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A student from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics has reportedly died from A/H1N1, marking the fourth death in China from the Swine Flu. The death was brought about from the contagion spreading during obligatory military training, where twenty eight students were infected with the virus and quarantined. The student was also the first in a major city to die from Swine Flu, although there have been related deaths. As the flu season descends on us in Shanghai, it might be a good idea to go get a flu vaccination. Or at least refrain from licking pigs. Photo from badgirlsrpeople2 @ Wordpress

With the flu season beginning, it's certainly good to take precautions: keep warm, drink lots of fluids, avoid swine flu, et cetera. But that may be hard to do: Chinese health officials have now reported over 9,100 cases of A/H1N1 on the mainland. What's worse, more than half of the cases have been reported in the past three weeks. In response, China's health department has prepared enough Tamiflu for ten million people, which is a startlingly high number, even in China. We're not the type to panic over pandemics, but we're going to unpack our extra sweaters and sanitary face masks just in case.

Hong Kong's Chief Executive Donald Tsang announced today that beginning tomorrow all kindergartens, primary schools, and care centers in the city will be closed for 14 days. It was decided after it had been determined that the recent H1N1 flu cases had been transmitted within the local community. From Bloomberg.com: "The government is well prepared and will monitor developments closely," Tsang said. "There's no need to panic."