[Lfm] CoVID-19

Wed Mar 18 12:20:02 GMT 2020

i wondered myself about this, but i am not sure... what then? we should 
be isolating ourselves more now in any case? happy  to discuss more. i 
have a protocol for the rtpcr, as well as rna etxraction protocols that 
dont need kits

On 18/03/2020 12:16, Stefano Casalotti wrote:
> Dear All
> this email is not about flies but CoVID-19. I am writing to this forum 
> because it is biggest forum I am in touch with.
>
> I am wondering whether like me  you are surprised about the decision 
> of the government to do minimal testing for the virus : effectively 
> they test only those that are ill and in hospital. WHO is urging all 
> countries to do as much testing as possible.
>
> The scientific community would have a very large capacity  to carry 
> out tests for the virus, and we could set up a system where members of 
> the public could send  swabs to be tested. Of course there are very 
> major  logistic steps to take but I think it is case of 'where there 
> is a will there is a way’
>
> Probably this kind of thinking is happening in other online groups 
> (please point me to them if it is the case)  but I was wondering what 
> anybody thinks about this and whether they would be interested in 
> forming a group prepared to take on such an initiative.
>
> Regards
> Stefano
>
> Dr. Stefano Casalotti
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> University of East London
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>> On 13 Mar 2020, at 11:55, Nic Tapon <Nic.Tapon at crick.ac.uk 
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