Tuesday, June 16, 2009
The Quarantine and Swine Flu
So as of today, there are around 60 cases of the swine flu in Guatemala. We had one girl in my housing unit who was a "suspected case", so me and 5 other volunteers were quarantined in our house for 6 days. This meant no contact with kids, no leaving to get food, and wearing a mask to even go out and wash the dishes. It was funny the first couple days, then got incredibly boring. However, its all done now and she is fine, so at least we can laugh about it. However, the house is taking precautions and quarantining the kids who are HIV positive or weak in other ways. There havent been any cases in the immediate area, but the number increases every day. As of now, there have been about 5 cases in a 15 minute radius. I am washing my hands often, so no worries!
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