Liepāja Residents Outdo Riga Even in Exotic Virus Collecting

While Riga residents spend Sundays strolling through Mežaparks thinking they're world travelers, three real Liepāja residents have shown how to travel with style. From the Seychelles islands, they've brought back not just a suntan and beautiful photos, but something truly exclusive — the chikungunya virus.

As a local doctor who preferred not to be named explains: "Riga residents pay enormous sums for some exclusive procedures, but our Liepāja folks simply go to Seychelles and get something so rare that no one can even pronounce its name." Indeed, chikungunya — sounds like some particularly expensive cocktail name at the Fontaine Palace hotel.

The Seychelles islands, by the way, are the place where Liepāja residents feel at home — there's wind there too, just warmer. The local mosquitoes, it turns out, are just as active as our tram passengers before work starts. The only difference is that Seychelles mosquitoes leave more interesting consequences than our public transport.

CDPC specialists reassure that in winter conditions in continental Europe, the virus won't spread. Of course — what Seychelles mosquito could survive our January temperatures? Our local mosquitoes have long since moved to Riga, where it's warmer and where there are more opportunities.