This week's activity is to read the news about Coronavirus and then have an online discussion. (Make sure you use your real name when you post so that you get credit.)
1. 2 pts. Read and watch the following. https://junior.scholastic.com/issues/2019-20/032320/are-we-ready-for-the-next-pandemic.html#1110L (Password is ELProcks.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSQztKXR6k0 2. 5 pts. Write one paragraph (RACES - restate, answer, cite, explain, significance) answering the following questions.: Were Utahns prepared for the Coronavirus outbreak? What did we do well? What should we improve in the case of another pandemic? Explain using details from the article and/or video and your personal experience. 3. 3 pts. Respond to at least one other person's paragraph.
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Gracie
3/16/2020 05:20:01 pm
I think Utahns were only slightly prepared for COVID19. We should have had some rules about how much of something someone is allowed to buy, because now we are running low on toilet paper since people have been buying many many packs at once. If we went through another pandemic in the future I think we should make some rules on how many items you can buy at once and also teach and inform kids how to not get sick like stay away from sick people, don’t touch your face, wash your hands. In the text it states that “ They are encouraging people to stock up on food, medicine, and other common household supplies to avoid having to go out and get them in case of a local outbreak occurs.” This is saying that you should stock up but for only a month at most not a year. Plus if you buy too much toilet paper no one else is going to have enough. So to conclude next pandemic we have we should stock up over time not all at once, we should prepare in advance.
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Mrs. H
3/17/2020 09:38:43 am
7/7 so far! All you have left is to comment on someone else's once they post. FABULOUS PARAGRAPH! Well reasoned and written. You had all of the pieces of RACES. Nice quote and explanation, too!
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Grace Florian
3/17/2020 10:28:46 am
I agree with what you said about people not buying necessities all at once sudden and over time because if everyone is trying to get the same things at once there will be people with a ton and people with none.
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Mrs. H
3/17/2020 10:37:12 am
10/10 Grace! :-)
William J
3/17/2020 07:02:35 pm
On contrary, I think that COVID-19 is going to be much worse than we think. If people don't stock up they will run out. We don't even have an accurate depiction of how serious it is, as many people don't get tested if they think there is a possibility they might be sick. For example, Hawaii is not issuing tests as much as it should because tourism is a large support to their economy. People should be allowed to buy as much as they can before the stores close.
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Mrs. H
3/18/2020 08:38:00 am
Your response is well-reasoned and communicated! I loved your point about Hawaii and about people not getting tested.
william M.
3/25/2020 01:20:58 pm
I agree with you because COVID-19 is not like a cold or fever.
Eli
3/18/2020 01:25:43 pm
I disagree with what you said about a limit on toilet paper. I went to the store recently and there was a limit but they still ran out
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Aiden
3/18/2020 03:51:05 pm
I agree with what you said about people should stock up before the pandemic occurs because if not, not enough people will have enough supplies to survive.When I read what you had to say about only having to stock up for 1 month at most, I sort of disagreed because some of these pandemics have lasted for much longer. To piggyback of your idea of making a limit so how much of a certain supply you can get, I think that was a great idea so that the supplies would be balanced.
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Abby
3/19/2020 12:22:18 pm
I agree with Gracie and how she explain that we were not fully prepared and that we should put limits on how much stock someone is allowed to buy.
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Lien Hoa Torres
3/20/2020 08:38:12 pm
I also agree with what you said about stocking up over time because stocking up all at once will mean a lot of people will not have necessities and others will have too much supplies. This making it unfair to the people who are actually in need of these items.
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William M.
3/25/2020 01:15:59 pm
Utahns were ready for the coronavirus because they heard about the coronavirus long before it got there. According to https://junior.scholastic.com/issues/2019-20/032320/are-we-ready-for-the-next-pandemic.html#1110L, it said that the coronavirus outbreak started before Utahns had it near them. This means that Utahns were prepared for COVID-19. So the answer is yes.
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lincoln
3/17/2020 08:24:28 am
The coronavirus is a very deadly virus, that was just discovered in the past months. People have been trying to contain it, and one thing I say we can do better is no travel “in china the corona virus started and people from china came to America.” This means no travel what so ever, so people don’t get sick.
