Oh-oh.
Someone sneezes in Mexico City and I catch swine flu. Story of the day, probably the week, globally. It's going to be a long day - I start at 7am and this is obviously going to be the lead story, requiring a live cross.
The hospital spokesman seems surprised that we are interested in chasing the story. News judgment spot-on as always. By just after lunchtime we have interviewed federal Health minister Nicola Roxon, Premier John Brumby, state Health Minister Daniel Andrews, plus the people at the frontline of the local effort to analyse and fight the bug.
Material is pouring in from across the world. It's overwhelming. I cannot possibly view it all, let alone include it in my story. I grab the best bits, write and voice the package, and head back out to the airport for a live cross, to deliver the latest angle: health checks for off-colour passengers arriving from the Americas.
Like an infected nose, this one is going to run and run.
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