IT arrived

Yesterday we received an eMail from the HR department, informing us that the bubonic plague the Swine Flu (aka H1N1) arrived…

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H1N1 in Thailand - Update

Ungefähr 500'000 Infizierte?!? Holy Shit... Hoffentlich wird das Geld auch da eingesetzt, wo es eingesetzt werden soll...

clipped from www.straitstimes.com Thai govt boosts flu fund BANGKOK - THAILAND'S cabinet on Tuesday earmarked an additional US$13.2 million (S$19 million) to combat swine flu as the number of infections climbed to an estimated 500,000. Around 8,000 cases of the A(H1N1) virus have been confirmed but government spokesman Phumin Leetheeraprasert said the actual figure was likely to be much higher. A total of 44 people in Thailand have died from the virus. 'The new budget will be spent on containing the outbreak, buying more anti-viral drugs, public education and buying 210 respiratory machines to help seriously ill patients,' he said. The cash is in addition to a US$25 million fund approved by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva earlier this month to buy vaccine and medicines.

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Swine Flu is getting worse

Not only that the swine flu now arrived at several schools in Stuttgart it also gets more and more victims down in Thailand...

clipped from www.straitstimes.com Thai H1N1 toll hits 44 BANGKOK - THE H1N1 flu death toll in Thailand rose to 44 on Wednesday, making it the country with the most reported fatalities in the Asia-Pacific region, officials said. The death toll, almost double the figure released last week, surpassed that of Australia, where 38 deaths linked to the virus have been recorded. 'I am not surprised at the high number because there was a backlog from last week,' Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva told AFP. Thailand's public health ministry confirmed on Wednesday that 6,776 people have been infected with the A(H1N1) virus - less than half the number of cases reported in Australia. Mr Abhisit's cabinet has approved a US$25 million (S$36 million) budget for vaccines and anti-viral drugs to curb the spread. -- AFP

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H1N1 in Thailand

Hmmm... wieso hört man davon nix in den deutschen Nachrichten?!?
Gibt's bei uns (in Europa) keine Schweine-Grippe mehr...?
Wer zensiert hier?!?

clipped from www.straitstimes.com Thai H1N1 toll rises to 14 THAILAND'S death toll from swine flu has risen to 14, the public health ministry announced on Friday. The government office reported one more death from the A(H1N1) virus and confirmed another 146 cases, bringing the total number of infected since the outbreak began to 3,071. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva insisted on Friday that all private tutorial schools must close for two weeks until July 28 to contain the spread of the virus. The government said the schools, which provide extra coaching for students from public schools at weekends and during evenings, are a breeding ground for the virus, but owners have complained they will lose money because of the closure. 'I want to reiterate that the virus spreads easily and if we do nothing the situation will deteriorate,' Mr Abhisit told reporters.