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Mrs. H
3/17/2020 09:40:27 am
I agree that avoiding travel is a good idea. Do you think Utahns have done anything well in their response to Covid-19?
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Autumn Bulla
3/17/2020 04:05:46 pm
I agree with you that the main reason that our country and state has the Coronavirus today is because people have traveled.
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max bulla
3/17/2020 04:40:07 pm
when i read your paragraph it made me think of the trip my family had to cancel. i was sad but i am so glad i did not risk geting covid 19.
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Mrs. H
3/18/2020 08:10:41 am
5/7 Your idea of limiting travel is a good one. What have Utah's done well? Also, don't forget to tell the source of your quote. Is it from the article "Are We Ready for the Next Pandemic?"
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Grace Florian
3/17/2020 10:20:39 am
I think that we were not prepared and should be more aware of whats happening. I think our first mistake was not regarding it as a threat when we first were told of it. From that not being prepared the whole country has gone into a frenzy for paper towels, water, caned food, pasta, and other things that are necessary for survival. Also we should have already had a food supply way before anything happened, thats the point of an emergency food supply. We are also just now learning to be clean, we should always be clean no matter the circumstances. Also with so many people try to buy things in bulk at one time theres not enough for everyone and we need to be considerate fo other people. The text stated that, "Typically, public health experts try to contain serious illnesses by isolating sick people at home or in a hospital. Anyone who has had contact with contagious people may be quarantined." This shows that you should stay away form sick people even if it isn't Covid19. To be more prepared for if we have another pandemic that we should already have a food and water supply, always be clean and have healthy routines, and just be prepared in anything you may need. That is why I personally don't think that Utahns we prepared for Covid 19.
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Mrs. H
3/17/2020 10:33:13 am
Great paragraph! 7/7 so far! 3 more points for responding to someone else's paragraph.
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David Kim
3/17/2020 11:36:13 am
The Utahns weren’t prepared for the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak because if we were prepared, there would be much more resources in the markets and grocery stores. The things that we did well are shutting down or closing areas where people might gather the most. This helps prevent people from getting infected. If there is another pandemic, we should tell where the infected person went, with the person’s name, birthday, and age. This way people wouldn’t be as worried as they were with the coronavirus and people wouldn’t fight with each other. If we do these things we would be much more prepared for the pandemic (if there is another one that is)than we were for the coronavirus.
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Mrs. H
3/18/2020 08:14:02 am
I love your thoughts and originality! No one has mentioned the idea of tracking the infected and informing the public of their identities and whereabouts. Do you think there could be any negative consequences of releasing that information to the public?
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Anthony Auffermann
3/17/2020 01:32:27 pm
Covid 19 is deadly and I don't think the Utahns were ready. It is a very mysteries start. The good thing is, doctors are working hard to do what they can. My family is stocking up on food and materials, so that's good! To improve from spreading, I think we should not travel, shut places down, cover your mouth when you sneeze or cough, and don't go to crowded areas. There are more thoughts, but, not now!! So don't do things that can spread covid 19.
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Mrs. H
3/18/2020 08:08:11 am
5/7 so far. Good ideas about limiting travel, shutting places down, covering your mouth, and not going to crowded areas. Why "not now" for more thoughts? You said Utahns were unprepared and that there was a mysterious start. How so? Explain. Also, don't forget to CITE and EXPLAIN your quote.
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Isaac Lindberg
3/27/2020 12:35:30 pm
I agree that we should shut down places because if you think about public transportation, that's probably the main place where the Coronavirus is spread.
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soren
3/17/2020 01:53:25 pm
The Covid-19 virus is a bad virus that hit the world. We should be better at keeping in control. A doctor from the UK says that we should not touch your face, stay home and be super clean. We should follow these things and we will all be safe. That is how we can keep ourselves away from the Coronavirus.
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Mrs. H
3/18/2020 08:17:34 am
5/7 I like that you mentioned the doctor's advice. Who was he? His name and where you got the quote would strengthen your argument. The main idea is what did Utahns do well and what should they improve.
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Gwendolyn
3/18/2020 01:59:19 pm
i agree with what you said about keeping safe from the virus because the virus enters through your eyes, nose, mouth, and ears. And you can have it on your hands, wash it off, and it is gone.
