23 people, positive with Influenza A (H1N1) TODAY!

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This is getting scarier by the minute. 23 new cases of A (H1N1) were reported today. The Philippines now has a record breaking 77 cases, the most in Asia. DOH official's said that this is due to our government’s "very good surveillance system and transparency in reporting".

As I have said in my previous post, my son's school moved the first day of classes from June 10 to June 16. But due to these disturbing developments, I am thinking of not letting my son attend the first week of classes. If you have been following the news lately, a lot of the confirmed cases were reported by schools on the first day of classes.

I'm sure the people infected with the disease went on with their daily activities before being quarantined. Did any of them go to Megamall while I was there? Did anybody with swine flu symptoms used the MRT while I was on it on my way to work? Those are the questions that might be running on your mind right now.

It won’t help us and our family if we panic. This is the time that we should take care of our health more. We should exercise more, drink our multivitamins, drink lots of water and take care of our hygiene.

For more information on how to stop the spread of the disease, read my previous post.

Sources:
Inquirer

Businessmirror

Opening of classes postponed

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I received a text bulletin from my son's school today. Opening of classes, which was supposed to be on the 9th of June, was moved to June 15. I was expecting this already when they postponed the parent orientation early last week.

The school made the decision after careful evaluation of the swine flu situation in the country. They also know that a lot of the families in the school community went abroad for their summer vacation.

I hope that everybody will heed to the school's request not to use this week for any last minute trip or to extend vacations out of the country.

A(H1N1) visits the Philippines

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Yup, it's definitely here! The first case of swine flu is in the country. It's the breaking news on local news networks last night and headline in most of our leading newspapers.

• ABS-CBN News
• GMA News
• Inquirer
• Philippine Star

Should we mom-who-doesn't-want-to-admit-that-i-am-a-worrywart panic? Nope, I don't think we should. That won't help us anyway. What we need to do is learn more about the virus and research on preventive ways to combat it.Here are some helpful links that you can start browsing:

• Department of Health
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• National Center for Disease Prevention and Control
• World Health Organization

Have a happy day and stop worrying mommies!