Saturday, May 2, 2009

swine flu, another warn


The whole world is boiling because of the swine flu firstly found in Mexico, which is spreading rapidly all over the world. Over ten countries have reported their confirmed cases, including Mexico, USA, Canada, England, New Zealand, and recently Hong Kong, China, while more countries keep reporting the suspected cases. According to a online survey doing by Voice Of America, till now, 52% of the voters show they are worried about the swine flu, another 21% of the voters show they are slightly worried about the swine flu, while only 18% of the voters say they are not worried about the flu.
I fellow the news on the net to find out what is going on about the swine flu. More than 150 people have died of the serious virus till now, and the flu is spreading in a rapid pace though every country is taking their prevention very carefully. What is more, the WHO has raised the pandemic alert to lever 5 a few days ago.
We are supposed to take temperature every day before going to school and after coming back to hostel under the observation of a roommate from yesterday. What is more, I just received a SMS form our class monitor saying that NUS will start temperature screening from Monday. I can guess how serious the situation is from the unusual things happening around me.
All these things remind me of SARS happened six years ago. Many people are appealing it is time to take action to heal the earth. Many people are asking what we humans have done to the earth. I am convinced that the swine flu is another warn to people. If we do not stop harming the earth, I cannot imagine what will happen in the future.

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