I received the following email from my university today:

[katia]

Subject: SWINE FLU OUTBREAK

 

...All staff and students are now encouraged to take the following simple precautionary measures which have been shown to be effective in reducing the transmission of all viruses - details of these measures are being posted throughout the School - this information is also being widely disseminated in the national press, on health agency websites and elsewhere:

*       Cover your nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing, using a tissue when possible.
*       Dispose of dirty tissues promptly and carefully.
*       Maintain good basic hygiene, for example washing hands frequently with soap and water to reduce the spread of the virus from your hands to face or to other people...

Emphasis mine, because really it is such a novel idea to cover you mouth when sneezing, it would have never occurred to me before! The whole thing is getting a bit ridiculous.