2 residents of the AUC Dorm have been diagnosed with swine flu. The building is locked down by the Ministry of Health. No one can enter, no one can leave.
We figured:
“bah, nobody enforces any rules in Egypt, we should be able to just stroll on out, we’re FACULTY. They wouldn’t DARE stop us.”
Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzt. The doors are locked and there are many men standing in front of the doors. They are very apologetic and look very sheepish, but “Mish mumkin”
Hopefully the quarantine will be lifted today around 6pm, pending tests.
We are supposed to fly to Dahab tomorrow.
If they do lift the quarantine, or we manage to go over the wall, we are headed to a friends apartment for the night. And then leave from there for the airport.
Insha’allah.
Update: we just got throat swabs (and not in a good way).
It was the doctors knocking on the door at 3:30AM.
Hopefully we will know more later today, but I am not optimistic.
4 replies on “LOCKDOWN!!”
Well, at least if you had any warm feelings that were tempting you to stay in Egypt this will take care of them. (Silver lining, folks. Silver lining.) Um… Togetherness is fun?
At least you’re better off than the pigs.
All will be fine. The worst case scenario, is that even if there are any results for Swine Flu from the dorms, they will give you Relenza or Tamiflu, they have succeeded so far. If the symptoms aren’t showing, it might even go on its own. Tafa2alo Kheiran (Be optimistic!)
Jack: Thanks. I am not really worried about the flu. I am worried about missing my flight tomorrow because of the quarantine.
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