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The governor of the state of Florida, Ron DeSantis,  rejected the entry of passengers from the Zaandam and Rotterdam cruises to the state. In an interview with Foxnews DeSantis said that he cannot allow people who are not even from Florida to be dumped there using state resources. Later at a press conference he said he found it a mistake to allow the cruise ship Zaandam and his assistant ship Rotterdam. boarding at Fort Lauderdale, as originally planned, but instead he offered to send medical assistance on board. His reason for taking this decision was that many of the passengers were foreigners and wanted to ensure that beds were available to people who did live in Florida. The whole situation started when the cruise ship Zaandam began to have several passengers and crew with the symptoms of the coronavirus, that was when the cruise company Holland America sent a ship with supplies, support stuff and virus test kits, and they transferred several passengers who seemed not to pres...

I think that establish a quarentine to fight coronavirus is the best solution because this virus is the most contagious virus that we ever have seen; also following the instructions that the doctors give is very important to control this virus because the doctor are all day long in the hostipal helping people that have coronavirus, so they are the ones that know more about this virus. In another aspect, the solution of the universities and schools of having classes online is a very good decision because internet is a fantastic tool and we have to start using it more than only for social media. Do you agree with me?

Hi class, today, I will be talking about Teleton 2020. Don Francisco, the animator of the charity event, has revealed some weeks ago that in the middle of the emergency due to the Coronavirus, they will carry out with Teleton this year, with certain restrictions that he already explained and that are the following. Don Francisco announced that this Teleton is going to be as a television program in one place because Teleton resources end in April and it seems that this national emergency will last for a large period. Also, about the pandemic, Don Francisco assured: "I have always seen that when there is a real emergency in Chile, we have been able to count on all the people. Here it must be understood that a virus like these one, does not discriminate between rich or poor, neither on the left nor on the right. This virus has no feelings and the only cure is to keep your distance and find the best way to protect ourselves". Now, analyzing all the possibilities, and taking into ...

Hi class, today i will be talking about the olympic games being postponed because of the corona virus. The games were going to take place in Tokyo on july the 24th but because of the virus outbreak, the japanese authorities decided that it was better for everyone to change the games to 2021. Atheltes are very sad because they have worked very hard for a long time to be preapred to compete . But they have been very empathetic with the people who have been afected by the virus, and have had consciousness with the pandemic that has afected almost every country in the world. They are not angry because although they worked hard for it, they know its better for everyone if they do it that way. Do you think that it was a good idea to posponed the games?

Hi Miss, I really think that the Covid-19 has changed our life. When all this ends nothing will be the same. No one will be as dirty as they where before the virus. Everyone will wash their hands every minute. Also, if everybody respects the cuarentine, the air will have time to clean itself. Like the water in Venice is already clean. I think that we all are going to learn how to be clean in all the sences possible.

A light in the dark; initiative of the great universities. Product of the pandemic, universities and schools all around the world have had to take decisions of how they would manage the academic year.  Some recognized universities have implemented ways to maintain the community active during the quarantine. The most known university, Harvard, has established 98 free online courses for people who want to learn more about any subject. Within these courses are: Literature, science, history, programming, political and ninety three more options that anyone could pick. This is an easy way to enrich the own knowledge, just click to access and choose the subject. Another institution who offers free classes is the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology ), who guarantees professional classes at different languages. This university stands out in the academical, reaching the top of universities in the world, and having an outstanding area of postgraduate. Columbia and Michiga...

Hello class, today i would like to talk about how social media is impacting on  this quarantine, whit apps like instagram, tiktok, Twitter, etc... This platforms  keep us connected to what is happening all around the world, and people from different countries talk to each other on many different ways. This has become very usefully for us to continue our normal lives and to keep in touch with our love ones.  Also many people have learn to do new things this days with apps like youtube, that uploads videos of every thing, such as cooking, math classes, handcrafts activities and so much more! that are very use-full to avoid the boredom and free time. What Apps have you been using this days?

