CV in Scotland

[LizzieMacQueen]

(This probably will get moved to the CV topic but thought I'd start one in Scotsnet anyway).

Does anyone have info as to where the Scottish cases are and whether these are 'community gained' or direct exposure from a Cat 1/2 place.

Any thoughts on the impact for our youngsters due to sit SQA exams next month?

My DS is in his highers year. 2 emails from school last week suggesting self isolation for kids returning from Italian holidays in half term but quiet since then.

Latest figures, 27 confirmed cases in Scotland.

Her school do 7 Nat5s. The main problem is with one subject where they had a really bad teacher, who didn't teach them much and then went off on sick leave. They've now got a new teacher, who is really finding it hard to catch up. They were so far behind and badly taught. She's doing her last assignment or whatever it's called this week. But there's still material to cover in several of her subjects.

It feels like the number of cases in Scotland is moving slower than in England. I'm rubbish at maths though. Interesting, though to see that a primary school in Kirkintilloch is closing for a deep clean as a result of CV.

The number of confirmed cases seem to be slower than in England but how many are we actually testing? We also have a smaller population than England so wouldn’t that influence numbers?

My old flat mate from uni who is now a medical doctor posted this on Facebook, it’s a longish but interesting read and highlights the discrepancy in confirmed cases and actual cases and different methods used to control outbreak. I think we need to be proactive not reactive.

medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca

With SQA exams not far off and my Dh having to legally provide out of hours service to clients I don’t want to even have the mild symptoms and spread it around. So, we are not going to offer holders days and I’m giving the gym a rest for the next six weeks (god I’m going to in such a bad mood!).

My dd1 who is at Edinburgh uni has been told by her personal tutor not to be surprised if lecturers just don’t turn up to deliver lectures. She tutors and both her ‘students’ are at private school and are sitting another set of prelims next week.

I’m not worried or scared but I think sensible precautions and a change in our daily lives would be beneficial for everyone.

I'm absolutely terrified about all this. Not about getting the disease myself or for my kids but the general disruption and uncertainty. My mental health is taking a bashing. The BBC health guy said it's gonig to be a rough three months.

Not sure how I'm going to manage for that long.

I've got a few things booked over the next month or two - a family meal out, a day out to see lambing, some Easter events. I should just assume these'll all be cancelled, shouldn't I? I wonder if there'll be refunds. It's both my DCs birthdays over the next eee while but I'd imagine celebrations will be pretty low key.

So gatherings of 500 to be banned from Monday. But schools still open. COBRA meeting going on now - could this decision change before Monday? Wondering whether there’s a danger of the Alex Salmon trial being disrupted?

I think ‘absolutely terrified’ is an overreaction to possible disruption. It’s not forever, China has already got it under control, numbers dropping. It is still a very small % of the population who are affected.

Rationally I know all that JK. I really do. I know that 30 ish cases in the whole of Scotland is nothing. However my mental health is not great at the moment and I am struggling enormously.

www.google.com/amp/s/www.scotsman.com/health/coronavirus-scotland-latest-update-number-people-diagnosed-covid-19-rises-36-1398933%3famp this article breaks down where cases are. Only 1 case transmitted in scotland so far

60 cases now. I'm in North Lanarkshire and Lanarkshire (south and north combined?) seems to have 7 cases so far

@PineappleDanish I am suffering from the impact this is having on my mental health too. It's crap but like pp said so far 🤞🏻 its a tiny percentage who have contracted it.

@PineappleDanish
You have to listen to your rational mind, it’s only a possibility, it would only be a matter of weeks. I always think of those much worse off and think is it really worth getting upset about.
Are you in a vulnerable group?
Have you been in contact?
Can you manage if DC are sent home?

This is the govt page - updates confirmed cases broken down by health board every day at 2.00pm

https://www.gov.scot/coronavirus-covid-19/

That's the crazy thing @JKScot4. I work from home anyway, self-employed. Not in a vulnerable group. No known contacts. I know there are people worse off than me but my brain isn't being very rational at the moment!!

Son at Strathclyde Uni saying that after tomorrow, most of his stuff has been cancelled. He's only 2nd year so nothing is really that crucial or important at this point. DS2 at Aberdeen saying that all foreign trips have been cancelled but that they expect an update on classes etc next week. He's only first year, so again, not in the crucial group that are taking final exams etc.

We are lucky in that we don't have anyone taking important exams this year. Aside from obviously our concerns being with vulnerable groups, I do feel sorry for DC with important exams and parents with young children having to decide what to do if the schools close.

I have a DS doing Highers. It's obviously a worry. But then again, every single student in Scotland is in the same boat. He won't be alone and they will work something out. (as long as it's not relying on Prelims as one of his results was pretty poor).

My dd is also doing highers. She also got a poorer mark than she was capable of in her prelims (for maths). Her maths teacher is giving their year a test on Monday that could be used to support a grade in case exams get cancelled.

I'd heard that about some schools doing extra testing as a back up. And yes, they will indeed have to come up with some sort of fair system as it's not like it's just one class full of students to weren't taught the curriculum, or one school that had a fire and was closed. This is potentially affecting every child doing exams in Scotland this year.

I reckon they may just hold the exams in September/October or something.

I'm sure they will be able to come to some sort of agreement with UCAS, especially if A-levels are affected. They're usually a bit later than Highers though I think?/

Uni would have started back by October in Scotland. Dont know what they'll do

The peak is expected in 3 weeks, so catastrophising for months down the line is pointless. China’s number already have drastically dropped.
Bear in mind 1700 ppl died of flu last year and we don’t go into panic and hysteria.

I don't actually know many people who are panicking about actually getting the virus. For most people it's the fall out from measures being taken to stop the spread. Potential travel bans, difficulty buying groceries and other supplies, arranging childcare if schools close, disruption to exams, cancelling much looked forward to holidays, potentially losing pay and of simply spreading it to others who might be more vulnerable. So essentially worrying stuff that might happen rather than the very small potential for catching the disease and dying.

So, i'd quite like my son home from Uni as i'm more concerned that he'll end up not being allowed to travel home, might struggle to get groceries and if he does become ill, has very little support network or proper experience in looking after himself at 18. I'm not crying and hysterical though and I know realistically that he's at no more risk there than here.

No panic about people dying; much worry about exams which really do affect the future paths of kids (whether or not they should is a different matter). Also not quite finished coursework in some subjects - not far off but still.

Reading between the lines, looking at other countries and seeing how Sturgeon is handling it today, I can see schools being closed soon. This might or might not be the best thing, it depends which scientist you read, but it is going to seriously screw things up for kids who really need these few weeks to catch up (I know they shouldn't but some do).

Exams are in May, it will be over by then.
Kids are the least likely to become ill though can carry it.
We need to get away from ‘what if’ let’s just take each day as it comes and be calm and be sensible.