Dispensary Corner 25 Jun 14
June 25, 2014
The soccer World Cup in Brazil
has led to an unexpected bonanza
for Chinese counterfeiters, who
have had a field day providing
fake sick notes to people
exhausted from staying up all
night to watch the tournament.
Thousands of online vendors
are offering copies of hospital
certificates with official doctor’s
signatures and stamps so that
fans have a good excuse to stay
home from work.
Social networks are full of offers
for the medical notes, offering to
certify a range of illnesses from
simple fever and broken limbs
right through to Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome.
Such is the interest in the fake
certificates that at least one
major Chinese search engine has
blocked results for “sick notes,”
according to the Beijing Youth
Daily newspaper.
Meanwhile, the World Cup has
also seen China Southern Airlines
impose a blanket ban on staying
up late or even discussing results,
to ensure pilots are not flying
while sleep deprived.
“Watching the World Cup will
affect work and safety,” the airline
said, with strict sanctions against
any staff found in violation.
Fellow Chinese carrier Spring
Airlines has instituted a similar
policy, saying, “In order to
ensure safety, the carrier will
check to see if employees are
fatigued at any time,” by taking
blood pressure readings.
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