2024-09-30: Report: V-Type Spreads
- Log: 2024-09-30: Report: V-Type Spreads
- Cast: Gilbert Durandal
- Where: Lagos
- Date: U.C. 0099 09 30
- Summary: The complete news report covering the spread of the V-Type Infection.
"-and now to report on the situation in the Lagos Quarantine Zone."
The screen switches to show the fenced off area of Lagos that contains a large number of medical tents spread out. Various scientists and doctors can be seen moving between and in and out of tents. A voice over starts, "It's been almost three months since the Vajra attack and discovery of the nest beneath Lagos. Attempts to destroy it are still ongoing. But local officials have assured the public that the situation is under control, with each attack against the Vajra thinning their numbers and preventing them from growing to levels where they pose a serious destructive threat to the city."
"Unfortunately, the Vajra attack and presence under the city has had other unfortunate effects. The bacterial infection connected to the Vajra which has afflicted the city of Lagos, dubbed the 'V-Type Infection', has continued to spread in the two months since its discovery. And just yesterday it claimed its first confirmed victims."
The news feed switch visuals to that of an infected blood sample, the V-Type microbes floating there with their bulbous crystalline ends, "The infection, most commonly contracted through wounds inflicted by the Vajra, has also proven to be transmittable from one person to the next via contact with bodily fluids. Combined with initially light symptoms and a long incubation period, it has been impossible to completely stop the spread of the infection. As Vajra attacks continue around the world, more and more cases are beginning to show. Current estimates put the count at over two hundred thousand people worldwide and climbing."
The screen changes again, now showing several filled body bags being wheeled out of a tent, "The first confirmed death from the infection occurred yesterday at 10:55pm. Several deaths followed shortly after. They were confirmed to have been individuals injured by the Vajra during the initial attack on Lagos and subsequent infections have been confirmed as a result of close contact with these people after the fact. NUNE officials are stressing that anyone who has been in the vicinity of a Vajra attack, or around people who have, get tested immediately even if symptoms are not yet showing."
"Thus far, efforts to research a vaccine or cure have proven ineffective. Additionally, experts say there has been a marked increase of infection rates in recent months as compared to previously unknown cases. Examinations of the microbes have revealed noticeable differences which suggest it has been mutating, becoming more effective as time goes by. This does not bode well should a solution not be found in a timely manner."
The screen changes one more time, now showing what looks like a press conference with Gilbert Durandal at the podium. The voice over continues, "The Space Assembly League, who have been the most active in combating the Vajra threat, recently held a press conference on the matter. Its leader, Counselor Gilbert Durandal, had this to say..."
The audio from the conference rises as Durandal speaks, "Despite our current inability to destroy the nest at Lagos completely, efforts continue around the world to deal with the Vajra threat where it appears. Several missions to destroy nests in other locations have all been completed successfully. And thanks to the work of our talented pilots and the Songstress of Hope, Ranka Lee, these have all been accomplished with no losses on our side."
"Meanwhile, the League continues at full pace researching ways to counter both the Vajra and the V-Type Infection they spread. Already several breakthroughs have been made and we expect to be able to put them into full use within a matter of a few months. And with them, we will finally be able to drive the Vajra from the Earth Sphere for good."
The audio fades against as the reporter voice over finishes, "Counselor Durandal declined to comment further on what these new breakthroughs are, but assured that they would be made available to the other NUNE factions when they are completed."