Proof of life

Yo, just wanted to say me and mine doing fine over here despite MERS. I see a few people wearing surgical masks on public transport, but most people go without. The worst of it is confined to hospitals, and we're told the only groups in serious danger are already-vulnerable populations such as the elderly, children, and patients. At least one patient--No. 35, a doctor--is said to be in serious condition despite being in his thirties and formerly healthy. Then again he's been heavily exposed as a health care worker, so I'm not panicked just yet.

I did have a close call last week. I was at a prosecutor's office where a client was being questioned. Because the client spoke little Korean we had an interpreter, who all of a sudden started coughing uncontrollably. She decided to go to the hospital immediately and promised to tell us the results. Thankfully she called with the news that she tested negative for MERS, and I took over translating duties for the rest of the interrogation. It was scary for a while there, though we all laughed about it.

So there's some apprehension, but we go about our lives for the most part. The government is denying the possibility of the virus being airborne, but since that's far from a foregone conclusion there may still be more shit to hit that fan. Thanks sohawkeward for asking after me. I'm trying to be careful and hoping this lucky streak will continue.