happening on one hand, thankfully in one of

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<v Speaker 2>the remotest parts of the world. But on the other hand,

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<v Speaker 2>at least for the folks who have now potentially been exposed,

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<v Speaker 2>it's deeply concerning because they don't have the facilities and

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<v Speaker 2>the ability to handle and tackle a situation that could

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<v Speaker 2>have significant worldwide implications. We're hearing from the World Health Organization. Oh,

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<v Speaker 2>the risk of spreading is low. Okay, if you're on

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<v Speaker 2>that ship, if you're in one of those ports, if

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<v Speaker 2>you're on.

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<v Speaker 3>That plane, how are you feeling right about now?

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<v Speaker 1>And how does it go? Robes? It's one thing. The

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<v Speaker 1>couple is one thing. You can see why they had

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<v Speaker 1>close intimate contact. Why a crew member and that one

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<v Speaker 1>was a doctor is.

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<v Speaker 2>Sick well doctor on board this cruise ship is actually

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<v Speaker 2>described as critically ill. He has just been airlifted now

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<v Speaker 2>and is heading now for treatment. There are there's another

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<v Speaker 2>British crew member who is ill and they have a

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<v Speaker 2>German female passenger who is now exhibiting symptoms too, So

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<v Speaker 2>they were all just airlifted. This is scary as hell

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<v Speaker 2>because they believe if that one seventy year old man

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<v Speaker 2>who died, if he is the one who brought it

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<v Speaker 2>on board, then every single other person because by the

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<v Speaker 2>way they have set up mouse traps, they have mouse

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<v Speaker 2>traps on these cruise ships.

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<v Speaker 3>They have not found any dead mice.

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<v Speaker 2>They have not found any evidence that it came from

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<v Speaker 2>the ship. They believe right now it came from a

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<v Speaker 2>passenger who was traveling through Argentina.

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<v Speaker 1>Tell of the timeline again, of it left win and

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<v Speaker 1>he died when.

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<v Speaker 2>So April first, it left Argentina. He died on April eleventh.

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<v Speaker 2>That just shows you the incubation period.

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<v Speaker 1>But babe, that's a week and a half of hanging

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<v Speaker 1>out with everybody else.

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<v Speaker 2>Correct, And his wife didn't die until April twenty four

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<v Speaker 2>that's incorrect.

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<v Speaker 3>So it took two weeks later.

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<v Speaker 2>That's in Core now, and now you've got this German

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<v Speaker 2>passenger who just fell ill and now they're evacuating her.

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<v Speaker 2>So we just you don't know. That's why all of

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<v Speaker 2>these folks are being quarantined, and that is why no

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<v Speaker 2>one in the region wants this ship to dock. I

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<v Speaker 2>just thought it was so interesting Spain put out this,

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<v Speaker 2>the Ministry of Health put out this big statement last night,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's it's interesting because they were talking about how

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<v Speaker 2>this was their moral obligation, how this was their humanitarian obligation,

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<v Speaker 2>and made a big point to say this was their

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<v Speaker 2>duty to do so and basically instructed the Canary Islands

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<v Speaker 2>to take this on. And the Canary Islands now have

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<v Speaker 2>just said we are not doing this, and they have

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<v Speaker 2>requested an urgent meeting with this Spanish Prime minister to

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<v Speaker 2>discuss the issue because they don't want these folks coming

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<v Speaker 2>onto their islands.

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<v Speaker 1>Who this is such a we're not familiar with this.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, we hear it hauntavirus. We heard it not

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<v Speaker 1>too long ago when about Gene Hackman's wife she died

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<v Speaker 1>of it. But roll, this is not something we're familiar with,

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<v Speaker 1>and this is scary. We don't know, and again a

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<v Speaker 1>reminder not even that there's not a cure, that's not

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<v Speaker 1>even clear on how to treat this damp thing.

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<v Speaker 2>There's no treatment, there's no cure. All they can do

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<v Speaker 2>is basically it's kind of like the flu monitor.

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<v Speaker 3>You give you fluids.

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<v Speaker 2>And if your lungs fill up with your own bodily fluids,

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<v Speaker 2>they can put you on a ventilator.

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<v Speaker 3>But short of that they really can't do.

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<v Speaker 2>It's kind of like COVID in that sense where initially

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<v Speaker 2>when it seemed so fatal, it was so scary because

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<v Speaker 2>there was no cure. There's no vaccine. That is exactly

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<v Speaker 2>what this hauntavirus is posing right now. And to read

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<v Speaker 2>this morning literally like moments before this recording that suddenly

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<v Speaker 2>there's a crew member, oh sorry, a passenger who is sick,

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<v Speaker 2>and Swiss officials are saying that it has been confirmed

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<v Speaker 2>that this Swiss passenger being treated in Zurich right now.

