What to do about SARS
31 March 2003, 11:03 AM
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seriously - this 'sudden something respiratory syndrome' that's broken out in China / Hongkong.
There's several staff members coming back from the Hong Kong Rugby 7's (won by England, but that's beside the point) and I will be sharing office accomodation with them.
Do I ......
put the whole thing (SARS) down to a media beat-up and ignore it
or
stay away from work until the 10 day incubation period is up
or
go to work and wear a mask
or
ask for the air conditioning to be turned off to minimise potential spread
or
ask the Chief Executive to get the 4 returning staff members to stay away from work until the incubation period is complete ?
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- option 1 is probably the apathetic way out.
There's several staff members coming back from the Hong Kong Rugby 7's (won by England, but that's beside the point) and I will be sharing office accomodation with them.
Do I ......
put the whole thing (SARS) down to a media beat-up and ignore it
or
stay away from work until the 10 day incubation period is up
or
go to work and wear a mask
or
ask for the air conditioning to be turned off to minimise potential spread
or
ask the Chief Executive to get the 4 returning staff members to stay away from work until the incubation period is complete ?
Answers (on a postcard please)
- option 1 is probably the apathetic way out.
31 March 2003, 11:18 AM
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My sister has found out a lot about this as she's going to Hong Kong soon.
Basically, the advice AT THE MOMENT (situation may change) is unless you're in direct contact with known risk areas (hospitals etc) then the risk is quite small.
Might be worth searching news.bbc.co.uk for latest updates, I reckon the best suggestion is to ask for the returning people to stay away from work for 7-10 days.
Basically, the advice AT THE MOMENT (situation may change) is unless you're in direct contact with known risk areas (hospitals etc) then the risk is quite small.
Might be worth searching news.bbc.co.uk for latest updates, I reckon the best suggestion is to ask for the returning people to stay away from work for 7-10 days.
31 March 2003, 11:26 AM
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.. agreed, the folk should stay away.
Somehow think it's irresponsible going in the first place, but hey ... they save up for the trip over the course of a year, book airplane tickets, hotel tickets, match tickets ..... and what you can't see can't hurt you; not like there's missiles or friendly fire or anything like that ....
... hope I'm still as understanding in a couple of weeks time.
Somehow think it's irresponsible going in the first place, but hey ... they save up for the trip over the course of a year, book airplane tickets, hotel tickets, match tickets ..... and what you can't see can't hurt you; not like there's missiles or friendly fire or anything like that ....
... hope I'm still as understanding in a couple of weeks time.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2905391.stm
He said: "In most cases infection occurs by close person-to-person contact, but there are several cases now that we cannot explain by this model of transmission."
Keep the folks at home IMO
He said: "In most cases infection occurs by close person-to-person contact, but there are several cases now that we cannot explain by this model of transmission."
Keep the folks at home IMO
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