As everybody is aware by now, there seems to be an increase in the number of H1N1 cases recently.

In today’s (26th August 2009) New Straits Times  paper, the latest fatalities toll show that it has risen to 71 deaths after a 3 day lull.There are also 324 people curently in hospital because of H1N1.This goes to show you would never know when the disease would strike.Just beacuse it’s been silent does’t mean that it’s still not lurking somewhere.

Not trying to be a preacher or anything,but we should all defininitely keep our heads up and watch out for this disease.There’s definitely no need to keep on harping about how the number of cases rising are being reported and people dying of it.It is obvious that it’s infectious and spreading rapidly (Hello??!!).

Why,I have now experirenced first-hand the seriousness of this disease seeing my own college closed for a week  due to three H1N1 infections.Though I’m sure there are some people who are probably overjoyed at this ‘holiday’,the fact that there even is a holiday probably a mere three weeks after college reopened just goes to show you that we are being robbed of a chance to learn.

I’ve noticed a lot lately that more people seem to be wearing masks to protect themselves against the disaese.Not making fun or anything,people are just trying to be safe.I myself am thinking of getting a mask.

Said schoolboy Zain Z. ,”The Government should provide medical kits to school children”.

As every minute passes,a new case and a new death is occuring everywhere around us.So don’t be too passive,protect yourself.

Just a little reminder though, don’t take this disease too lightly.You can never be too safe to be sure.Better be safe than sorry.