[kiwibird]

My daugher is travelling to London next week and has a 6 hour stopover in Hong Kong.They have an airport hotel room for the duration of their stay.I would love some suggestions on any precautions she could take to protect herself both in Hong Kong and on the flight.

[Mother Abigail]

You pose a very hard question to me.

After some thought, I have decided to respond in as honest a manner as possible.

First I suggest you get other opinions, your family physician, local health authorities, etc.

As to my opinion, under no circumstances would I or my loved ones go to Hong Kong. It is ground zero in a very nasty outbreak.

All airlines are making accommodations to passengers because of SARS. Change their route or cancel.

Remember this is just the opinion of some anonymous poster on the internet.