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Old 27th Aug 2007, 19:42
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Tango24
 
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Devil ICAO might be onto something.....

The Botswana national carrier has had more than one incident that has in one way or another been related to the virus...... With staff becoming very ill and mentally unstable due to circumstances and then taking out part of the fleet by flying the 1 of 3 ATR's into the others when they were told that their license was being pulled - another recent incident with a crew member setting themselves alight..... maybe an HIV test is not enough.....but it's a start. ICAO might be onto something.....

Thank goodness this is a rumour network......

Botswana also has a very positive attitude in fighting the virus - they are one of the few countries that have reasonably accurate statistics - they're not afraid to show the truth of what this virus is doing to their population.

It will be interesting to see how it gets implemented.....and if other neighbouring countries will follow - oh except for SA they've got their beetroot and Garlic....
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