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Emilia
3/17/2020 04:05:12 pm
Utahns were prepared for the coronavirus in some ways, but very unprepared in others. Some argue that if we were prepared, we wouldn’t have to shut down schools and the more social activities. Others say that the culture in our state makes it so that we have a custom of keeping large stores of food. In conclusion, Utahns were prepared while at the same time unready for the coronavirus.
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Mrs. H
3/18/2020 08:03:48 am
5/7 so far. Some good thoughts. I like how you mentioned the "culture: of Utah, specifically the tendency toward emergency preparedness/food storage. Don't forget to CITE (quote the article or video) and EXPLAIN your citation.
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Marlee Matthews
3/28/2020 02:12:52 pm
I agreI agree that we may have been prepared in some ways because many Utahns have an extra storage of food because there are a lot of bigger families in this statee
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Autumn Bulla
3/17/2020 04:08:40 pm
We as a state are handling the Corona-virus pretty well but half of the reason was because we were and are prepared. Though we could do better in case of another pandemic. Utah knew what the Corona-virus was and how to prepare before it reached our country. We all stocked up on supplies and are now trying our best to not go into public places. In the video, "Why fighting the Corona-virus depends on you" it talks about how many years ago the Spanish Flu broke out in the world and was a huge concern. It then compared the two countries, St. Louis and Philadelphia. It talked about how St. Louis prepared, closed schools down, and limited public transportation while in Philadelphia they were advised to do the same but they didn't. Instead they had a big parade despite the warnings. There are two scenarios, as it showed in the video, one is a catastrophy and the other is handled calmly and contained. St. Louis kept the Spanish Flu contained while Philadelphia handled it with carelessness and it became very chaotic. Utah, however, is trying to handle the Corona-virus like St. Louis did with the Spanish Flu. So far we have done pretty well. We canceled our schools and some works. We have canceled the NBA and NCAA. Our Governor also passed a law where we cannot be in a room with more than 50 people. Utah has taken many precautions. We could do better next time a pandemic comes our way by maybe taking it more seriously. People knew that the Corona-virus was in China yet we still traveled. Most of the People who brought it to the US either flew on an airplane or went on a cruise. Next time we could take the pandemic more seriously the minute we hear about it. Obviously our state of Utah has prepared very well and we are being as cautious as possible.
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Mrs. H
3/18/2020 08:26:51 am
10/10!!! YES!!! I LOVE that you compared and contrasted the Spanish flu outbreak in St. Louis and Philadelphia. Great point! Plus, I love the way you likened Utah's approach to Coronavirus to that of St. Louis. Great connection!!! (NBA and NCAA are cancelled not just in Utah, but all over the world, but good point there as well.) Well done!
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max bulla
3/17/2020 06:19:11 pm
Once the Covid 19 situation elevated to a pandemic, the leaders of Utah respected the warnings and closed down a lot of businesses, schools, and extra programs. This was a good thing. In the video it said that many people do not experience symptoms and don't know they have it. They might be spreading the virus without even knowing it. So in the Video they asked us to act like we have it. So, don't take public transportation or gather in large groups. One thing that we can do better in the future is, we can start by closing businesses that have large numbers of people working there as soon as we hear about the virus. We can also make sure we are prepared with food and other supplies in our homes so that the grocery stores don't run out of products. I think the leaders of our state made good choices this time and will make better choices in the future.
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Mrs H
3/18/2020 08:30:20 am
10/10 Great response! I appreciated how you mentioned that "many people do not experience symptoms and don't know they have it." This is an important point! I've heard many people say, "Just don't go into public if you have a cough or fever." However, your point explains that we have to act like we've already be carrying the virus since many don't exhibit symptoms.
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David Kim
3/18/2020 08:50:57 am
That was excellent. Man, I wish I came up with that idea. The paragraph is amazing! If I was the teacher, I would give you the straight A(+)s on writing. Best of luck that you will get the same grade as you did this time!
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Bridger Croft
4/1/2020 01:25:32 pm
The paragraph was riled good Max. I hope I do as good as you!
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Jackson Burbidge
4/2/2020 04:26:10 pm
Nice job, Max! I agree that we should close businesses with large amounts of people once we hear about the virus. We can also practice social distancing with friends and neighbors.
