Diego is concerned about the condition of His Country

(Oita Godo Newspaper, April 29th 2009, morning paper)

Regarding the condition of his home country Mexico due to Swine Flu, Diego Carrillo Santoscoy (22), who is currently pursuing his undergraduate degree in Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (Beppu City) said that "Although life goes on as usual over there, the people has become increasingly anxious".  Diego came from second biggest city in Mexico, Guadalajara.

After the existence of the new type of influenza in Mexico was confirmed and declared, Diego became worried about his parents and two brothers who live in Mexico currently, and he made international calls to them for three times.

Ms. Pati (53), Diego's mother, explained "Compared to Mexico City where the condition is much more severe, in Guadalajara there are fewer people who got infected. Government instructed people who go out of their houses to always wear masks". Then she said "In order to deal with this problem, the strength of researchers all over the world is needed".

In that city, a school was closed down. The masses in a church were cancelled and department stores were closed. There are a lot of people who are wondering "Why this new type of influenza appeared in Mexico?"

Diego is also concerned about the economic deterioration in Mexico. He said, "There has always been a strong demand for Mexico's pork meat to Japan. However, now, I am worried whether Japan still wants to continue importing pork meat, as the reputation of the pork meat has been lost".

Comment: New-type influenza, also known as swine influenza, has caused people around the world to be anxious. Lately, it has reached Japan in Osaka and Kobe. I hope that government and the people around the globe would unite in taking appropriate measures, because this is not a local problem, but rather a global problem.