Be Grateful

Victoria's just suffered its first casualty from the H1N1 virus.

http://www.theage.com.au/national/testing-delay-for-states-first-swine-flu-victim-20090623-cve4.html

Important stuff to note:

But despite his symptoms, Dr Lester said Mr Splatt was not tested for the H1N1 virus until he was transferred to Maroondah Hospital in Melbourne on Friday. She said his test results came back yesterday — three days after he died of respiratory failure.

When asked why this took so long, Dr Lester said the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory that processes H1N1 tests had been busy.

She then went on to say that "The important thing to remember here is that this man was managed appropriately on his clinical picture. The fact that it was H1N1 swine flu would not have made any difference to his management."

Is this the way hospitals are equipped to deal with the H1N1 virus? Because if it is, I certainly wouldn't want to be in Victoria. The fact that she said "The fact that it was H1N1 swine flu would not have made any difference to his management" seriously put doubts on Australia's medical institutions. Are they not treated separately? Are they treated in the the vicinity as any other patient? How could he NOT be managed differently?

Be grateful of what you have in Singapore, and pray none of us here in Australia gets it.