what the authorities did not elaborate is these anti retrovirus only works if give at the very first sign of infection, not when symptoms already shows. (the very first sign of symptoms, within an 8 hour period) otherwise all hopes are gone. This time the virus is attacking young healthy individuals (20 to 30 age group the healthiest and most likely to be able to fight of flu age group, still, many have died in the Mexico experience)
wait for the airlines management and union to spin you over and over that it is harmless since we have the anti viral. (misinformation)
And if previous experience is anything to go by, Qantas will forbid staff to wear gloves and face mask even as a precaution as profit before OHS is the mission statement at Qantas. That investment grade credit status has to be retained regardless of flu or not.
SHARES of Singapore Airlines Ltd, Asia's most profitable carrier, slumped on Monday morning on concern the swine flu outbreak in Mexico and other parts of North America will cause travel cutbacks. Bloomberg news reported.
'If this persists, transportation stocks will be affected,' said K. Ajith, an analyst at UOB-Kay Hian Research in Singapore.
'This is a global concern.'
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