Just last Friday afternoon during a chat on the phone with a good friend “Curry”, he mentioned that he did drive to work only for the first few days after the SARS virus had started spreading in the community, but he no longer drive to work as he began to think that the SARS virus seems not to be all that contagious. He even thought that surgical masks weren’t all that necessary even in a crowded bus or MTR cart if no one coughed. When I asked him how he could be sure that no one would cough during the entire ride, he replied that the mask is only useful in preventing yourself from spreading the virus to others but not in protecting yourself from getting it.
True. Which is exactly more of a reason why I think absolutely everyone should wear a surgical mask.
That very evening, he called me as soon as he got home and sounded all depressed… He said he had won the lotto. He had just found out that his building where he lives in was now listed, for some resident from that building had caught the SARS virus. He was amazed that with such an odd that only some 10-15 buildings out of so many in the region are listed each day, his building would happen to be one.
Yet, he is already the second friend of mine who has had the home building listed.
Yeah, that’s right. This is one lottery that you may not want to win, so stay on guard people! This epidemics is far from over.
A suspected case in another block of our housing estate proved to be a false alarm, and the guy is now fully recovered (presumably from some common cold) and out of hospital, which is a relief. It is good to see that the management office isn’t slacking (they are actually doing a fine job.)