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...Warlords (Peter Chan, China...
...company's ads show Jackie Chan riding an e-bike alongside a model in a glamorous European capital. Reality is much more mundane. E-bikes are commonly used by migrant laborers who schlep across town from their quarters in the suburbs to work sites across town, with their drills and saws strapped to their bike racks. Police stations are often fronted by a row of blue and white patrol e-bikes. Delivery workers from McDonald's and KFC haul plastic cases stuffed with Big Macs and fried chicken to office parks. "At first, I picked an e-bike because...
...director-general Dr. Margaret Chan stressed that the agency was declaring the pandemic a "moderate" one, given that the majority of infections are controllable with proper antiviral treatments. But the health agency has met with criticism recently for delaying the pandemic declaration for fear, in part, of stoking public panic...
Still, as Chan pointed out, "No previous pandemic has been detected so early, watched so closely in real time right at the very beginning. The world can now reap the benefits of pandemic-preparedness investments made over the last five years...
Raising the pandemic alert is only a reminder that despite our best efforts to prevent or detect new diseases early, simple vigilance is the best defense against something as unpredictable as influenza. "We have a head start," Chan said. "But like all influenza viruses, this one can change the rules...