I am sorry that I am not following the H1N1 news in Egypt as I used to be but it is never too late. In the number language: our infection toll is over the 944.
There were also news that Swine flue has reached to our jails , in particular Abou Zabal prison , the thing which the ministry of interior has denied.
There is a huge debate now on whether the schools and universities should open their doors and the study should start. The families are scared to send their children but at the same time can't afford to make them stay home for months and waste a semester or even a whole year.
According to the ministry of education the study will start next Saturday but several parents I have met in this week told me that they won't send their children except after two weeks when every thing is stable. The ministries of education and health are saying that they made sure that our schools in that week were prepared for the H1N1 , of course they can say whatever they want but the real challenge is not in the private schools or the public schools in the Capital but rather in the country side and in poor populated areas where students can´t afford buying Dettol wipes. ¨The importer of Dettol is living his golden time now !!¨
I also heard that the ministry of education gave its orders to school to teach only 1/3of the curriculum , this year is a bless for students in Egypt , I envy them. I also heard another rumor that the schools and universities will be opened only for one month , already it is expected that peak of H1N1 will be in November , so may be they will be closed one month and reopened again.
We are still in rumors town but we are leaving it very soon , the last H1N1 rumor I hear was that our infection record is higher than what is announced , of course this is resulted from our government´s policy to hide everything from the public but honestly the ministry of health can´t hide the real numbers even for too long because the WHO is behind it. Egypt is being monitored very closely because we have both Swine Flu and Avian flu.
Now to the real world,The Eid season in the Egyptian film industry was hit by the Swine flu, major producers and stars were afraid their films in this season after the warnings of the ministry of health in Ramadan from cinemas as closed places. Semi Cult films were released this season.
The army is going to found a factory to produce the H1N1 vaccine , bad news for Roche and Glaxo Smith Kline for sure. The army always saves the day.
There were also news that Swine flue has reached to our jails , in particular Abou Zabal prison , the thing which the ministry of interior has denied.
There is a huge debate now on whether the schools and universities should open their doors and the study should start. The families are scared to send their children but at the same time can't afford to make them stay home for months and waste a semester or even a whole year.
According to the ministry of education the study will start next Saturday but several parents I have met in this week told me that they won't send their children except after two weeks when every thing is stable. The ministries of education and health are saying that they made sure that our schools in that week were prepared for the H1N1 , of course they can say whatever they want but the real challenge is not in the private schools or the public schools in the Capital but rather in the country side and in poor populated areas where students can´t afford buying Dettol wipes. ¨The importer of Dettol is living his golden time now !!¨
I also heard that the ministry of education gave its orders to school to teach only 1/3of the curriculum , this year is a bless for students in Egypt , I envy them. I also heard another rumor that the schools and universities will be opened only for one month , already it is expected that peak of H1N1 will be in November , so may be they will be closed one month and reopened again.
We are still in rumors town but we are leaving it very soon , the last H1N1 rumor I hear was that our infection record is higher than what is announced , of course this is resulted from our government´s policy to hide everything from the public but honestly the ministry of health can´t hide the real numbers even for too long because the WHO is behind it. Egypt is being monitored very closely because we have both Swine Flu and Avian flu.
Now to the real world,The Eid season in the Egyptian film industry was hit by the Swine flu, major producers and stars were afraid their films in this season after the warnings of the ministry of health in Ramadan from cinemas as closed places. Semi Cult films were released this season.
The army is going to found a factory to produce the H1N1 vaccine , bad news for Roche and Glaxo Smith Kline for sure. The army always saves the day.
I think it is exxegerated how people react to it. A normal flu is more deadly than this... At its current state, it is not dangerous...
ReplyDeleteI also heard that the ministry of education gave its orders to school to teach only 1/3of the curriculum , this year is a bless for students in Egypt , I envy them.
ReplyDeleteAre you on crack? You envy the fact that they will learn less this year? Is illiteracy and ignorance high enough in your country?
Anyone who can READ would know that more people die in traffic accidents or from the regular flu than will die from the swine flu. Just a lot of hype and fear mongering to sell vaccines by rich pharmaceutical companies.
@Medsha, the people are scared because of the media , when the WHO says in the headlines 3 millions are expected to be infected by H1N1 when the schools and universities in Egypt , what do you expect them to do
ReplyDelete@anonymous, sorry for not understanding the joke