Coronavirus Part II - Its arrived - We're Doomed!!! See OP for Mod warnings

Kermit.de.frog

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Here the answer for your supplies folks

https://twitter.com/ChinaDaily/status/1231209525757255681

...maybe not

https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/1233385630924668932

Strazdas

wakka12 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1233413464208691200

From the exact same source though :

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1233415566809092097

Ficheall

wakka12 wrote: »

Seems like Rep Ireland might be one of the last in Europe to announce a case.

I guess our best chance of winning that prize is simply to not test anyone.

OneEightSeven

Payton Hissing Rakish wrote: »

Scotland isn't a country.

Yes, it is. The UK is a union of 4 countries.

gabeeg

antodeco wrote: »

The WHO just said that countries need to aggressively contain to stop the spread.

They're right and it's going to be awful

Call Me Jimmy

pc7 wrote: »

This is what I was saying in the original thread from day 1, when people would say its 'only the flu'. Its the strain, what happens if you have a heart attack and cant get into hospital, cancer patients can't get treatment, road traffic accidents etc. can't get into hospital nevermind wanting to be in a hospital that is over run with Covid. I think its going to need a monumental mind shift from Governments world wide to combat this. I really hope I am wrong and that this is a storm in a tea cup.

Aye three days ago the Dr. who headed the investigation said it but people on this thread get told their doomers for pointing out what he is pleading the world to cop on to.

Ficheall

WHO - "The greatest threat is fear itself." :rolleyes:

Runaways

MarkY91 wrote: »

Have you been isolating?

If so, since when? Has family been leaving food at your door? Have you been sharing bathrooms?

You're young so I guess you're not so worried but if you do hey a positive result, do you think you could have passed it onto elderly family members?

Only seen my housemate and my dog. Haven’t left the house. I haven’t been eating much at all no appetite but the presses are almost empty
This is about to get tricky

ballsdeep69

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Here the answer for your supplies folks

https://twitter.com/ChinaDaily/status/1231209525757255681

he gets breakfast then becomes dinner

MadYaker

ballsdeep69 wrote: »

no need to be sarcastic, as i said its the info i have never said it was correct, hence the fact i came to discussion tread, please enlighten me if you know !!!

This is a terrible place to get info go to the hse website

wakka12

Strazdas wrote: »

From the exact same source though :

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1233415566809092097

Thats interesting. Wonder why they believe it. I find it hard to believe several thousand cases worldwide in a few days is not spreading freely

Cupatae

pc7 wrote: »

This is what I was saying in the original thread from day 1, when people would say its 'only the flu'. Its the strain, what happens if you have a heart attack and cant get into hospital, cancer patients can't get treatment, road traffic accidents etc. can't get into hospital nevermind wanting to be in a hospital that is over run with Covid. I think its going to need a monumental mind shift from Governments world wide to combat this. I really hope I am wrong and that this is a storm in a tea cup.

We're reaping what the past governments have sown for us now, imagine if it takes off in this country, Place will be wrote off.

cnocbui

Call Me Jimmy wrote: »

From the WHO Report "Remarkably, more than 40,000 HCW (Health Care Workers) have been deployed from other areas of China to support the responsein Wuhan."

Yes, 40,000. I had thought it was around 2 - 5,000

A clear sign that numbers of new cases are falling and that they have got this. Are you sure they aren't headed for Beijing?

odyssey06

Runaways wrote: »

Only seen my housemate and my dog. Haven’t left the house. I haven’t been eating much at all no appetite but the presses are almost empty
This is about to get tricky

If your housemate can't help \ is keeping their distance, can you get an online delivery from a tesco or supervalu or local shop?

seamus

ballsdeep69 wrote: »

so the info i have, is its basically just a bad flu for most people, people who are dying from it are over 50 or have problems with there lungs,

correct me if i am wrong..

Yeah pretty much.

If you're under 60 and otherwise healthy you have very little to worry about. Young children seen to be the most robust.

Over 60 the mortality rates are not to be sniffed at.

If you do get it and you're under 60, it's quite important to isolate yourself from anyone you know might be at risk. Tell your parents/grandparents to stay away, and get stuff delivered to you if at all possible to avoid spreading it outside.

Snow Garden

ballsdeep69 wrote: »

so the info i have, is its basically just a bad flu for most people, people who are dying from it are over 50 or have problems with there lungs,

correct me if i am wrong..

80% of people get mild symptoms - many will not even know they have it.

Runaways

frash wrote: »

Would you ring again?

