Where’s your mask now?
August 29, 2009
150,000 patients estimated to have contracted flu this week
TOKYO — About 150,000 people are estimated to have become infected with influenza in the week ended Sunday, considered mostly the new strain of flu, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases said in a preliminary report Friday. [full article]
According to this Japan Today article, there are an estimated 150,000 cases of swine flu in Japan now. On the train, on the streets, basically everywhere I go, not a single face mask is to be seen.
Back a few months ago, when the number of flu cases hit around 800, face masks were sold out, I was made to wear a mask while teaching, and The Woman was even yelled at by some old man on the subway for not wearing a mask. Had I been there he would have had to yell at me, for decking him for yelling at my wife.
I blame the retarded media in Japan. They have shown time and time again that they blow everything out of proportion. While the 150,000 cases of flu is going on, the retarded media is covering the stupid antics of some washed-up celebrity who did some drugs and following every single move about this story. I’m not even going to name this no-talent druggie to not add to the problem.
I wish the general population would wake up and think for themselves instead of taking the news on TV at full face value. I’m guessing that this is not localized to Japan neither.
I have to go. The news says that complaining too much causes rashes.