In my opinion, these quarantine from the coronavirus might be helpful for calming all the natural disasters or pollution that the human being has done to the earth in all these years. by staying all at home we can help the global warming by not using our cars, recycling from our houses, and of course, staying safe.

Chilean Government extends the economic plan to combat the coronavirus. This was announced on Friday by the President of the Republic, Sebastián Piñera, who explained details about the agreements in electricity, health services and telecommunications. "These are difficult times. Faced with this pandemic, our government has three fundamental priorities: protecting the lives of our citizens, ensuring the supply of essential services and protecting the jobs and income of our workers," The president explained. Also, he announced a package of measures to help the most vulnerable families in the middle of coronavirus pandemic, which in Chile has already claimed 5 lives and infected 1610 people. In this way he talk about the suspension of power cuts due to debts in accounts. He explained that the unpaid balances that originate during the state of catastrophe will be prorated from the moment it ends, without generating debt or interest. So what do you think about the new meas...

As of yesterday, March 26, 2020, the United States became the country with the most COVID-19 cases of the whole world, surpassing Italy and ultimately, China. But what does this mean for the world? Is this a sign from nature telling us once more than we are not in full control as we always stated? Most people put their efforts into recriminating coronavirus as if it were the creation of the devil himself, but the truth is, this is just one of the hundreds of natural filters that have altered human history in unimaginable ways, being the Bubonic plague and the Spanish flu the most famous cases. What if I told you that the Bubonic plague was a major factor in allowing the birth of the Renaissance in western Europe? It was back in the XIV century when people began wondering; if God was a truly generous and loving being, how could he allow innocent women and children to die in such a horrendous and disgusting way? This lead to a huge change in human mentality, which switched from a compl...

Hi miss valerie, in my opinion this situation  will be getting better soon, if we all really follow the sanitary and quarantine instructions. I really hope this ends up fast because our old love ones are very exposed to getting this horrible disease. We have to be consequent about our decisions and stay at home to protect our country. I also hope the government take the necessary measures to protect people who can’t go to work due the total quarantine, and need to provide their whole family.

Personally, I think that coronavirus has generated a huge impact in the world, that has sadly taken a lot of lives, and because of that, I think that apart from following the instructions that the OMS gives, it's very important to stay calm, commit to stay at home and take care of ourselves, because if we focus on the fact that people are panicking and taking everything from supermarkets, the only thing that will happen apart from exposing themselves to the disease, is that they'll leave a lot of people without the necessary stuff they need for quarantine, giving them more chances to get the disease, and with that spreading more the virus. Summarizing , it's very important to become aware and think about the others.

In my opinion, the situation that we are living today refects how our interests as humans have shifted from the well being of the whole species to a more individualist kind of thought. We can see this in the situation between Iran and the US, where the goverments just spend their whole salary on weapons to threaten the enemy. In our political systems, where the goverment so busy helping the larger companies produce, that the smaller ones get left behind and not taken into account at all. In our forests, where people destroy entire ecosystems for the glory of a few more dollars. What I see is the humanity we had left is almost gone, we spend billions of dollars in expensive war equipment instead of working on our public health issues, politicians do everything to ensure that THEY are secured, not the people who voted from them. I see that the global powers are too busy fighting between themselves, not between humanity and its will to thrive and explore new frontiers. This reflects...

Through this blog you will be writing your posts and/or answering comments made by others. The deadline for the first period is March 31st.  Mistakes in use of English won't be taken into account, so enjoy writing and expressing your opinion! One example of a post: We have reached phase 4 of the coronavirus disease after the government reported 155 confirmed cases. What does this mean? Large events and mass gatherings have been canceled, and we need to distance ourselves socially from others. We must practice good hygiene by washing our hands at regular intervals, stop handshaking, and increase ventilation. All universities and school have suspended face-to-face classes which will be conducted online. Alongside these measure I also think it is important to remain calm and not panic like going to supermarkets and stock up. What do you think?