• Question: any opinions on corona virus, are yoiu going to stop it??????

    Asked by anon-238371 to Hannah, James, Claire, Chris, binuraj, Alice on 12 Mar 2020. This question was also asked by anon-239167.
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      Binuraj Menon answered on 12 Mar 2020:

      Hi deer389bat,

      As you are aware scientists are working hard to find a solution. You might have heard about fast corona virus detecting kits that are discovered recently. I am sure there will be some vaccines too that will come out pretty soon.

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      Hannah Blyth answered on 13 Mar 2020:

      Hello deer389bat 🙂 !

      As a researcher of a plant infecting fungus, human infecting viruses are a bit out of my zone. Because of that, and how easily misinformation spreads, I hope you can understand why I feel nervous answering questions on the coronavirus. What I know from reading information from sources like the World Health Organisation (WHO) is that we all can do something to protect ourselves and those around us – by following the advice of healthcare professionals.

      That is by washing your hands thoroughly using soap and water (or rubbing hands with alcohol-based hand sanitizers), to avoid touching your face and when sneezing cover your mouth and nose with a bent elbow (it kinda looks like dabbing) or a tissue (and bin that tissue as soon as possible).

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