Georgia Tech professors revolt over reopening, say current plan threatens lives

Re:Georgia Tech professors revolt over reopening, say curren... by CydeWeys on Sunday July 05, 2020 @07:14PM (#23742986)

6' is nowhere near enough distance to be safe indoors in a room with potentially up to hundreds of other people in it. The virus can stay airborne for hours in enclosed indoor spaces.

If you have a lecture hall of 100 people that meets regularly each week, and the people in it aren't wearing good masks, it's practically a guarantee that by the end of the semester everyone there will have gotten it.

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Re:Georgia Tech professors revolt over reopening, say curren... by enraged_camel on Sunday July 05, 2020 @07:33PM (#23743133)

Yep. Don't forget about air conditioning, as well as shared facilities such as restrooms, break rooms, cafeterias, and so on.

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Re:Georgia Tech professors revolt over reopening, say curren... by abalashov on Monday July 06, 2020 @01:47AM (#23745069)

And don't forget _bad_ air conditioning / poor ventilation in old buildings, with which universities are replete.

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