Swine Flu is here...

Hai~ Another crisis is here.. nw it involves life & death.. Swine flu, known as pig flu, but this virus spreads among humans, nt pigs..

Grandpa was in hospital and on Wednesday 29 Apr, SGH was already on action. At every block, they created a check station at the lift area. Every visitors have to go thru the check point in order to enter the lift. In this check station, they had set up the temperature sensor to ensure no one enters with a fever. Everyone was given a mask to wear for safety purpose and a sticker to acknowledge that this visitor had gone thru the check station.

Then on Thursday 30 Apr, I was informed that my grandpa had discharged from the hospital. So puzzled~ My grandpa's condition was unstable and his fever kept coming back. Called my grandma to verify. Then understand that the hospital is forcing all patients who are in correct state of mind or able to walk or those under observation back home..

My grandma told me that the hospital was in chaos. It was like a wet market and everyone is rushing here and there. My grandpa's room has 6 patients and 4 were asked to discharge. Families all arrived to pick their love ones home. This is a sign that there must be swine flu patients in there and SGH is preparing to empty the rooms for the coming patients and to prevent the virus from spreading to other patients. OMG!

By then, going in to the hospital was difficult. Only 2 person can visit a patient at one time. When visiting hours are over, no one is allowed to stay back to accompany the patients. Everyone's NRIC was taken down plus the time of visit.

Really got to be careful as the flu might be near us any time.