Chat about Novel Coronavirus - 2019-nCoV - COVID-19

old people are arseholes too-who knew!?

Eurovision Song Contest!!
Every cloud...

My partner got a WhatsApp message about 'garlic water' being a cure for Corona virus.

At the moment racist uncle bob could post something on facebook about custard creams preventing coronavirus and about 50 people would start eating them.

So suggestion schools closed until September? That isn't going to get old fast. My kids school has said they aren't setting normal lessons for anyone but Year 10 and 11, instead the other years can do self guided projects from a list that explore wider themes than typically on the syllabus...sounds like a lot of google in my future

They should be setting stuff. I'm an English teacher and I'd be happy to share some stuff for your kids to do.

old people

A Sunday visit to Morrisons to hunt down oat milk showed old people to be the most prolific loo roll hoarders.

Pretty much anyone with a stoop and grey hair was on a prepper shop.

Only 50? Racist Uncle Bob needs to work on increasing his online presence and visibility.

I really wish people would stop sharing information unless they have a high level of confidence in a) it's origin and b) it's veracity.

I've pretty much avoided sharing anything for that reason.

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If they're being told to stop indoors for 3 months, you can't really blame them.

That test doesn't exist yet

Sky broadcasting live from the extension being built on the Westminster council mortuary

Yep, this entirely. Even sharing verified stats in isolation can be pretty unhelpful.

So suggestion schools closed until September?

Can this really be true?!

December is going to be a record month for both babies and divorces...

That test doesn't exist yet

One for antibodies? Or one for virus RNA?

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edit: no. reading that text on the page it looks like a test for RNA.

Anyone got a link to a channel 4 news clip with an american discussing the set up of the chinese fever clinics? Can't find it, think he might of been Science editor of the NYT

Can this really be true?!

I wouldn't expect anything else.

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/how-a-country-serious-about-coronavirus-does-testing-and-quarantine-80595013902

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Perfect, was certain it was C4 news, thanks!

Thread here for tips and discussion.

And modern OFSTED policy is that KS3 should be a broad brush approach that isn't just prep for KS4, so go wild on whatever topics you might think would be productive

So suggestion schools closed until September?

This seems wildly in excessive of every other measure that's been taken thus far - is there a source for this?

Heard it on Radio 4, was based on Scotland and Wales closing schools and saying they stay closed until the end of the summer term, so wouldn't go back until summer holidays

Given the contents of that Imperial College document, September would be the absolute earliest I would expect schools to reopen.