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William Johnson
3/17/2020 06:54:23 pm
I think in Utah we learned from things happening in Massachusetts and Washington, but didn't assume it would spread to us. At this point, we're doing all the right things, but we were too lats. Now we have had a major outbreak, thanks to our slow thinking. We could slow the spread faster by looking more closely not just at not just what's happening here, but everywhere, because anybody who doesn't know they had it can fly here.
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Mrs. H
3/18/2020 08:34:13 am
5/7 I like that you mentioned the "slow thinking" and how we've had the opportunity to learn from other states, particularly WA and MA. Don't forget to CITE the video or article and EXPLAIN. (RACES) Also, you said we're "doing all the right things." What are those "right things" specifically?
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Brighton Smith
3/18/2020 09:19:06 am
I think that Utahns were pretty prepared with the corona virus. People stocked up, but now there is a shortage on lots of things! I believe that there should have been regulations. In the text, it says that "More supplies need to be stockpiled so that they don't run out in a crisis."
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Mrs. H
3/18/2020 01:50:52 pm
I like that you quoted the text and mentioned the shortages. How do you think that will affect prices in the future? I appreciate that you used a quote. Don't forget to EXPLAIN the quote and lastly mention the SIGNIFICANCE of the topic (what should readers know or do).
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I think we are almost ready for the next pandemic. We have enough supplies but we need to remember these have happened before, so you don't have to worry. In the article "are we ready for the next pandemic?" it says "It is critical to quickly respond to disease outbreaks." they mean things like making sure you have enough food and water, and make sure you are prepared. But, so many people have gotten the virus and not cared so they get others sick,or have been getting so much stuff they don't need or way to much so there is none left for people who really need it, and it clearly states in the text "Are we ready for the next pandemic?" "1,000 cases of the Coronavirus have now been reported in the united states." And people have tolled me there have been deaths in the U.S. already. That was when we first herd of the Coronavirus! This means there have (probably) been way more deaths and cases are growing fast! We are doing good but we have to be a lot more careful to get through this and not spread it so fast! This is why I think we are almost ready for the next pandemic.
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Mrs. H
3/18/2020 01:47:21 pm
10/10 You used all the parts of RACES. You even had 2 quotes! Plus, you responded to someone else's post! Well done!
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Eli Slovik
3/18/2020 01:34:36 pm
Was Utah prepared for COVID-19? I think that Utah was prepared for the corona-virus. Utah cancelled school and flights many interactive things to prevent it from spreading. Also, in all of the grocery stores there is a limit for toilet paper and a lot of non-perishable foods.(lots of people buy non-perishable foods in case of getting quarantined.
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Mrs. H
3/18/2020 01:45:26 pm
Good point about the non-perishable items. You did a great job on the RESTATE and ANSWER. WHat about CITE, EXPLAIN, SIGNIFICANCE?
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Gwendolyn
3/18/2020 01:53:30 pm
I think Utahns were slightly prepared for the COVID-19. We already have fifty two cases in Utah. It is so dangerous because you can have it, not feel sick, and go in a public place and spread the disease. In the video, "Why fighting the coronavirus depend on you, It states that the more the COVID-19 spreads, the more hospital beds will be filled. And those beds plus the patients in the hospital for other things such as car accidents, there will not be enough beds for everyone and people could die. This means that with the amount of people with the virus growing larger some may not receive the the care they need. This could result in severe sickness or even death. So, to prepare for the next pandemic you should have enough food, water, and other necessities if you have to be quarantined for a long time. You should also wash hands regularly, keep hygienic, and practice social distancing.
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Mrs. H
3/20/2020 09:28:17 am
7/7 Good points! We're up to 79 cases in Utah. Not a ton, at least not known cases. New York has over 7000.
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carssen
3/20/2020 11:05:56 am
I agree with what you said because,if another virus occurs we need to wash hands, and social distancing.
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Aiden
3/18/2020 03:33:00 pm
Were the people of Utah prepared for Covid-19? I think they were not. I can prove this because everyone has taken all the basic necessities and even more. This means that other people can't get what they need to survive. One thing that Utah did do well is that they made sure to cancel any big social event such as a cruise ship or the MBA unlike Philadelphia by letting the city have a huge parade. I think in the case of another pandemic we could be social distancing to stop the virus sooner. In the video "Why fighting the Coronavirus depends on you" it states " To slow the virus down, you need to act like you already have it." This quote makes it very clear that we should be social distancing so that we don't infect any more people. This is very important so that we make sure this virus will not take any more lives.
