CNN Breaking News
April 26, 2009 1:12:06 PM EDT
– The federal government declares a public health emergency, as the number of cases of swine flu in the U.S. rises to 20.
Breaking News from ABCNEWS.com:
U.S. Declares Swine Flu Is ‘Public Health Emergency’…
Associated Press:
President Obama is receiving hourly updates on the outbreak.
When I was at the Beyond Reality Event on Saturday, at the Mount Washington Resort, I met and talked to several great, friendly people from such diverse locations as Los Angeles, Wisconsin, Rochester, San Diego, Dallas, Nebraska, New York City and even Buxton, Maine. Several of the planners, organizers, and staff from LA and New England, up there working the conference, have been on the mountain since April 17th.
Both attendees and staff all seemed totally unaware of the news of the “real world,” saying they had been isolated up in the hills for some time, not reading the news. In many ways, it reminded me of people on an expedition. It made me reflect on those times when I returned from a field trip, only to find some huge event had happened.
Anyway, anyone still up there or in other places where you haven’t read the papers or net in a few days, you may wish to be alerted to a bit of news. Especially if you are flying back home, well, a public health emergency has been declared nationally, while you were away.
Specifically, there are outbreaks of an apparently deadly strain of swine flu occurring in places like San Diego, maybe along the Mexican border in Texas, in Kansas, in New York City, and elsewhere.
The CDC has confirmed one case of swine flu in Ohio, two in Kansas and eight in New York City. There were already seven confirmed cases in California and two in Texas.
Mexico City is under an almost complete lock-down, with 68 people having died, and 1200 people with this flu. Ten people from New Zealand may have it, 4 people in Canada, and Spain is now reporting cases.
Felipe Solis Olguin, the director for the Museo Nacional de Antropologia in Mexico City, stands before a large Aztec sculpture. He died from flu-like symptoms the day after giving Obama a tour. Condolences to his family. Photo: Robert van der Hilst/Corbis.
People in Mexico are wearing masks, and people flying home may see people in airports wearing masks.
You might want to be aware to how the world has changed in four days.
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