What prevents the RNA or fragments of it from being taken up and integrated into the DNA (or RNA?) of the cell? Or have I forgotten RNA?

(It changed thread on me)

Ok. they are closing schools in NYC where I just came back from....

"We are writing to inform you that there is a suspected case of coronavirus in our community," the school wrote in an email signed by the principal of SAR, Rabbi Binyamin Krauss. "We are in touch with the New York City Department of Health and are following their guidelines."

The co-educational school, which describes itself as "modern Orthodox," informed parents that as of Tuesday, the closure was only for "precautionary" reasons and that parents should "remain calm."

Westchester County Health Commissioner Dr. Sherlita Amler directed the Young Israel of New Rochelle to halt all services on Tuesday until further notice due to the possibility of COVID-19 exposure connected to the man who tested positive today. Congregants who were at services at the synagogue on February 22 or at a funeral and bat mitzvah at the synagogue on February 23 must quarantine themselves until March 8 at the very earliest...

Governor Andrew Cuomo said at a news conference on Tuesday that a man who lives in the New York suburb and works in Manhattan tested positive for the novel coronavirus, adding that the 50-year-old man had an underlying respiratory illness and is hospitalized. He added that the patient had not traveled to countries considered to be major locations of the outbreak, but had visited Miami recently."... https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News...-school-closes-due-to-coronavirus-619620

Here is more....
"NY SHUL ORDERED CLOSED, Jewish Man In Serious Cond; TRAVELED TO ISRAEL; Three Jewish Schools Closed [TEHILLIM NAME]...

He recently travelled to Miami and Israel during the past few months, but possibly not during the two week incubation period.

He returned to Westchester some time ago and started showing serious symptoms last week."...
https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/new...-in-new-york-closed-due-coronavirus.html

University of Washington with 50,000 students, closes due to Coronavirus as the pandemic worsens in multiple nations! https://youtu.be/BAFWGaLKuww

Italy calls 5000 doctors and 15000 nurses out of retirement due to staff shortages!

In California, Grand Princess cruise ship passengers find out about shipboard Coronavirus after hearing Vice-President Pence speech on tv!

https://youtu.be/9ktelr3wqvs

"Alberta's emergency response centre has activated its Level 2 protocol as precaution a day after the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency over novel coronavirus.

The Provincial Operations Centre activates Level 2 when there is a "potential significant disruption to a community."

"We are using our emergency response processes to help coordinate communication and planning around the novel coronavirus," Alberta Health spokesperson Tom McMillan said."


https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/18-peop...no-probable-or-confirmed-cases-1.4792446

Well, on personal impact, my wife and her sister, called the another sister, who for quite some time had been setting up the complete trip to Australia and cruise for the family, and let her know we would have to cancel. Her husband who is a doctor had told us that they were being told to prepare for "potential significant disruption to a community" as you put it, and make sure to have essentials for any type of self quarantine or even lockdown.

Lots of hype on the coronavirus.

Hmmmm..... I wonder what political laws are about to be passed under the radar......

Well its what we were warned would happen, just didn't figure it would happen like this, and so fast.

Looks like they shut the whole country of Italy down...


"Coronavirus: Italy extends emergency measures nationwide


Italy has extended its emergency coronavirus measures, which include travel restrictions and a ban on public gatherings, to the entire country.

On Monday, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte ordered people to stay home and seek permission for essential travel.

He said the measures were designed to protect the most vulnerable. "There is no more time," he said in a TV address."


https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51810673