In Reply to: Dengue Fever Claims 3 More Lives in Bali posted by derek on Saturday, 7. January 2006 at 15:11 Bali Time:
I can't believe that this sort of stuff is allowed. OK for starters can you give me the breakdown of tourists and nationals? Then can you tell me the areas that they were affectd in? If you can't give the full stats then its best you dont post this sort of stuff at all.
I imagine Balinese die of Dengue every day, those that live in the hills and outlying areas etc. Tell me how many tourists go to Bali in a year and then tell me how many tourists are affected, then we can relax a bit I would imagine. Sorry while it's newsy its nothing short of scare mongering without some more facts.
BTW I feel bad that anyone dies of any disease don't get me wrong. Do Balinese have to pay for medical treatment? If so they neeed us there rather than to stay away don't you think?