Coronavirus Panic: Professor 'Microwaves' Exam Papers To Disinfect Them, They Catch Fire
The death toll from the novel coronavirus has reached 4638 and the total number of confirmed cases stands at a staggering 126259. The number of cases of novel coronvirus infection or COVID-19 in India has now risen to 73 according to health ministry. The last time the WHO declared a pandemic was during the H1N1 outbreak in 2009.
Fears surrounding the coronavirus pandemic have reached ridiculous levels around the world. People are panicking like never before to the point that, in some instances, all logic goes out the window.
Like this university professor who chose to put exam answer sheet into a microwave in an attempt to disinfect it. The incident was narrated by the teacher's pupil on Twitter.
Emily Perez wrote that another professor put the papers her teacher was grading in the microwave to 'rid them of any chance of coronavirus and then the papers caught fire'.
My professor just told me that if we get a whiff of smoke it¡¯s because another professor put the papers he was grading in the microwave to rid them of any chance of Corona Virus & then the papers caught on fire... I can¡¯t make this stuff up people
¡ª emily perez (@Lou16em) March 10, 2020
While some users suggested simpler preventive ways to check papers, many mocked the professor's idea of sanitisation. A user wrote, "Silly professor, coronavirus can't survive the three weeks between collecting the papers and them finally getting round to grading." "How about he wear gloves, wash his hand and not touch his face?" wrote another.
In a similar incident of coronavirus paranoia, earlier this month, a Chinese woman put money which was mostly in 100 yuan banknotes into a microwave for less than a minute to disinfect it.
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In a panic, the woman named Li took the charred notes to a nearby branch of a Chinese Bank for advice but the cash was beyond recovery.
The death toll from the novel coronavirus has reached 4,638 and the total number of confirmed cases stands at a staggering 1,26,259.
Reuters
The number of cases of novel coronavirus infection, or COVID-19, in India has now risen to 73, according to health ministry.
The WHO continues to closely monitor spread of the virus, said Tedros Adhanom, director-general of the WHO, during the announcement. ¡°We are deeply concerned both by the alarming levels of spread and severity and by the alarming levels of inaction,¡± he said. ¡°We have called every day for countries to take urgent and aggressive action.¡±
According to reports, the last time the WHO declared a pandemic was during the H1N1 outbreak in 2009, which infected nearly a quarter of the world¡¯s population.
