[plug] [OT] Bird flu

[rpowersau at gmail.com]

On 10/1/05, Alex Polglaze <apolglaze at book-keepingnetwork.com.au> wrote:
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> Chris Caston wrote:
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> > Anyone taking here making y2k-like preparations for this potential
> > bird-flu pandemic?
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> > I took a break from a job today to get something to eat and go to the
> > chemist because I had a really bad cold. The lady tried to sell me some
> > 10 day treatment and I almost asked her if she thought I had the bird
> > flu. lol
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> Apparently the pandemic is quite a possibility and there are contingency
> plans
> already in place.
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> Public gatherings, like football matches, concerts etc., will be
> cancelled,
> public transport will stop and all sorts of other things will happen.
> These are
> not fanciful imaginings either. They are in an official document prepared
> to
> counter the threat.


Could you imagine the effect if public transport were shut down?


Alex Polglaze
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Regards,
Russ
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