confessions of a reformed tourist
A man walks past a graffiti on a wall featuring a crying woman wearing a mask marked with H1N1 in Beijing Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. China’s Health Ministry said Wednesday that 51 swine flu deaths were reported last week, bringing the total number of fatalities in the country to 104.
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Ever since I had the flu, normal sleep has eluded me. Last night I stayed up so late I decided it was best just not to go to bed.
(I read The Red Tent. Twice.)
Naturally today was a bit surreal.
I looked a photo of a ferris wheel and thought I saw my own face.
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Global Voices Online quotes my swine flu post in a great round-up article. Bloggers from all over the Caribbean – Grenada, Guyana, Barbados, Jamaica, Belize and Cuba – are quoted. Read it here:
Global Voices Online » Caribbean: Keeping Track of Swine Flu
I’m always thrilled when Global Voices Online picks up one of my blog posts. [...]
Fewer than 200 people have contracted swine flu, and everyone gets mask-happy. Meanwhile, MILLIONS have died of AIDS, yet some people still don’t use condoms.
I’m not saying swine flu isn’t real.
But it is a fact that masks do not prevent transmission. I also believe that mass hysteria never ever helps. Example: Once upon a time, [...]
The Grenadian government has issued a rather sensible statement regarding swine flu and Grenadian students studying abroad in Mexico. Outlined are precautions to be taken in order to avoid exposure, a communication network that has been developed, and the declaration that “allowing the students to travel will place them at risk of being infected and [...]