Swine Flu

It’s in everyone’s thoughts at the moment. At the moment we have 70 Australians being tested. What is possible these days is we can discover through technology what is going on in other countries. We can actually help each other to fight a major health threat. What impresses me most is how a number of countries, including my own, have got some sensible safety practices in place without creating a big song and dance. We have people in airports, hospitals, at government level, in all sorts of areas with protocols and procedures to keep us safe. Things are moving quite quickly and efficiently to identify and isolate possible carriers of the virus. There isn’t a witch hunt. It has been done in a considered fashion. We need to be sensible about this. It will spread because it is easily shared and caught but we seem to have things which will help. I have watched the news in different countries and it is really heartening we have a world which just changes gear and gets on with managing the problems . I’d rather that than chaos and mess management. Well done us!