"Feel sick? Heath officials say to avoid travel"

"Feel sick? Heath officials say to avoid travel"

Source: CTV British Columbia

Federal health officials said Wednesday that people who are feeling sick should avoid flying, and public transit. Bus drivers and cabin crews are on the lookout for people who are showing symptoms of illness while on board to help contain people who may have symptoms of the H1N1 virus. To get people who are ill to stay at home, companies are cutting them some slack. "We are asking travel companies, airlines, bus lines and others who operate public conveyances to allow Canadians to easily re-book their travel plans if they get ill," Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq said Wednesday. Health officials are sending guidelines to travel companies to give pointers about the H1N1 virus. These guidelines suggest regular cleaning of public surfaces in stations, and to put out hand sanitizing stations for the public.

What I learned from this article is that people are really afraid of the H1N1 virus. I think it's almost getting obsessive compulsive. Every second word I hear each day is "SWINE FLU" or "H1N1." It's driving me insane. I don't think the H1N1 virus is as bad as "S.A.R.S" people were dying left, right, and centre with that illness. With this pandemic, health officials are doing whatever they can to keep people who are ill at home just in case they have the virus.

I really enjoyed the way the journalist wrote this article. They told us what was going on, and what they are doing about this situation. I learned something new from this article which was definitely what the journalist was looking for. I liked the way that it wasn't just facts, it had quotes, it had description, and overall was a good quality story.