Picture of the Day: MERS Has Returned to South Korea
A sign is installed at Seoul National University Hospital in Seoul on Sept. 9, 2018, asking visitors to contact staff if they are suspected to have been infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). Health authorities said the previous day a 61-year-old man was confirmed to be infected with the lethal virus after returning from a business trip to Kuwait via Dubai of the United Arab Emirates. It marked the first case of the disease here since 2015. (Yonhap)
MERS + ASF = 😮
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-swinefever-asia/african-swine-fever-in-china-almost-certain-to-reach-elsewhere-in-asia-fao-idUSKCN1LN0WL
Prepare for another year of DECON checkpoints on the major Korean arteries. The DPRK got hammered by Swine Flu at the beginning of 18.
So now what does Korea think of multiculturalism? Because these epidemics are directly related to foreign contacts (probably brought to Korea by their guestworkers, many of whom are not well-educated on washing correctly after performing various body functions.
This is not about race, it’s about hygiene. There are a lot of people who apparently don’t know to wash their hands after visiting a toilet or even touching a door handle or elevator button… and wearing a cute little cloth mask outside doesn’t stop the germs on someone else’s hands as they fill the little box on ghe table with spoons and chopsticks…
I’m shooting stares of blame towards China’s unsafe business practices compiled with foreign greed eager to do business with them in order to maximize profit margins.