I will. Let the clock run down tho

fritzelly

Runaways wrote: »

I will. Let the clock run down tho

They'll be going home soon

gabeeg

fritzelly wrote: »

They'll be going home soon

It's a Friday, they're probably in the pub already

harr

Ok so no one in Ireland has it yet ( not officially) but how are the HSE going to know if they are not testing a lot of people presenting with symptoms, I know a couple who returned from Italy last week ( south) and one of them has started to feel unwell , granted it’s probably not the virus but they did contact GP as a precaution who told her to contact HSE who in turn told her to ring GP .. when she contacted GP again he told her
“ you will be grand it’s probably only normal flu or chest infection “

I honestly don’t have much faith in the HSE to manage this.

fr336

Switzerland bans gatherings of more than 1000 people. Because you know, unnecessary gatherings of thousands of people probably isn't a great idea. Plenty of football, rugby, concerts in the future to look forward to. And I'm led to believe there have been many in the past too!

Strazdas

wakka12 wrote: »

Thats interesting. Wonder why they believe it. I find it hard to believe several thousand cases worldwide in a few days is not spreading freely

It can be very contagious in the way it is transmitted but it seems only certain people are contracting the virus - others are coming into close contact with carriers and not catching it. That would explain it moving rapidly from country to country.

coolshannagh28

cnocbui wrote: »

It's when a government gives out money to the public in the hope they will spend it and so provide an economic boost. IMO it is the smartest way to boost economic activity there is. Instead, you have clowns like the Federal Reserve in the US and the ECB in Europe, sort of handing out money to banks and corporations instead of consumers. This IMO is rank stupidity.

After the last global financial crisis, the Australian government handed out helicopter money to all eleigible adults, think it was AU$900 each. And it worked, Australia sailed through the aftermath of the GFC unscathed.

Yes Ben Bernanke the then chairman of the federal reserve suggested Helicopter money at an emergency meeting after Lehman bros crashed but instead they decided to do QE to the major investment banks and blew up our present bubble which seems to have burst.

antodeco

Runaways wrote: »

I will. Let the clock run down tho

I find this approach weird. If it was me, Id be ringing constantly. Trust me, if they havent rang you by now, they're not going to ring. If I was as sick as you say you are, I definitely wouldnt be waiting for a call back...

odyssey06

Runaways wrote: »

I will. Let the clock run down tho

Are you in the one of the at risk categories \ demographics?
If you ring back, stress that.

If you're not in one of those categories, if it is the coronavirus then self isolation and bed rest in vast majority of cases should see you through.

The risk is that you picked up something treatable in Cambodia but because of this coronavirus concern you can't get the basic treatment from your GP.

timmyntc

Snow Garden wrote: »

80% of people get mild symptoms - many will not even know they have it.

That's not true.

From WHO report:

Most people infected with COVID-19 virus have mild disease and recover. Approximately
80% of laboratory confirmed patients have had mild to moderate disease, which includes
non-pneumonia and pneumonia cases, 13.8% have severe disease (dyspnea, respiratory
frequency ≥30/minute, blood oxygen saturation ≤93%, PaO2/FiO2 ratio <300, and/or lung
infiltrates >50% of the lung field within 24-48 hours) and 6.1% are critical (respiratory
failure, septic shock, and/or multiple organ dysfunction/failure). Asymptomatic infection
has been reported, but the majority of the relatively rare cases who are asymptomatic on
the date of identification/report went on to develop disease. The proportion of truly
asymptomatic infections is unclear but appears to be relatively rare and does not appear to
be a major driver of transmission.

2lazytogetup

anyone know where to get face masks. i cant find any in any pharmacies

JDD

Firstly, Scotland is a country. It chooses to be represented at many international forae, including the Olympics, under the umbrella of the United Kingdom.

Secondly, helicopter money is not the reason Australia floated through the Great Recession. Vast natural resources, that hugely increased in value, is the reason they floated through.

Lastly, it's the weekend folks. I sincerely believe my company (with over 2,000 employees) will be working from home next week, so bringing the laptop with me. Stay healthy *salutes*

Cupatae

Peatys wrote: »

Been saying it all along, the amount of people on here banging on about getting masks... its legit up there with buying all the bread...

fritzelly

Strazdas wrote: »

It can be very contagious in the way it is transmitted but it seems only certain people are contracting the virus - others are coming into close contact with carriers and not catching it. That would explain it moving rapidly from country to country.

Check back in 7-10 days