Coronavirus

[Top of the JES]

Seriously though, this virus could cause major issues with those doing GCSE/ A Levels / University exams etc this spring/ summer

My Daughter is taking A Levels this year, She is preparing to take them as per the timetable but aware that if things escalate as is likely she may be taking them over the summer months instead - not a big deal for her given the bigger picture, more revision and less summer holiday but hey ho.

Uni's are going to have to be well organised to handle the new intake at short notice but I'm sure they will cope as we all will.

Anyone with kids taking A levels this year will know that every exam this year has taken through school has been affected by something or other, curiculam changes, Grading boundary changes it's been one thing after another.

Problem may be that for example.. the SE has Corona outbreak in May, NW in June, SW in July, Ne in August Midlands later.

When do pupils sit exams as all need to do them at same time

3 Weeks middle of May to early June. It will be the major conurbations that suffer most in this outbreak it's going to be a difficult one for sure.

[Lucky7]

This from the National Geographic

Covid-19 has 90% dna of Sars

Sars disappeared in the warmer months

To early for the experts to say whether Covid-19 will follow the same pattern

Fingers crossed it does

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/api.nati ... mperatures

[Currywurst and Chips]

Someone on the floor below me at my work has tested positive for it

[JimbO]

Lockdown coming in some form by the end of next week I reckon.

[Long slender neck]

Seems like my workplace is planning a shutdown.

[Thor]

Schools planning for shutdown starting either two weeks before the Easter hols, or one week either side, depending on how fast things progress over the next few days

link?

I'm sure it will emerge soon enough.

My daughters school sent out an email yesterday updating parents on what’s happening. Work packs are being prepared, on line work is being prepared, IT resources are being beefed up as whilst it remains as is they are preparing for the worst.

I feel sorry for the kids doing exams this year they will be proper messed up.

[tuffers#1]

I wonder if 67 year old weinstein would swap his 23 years for a chance with corona virus infection ?

[Rich Tea Wellin]

I wonder if 67 year old weinstein would swap his 23 years for a chance with corona virus infection ?

Weird thing to say...

[BoniO]

Cant we just get OAPs and other vulnerable folk to stay indoors while the rest of us go about our normal lives?

OK, but I have to go out and buy a few hundred bog rolls first or I'll never survive.

[Mick McQuaid]

This from the National Geographic

Covid-19 has 90% dna of Sars

No it doesn't, neither contains any DNA, and just for context the human genome is 90% the same as a cats.

The amount of nonsense on this thread is at a similar level.

[Lucky7]

This from the National Geographic

Covid-19 has 90% dna of Sars

No it doesn't, neither contains any DNA, and just for context the human genome is 90% the same as a cats.



The amount of nonsense on this thread is at a similar level.

Didn’t realise you where more advanced on this subject than the Lancet,Harvard Medical school,
and a host of other experienced experts around the world
I await your Diagnosis Professor McQuaid

[tuffers#1]

I wonder if 67 year old weinstein would swap his 23 years for a chance with corona virus infection ?

Weird thing to say...

It is
But not as weird as abusing women for years on end because you happen to be rich.

Being rich he might think of ways to get out of jail time

[tuffers#1]

This from the National Geographic

Covid-19 has 90% dna of Sars

No it doesn't, neither contains any DNA, and just for context the human genome is 90% the same as a cats.

The amount of nonsense on this thread is at a similar level.

Were closer to 98 %

Think pigs is the closest at about 98.8 or something.

Thank you Bill Bryson .

[Thor]

The world health organisation has now pronounced it as a pandemic.

[Tent Keague]

Pandemic. Only a pound. Get your pandemic.

[Mick McQuaid]

Tuffers, it depends how and what you're counting, the point, i think also made by Bill Bryson, is it's largely meaningless.

Of course it shares lots in common with other vituses and for a variety of reasons warm weather will help but saying it's 90% identical to SARS like there is an obvious conclusion to draw from it is nonsense.

I don't claim any great knowledge, but knowing the difference between DNA and RNA was GCSE in my day.

[Bergen]

DENMARK CLOSES ALL SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES IMMEDIATELY TO CURB SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS.

It will happen in Norway as well.

[Long slender neck]

Why would warm weather help?

[Rich Tea Wellin]

Because virus' struggle to survive in warm weather? Their protective layer melts away at a certain temp I think...something like that.

[StillSpike]

Someone said to me that the virus can't survive temperatures over 27 deg C, apparently. BUT The human body is about 37 deg, isn't it? and the virus seems to be doing OK in there

People keep saying it'll help when it's warmer but don't explain why.

[Mick McQuaid]

People huddle together indoors less, they open windows when they are. Direct sunlight rather than heat kills viruses quickly. People don't pull scarves around their faces that they haven't been washed in yonks. Whole lot of little things rather than it being a specific temperature.

[Disoriented]

Will the authorities daub crosses on the doors of the infected?

[Lucky7]

Tuffers, it depends how and what you're counting, the point, i think also made by Bill Bryson, is it's largely meaningless.

Of course it shares lots in common with other vituses and for a variety of reasons warm weather will help but saying it's 90% identical to SARS like there is an obvious conclusion to draw from it is nonsense.

I don't claim any great knowledge, but knowing the difference between DNA and RNA was GCSE in my day.

Right I’ll go by your gcse Rodders everyone else’s scientific statements are pants
Triffic

[Lucky7]

We will be ok McQaids GCSE is gonna save the world yippee !!!!

[Mistadobalina]

Sunlight seems to be the main thing:

https://www.accuweather.com/en/health-w ... ths/679415

Would account for why southern hemisphere is getting hit way less severely (at the moment!)