Sabine in Gozo

Random rants & pics from a little island in the Mediterranean Sea

“Swine flu” getting closer…

…and too close to home, too: Three cases have been confirmed in Gharb (see Times report here)! It seems they are the first cases in Malta that were not “souvenirs” from a holiday abroad – or due to contact with family/friends who returned infected – but transmitted locally. If I think of the crowds at the festa over the past weekend, I think it’s reasonable to assume that within days a much larger number of infections will materialise!

No, I’m not exactly panicked, I do realise that the mortality is extemely low. But the thought of having to fight a fever in this kind of weather (33-34°C / 92°F) is making me sort of queezy!

Tags: ,

Posted on July 6, 2009 - 7:16 pm.

Add a comment

Previous Post:   Next Post:

No Replies

Feel free to leave a reply using the form below!


Leave a Reply

*
To prove you're a person (not a spam script), type the security word shown in the picture. Click on the picture to hear an audio file of the word.
Click to hear an audio file of the anti-spam word