It’s been a few days since my last blog. A lot has been going on, personally and in general. During the weekends I have caught with a fever, sore throat and flu. At first my guess is the same as yours probably, the inevitable H1N1. Luckily, I toughened up myself (together with paracetamol, sweaters, and luck), I have recovered now (except with some minor sore throat). To assure myself, the Occupational Health Clinic rep was here this morning and did the screening test. Alhamdulillah, I passed.
A few things have been going on lately. First is the ever increase cases of H1N1 deaths. Currently, the number is at 13. 5 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours; 3 of which are from Malacca. Even here in my workplace, the new On Job Training (OJT) trainees have been quarantined due to a few cases of suspected H1N1. All of us here are getting worried as hell. In fact, a few of us have started wearing these masks just to feel safe. But then, reading an article from The Star this morning, it seems that the measures currently taken to limit the widespread of H1N1 like closing schools and all does not seem to help minimize the spread. According to them:
They said pandemic closely resembles the pandemic of H2N2 influenza in 1957 when it quickly became apparent that there was little officials could do to stop it.
"Efforts to mitigate it were futile," Brooke Courtney Center for Biosecurity at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center said in a telephone interview.
More can be read here
Then to make things worse, the haze phenomena is back, and boy oh boy it it’s getting bad. Visibility has been severely limited, and the air quality is just terrible. You can’t help it but feel a sore down your throat. I’m not sure what the current API number here is in Malaysia, but from what I saw with my own eyes, the numbers can’t be good. So guys, please if you can, refrain yourself from outdoor activities.
Signing off…
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