Now that the WHO has declared a full blown pandemic and the number of cases of swine flu aka A/H1N1 in Thailand has jumped the government is telling everyone to wear face masks now.
Of course, some people are calling it a big hoax because the news is a lot and the number of cases is only a little. That’s not really a hoax, is it. That’s just hyping it too much. Still, if I have to wear a face mask it should be something fashionable or at least fun.
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June 15th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
I thought I’d read that face masks aren’t particularly effective for this strain.
As for the hoax issue – it’s a real danger, but I do agree that the media has once again “amplified” the news.
July 13th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
I’ve seen lots of pics of people having fun with the masks.
July 19th, 2009 at 9:58 am
[…] bad news, probably, is often really good news to the other side. As you see in the first picture, taken from this online site, the people start to think wearing mask as fun as they can. Now, you can see a lot of people […]