Breakout! A COVID-19 Thread

by **CalvinBall** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 15:04:04

West Chester U closed until the 30th then online classes until the end of the semester. Holy shit.

by **jamiethekiller** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 15:07:12

Quagland wrote:Public school teacher here. It's looking like a matter of when, not if, we'll be closed for several days. We're spending a lot of time this week planning on delivering lessons online/sending home as many paper copies of things we can to kids without technology/internet access. It's going to be a mess and have a huge impact on the end of the year (not to mention state testing), but it's absolutely the right call IMO.

gonna be some great keystone grades this year

by **CFP** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 15:09:12

Philly press conference happening now - city is recommending no public gatherings > 5,000 people (sporting events, parades). Not cancelling, not prohibiting, but recommending.

by **CFP** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 15:10:01

CalvinBall wrote:West Chester U closed until the 30th then online classes until the end of the semester. Holy shit.

When I was there they were always pretty generous with cancelling for snow/etc., always an abundance of caution. This appears to be no different.

by **jamiethekiller** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 15:10:59

CFP wrote:
CalvinBall wrote:West Chester U closed until the 30th then online classes until the end of the semester. Holy shit.

When I was there they were always pretty generous with cancelling for snow/etc., always an abundance of caution. This appears to be no different.

west chester is in some insane vortex that gets insane weather. i went to high school in wilmington and we had a lot of kids from west chester area that went to my school. feels like they had like 5 extra 'weather' days a year than the school actually had.

by **thephan** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 15:11:33

My kids University just cancelled graduation... In mid May.

by **CFP** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 15:11:46

CalvinBall wrote:West Chester U closed until the 30th then online classes until the end of the semester. Holy shit.

Where are you seeing this by the way?

by **BigEd76** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 15:14:19

CoconnellFox29
Breaking: Philadelphia health officials recommending not attending public gatherings of more than 5,000 people. Including St. Patrick's Day parade and sporting events. **Not Cancelling** parade or any events. @FOX29philly #Coronavirus

by **CalvinBall** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 15:14:47

CFP wrote:
CalvinBall wrote:West Chester U closed until the 30th then online classes until the end of the semester. Holy shit.

Where are you seeing this by the way?

students got an email. and you can search twitter to see a few of them tweeting about it.

by **thephan** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 15:15:09

My mother in law said several men in her retirement community left for their farms due to the pending lock down of interstate travel.

Seems like conspiracy theory stuff.

by **CalvinBall** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 15:17:28

guessing a bunch more schools are going to follow suit here. heard rumblings from Temple

by **CalvinBall** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 15:20:49

Coatesville HS now refusing to host a playoff basketball game between Lower Merion and Wilson.

by **thephan** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 15:28:01

New York Gov. Cuomo deploys National Guard to New Rochelle, establishes containment center to stem coronavirus

by **Bucky** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 15:28:04

BigEd76 wrote:
CoconnellFox29
Breaking: Philadelphia health officials recommending not attending public gatherings of more than 5,000 people. Including St. Patrick's Day parade and sporting events. **Not Cancelling** parade or any events. @FOX29philly #Coronavirus

Union Transfer is smaller than 5000 right?

RIGHT???

by **Wheels Tupay** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 15:29:10

way smaller

by **ReadingPhilly** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 15:29:13

CalvinBall wrote:Coatesville HS now refusing to host a playoff basketball game between Lower Merion and Wilson.

because lower merion is in montgomery i guess? still hosting the other games they were scheduled to.

by **CalvinBall** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 15:30:13

ReadingPhilly wrote:
CalvinBall wrote:Coatesville HS now refusing to host a playoff basketball game between Lower Merion and Wilson.

because lower merion is in montgomery i guess? still hosting the other games they were scheduled to.

yeah Lower Merion closed because a student there had contact with the KOP CHOP doctor

by **slugsrbad** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 15:31:21

Feel like we’re playing through the tutorial stage of an apocalypse video game sometimes.

by **06hawkalum** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 15:38:46

slugsrbad wrote:Feel like we’re playing through the tutorial stage of an apocalypse video game sometimes.

Yeah, I guess the silver lining is that this will help prepare us for the real thing?

The response has been laughably disproportionate to the threat.

by **heyeaglefn** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 15:40:09

With the amount of limited test kits available I don't know how you respond to something like this unless you take the Italy route and tell everyone to stay inside and don't go to work but people can't afford to do that for the most part.

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