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elliot
3/19/2020 09:55:07 am
I agree with what you said about how we acted to late and we waited until the covid 19 had come into utah and infected people before we shut down schools. my mom was complaining that we need to do something 3 months ago. My uncle works for a place that was trying to come up with a test for the covid 19 and realized that he had covid 19. What i'm getting at is that there are a lot more covid 19 cases than we are aware of.
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Mrs. H
3/20/2020 09:29:35 am
3/3 on your response to a post. Great input! 3/20/2020 09:56:56 am
Hi Elliott, this is Matt Fotheringham. I loved how you explained that we are not prepared enough and that this will spread very quickly. I piggybacked off your idea of saying we acted too late
Mrs. H
3/20/2020 09:31:31 am
7/7 Love your paragraph, especially the quote you chose! I appreciate that you also used the "language of the discipline" with words like social distancing, infect, and pandemic. Nice!
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Oscar
3/19/2020 11:31:23 am
The Corona Virus, otherwise known as COVID-19, is widespread and struck fear into many people. This is unnecessary, as it is only deadly to people over the age of 60, and, to my knowledge, only five children have died by COVID-19. To people under the age of 60, this is basically a mild flu. The flu, actually, has killed more people this flu season than COVID-19. People are just scared of the Corona Virus because it is new and we don't have antibodies. We should be more scared of the flu than COVID-19. Also, there is no standardized test that we can mass produce and even then, the one we have right now is not super accurate.
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Mrs. H
3/20/2020 09:18:26 am
Yes, the effects to children have been minimal. And, you are right that the majority of deaths are the elderly. Check this out... https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
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Abby
3/19/2020 12:18:15 pm
I believe Utah knew that COVID-19 was coming but we were not fully prepared. I believe one thing people are doing well is how schools are providing for kids and families that live below the poverty line. In case of another pandemic I think we should take it more seriously and really isolate ourselves. In the article Steph Smith explains,” As health officials work to contain and treat the new coronavirus, they say it should be a wake-up call for an even more dangerous threat in the future.” This means that we learn from this in cause of another pandemic and that this will help us be better prepared. We need to be more prepared for other pandemic and we need to follow rules to keep ourselves safe.
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Mrs. H
3/20/2020 09:25:31 am
7/7 Good thoughts!
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Carmen
3/20/2020 08:56:40 am
I believe that Utah new the coronavirus was coming, and responded well when it got here, but was not fully prepared before hand. Now that the coronavirus is in Utah, officials have closed schools, limited the number of people in grocery stores, told employees to stay home. However, as Michael Osterholm says in the article,"We live in a global society where an illness that’s in one place today can be everywhere tomorrow". This means that perhaps we should have done all these things before the virus got to Utah, so we could have a better shot of keeping our state safe.
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Mrs. H
3/20/2020 09:23:45 am
7/7! Check out the video now, too. Sorry that it was hard to access.
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elliot
3/20/2020 01:07:12 pm
I agree with what you said about how Utah reacted well when covid 19 came but we weren't to prepared for it. This point is illustrated in the chart above that says that Utah has had 0 deaths from covid 19 but still has 78 cases. in the video it says that "we need to act like we have the coronavirus to keep everyone heallthy" First i'll say that i hated typing coronavirus when i was referring to covid 19 because i have had a coronavirus but i have not had covid 19. second, we utahns started social distancing after utah was infected by covid 19 not before so I don't think Utah was prepared but Utah acted very well.
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Andrew Smith
3/25/2020 01:20:41 pm
I agree with you completley that Utah should have taken action before the Coronavirus took action.
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PIerce Martin
3/20/2020 09:13:49 am
In my opinion I do not think that Utah was ready for such an outbreak. If we were stores would have been ready with extra supplies. If people people were prepared then they would not have thought that going out and buying guns was going to help them in any way. We also could have educated people better about the virus yes you should stock up on food but not a whole months worth. Also if we were prepared we would have had a better way of providing support to companies and people who's income is
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Pierce Martin
3/20/2020 09:19:04 am
I would agree with Abby schools are doing well with providing food providing much needed support to families struggling from being sent home from work and having kids staying home from school. I also agree with the statement that we need to be prepared for the next pandemic.
