Swine flu
Swine flu is taking an alarming turn as reported in the media. But it is very difficult to trace any serious and coordinated effort of the ministry to combat the situation taking both preventive and curative measures with appropriate speed and to increase the public awareness on the issue. There are enough reasons to close the schools in the city, such as: a. Spread of swine flu. b. Ramadan. c. Summer heat. d. Possible traffic jam beyond tolerable limit which needs some remedial action from the government. Closer of the schools could at least contribute to certain extent to mitigate traffic jams and possible spread of the swine flu. The students are more vulnerable than aged men and women. I think both the minister for education and the minister for health are slow decision makers. They can not anticipate the problem well enough to initiate action before physical proofs are brought to them- the death of the Savar woman should be enough for them to close the schools.
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