Hope springs eternal

 

From an online poll at: http://www1.chinadaily.com.cn/news/index.html

Do you think the endemic now cripoling Beijing will go away in?

Welcome to chinadaily.com.cn online ballot
Scientists all over the world are racing with time to find solutions to the SARS problem.Do you think the endemic now crippling Beijing will go away in?

Number of people casting ballots:4145 ........

choice	%	graphic	subtotal
1 month	62.22%		2579
3-6 months	28.88%		1197
more than 6 months	8.90%		369

 

I checked the Chinese version to see if they had the same poll, but they had this one: (Do you think that the media are currently disclosing enough information about SARS?)

网 上 调 查

你认为目前媒体披露的非典信息是否充分？ 共1160人参与了调查:

充分 30% 一般 40% 不充分 30%

The choices are, in order:

1. An ample amount

2. just OK

3. Not enough

...and someday I'll figure out how to do Chinese in Radio...

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1:43:27 PM  #  

7 - Diligently disinfect

#7 in a series of panels from the Beijing SARS poster

Diligently disinfect

 

 

General disinfection:

 

Ordinary disinfection: The main points for daily disinfection in the home of air, floors and the surfaces of furniture, hands, utensils, clothes, bedding, towels, etc.: For disinfection of the air: open windows to allow ventilation of stale air, letting germs leave the room. For disinfection of silverware and food utensils: you can gather together leftover food and boil it for 10-20 minutes, for tableware, soak in disinfectant liquid for half an hour to an hour. For disinfection of clothing, bedding, towels, etc.: for cotton clothing and diapers, etc., you should boil for 10-20 minutes to sterilize, or soak in liguid disinfectant for half an hour to an hour, for artifical fabrics, silk, satin, etc., you can only soak in chemical disinfectants to sterilize. As soon as you discover that someone has SARS, contact the health care station personnel for expert disinfection.

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1:09:05 PM  #