Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2/Covid-19 Megathread

[Barrister]

Meri, if you ever want to explore the Canadian high arctic one day, let me know - I'd love to visit again (when it isn't the middle of January!)

[Tonitrus]

edit: Meri, you would love Victoria!

Tease.

Been to Victoria a couple times, it is indeed a pretty town.

When I came back from Alaska the first time, I took the ferry from Prince Rupert to the north end of Vancouver Island and drove all the way down the island and ferried across from Victoria to WA (with a side trip out to Tofino on the Pacific coast...a very worthy side trip).

A fantastic trip. 

[crazy canuck]

Wow, that is a great trip.

[Maladict]

edit: Meri, you would love Victoria!

Tease.

Been to Victoria a couple times, it is indeed a pretty town.

When I came back from Alaska the first time, I took the ferry from Prince Rupert to the north end of Vancouver Island and drove all the way down the island and ferried across from Victoria to WA (with a side trip out to Tofino on the Pacific coast...a very worthy side trip).

A fantastic trip. 

My dream trip involves Alaska and BC (and the Yukon/NWT)

It will never happen   

[Sheilbh]

One thing I've seen being discussed today - and frankly I've no idea the answer - what are we going to do with secondary schools. I understand no country has re-opened them yet. But unless we have a vaccine in the next three months, what happens to all the kids - I mean I feel like the impact on 14-18 especially could be really profound with 18 months of school cancelled. I don't know how we go about education without schools though

[crazy canuck]

One thing I've seen being discussed today - and frankly I've no idea the answer - what are we going to do with secondary schools. I understand no country has re-opened them yet. But unless we have a vaccine in the next three months, what happens to all the kids - I mean I feel like the impact on 14-18 especially could be really profound with 18 months of school cancelled. I don't know how we go about education without schools though

Our secondary schools reopened June 1

[Sheilbh]

Oh interesting - what measures were in place? I'm assuming they didn't just go back as normal.

[crazy canuck]

Oh interesting - what measures were in place? I'm assuming they didn't just go back as normal.

There a bunch of measures, I will find the info for you 

[HisMajestyBOB]

Virginia's governor announced that schools will be open in the fall.

[crazy canuck]

Oh interesting - what measures were in place? I'm assuming they didn't just go back as normal.

There a bunch of measures, I will find the info for you

Every school district has their own particular plans but they are generally similar.  Here is a FAQ put out by the Vancouver School District.



https://www.vsb.bc.ca/News/Documents/20200519_FAQ_InClassResumes.pdf

[DGuller]

I've taken a look at the detailed data just now, and ran a few quick analyses.  Data can be spotty and should be cleansed when you do something like this, but I wanted something quickly. 

I think we can now conclude that in some states diagnosed infections are picking up steam.  Florida, South Carolina, Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington all seem to be going in the wrong direction.  South Carolina and Oregon in particular are looking rather alarming.  These are diagnosed infections we're talking about, so it could always be a result of more widespread testing that we're seeing rather than actual infection flare-ups, but that's the only credible data I can go on.  If you're waiting for US numbers to turn bad again, don't despair just yet.

[Admiral Yi]

I've taken a look at the detailed data just now, and ran a few quick analyses.  Data can be spotty and should be cleansed when you do something like this, but I wanted something quickly. 

I think we can now conclude that in some states diagnosed infections are picking up steam.  Florida, South Carolina, Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington all seem to be going in the wrong direction.  South Carolina and Oregon in particular are looking rather alarming.  These are diagnosed infections we're talking about, so it could always be a result of more widespread testing that we're seeing rather than actual infection flare-ups, but that's the only credible data I can go on.  If you're waiting for US numbers to turn bad again, don't despair just yet.

Doesn't quite fit the expected (hoped for?) pattern of red state dimbulb hoaxers dying in droves and right thinking blue states happily skating by, does it?

[DGuller]

I've taken a look at the detailed data just now, and ran a few quick analyses.  Data can be spotty and should be cleansed when you do something like this, but I wanted something quickly. 

I think we can now conclude that in some states diagnosed infections are picking up steam.  Florida, South Carolina, Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington all seem to be going in the wrong direction.  South Carolina and Oregon in particular are looking rather alarming.  These are diagnosed infections we're talking about, so it could always be a result of more widespread testing that we're seeing rather than actual infection flare-ups, but that's the only credible data I can go on.  If you're waiting for US numbers to turn bad again, don't despair just yet.

Doesn't quite fit the expected (hoped for?) pattern of red state dimbulb hoaxers dying in droves and right thinking blue states happily skating by, does it?

I left off some states that are more borderline, those are more reliably red.  Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah are in the next tier.

[Maladict]

One thing I've seen being discussed today - and frankly I've no idea the answer - what are we going to do with secondary schools. I understand no country has re-opened them yet. But unless we have a vaccine in the next three months, what happens to all the kids - I mean I feel like the impact on 14-18 especially could be really profound with 18 months of school cancelled. I don't know how we go about education without schools though

Our secondary schools reopened June 1

Same.

Students have to keep 1.5m distance. Lessons are spread throughout the day to reduce peak public transport use.
That't pretty much it.

[Tamas]

One thing I've seen being discussed today - and frankly I've no idea the answer - what are we going to do with secondary schools. I understand no country has re-opened them yet. But unless we have a vaccine in the next three months, what happens to all the kids - I mean I feel like the impact on 14-18 especially could be really profound with 18 months of school cancelled. I don't know how we go about education without schools though

Our secondary schools reopened June 1

Same.

Students have to keep 1.5m distance. Lessons are spread throughout the day to reduce peak public transport use.
That't pretty much it.

All of this is beyond the abilities of the Johnson government, apparently. To be fair it seems like the scientists are digging their heels in on there having to be 2 meters and not 1.5 meters distance which makes it a whole lot harder, apparently.