Ignorance is worse than flu

The local governments' ignorance of and indifference to swine flu may invite risks that might otherwise be warded off, says an article on www.zjol.com.cn. Excerpts:

As a major pig-raising country that imports and exports large quantities of pork and is in close contact with the world, China should be well prepared with preventive action against the new swine flu virus.

In the face of this sweeping swine flu, people worry that the grassroots authorities may not take enough measures to guard against it.