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

stargazer 68

Cupatae wrote: »

How? sur the people that work in hospitals would naturally tell there own family and social media... no chance of keeping it under wraps.

Exactly. They aren't! There are isolation rooms set up just in case and systems put in place around the hospitals - nothing no see here yet!

channaigh

wakka12 wrote: »

Netherlands has just one case. Youre as likely to get it in Amsterdam as Dublin I'd say. It is just a virus, a kind of dangerous one but nothing too awful, unless yo are elderly or ill life still needs to go on

I suppose so. Will probably see what next week brings and make a call on it then. I will just drink alcohol all weekend might kill it off )))

Cupatae

ThePopehimself wrote: »

We are where we are.

“We must contain”, the WHO said just moments ago in the live Broadcast. “Wake up!” are literally the words used, “The level of Alert is at its highest”.

Ireland needs to be ready to shut things down to SLOW the spread as soon as cases are confirmed in the Republic. We cannot STOP it but we must try to SLOW it.

If the HSE were to become overloaded in one fell swoop, we’d be banjaxed.

A quick spread would place huge demands on our Health systems. We need to minimize that risk.

It is sensible to employ lock downs and to cancel mass events. We need to consider closures, quarantine, social distancing, school closure, working from home etc.

We need to be ready to contain it in order to manage it. We have been told.

Even slow our health system would be in a heap its been neglected for so long, were reaping what we sow now.

Strazdas

Ficheall wrote: »

The WHO keep saying (paraphrasing) "Governments aren't ready for this, they need to take it seriously if we want to be able to contain this" - do they not think that if they just called it a f*cking pandemic, that governments might take it more seriously?

Because it would be a misuse of the word and incorrect :

A widespread endemic disease that is stable in terms of how many people are getting sick from it is not a pandemic.

pc7

Snow Garden wrote: »

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

And that is super, but if it’s big numbers and 3% need hospitalization, where do you go when you have other illness/accidents that need hospitals medical health.

ballsdeep69

fritzelly wrote: »

Feck off with this whatsapp rumour crap - every day someone posting the exact same thing

i just found that on twitter - never said it was true - but as i said i dont know what or who to believe

seamus

Happy4all wrote: »

I reckon they are holding back info on known cases in hospitals etc

There is literally zero chance that they could withhold this information in Ireland unless the guy is locked in Simon Harris's office and Harris has told nobody about it.

MadYaker

Ficheall wrote: »

The WHO keep saying (paraphrasing) "Governments aren't ready for this, they need to take it seriously if we want to be able to contain this" - do they not think that if they just called it a f*cking pandemic, that governments might take it more seriously?

They can’t just randomly label things like that. They have a system of grading outbreaks based on data, number of cases etc. This outbreak is currently one level below pandemic. Science ya know?

Osborne

ballsdeep69 wrote: »

i just found that on twitter - never said it was true - but as i said i dont know what or who to believe

If you read the thread, you would know it isn't true.

Allinall

fritzelly wrote: »

Thats what Italy said

No it's not.

stephenjmcd

channaigh wrote: »

Are people still planning on travelling? I'm suppose to be going to Amsterdam next weekend. My heart is saying go my head is saying maybe not a great idea. I was so looking forward to heading off.

Yeah sure why not. Life has to go on.

RollieFingers

I'd be more wary of the gob****es who believe and spread that WhatsApp shi*e than the virus itself, it's so obviously fake.

ballsdeep69

Osborne wrote: »

If you read the thread, you would know it isn't true.

i wouldn't have time to read the whole tread, who on earth does that

Blueshoe

ThePopehimself wrote: »

We are where we are.

“We must contain”, the WHO said just moments ago in the live Broadcast. “Wake up!” are literally the words used, “The level of Alert is at its highest”.

Ireland needs to be ready to shut things down to SLOW the spread as soon as cases are confirmed in the Republic. We cannot STOP it but we must try to SLOW it.

If the HSE were to become overloaded in one fell swoop, we’d be banjaxed.

A quick spread would place huge demands on our Health systems. We need to minimize that risk.

It is sensible to employ lock downs and to cancel mass events. We need to consider closures, quarantine, social distancing, school closure, working from home etc.

We need to be ready to contain it in order to manage it. We have been told.

