Computex to go ahead as scheduled despite swine flu concerns

This is good to hear.  My first Computex was during the SARS outbreak when they had postponed the show to allow folks to recover and to allow them time to clean up the city.  Since then people are very smart about their health, when people are sick they wear masks, they also avoid contact with people, it's a great system. 

If people here in the US did the same we might have less pig sickness reports but with any new health concern it's best to get it out in the open and instill panic into the people.

Computex Taipei 2009 will be held as scheduled from June 2-6 despite growing concerns of an outbreak of swine flu, according to show organizers, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TETDC) and Taipei Computer Association (TCA).

Taiwan has not yet had a single case of swine flu reported, which indicates that Taiwan has an excellent quarantine system to prevent disease spreading, according to the TCA.

The TCA said it will prepare a complete quarantine process at Computex to allow visitors to enjoy the exhibition.

Oh and the "quarantine system" that I have seen is rather simple, for folks entering the country you pass thru a "health" monitor that will quickly pick out people that have a fever.  SARS attacked people with fevers so they would pull you aside and try to discuss with you the concerns.  It was my first time in the country and I was pretty excited and already feeling the effects of the humidity and well I got picked out of the crowd to get my temperature checked.  It was high but I was released, they should have given me a card or something.

Never got SARS and for the most part made it back alive.

The years attending Computex after that you pass thru the same health monitor but its more of a checkpoint than health screen.

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