Worries about the Coronavirus 29

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Beth Rigby -'PM again asks public to avoid gatherings, pubs, restaurants because “we are trying to stop the transmission of the disease”.

The big Q is, when are you going to force us to do this and introduce a curfew.'

Germany is keeping the schools going for essential workers. Sounds good to me.

The big Q is, when are you going to force us to do this and introduce a curfew.'

Soon I hope. Given his own father isnt following the advice why he blindly expects the rest of the country to do so is beyond me.

Sansa in the summer holidays there are holiday clubs, child minders, grandparents. NHS staff have time to plan for those holidays. This is completely different.

I think keeping the schools open for essential workers is a good idea. Some of us can have kids at home with no grandparents as we are able to wfh. Then this frees up the teachers and helps ratios for those that really need it? Hopefully we’ll follow Germany.

@MarshaBradyo I think that is the way forward too.

My school has just shut to Years 7 and 8 on safety grounds.

I just wish they would enforce stricter sanctions. My own brother is ignoring the rules despite several in our family being in the vulnerable group who will soon be self-isolating for 12 weeks.

I live next to a park and reasonably busy street...people are more out and about then normal here.

I know of several university students who are now home until September! Maybe they would help run Kids clubs for frontline staff-they could probably do with the money.

Interesting look at Diamond Princess stats here: wattsupwiththat.com/2020/03/16/diamond-princess-mysteries/

Seems busier here too - frantic almost.

@fedup21 That's potentially a really good idea!

I know of some uni students who were told to leave uni accommodation at very short notice and I am sure would be happy of the extra cash and something to do whilst they are at home!

Once schools close, parents can't work. Businesses will not be able to function. NHS staff will not be able to attend work. Closing the schools is going to worsen the economic situation and likely be detrimental to saving people's lives

#SPAIN— 1,236 new cases of #coronavirus & 149 new deaths. Total at 11,178 cases and 491 deaths.

I think the number of teachers who've gone off very quickly with symptoms shows how schools do spread illnesses.

FWIW, I do think school closures cause parents a lot of problems, but I'm not sure short notice adhoc closures due to lack of staffing are easier to manage.

The school I work at has closed to Y7 and 8 for the next 3 days, but many staff will be self isolating for 14 days now- so I don't really see them being able to accept more students on Monday.

We know what works, we have seen it in other countries, what is this special entitled sense of Britishness that leads people to believe we don't need to close everything as they have, are we somehow immune? I don't get it.

Yes to keeping something going for children of essential workers. But tightly define essential and make everyone else stay inside their goddam house.

Other countries make it look so simple (Germany) we are such a shambles. Half closures, stressed dc, teachers feeling bad.

Yeah- I think for a lot of teens (who are aware of the news and know what is happening around them) the uncertainty is extra stressful.

I know my Y11s especially would like certainty on exams as soon as possible!

Ffs I give up now on people being sensible and following advice. We need to be locked down as so many ignoring it. Volunteers of advanced years are still offering to take groups of children to do the weekly craft sessions. Oooh yes please school have said. I'm angry now. I might have wine.

know my Y11s especially would like certainty on exams as soon as possible!

Do you think the exam board have a workable plan in place or if they are in total panic?!

What date do they start?

Bercows that is so unethical of the school. Any value in raising to the BoG?

@Ventilatorshortage I find Jeremy nice to look at 😍 Makes this whole thing a bit easier when he's around x

@bananacakeZ I agree with everything you said. What on Earth makes us think we are special?!

My kids are both off school as they're now getting so anxious over the social distancing measures - staggered playtimes, staggered start and ends and things generally being so off kilter I've pulled them out just for a while during this initial adjustment period. One was saying she had a sore tummy and the other just looked terrified at the idea of going into school today and visibly relieved when I asked her if she wanted to stay home (my kids are usually either 100% or as close as) - chatted to the Head informally on the phone and she actually agreed with my decision - while the staff are trying to keep things as calm as they can for the kids, and are amazing, they're still picking up on it understandably.

I'll give it a couple of days and then I'll start getting the kids to do something educational - I think they need to decompress a little bit first and they've spent most of the day lounging about reading books and pretending to be dragons. I've got a few days while uni works out online provision for us as well and you can tell I'm starting to feel the stress now (it's the atmosphere being off kilter that hits me - not the science or epidemiology of it to be honest - I can't do "not normal feeling" situations well) as I'm obsessively crafting again! Apparently the order load on my usual yarn supplier is up by a huge amount.

The problem is though that apart from China who went on complete lockdown we dont know that it works. And the problem is that coming out of lockdown we have no idea what will happen

The only one that does seem to be successful is South Korea and even that still has clusters appearing

www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/coronavirus-cases-have-dropped-sharply-south-korea-whats-secret-its-success

The mistakes were made way back in February borders were not sufficiently closed - Italy should never have been opened up to the amount of skiers - anything now is very much trying to close the stable door once the horse has bolted.

Each outbreak as well depends on who gets affected Italy it hit the older generation and hospitals early and first. US is the same. South Korea/Netherlands etc a younger population started the spread

edition.cnn.com/2020/03/16/opinions/south-korea-italy-coronavirus-survivability-sepkowitz/index.html

This is very much a marathon run not a sprint and isnt going to be solved anytime soon.

School closures will happen I think as an early Easter holiday and I reckon will last until June at least