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Of course video teaching won't work with 4/5 year olds - there is relatively little that primary school teachers can do, particularly with younger classes. But to be honest - children of that age will be fine. For second level it can be more effective - and I am not talking about doing live...

Ireland has 5.5

Crucial for any such system would be the preservation of - social distancing - constant cleaning procedures adopted - and, crucially, the testing and re-testing of all children and volunteers in this situation (including thermal testing) and the isolation of anyone suspected of being infected...

Spot on - and this has been the approach of the Tories from the start

No BS - you are saying that you agree with stuff and then you are coming out spouting nonsense - like Boris is abiding by scientific evidence when the WHO specifically referenced the failures in the UK. I have been consistent in this thread trying to cut through all the bs about what Johnson...

About bloody time

I never said it was a magic bullet - I said that it was an important part of creating social distancing that will have a significant impact in conjunction with other measures - none of them work on their own, but when on crucial part is missing it can have a major impact. Wow - oh wow - you do...

It is a sensible and appropriate measure - And yes - capitalism and the establishment politicians are exacerbating the crisis by trying to protect the 'market'.

One example of social solidarity from Ireland - on Friday an individual launched a gofundme page to raise €100 to buy pizza for staff in the local hospital - by Monday the page had raised more than €100,000 - this individual, working with 10 volunteers is now buying sandwiches etc from deli...

Do you think it might be appropriate to help workers and their families and those on pensions and welfare as well ???

Didn't stop him saying that workers should take 8 weeks unpaid leave - all well and good for someone worth more than £4billion.

Elective procedures are highly profitable - keeping people alive costs money - and when there is a complication in a private hospital they immediately send the patient into the public system for care. and by the way - private care is also given and charged for in NHS hospitals and the NHS gets...

children and teenagers are carriers - and the main place they pick up the virus is in school - they then transmit it to grandparents and other elderly relatives, either directly or through others. The risk of spreading the infection is significantly reduced if you are not in an environment where...

The Spanish flu pandemic broke out in January 1918 during WW1 - the British, French, German and US governments suppressed all reporting of the pandemic. This facilitated the spread of the virus around the globe. The second wave, a mutated strain of H1N1, hit in October, - prompted mainly because...

No it does not The measures currently being implemented in Italy and Spain are very similar to the measures implemented in China That is a possibility - and should not be drive by 'market' demands No - Britain is a basket case in terms of dealing with this crisis - even the WHO is calling out...

It is an utter mistake not to implement school closures in Britain - young people are carriers and when hundreds of them spend the day in close proximity, sharing desks, moving from room to room, eating together etc - they will spread the virus that will then be spread to family members. On top...