Alex Talks Swine Flu in Mexico
Her message is in Spanish. Here is a rough translation of what she had to say:
Hi guys , how are you , I hope you`re very well.
Well , this recording will be about a subject which appeares to be of high-fashion these days.
It`s about a virus , called Influenza , which is spreading across USA , Canada and Mexico , a new virus , a new disease of high contagiousness , a type of flu but more acute. This type of flu comes from pigs , and it`s spreading , and there are a lot of cases.
Starting Friday evening , they (authorities) started doing rounds , they`ve been in people`s homes , (they did something with plasthics) , they told us we have to stay indoors under any circumstances , and for any emergency we can call a certain number , they told us we cannot have appliances on for more than 4 hours , food will be delivered to us.
They are instructing us and taking a lot of precautions.
Classes are suspended , from small children to universities , also people are not going to work.
Classes will (restart) on may 6th.
People have asked me what i think about this.
Well , firstly , I think the information we`re getting is filtered , (because there are more precautions taken now than with the aviary flu) , and they are hiding the seriousness of swine flu from us. People walking on the street have their mouths covered , everything is closed , cinemas , parks , we cannot go out of the house , everything , everything is closed.
Secondly , i think, this is a time of becoming aware , even if a little , because we are responsible too , humanity caused all these new viruses to appear , and unfortunatelly now , for these new viruses there are no vaccines , and i don`t know what they will do , they told us all the precautions we need to take , but i don`t know what they will do about the people who are already sick.
So , we have to think about this , even if a little , because we are responsible too , through our messed up diets , throwing garbage everywhere and so on , we are responsible about all this too.
Let`s hope the authorities can handle this flu situation well , let`t hope things don`t become of major seriousness , take care of yourselves guys , take precautions , and we`ll see eachother again at the next recording (video).
