I keep reading “if the schools close what about the ones in exam years”
Italy are doing online education/virtual classrooms - I don’t see any reason why we couldn’t do the same and therefore certainly academic subjects at least can be covered.
Younger children and those with special needs it’s more problematic as they may well need to be supervised obviously, Italy has gone down the route of grandparents caring for them mostly, most grandparents to small children are unlikely to be over 60 which seems to be considered the age at which the risk of complications increases.
Regarding here in Scotland. I’ve been wondering for some days if perhaps part of the reason we seem to have a relatively higher number of cases for size of population if that’s:
A inaccurate and our nhs has just been testing and therefore confirming cases more
and/or
B because there’s a significant number of Families of Italian heritage here and with the recent school holiday many may have been visiting relatives in Italy or having them over to visit.
EYprovider I think you’re spot on, he wants to limit govt responsibility all round but especially economically. I think that may blow up in his face though.
Also - I wonder if NS will be looking into if Scotland can act differently to England, in fact I’m surprised that’s not been mentioned/considered already. After all health, education and even law and order are devolved areas.
“They don't give a shit, are people really that naive to believe gov act in our best interests.” Did you miss all the election threads?!
“If A levels don't take place, then a whole university year will be lost, that's a year longer to wait for nurses etc” not necessarily. For starters exams could be sat remotely, postponed only to the end of summer with suitable planning for marking out in place, at worst courses could be delayed by no more than a term with start dates in January rather than sep which used to happen. When I trained I started in January and we didn’t get the long holidays other students did - not ideal but there’s ways around things.
@purplewhitelie - very similar to yourself I had bilateral pleural pneumonia as a child. As well as almost dying at the time (and I was a previously fit, healthy kid aside from mild and manageable asthma) and I’ve never been the same since. My asthma has been a nightmare to manage since, I have scarred lungs and EVERY chest infection I get is very worrying and takes me ages to recover from even with my gp prescribing antibiotics instantly as prophylaxis and even if it was/turns bacterial. I think an awful lot of those going “it’s a lot of fuss over nothing” have VERY little experience of serious illness, especially lung issues.
ignoring the fact that the extra deaths won't just be amongst those with the virus. The pressure on beds will mean deaths will also occur amongst cancer patients, road accident victims, people who've had strokes and heart attacks, etc exactly!
The nhs has been underfunded for so long there isn’t the staff, buildings or equipment to cope well with this. They’ll do their bloody best but it’s going to be dreadful
and not just for those infected by cv.
“It would suit this government to let the virus run rampant and kill off a good chunk of the elderly population.” Not just elderly, they’ve shown very clearly their complete disdain for anyone “unproductive” due to ill health for 10 years! They don’t give a shit about lives!
“I think he needs to tell us he won't be getting private care when he gets it.” Ha!! As if!!!