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3/20/2020 09:51:56 am
Based on what this article has said, I do not think that Utahns were prepared. I think that everyone (including myself) thought that it wasn’t a big deal and would not go farther that China. But, about two weeks later school got canceled and now thirty people have it in Utah. So even though we had been warned, we just didn’t believe it. There were some people that were making fun of it (Donald Trump Rudy Gobert) and thought that these states were dumb. But if you look at what happened to Italy and how many people got it there and how it started, it is very similar to the United states.
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Danika Kircher
3/30/2020 06:00:14 pm
I agree with what you said about how we weren't prepared enough. I think that some people took the situation a little too lightly, and now everyone is panicking.
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carssen
3/20/2020 10:59:08 am
Carssen Bennett
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James Holman
3/20/2020 08:38:24 pm
You're the best!
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Lien Hoa Torres
3/20/2020 08:49:36 pm
I think that Americans were not prepared for the COVID 19 pandemic because we were told that there was a low chance of catching it and that the cases mostly had a low severity. For example the text states,"Health officials stress that Americans shouldn’t panic, because the chance of contracting the virus in the U.S. is believed to be low. Also, experts say the vast majority of cases are mild." I think this is important because we were mislead into thinking that this was mild but now look at where we are. Our schools are shut down, the NBA games have been canceled or "postponed", it is recommended to not gather in groups of no more than about 5 people, and people are always supposed to social distance at a recommended amount of 6 feet. In conclusion, we were not prepared for this pandemic and in the future we will need to be more prepared and need to be told to prepare in advance.
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Lucy Munns
4/1/2020 11:57:47 am
I agree with what you said about us not being prepared, and that we need to be more prepared in the future.
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Porter Rockwood
3/21/2020 04:39:45 pm
I believe we over prepared a little bit. We had hyped up the disease so much that we were prepared. Some of our favorite basketball players tested positive and then it all started. They started cancelling every gathering over 50. Then they made it illegal to have more than 10 people in a gathering. All sports were cancelled. I think that we will realize that it wasn't as bad as we thought it was and then the next pandemic we will under prepare resulting in more possible deaths. So I think if your sick you should stay home or if your over 70 stay home. That is how I feel.
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Danika Kircher
3/30/2020 06:10:27 pm
I agreed with you for the most part until you said that we won't be as prepared for the next pandemic. I believe that we will be very prepared. If this virus has caused so much panic that it has caused schools to shut down and toilet paper to fly off the shelves, then I don't think that we will think that it wasn't bad. In the future, if we hear of another bad illness coming towards us, I think that we will be even more prepared. Hospitals are insane and overwhelmed, and we all know that something similar cannot happen again. Besides that, I think you wrote a good paragraph.
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Andrew Smith
3/25/2020 01:11:43 pm
I think Utah was only partially prepared for the Coronavirus outbreak. One of the things they did well was shutting down schools and not allowing people back in the schools when picking up their packets.
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Soren Hoechst
3/26/2020 03:30:14 pm
I think the people of Utah were prepared for the coronavirus. I think this because right when the first cases hit Utah schools got canceled, people started social distancing, and people started stockpiling goods. Utah was very good at all the canceling and limiting they put on the public. In the video it said the people went to sporting advents and made 2 or 3 people sick. This could also happen at schools or other public gatherings. This means if we practice social distancing we can stop the spread.
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Isaac
3/27/2020 12:25:07 pm
Utahns were prepared because because they closed schools in Utah before there were even 10 cases in Utah. According to the video,when the flu pandemic hit Saint Louis and Philadelphia they responded differently. Saint Louis shut down schools,but Philadelphia had a big parade. In the end Saint Louis had enough hospital beds but Philadelphia's hospitals overflowed. If we don't shut down schools we'll end up like Philadelphia. If there is another pandemic the United States should shut down travel because the Coronavirus started in the United States when someone from America traveled back from China to the United States.
