How is Coronavirus affecting you?

News, views and opinions from Student Hub contributors and Irish Times writers

The Phil Lynott statue off Grafton Street in Dublin. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire
The Phil Lynott statue off Grafton Street in Dublin. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire

How is the Coronavirus affecting you?

Lectures have been cancelled, universities have been closed and exams may be moved. We want to hear how you have been affected. Read more here.

Coronavirus could kill ‘tens of thousands’ if warnings ignored:

The Covid-19 virus could kills tens of thousands of people if the public does not follow advice to keep apart from others, the Government has warned, as it passed draconian legislation that could restrict the public's movements. Read more here.

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UCD to extend on-campus leases for students unable to go home:

TCD instructs students to vacate college accommodation in bid to curb spread of virus. Read more here.

Coronavirus: 12 more of your questions answered by experts:

Infection, travel, self-isolation, asthma, vaping, and the transmission of Covid-19. Read more here.

‘We’ll never see a pandemic in our lifetime, or my name isn’t Lord Clarence Imminent-Comeuppance’

When a woman in the 19th century, which is in the olden days, paraphrases a line written by LP Hartley in the 1950s, which is also the olden days, you know you're in safe hands historically speaking. Read more here.

Netflix has revealed its most-watched content. You might be surprised:

One of the many disruptive qualities of the so-called industry disrupter Netflix has been a lack of transparency about its viewing figures. Read more here.

Cocktails over Skype? Can virtual-socialising ever be normal?

People are now turning to the like of Zoom and Skype for face-to-face contact. Read more here.

Cén uair dheireanach ar léigh tú leabhar Gaeilge?

Cén uair dheireanach ar léigh tú féin leabhar Gaeilge, a léitheoir? Read more here.

‘I’m 18 and in college but I feel like I have no friends’

I'm not shy, and I talk with a lot of people that are from the same group of friends, but I feel I'm not wanted or important to them, like they talk to me because we have classes together or because I'm sitting with their friends, but they don't actually include me in things or it feels like they don't want me there. Read more here.