Wed, Sep 09, 2009 | 10:41 BST
PAX swine flu cases confirmed
The PAX twitter feed‘s confirmed that swine flu cases were present at the show.
A list of 15 flights – both from Seattle and ongoing connections – that contained attendees carrying the illness is now up on the Penny Arcade homepage.
Kotaku has a quote on the outbreak from Robert Khoo of Penny Arcade:
“This is the real thing. If you get this number of people together in this close a proximity it is the perfect storm for these kind of wild fire virus spreads. We just want to make sure everyone is informed.”
Thanks, GP.
12 comments
#1
Blerk
09/09/09, 10:42 am
Good job they already had Comic-Con or we could have been looking at the total extinction of geeks in the Americas within a few weeks.
#2
ChrisPilote
09/09/09, 11:04 am
I wonder how the TGS will go. Maybe people will have to wear some kind of isolation suits
#3
endgame
09/09/09, 1:47 pm
l4d 2 style.. :p
#4
ShiroGamer
09/09/09, 1:51 pm
good thing you weren’t there ,pat
#5
Patrick Garratt
09/09/09, 1:54 pm
Fucking too right. I’m never going outside again.
#6
Mike
09/09/09, 1:55 pm
Again?
#7
Patrick Garratt
09/09/09, 1:56 pm
:$
#8
ShiroGamer
09/09/09, 1:57 pm
#9
Phoenixblight
09/09/09, 2:00 pm
THis “swine” flu is bullshit its not even epidemic. Its the damn flu and if you are sick with the flu don’t be going anywhere. Media just wants to create something to report becauses its been slow in the news.
#10
Hero of Canton
09/09/09, 2:08 pm
Apparently Chris Kohler of Game | Life (Wired.com’s gaming blog) has caught it.
#11
Bulk Slash
09/09/09, 3:35 pm
The event should probably be renamed POX.
#12
endgame
09/09/09, 6:40 pm
lol @ Bulk Slash.