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To be clear I didn’t look into the reason for starting early, it’s just a guess on my part that they want to take advantage of the hot temps. But to confuse things a little more for you the CDC has recently said that the chances of getting COVID-19 from contaminated surfaces is slim. They are saying the real threat is from person to person transmission via droplets.
None of those are mutually exclusive. But yes, I do think scientists are still learning about this on the fly. Which isn't really surprising since it's only been around a few months.
That probably came across more frustrated than the sarcastic tone I think I was angling for. At this point I’m just livin my life the best I can. I’m just working at home making phone calls, sending emails and putting mailers together. I was taking to a volunteer I work with, who’s daughter is starting as a unc freshman. They are probably going to a single occupancy system with guaranteed rooms for freshman and a roll of the dice for everyone else. My unc alum brother said that they don’t have the housing crunch we do and you could easily live on campus all 4 years if you so choose. So I assume they have the rooms to do a fair amount of single occupancy. I’d be curious what would happen in Boone if App also had a single occupancy. There are not enough student off campus apartments to handle that imo.Mjohn1988 wrote: ↑Thu May 21, 2020 2:33 pmTo be clear I didn’t look into the reason for starting early, it’s just a guess on my part that they want to take advantage of the hot temps. But to confuse things a little more for you the CDC has recently said that the chances of getting COVID-19 from contaminated surfaces is slim. They are saying the real threat is from person to person transmission via droplets.
I pretty much got the sarcasm.BTK2000 wrote: ↑Thu May 21, 2020 2:48 pmThat probably came across more frustrated than the sarcastic tone I think I was angling for. At this point I’m just livin my life the best I can. I’m just working at home making phone calls, sending emails and putting mailers together. I was taking to a volunteer I work with, who’s daughter is starting as a unc freshman. They are probably going to a single occupancy system with guaranteed rooms for freshman and a roll of the dice for everyone else. My unc alum brother said that they don’t have the housing crunch we do and you could easily live on campus all 4 years if you so choose. So I assume they have the rooms to do a fair amount of single occupancy. I’d be curious what would happen in Boone if App also had a single occupancy. There are not enough student off campus apartments to handle that imo.Mjohn1988 wrote: ↑Thu May 21, 2020 2:33 pmTo be clear I didn’t look into the reason for starting early, it’s just a guess on my part that they want to take advantage of the hot temps. But to confuse things a little more for you the CDC has recently said that the chances of getting COVID-19 from contaminated surfaces is slim. They are saying the real threat is from person to person transmission via droplets.
Droplets? yeah, definitely don't want none of that on ya!Mjohn1988 wrote: ↑Thu May 21, 2020 2:33 pmTo be clear I didn’t look into the reason for starting early, it’s just a guess on my part that they want to take advantage of the hot temps. But to confuse things a little more for you the CDC has recently said that the chances of getting COVID-19 from contaminated surfaces is slim. They are saying the real threat is from person to person transmission via droplets.
Sadly, those countries are in no way prepared for what they're in for. We (USA) have already responded to Brazil's SOS with a shipment of medical ventilators. We've done the same for a dozen or more other countries...so far.../\PP ST/\TE GRAD 09 wrote: ↑Thu May 21, 2020 3:51 pmHas it been confirmed that heat and humidity in fact make a difference? I ask because Latin America and Brazil are seeing a surge in new cases.
Oh, I agree we are better prepared. I was just wondering where the heat calms it down news came fromasu66 wrote: ↑Thu May 21, 2020 6:04 pmSadly, those countries are in no way prepared for what they're in for. We (USA) have already responded to Brazil's SOS with a shipment of medical ventilators. We've done the same for a dozen or more other countries...so far.../\PP ST/\TE GRAD 09 wrote: ↑Thu May 21, 2020 3:51 pmHas it been confirmed that heat and humidity in fact make a difference? I ask because Latin America and Brazil are seeing a surge in new cases.
It’s something that has been discussed pretty widely. It comes from comparing coved to the “seasonal” flu. Most articles on the subject say there are a number of factors but the though is that UV light kills the virus and the droplets expelled from people don’t travel as well or far in humid air. It’s largely speculation./\PP ST/\TE GRAD 09 wrote: ↑Thu May 21, 2020 6:51 pmOh, I agree we are better prepared. I was just wondering where the heat calms it down news came fromasu66 wrote: ↑Thu May 21, 2020 6:04 pmSadly, those countries are in no way prepared for what they're in for. We (USA) have already responded to Brazil's SOS with a shipment of medical ventilators. We've done the same for a dozen or more other countries...so far.../\PP ST/\TE GRAD 09 wrote: ↑Thu May 21, 2020 3:51 pmHas it been confirmed that heat and humidity in fact make a difference? I ask because Latin America and Brazil are seeing a surge in new cases.
Whether or not UV kills the virus: The warmer it is, the more people are outside, active and spread out. Weather has to play some factor when you look geographically at the hot spots. I think this schedule makes a lot of sense, and could be a positive. I would also see a February to Memorial Day Spring Schedule as a possibility. Summer School may shrink to one session. (the effects on College Basketball and Winter Sports could be interesting. Maybe Basketball starts in January and April Madness is the "new norm")Mjohn1988 wrote: ↑Thu May 21, 2020 7:12 pmIt’s something that has been discussed pretty widely. It comes from comparing coved to the “seasonal” flu. Most articles on the subject say there are a number of factors but the though is that UV light kills the virus and the droplets expelled from people don’t travel as well or far in humid air. It’s largely speculation./\PP ST/\TE GRAD 09 wrote: ↑Thu May 21, 2020 6:51 pmOh, I agree we are better prepared. I was just wondering where the heat calms it down news came fromasu66 wrote: ↑Thu May 21, 2020 6:04 pmSadly, those countries are in no way prepared for what they're in for. We (USA) have already responded to Brazil's SOS with a shipment of medical ventilators. We've done the same for a dozen or more other countries...so far.../\PP ST/\TE GRAD 09 wrote: ↑Thu May 21, 2020 3:51 pmHas it been confirmed that heat and humidity in fact make a difference? I ask because Latin America and Brazil are seeing a surge in new cases.
its not the flu, but how all other coronavirus' timelines have been in the past. This is somewhat supported by the relatively minor outbreaks in the southern hemisphere during their summer.Mjohn1988 wrote: ↑Thu May 21, 2020 7:12 pmIt’s something that has been discussed pretty widely. It comes from comparing coved to the “seasonal” flu. Most articles on the subject say there are a number of factors but the though is that UV light kills the virus and the droplets expelled from people don’t travel as well or far in humid air. It’s largely speculation./\PP ST/\TE GRAD 09 wrote: ↑Thu May 21, 2020 6:51 pmOh, I agree we are better prepared. I was just wondering where the heat calms it down news came fromasu66 wrote: ↑Thu May 21, 2020 6:04 pmSadly, those countries are in no way prepared for what they're in for. We (USA) have already responded to Brazil's SOS with a shipment of medical ventilators. We've done the same for a dozen or more other countries...so far.../\PP ST/\TE GRAD 09 wrote: ↑Thu May 21, 2020 3:51 pmHas it been confirmed that heat and humidity in fact make a difference? I ask because Latin America and Brazil are seeing a surge in new cases.
Just don't touch the dry sand on beaches