The SWINES!

A colleague of mine has been sick as a dog for the past few days! She has seen a doctor, taken meds buy progressively got worse. Yesterday we found out that someone she was exposed to had been diagnosed with H1N1 so chances are, she might have picked it up too.

So she dragged herself to UH (University Hospital) and spent a good 4 hours waiting to see a doctor to get tested. Guess what? THEY REFUSED TO GET HER TESTED FOR H1N1!!!! WTF WTF WTF!!

Apparently she needs to be like dying or something to warrant a test. So instead of testing her to be sure, they sent her off with a pat on the bum and an MC and had the gall to tell her to monitor herself and if she got worse, then go back for a test! WT BLOODY F!

I called my aunt this morning and she confirmed that my other aunt as well as her son both came down with horrible flus, bodyaches, high fevers and sore throats. Both had just come back from Melbourne. Guess what? NO TESTS!! What the docs did was say "Let's just ASSUME you have it and we'll send you off with some meds". What they DIDN'T say was "We don't give a rat's ass if you definitely have it and then we can trace a line back to the people you have been exposed to and get them all tested to avoid it spreading even further."

So let's review the situation:
- Malaysians are dropping like flies from this disease (so far the death toll is 16)
- The WHO has warned everyone to be extra cautious as this flu has affected every single country in the world and is unstoppable.
- Our own beloved govt has issued warnings for people to get tested as soon as they feel they are showing symptoms and ESPECIALLY if they have been exposed to someone who has been diagnosed with H1N1.

So what is the problem, people? Why don't they just put signs up to say "Don't bother coming in to get tested unless you're on the verge of getting your tombstone carved! And by the way - you'll have to wait 4 hours to see a doctor to begin with! So HAPPY INFECTING!"

3rd World Mentality. CLASSIC.