Life In The Time Of Cholera

These are translations of the blog posts made by a female student at the Hainan University

(October 31, 2008)

I heard for the first time that there is cholera in Hainan. In Danzhou and Lingao, more than 30 people have been diagnosed with cholera. At the time, we were in class. When we heard the news, we were more worried. It is less than one hour by car from Danzhou to Haikou. It seems like a typhoon, because it gets here before you know it.

I had been talking to Jiajia about eating hotpot outside. But when I heard the news, I got afraid. It is better not to go out. It should be safer inside the school.

Jiajia is very scared. She said that her stomach has not been feeling well for several days. I comforted her that Danzhou is far away. She will get better with more care.