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<v Speaker 2>A man has been confirmed has tested positive for the

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<v Speaker 2>Andes variant of the virus and is in isolation right now,

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<v Speaker 2>and his wife who was with him on the trip,

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<v Speaker 2>is there. Hasn't shown any haunt of virus symptoms, but

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<v Speaker 2>is self isolating as a precaution. In Switzerland. He must

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<v Speaker 2>have left from a port and just went home because

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<v Speaker 2>he wasn't feeling.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, just on a what a plane?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, christ So now, but the Swiss government is saying,

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<v Speaker 2>or like telling their folks there's currently no danger to

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<v Speaker 2>the Swiss population.

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<v Speaker 3>Look, this is like.

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<v Speaker 2>We've seen this movie and we've lived through part of

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<v Speaker 2>this with coronavirus. This is scary, and we're hearing that

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<v Speaker 2>there's a low risk of spread. But we're starting to

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<v Speaker 2>now I'd like to just now hear that there is

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<v Speaker 2>someone who just got positively confirmed is testing for the hantavirus,

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<v Speaker 2>the human to human virus strain is in Switzerland right now.

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<v Speaker 3>Where did that come from?

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<v Speaker 1>And they maybe they didn't know, but they were telling

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<v Speaker 1>us something very different because this story seemed like it

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<v Speaker 1>was no threat to the world. Quite frankly, it's in

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<v Speaker 1>a part of the world most people never even get

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<v Speaker 1>to out there, the Millley Ocean, isolated on a ship.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what initially we thought the danger was just to

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<v Speaker 1>those folks roves. In two days, we have learned that

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<v Speaker 1>now not one, not two, several people from that ship

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<v Speaker 1>got on planes. How would you be feeling if you

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<v Speaker 1>want one of those planes?

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<v Speaker 3>Not good at all.

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<v Speaker 1>Rope Several got on planes and ended up in various

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<v Speaker 1>parts of the world.

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<v Speaker 2>And there's an eight week incubation period. Potentially it could

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<v Speaker 2>be anywhere from one week to eight weeks. So it's

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<v Speaker 2>not even like, okay, well I feel fine now, but

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<v Speaker 2>how about next week?

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<v Speaker 3>How about the week after that?

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<v Speaker 1>It's scary somebody else somewhere possibly could have gotten off

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<v Speaker 1>as well and hasn't gotten sick yet.

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<v Speaker 2>That is why why, and that is why they don't

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<v Speaker 2>want anyone to come or to disembark from that ship

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<v Speaker 2>and come into their community.

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<v Speaker 3>It makes total sense, all right. When we come back.

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<v Speaker 2>There is actually a travel blogger on board that cruise

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<v Speaker 2>ship right now. We heard directly from him, giving us

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<v Speaker 2>a little insight as to what those passengers are feeling

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<v Speaker 2>like aboard this floating Haunt of Virus cruise ship. Welcome

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<v Speaker 2>back everyone to this episode of Amy and TJ, where

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<v Speaker 2>we are talking about a floating nightmare. The Haunt of

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<v Speaker 2>Virus Cruise Ship is what it's being dubbed, basically, because

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<v Speaker 2>that's what it is.

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<v Speaker 1>What are we going to go with, because this story

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<v Speaker 1>is going to be around for a while, so we

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<v Speaker 1>need to agree on what name we're gonna call this.

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<v Speaker 1>Is it a floating nightmare?

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's a floating nightmare. I mean, what else?

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<v Speaker 2>How how else would you describe this?

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<v Speaker 1>It is I don't know, sick ship.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh, that's an understatement. It's a deadly virus cruise ship.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>It's one that I would never want to be on

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<v Speaker 2>for sure. And look you the travel blogger who has

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<v Speaker 2>posted a few things to Instagram.

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<v Speaker 3>He's been very emotional.

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<v Speaker 2>He cried through his vlog, so to speak, because it

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<v Speaker 2>was a video log, but he broke down and there's

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<v Speaker 2>no other way to describe it. His name is Jake

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<v Speaker 2>Ross Marrin and he has put a few updates because

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<v Speaker 2>they're all in their cabins, and I know that's that's

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<v Speaker 2>a tough spot, not just the fact that you're quarantine

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<v Speaker 2>and you're stuck somewhere isolated, but you don't know when

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<v Speaker 2>you're getting out. You don't know if you've been infected,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's got to be scary.

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<v Speaker 1>You're sitting around waiting to possibly get sick.

