According to WHO statistics, the case fatality rate for H1N1 is 0.036%, meaning those infected with H1N1 virus have a 0.036% chance of dying. It's extremely low compared to dengue. There's no need to panic but good personal hygiene is recommended, make sure you wash your hands after going to the gym, and make sure you don't touch your face after touching the equipments.

The N95 masks (the ones that look like a bra cup) will protect you from airborne particles, the regular mask (surgical masks aka 3ply mask) will only protect others from being infected if you are sneezing/coughing.

This post has been edited by Florian: Aug 13 2009, 01:16 PM