H1N1: Our Percentage Is Falling....

I thought I'd better jot this down before I forget. As of today 65 deaths out of 4225 confirmed cases. Just did a quick calculation... mortality rate is now 1.5%, down from the earlier 1.7%. Don't know also whether the upcoming by-election has a hand in this? Come election, gahmen solves everything...

Should this new figure be a cause for celebration? Possibly 80 000 people infected but falling death rates. Our statistics will be catching up (down) with the world statistics soon. Who knows, maybe even get to Hong Kong's 0.3%?

Ever since Lim Kit Siang highlighted this figure thingy, the percentage has been inching downwards.... he sure managed to get the Ministry of Health to buck up... either that or our data is not accurate! Some people say all H1N1 related deaths are reported (but our Ministry trying to give a very telus impression). But this is Bolehland. You figure out!

And finally, today the free 3-ply masks arrived at my school for the staff. BTW, our morning assemblies still run as usual. I guess there are some of us who feel that 'lumping' the kids together even with the flu outbreak is too important to give it a miss. Duh! Any brains in it, I wonder.. Virus transmits in groups... assembly is not exactly a smart thing to do. Or they think they can do a hit and run thing... quick assembly, virus no chance to transmit. No brainer!

Update 19/08/09.... read this for the latest mortality rate which is said to be 0.007%. Am curious to know how this figure is arrived at?