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<v Speaker 3>And with not just oh I might get sick, I

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<v Speaker 3>might die.

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<v Speaker 1>What did you tell me?

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<v Speaker 3>Their death rate on the forty percent?

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<v Speaker 2>And look, if you look at the numbers right now,

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<v Speaker 2>the latest numbers are there are seven people we know

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<v Speaker 2>have been infected, or three of them have died.

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<v Speaker 3>That's forty percent, is it not.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not great with math, but three point five would

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<v Speaker 2>be fifty percent, So that seems right on.

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<v Speaker 3>With what scientists have said.

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<v Speaker 2>This disease kills four out of ten people infected.

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<v Speaker 1>Do what do we know about the third death?

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<v Speaker 3>Not much, just that it's a German citizen.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay. The other two the couple, they were elderly in

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<v Speaker 1>their seventies I.

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<v Speaker 2>Think sixty nine and seventy, both from the Netherlands. And

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<v Speaker 2>then the other person who died was a German national.

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<v Speaker 3>That's what we know.

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<v Speaker 2>But those who've been sickened are German, British, Dutch, and

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's it right, German, British and Dutch. We

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<v Speaker 2>know seventeen Americans are on board the ship. We did

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<v Speaker 2>get that number from the World Health Organization.

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<v Speaker 1>Guy in Switzerland, is he Swiss?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, he's Swiss. I knew there was another nationality, Swiss.

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<v Speaker 2>So yes, you have four different countries. Now you have people,

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<v Speaker 2>they're citizens, who have either died or have been sickened

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<v Speaker 2>by this hauntavirus, and several of them have returned home.

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<v Speaker 2>And now we have one person in fighting for his

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<v Speaker 2>life in Johannesburg who's a British national, and that the woman,

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<v Speaker 2>the wife of the initial man, the patient zero, she

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<v Speaker 2>died in Johannesburg. And look, we initial reports were that

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<v Speaker 2>she collapsed in the airport and was taken to a hospital.

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't realize she collapsed in an airport in Johannesburg

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<v Speaker 2>after getting off a plane.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm confused by something. Who else is in Johannesburg that's being.

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<v Speaker 3>Treated a British national?

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<v Speaker 1>How did he get there?

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<v Speaker 4>Unclear's a lot going on in Johannesburg right now. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>it's disturbing. It is disturbing. But this blogger, oh, I

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<v Speaker 4>wanted to give you his verbatim because he talked a

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<v Speaker 4>little bit about what it's like to be on board

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<v Speaker 4>that ship right now, and again he said this all

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<v Speaker 4>through tears.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, what's happening right now is very real for

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<v Speaker 2>all of us here. We're not just a story, We're

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<v Speaker 2>not just headlines. We're people, people with families, with lives,

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<v Speaker 2>with people waiting for us at home. There is a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of uncertainty and that is the hardest part. All

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<v Speaker 2>we want right now is to feel safe, to have clarity,

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<v Speaker 2>and to get home.

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<v Speaker 3>Sounded an American.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, oh yeah, yeah, So one of seventeen Americans that

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<v Speaker 2>we know were on that ship. And yes, they may

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<v Speaker 2>be on that ship for eight weeks. They may be

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<v Speaker 2>floating at sea, they may be just getting folks either

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<v Speaker 2>at doctors and as we mentioned, infectious disease.

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<v Speaker 3>Doctors are coming to board that ship.

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<v Speaker 2>But even the people we saw going out to inspect

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<v Speaker 2>were in full hasmat gear. Do you saw those images right,

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<v Speaker 2>like full outbreak gear that you see from the movies

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<v Speaker 2>as they go on to this ship. But man, this

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<v Speaker 2>is a floating disaster. This is a floating nightmare. And

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<v Speaker 2>let's just hope that this can be contained and handled

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<v Speaker 2>with the absolute scientific precision it needs to be for

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<v Speaker 2>this not to go beyond because this was a strain

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<v Speaker 2>of a virus that was truly isolated. I'm telling you,

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<v Speaker 2>I've been in USHUEA is this It's called the bottom

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<v Speaker 2>of the Earth. It's the last civilized populated city in

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<v Speaker 2>the world at the bottom of our globe, so it

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<v Speaker 2>was in an incredibly remote location. If that strain of

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<v Speaker 2>this virus has just now reached other parts of this world,

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<v Speaker 2>that is scary and we will of course be following

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<v Speaker 2>this story as it develops, and it's been developing quite

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<v Speaker 2>a bit. With that, everyone, thank you for listening to us.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Amy Roboch alongside TJ.

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<v Speaker 3>Holmes. We'll talk to you soon.