All of those things are completely pointless unless you close the airports. That won't be happening

MadYaker

ballsdeep69 wrote: »

i wouldn't have time to read the whole tread, who on earth does that

Stop posting bullish!t from Twitter. Read this and follow the guidelines it’s no rocket science. https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/coronavirus/coronavirus.html

antodeco

ballsdeep69 wrote: »

i just found that on twitter - never said it was true - but as i said i dont know what or who to believe

Well it'd be more believable if there was a Clayton hotel on Pearse Street

EDIT: OSI said it already!

ballsdeep69

wakka12 wrote: »

Posted a while ago. Nothing came of it, probably fake

why cant all posters be like you, half of them are in there flowers ffs, bunch of grumpy fcuks

Osborne

ballsdeep69 wrote: »

i wouldn't have time to read the whole tread, who on earth does that

Ah, OK.

Just post hoax rumors instead. Helpful.

ballsdeep69

antodeco wrote: »

Well it'd be more believable if there was a Clayton hotel on Pearse Street

i wouldn't of known that.

Peatys

ballsdeep69 wrote: »

i wouldn't of known that.

I got the video and it said it was jurys inn Christchurch

Edit, here you go..

https://streamable.com/9ifs8

ceadaoin.

maninasia wrote: »

Yes , the HSE should have a plan to distribute masks to the population per family, a few per week. Of course they don't though...

Why should they do that? It's your own responsibility to take measures to avoid becoming sick. It's more important to protect front line staff who will be exposed to high levels of this virus.

drunkmonkey

Runaways wrote: »

Gotcha. I cut my leg really badly over there and was eaten alive by sandflies. I got antibiotics for both and completed the course. Came home last week and about three days ago got really sick.
It’s flu. It’s dogsh*t awful I’m feeling. Throat is freaking me out. It’s tight and feels like a crush on it and I’m coughing randomly and lengthily no phlegm anymore tho which I think is good?

Don’t open this pic if you’re squeamish
It was pure green seeping next morning

Ok your freaking me out now, if you mistake the flu for sepsis and your doctor doesn't cop it you'd wish you had coronavirus, go to doctor or a&e and ask the question could it be sepsis. Don't hesitate.

4068ac1elhodqr

Seems to be few extra dots on the map for today:



Italy approacing 700, Iran near 400, Germany gave up at 20 and now has 48 etc.
The US is doing well considering it's size at only 60.

ballsdeep69

Osborne wrote: »

Ah, OK.

Just post hoax rumors instead. Helpful.

you must think i posting it to annoy posters, i just seen it on twitter posted it and was waiting to see if anybody knows anything about it, if i knew it was already put up i wouldn't of posted it sorry folks,

seamus

ceadaoin. wrote: »

Why should they do that? It's your own responsibility to take measures to avoid becoming sick. It's more important to protect front line staff who will be exposed to high levels of this virus.

Also it would be arguably more dangerous to distribute masks.

People walking around with masks on thinking that all is hunky-dory and they can't get infected so long as they're wearing a mask, "Sure didnt the HSE tell us so"

Better to tell people to stay at home.

ballsdeep69

MadYaker wrote: »

Stop posting bullish!t from Twitter. Read this and follow the guidelines it’s no rocket science. https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/coronavirus/coronavirus.html

go back to bed

MadYaker

seamus wrote: »

Also it would be arguably more dangerous to distribute masks.

People walking around with masks on thinking that all is hunky-dory and they can't get infected so long as they're wearing a mask, "Sure didnt the HSE tell us so"

Better to tell people to stay at home.

This the problem exactly. People will put on a mask that does nothing and then forget about washing their hands which actually stops them from getting the virus.

Fr_Dougal

seamus wrote: »

Only when worn by people who have the illness. If you're healthy and wearing a mask, and the guy beside you is coughing, the mask will do close to fvck all to save you.

Thats not 100% accurate. A P3 mask will prevent you inhaling the virus, nose and mouth. Of course if won’t protect your eyes so you could catch it that way.

lawred2

ballsdeep69 wrote: »

go back to bed

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The governmental advice is sound.

What's your advice?

Peatys

lawred2 wrote: »

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The governmental advice is sound.

What's your advice?

Everyone go back to bed.