Declan Murphy wrote:
> On Apr 28, 12:32 am, "John W." <worthj1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Apr 27, 7:54 am, Declan Murphy <declan_mur...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Apr 27, 9:03 pm, "Marvel" <mana...@nospam.com> wrote:
>>>> Could anyone be so kind as to direct me to Japanese text explaining the
>>>> Swine Influenza.
>>>> ...Just trying to explain the recent outbreak and symptoms etc...
>>>> Thanks...
>>> I'm just hoping this doesn't cause another panic like we had over
>>> "SARS" a few years back.
>> In the US SARS wasn't such a huge deal because it was far away. I
>> imagine the US public backlash on this one could be extreme; we don't
>> have much going on, news-wise, so this is coming along at a good (?)
>> time.
> 
> I just received an email from the powers that be, that all student
> visa holders from Mexico, the USA, Canada, Spain, Nuu Jiirando and for
> some reason Australia (where there haven't been any cases as yet) are
> to be checked. "What about the customers from these 6 countries who
> are here on tourist or working holiday visas?"... says I. "There is
> nothing in the documentation about needing to check them, even if they
> are sharing the same classroom".
> 
> Oooo Kaay.

Well, that explains why Last FM just started playing "Send in the 
Clowns" ...

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CL