Tuesday 28 April 2009

Is the sports world ready for Swine Flu?

(PROBABLY BEST READ IN THAT DEEP BARITONE VOICE USED IN MOVIE TRAILERS)

One really doesn't want to encourage panic, but the depressing thought is there, how many sports or entertainment event organisers have an crisis management plan in place for Swine Flu.?

The global footprint of major sports events for example means that we are all susceptible to disruption, cancellation and financial chaos if this thing kicks in the way the 32,899 news articles I found 5 minutes ago on Google are talking it up.

Think about it for a nano second....all major US sports, Formula 1,European soccer leagues, international cricket tours, motoGP, World Cup football, international tours by European soccer teams...if this things goes human to human in crowded spaces the risks, the potential losses, the busted guarantees....

I wonder how many organisations have in a folder a document called "How we will deal with major health threats post SARS?


I hope it's more than I think.

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