Swine Flu Has A Grip On Every Country Except Antarctica
At this point in the Swine Flu game, you have to worry more about the situation in your destination than the flu itself; some countries are still quarantining travelers showing flu-like symptoms. These include Singapore, India, Egypt and China, which detained 1,800 Americans this summer although only 200 of whom were sick. Cancel your Mecca pilgrimage plans as well since Saudi Arabia is on the verge of requiring certificate proof of flu shot, and Iran has banned all trips to Mecca.
The Ottawa Citizen makes a valid point in favor of giving up on worrying about Swine Flu:
Another reason not to avoid travel: The virus has spread into practically every part of the world already (though not Antarctica.) You can't avoid it by staying home, and you won't contaminate a foreign country by going there.
Nonetheless, Cruise Travel still means floating petri dishes with thousands of revelers drinking up and swimming in everything they can get their hands on; cruisers ought to be panicking over more than the just one particular flu strain.
Unless you are advisors to Columbian President Alvaro Uribe, and then you should break out the hazmat suits, as the leader came down with the dreaded H1N1 a few days ago.
So what have we learned from this entire summer of H1N1 panic? It's simple: germaphobes should move to Antarctica, and everyone else just needs to keep their common sense switched on.
Related Stories:
· A Great Time to Travel [Ottawa Citizen]
· Columbian Leader Ill With Swine Flu [NYT]
· Travel Health Coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: OhLaLa Mag]
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