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Oh my god, Swine flu
Updated On: 10 August, 2009 07:04 AM IST | | Ketan Ranga
Despite health authorities asking everyone to wear masks for safety, Ketan Ranga invited curious glances and was turned away at populated places, assuming he had contracted the H1N1 virus
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Despite health authorities asking everyone to wear masks for safety, Ketan Ranga invited curious glances and was turned away at populated places, assuming he had contracted the H1N1 virus
Bharatmata signal 5.20 pm
When I stood at the signal, people looked at me as if I had swine flu and I would transmit the disease to others. I asked the traffic policeman for directions to go to Lower Parel.
He told me to go straight and immediately turned his face away. His colleague covered his face with a handkerchief.
While crossing the road, a lady who was coming in my direction, covered her face with her dupatta and moved away from me.
Instead of keeping her eye on the cars plying on the road, she kept staring at me.
High Street Phoenixu00a05.45 to 6.15 pm
As I entered the compound, a couple stared at me and said, "He must have got swine flu."
When I stood in the queue to buy some snacks, everyone moved away from the spot. I then decided to sit on a bench that was occupied by an old lady.
The lady told the man sitting next to her, "Swine flu cases are on the rise. People have started wearing masks and those with symptoms are treated at Kasturba Hospital. A woman died because of swine flu on Saturday.
We need to be careful."
Bharatmata signal 5.20 pm
When I stood at the signal, people looked at me as if I had swine flu and I would transmit the disease to others. I asked the traffic policeman for directions to go to Lower Parel.
He told me to go straight and immediately turned his face away. His colleague covered his face with a handkerchief.
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Instinctive: This man covered his nose and mouth after |
While crossing the road, a lady who was coming in my direction, covered her face with her dupatta and moved away from me.
Instead of keeping her eye on the cars plying on the road, she kept staring at me.
High Street Phoenixu00a05.45 to 6.15 pm
As I entered the compound, a couple stared at me and said, "He must have got swine flu."
When I stood in the queue to buy some snacks, everyone moved away from the spot. I then decided to sit on a bench that was occupied by an old lady.
The lady told the man sitting next to her, "Swine flu cases are on the rise. People have started wearing masks and those with symptoms are treated at Kasturba Hospital. A woman died because of swine flu on Saturday.
We need to be careful."
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