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RenegadeMonster said:
www.clickondetroit.com

Michigan Department of Education announces online schooling will not count as instructional time

Following the closure of all elementary and secondary school buildings on March 16 the Michigan Department of Education has received questions regarding instructional time during the school closure period.
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In Michigan kids will have to make up the days missed because school is closed due to the coronavirus. As an added bonus they will not count any online-schooling as instructional time that counts towards the minimum required number of school days.

Unlike many other states that are waiving the school time requirements, even if they don't have online schooling options.
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This is just plain idiotic. I know I’m the the biggest proponent of government schools to begin with so I don’t think the kids are really losing all the much, but still, how fucking dumb do you gotta be?
 
dhodo said:
Basically, we think we're essential because we expect to see an increase in sales from people being bored at home, right? Definitely a weird take.
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I hope they lose a ton of business and get all the bad PR to go along with it. Their is NOTHING in that chain that can't be bought elsewhere, not to mention putting their employees in danger. I hope this blows up in their faces.
 
This reminded be to go into Robinhood and sell the 2 Free Stocks they gave me for GameStop. Should have done it sooner, they are tanking in the market today.

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AnthonyI said:
So, March 21st at 5PM until April 7th folks.
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Good luck.

I'm sure my old friends from rural Illinois where this hasn't hit yet are pissed off...they already blame Chicago for all the issues of Illinois. But they just haven't seen it yet. I'm sure they will eventually, but hopefully a "shelter-in-place" will keep it from spreading too quickly.
 
RenegadeMonster said:
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abcnews.go.com

Scientists say they've identified 2 strains of COVID-19

Scientists from China say they have identified two strains of novel coronavirus that are causing the COVID-19 outbreak.
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This is scary if true. Because different strains mean the immunity you built up to one strain may not prevent you from catching an other strain.
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The facebook post is kind of goofy. Definitely not written by someone that took any advanced biology.

The problem with this virus is indeed it's newness but it has nothing to do with the fact that it's a RNA virus. Many other viruses we get are RNA viruses and we can deal with them just fine (ex: the common cold) others not so much (ex: measles, ebola). DNA viruses are no slouches either (ex: smallpox, herpes). And retroviruses are nasty too (Ex: HIV).

This has to do with it being new so nobody's immune system has previously developed immunity and the fact that's it's incredibly good at spreading - so the whole population is getting it at the same time and taxing the health care systems. All this combined with the fact that in some people, the immune system is not able to build the immunity required to fight it, develop severe pneumonia and cannot recover. In the end, it's the sheer magnitude of people that will get this.

(Full disclosure: I have a PhD in molecular biology though I've been away from the lab bench for 10 years and now work in I.P. related to biotech- I'm not an expert in virology or epidemiology but deal with things like PCR tests, sequencing and diagnostics all the time)
 
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The facebook post is kind of goofy. Definitely not written by someone that took any advanced biology.

The problem with this virus is indeed it's newness but it has nothing to do with the fact that it's a RNA virus. Many other viruses we get are RNA viruses and we can deal with them just fine (ex: the common cold) others not so much (ex: measles, ebola). DNA viruses are no slouches either (ex: smallpox, herpes). And retroviruses are nasty too (Ex: HIV).

This has to do with it being new so nobody's immune system has previously developed immunity and the fact that's it's incredibly good at spreading - so the whole population is getting it at the same time and taxing the health care systems. All this combined with the fact that in some people, the immune system is not able to build the immunity required to fight it, develop severe pneumonia and cannot recover. In the end, it's the sheer magnitude of people that will get this.

(Full disclosure: I have a PhD in molecular biology though I've been away from the lab bench for 10 years and now work in I.P. related to biotech- I'm not an expert in virology or epidemiology but deal with things like PCR tests, sequencing and diagnostics all the time)
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Thank you. I appreciate you sharing your thoughts and expertise, in times like this we have a lot of arm-chair Molecular Biologists spreading half-truths and misinformation. Good information helps.
 
This is useful information if you couldn't get disinfectant or ran out:

No Disinfectant?
Most commercial disinfectant brands used to wipe down surfaces at risk for the virus have vanished from the shelves of stores. The CDC has suggested mixing your own for use in killing the virus on solid surfaces. Their suggestions for bleach and alcohol are below.
Options include:
  • Diluting your household bleach.
    To make a bleach solution, mix:
    • 5 tablespoons (1/3rd cup) bleach per gallon of water
      OR
    • 4 teaspoons bleach per quart of water
Follow manufacturer’s instructions for application and proper ventilation. Check to ensure the product is not past its expiration date. Never mix household bleach with ammonia or any other cleanser. Unexpired household bleach will be effective against coronaviruses when properly diluted.
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I had an empty 24 oz spray bottle. That's about 3 tsp of bleach and fill with water according to the proportions above.

Source:

COVID-19 Virus update 3-18-20

Virus Viability Study We are getting multiple updates from all our information sources each day. A blog entry at a single point canno...
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