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Solomon kim
3/27/2020 04:27:15 pm
Is the COVID 19 bad or good? Some people say it is not harsh full but it is wrong. According to the video “ why fighting corona virus depends on you” Showa that if more people go in crowds the more people infected. So this shows that we should avoid crowds. The corona virus has killed many many people. So far I can tell we were not ready for the corona virus hit. So far, South Korea, china, and Italy are infected by the corona virus. So this problem occurs to shops and supermarkets because they can not stock up on things like toilet paper. So that is why we were prepared. Teachers and tutorial teachers made a good choice shutting down schools and having online classes. So, this shows that we should always be prepared for the corona virus and stay away from crowded places and most of all WASH YOUR HANDS.
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Marlee Matthews
3/28/2020 02:06:53 pm
Utahns were not prepared for the coronavirus outbreak, because they didn’t do anything until it got here. In the article “Are we ready for the newest paramedic” it said in the U.S.A., more than 1,000 people have already died. Countries that have down played the virus and delayed testing are struggling to contain it. What we have done well is cancelled school and most local businesses to help people try to stay home. To improve next time a pandemic happens, we should act faster to help with what ever happens.
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Danika Kircher
3/29/2020 07:02:49 pm
I agree with you about having not been prepared enough. I think if they had warned us earlier on, we would’ve been more prepared and wouldn’t be panicking and hoarding supplies. Nice job.
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Danika Kircher
3/29/2020 07:01:03 pm
In my opinion, Utah has not prepared enough for the Coronavirus. As soon as we knew that China was infected and that it was spreading, the state officials should have warned us more early on. That way we could slowly get supplies instead of stocking up all at once. An article from marketwatch.com says, “it’s important for your wallet and your community not to hoard stuff you don’t need.” This shows how that we weren’t warned early enough and now people are panicking. We shouldn’t be hoarding supplies that we don’t need because now, people who actually need the supplies can’t access them. There are so many people who have way more than what they should have. Yes, we should buy a little extra supplies, but that does not mean that we should buy everything off the shelves. Just take things that will last you a couple weeks, not months. This is all because we weren’t warned early enough and weren’t prepared. That concludes my opinion as to why Utahns were not prepared enough.
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Sarah
3/31/2020 09:56:30 am
Based on the article, I do not think that Utahns were ready for a pandemic. The stores were not ready with supplies. We are so dependent on China that lots of supplies could not be restocked. Toilet paper and hand sanitizer were taken almost immediately. People were hoarding these items. This made it so that people that actually need it can't get it. Now that there are more people that have the virus, we are supposed to stay home, people are forced to go get these items.
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Sarah
3/31/2020 09:59:32 am
I agree with Lincoln about traveling is something no one should do at the moment.
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Lucy Munns
4/1/2020 11:54:03 am
I do not think that Utah, along with the rest of the United States, was prepared for the out break of COVID-19, or more commonly known as the Coronavirus, to spread rapidly throughout our nation. We were told that there was a low chance of getting it, and that we weren’t likely to get a severe spread of coronavirus. Now our schools are closed, and we are discouraged from gathering in groups larger that five. As Dr. Howard Markel explained, “ It’s not a matter of if, it’s when.” Dr. Howard Markel is a pandemic expert so I would take his words to heart. This is relevant because it shows that we should’ve been taking more precautions than we were. In the article “Are we Ready for the Next Pandemic?” COVID-19 is compared to the Spanish flu of 1918, which killed over 50 million people globally. Because of these valid reasons I do not think that we were prepared adequately for the spread of coronavirus in our nation.
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Bridger Croft
4/1/2020 02:09:32 pm
I do not think Utahns were prepared for coronavirus outbreak, because nothing closed entailIt became series. In the article "Are we ready for the newest paramedic" it said authorities believe the coronavirus outbreak started in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Things we have done good is closed businesses and schools. To improve
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Jackson Burbidge
4/2/2020 04:17:27 pm
I think Utahns were prepared for the Coronavirus outbreak. Our government did a good job by canceling school and other programs early. In the article "Questions and Answers About the Coronavirus" it says "Health experts say that social distancing is key to preventing the spread of the virus." ?That means that what our government decided was smart to start being prepared early. So don't stress about the virus, we will be alright.
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