Readers’ Corner: He Should Have Worn a Mask

I went on an organized tour to Europe. The first day’s local guide was a Japanese man. He was a good, experienced guide. However, he had a severe cold. He often sneezed and coughed. He might have had a fever. Two days later, all the tourists started to have his symptoms. Fortunately, our symptoms were not so serious. Most of us managed to enjoy the tour, but one man had a terrible sore throat and a fever. In the latter half of the tour, he couldn’t join us. He just stayed at the hotel and called a doctor. His tonsils were too swollen to eat, and he couldn’t even take medicine. I felt very sorry for him. I thought that the guide should have worn a mask or cancelled his tour so as not to infect us with his cold. (140 words)