I'm struck by the reassuring and matter-of-fact tone throughout this article from 2009 about swine flu in Mexico and how different it is from COVID reporting. It's about Mexico reopening after a 2-week lockdown.
medicalxpress.com/news/2009-05-m…
medicalxpress.com/news/2009-05-m…
"A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said America's two swine flu deaths - a toddler and a pregnant woman who both died in Texas- each suffered from several other illnesses when they were infected with the virus."
"[WHO] said...it is possible that a third of the world's population, or about 2 billion people, could become infected if this outbreak turns into a two-year pandemic. Independent experts agreed that the estimate was possible but pointed out that many would not show any symptoms."
"On Friday, Hong Kong prepared to lift its weeklong quarantine on the Metropark Hotel, where a Mexican traveler with swine flu stayed last week. About 280 guests and employees are being held inside the building in a measure some have denounced as overreaction."
"At a Tijuana high school, nurses distributed sanitizing gel and school officials patrolled halls to stop students from kissing.
The precautions irked Liliana Tornero, 17."
The precautions irked Liliana Tornero, 17."
'Janeth Torres, an industrial engineering student, wore a mask to her university in Ciudad Juarez, but she thought the epidemic was overblown.
"In these times of crisis, what we need is to work and to not be wasting time on this foolishness," she said.'
"In these times of crisis, what we need is to work and to not be wasting time on this foolishness," she said.'
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