if you do catch it?
I just recently returned to Japan, and I wanted to mention my recent travels....
My flight to Narita airport was uneventful - until we landed. At this point, the plane was not allowed to proceed to the airport gate. Instead, about 10 people boarded the aircraft. I think they were from Japan's WHO, but I thought of these people as real life "Norton Anti-virus" detectors. An announcement was made about the concern for swine flu and we were asked to let the crew know if we had coughs or had a fever. Each of the detectors was dressed as though they were ready to perform surgery. They wore surgical gowns, gloves, special surgical masks, which I had never seen before, rubber boots and goggles. The first detector had a special camera that he would aim at each of us passengers to determine if anyone had a fever. As he went down the line, additional detectors came and had us fill out a health questionnaire. After reviewing the checkboxes, we were given a slip of paper that, I think, says "clean bill of health". I had to hand it in to immigration officials. Now I can upload pictures again, so here's a Dr. WHO:
Also in the Japan Times today, there is an article stating that although the Narita quarantine was "effective" the flu somehow someway made it into Japan, in Kobe - not Tokyo (whew!) Here' a link to that article: http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/kobe-teen-with-no-overseas-travel-record-suspected-of-having-new-flu
Read the comments about masks - interesting because I did wear one on my flight and didn't care how I looked, especially when eating!
BTW. Without meaning to, there is a 5/7/5 syllabic structure in the title, including my italicized subheading.
