Coronavirus Part III - 9 cases across the Island - 503 errors abound!! *read OP*

Mwengwe

Deleted User wrote: »

Just came from my gym. A man using it has a dreadful snotty cold on him and wiped the slime from his nose with his gloved hands, then proceeded to use weight machines with same hands. I don’t believe at all that he has Covid-19 as it doesn’t usually manifest as a cold, but is indicative of the lack of hygiene consciousness that’s out there. On entry the gym was verifying g people’s contact numbers.

I'm in the UK, have noticed very little difference in people's gym habits. I'm wiping down dumbells with dettol wipes, but I almost feel like people are giving me weird looks for doing so. Gyms should really be one of the first places to close down as they're petri dishes at the best of times. For as long as they stay open I'll probably keep going though, can't lose those gainz.

DOCARCH

Story of the day from BBC News:

Meanwhile in Southampton, UK, people have been warned not to touch pop singer Peter Andre.

BanditLuke

Cupatae wrote: »

There was a good point brought up on the news there, will people be willing to self isolate if they cant afford to do so, will people be paid while in self isolation ?

A point i brought up weeks ago but yet Leo seems to be gone AWOL no leadership to inform people.

newbie18892

newbie18892 wrote: »

Noticed the HSE website only lists China, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Iran, Japan and the following regions in Italy - Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna or Piedmont, as areas where there is a spread of coronavirus. I was looking as I was at a conference in London there all last week and started feeling really under the weather yesterday and have been just awful today since i woke up. I don't want to assume the worst but I've never had a cough like this before. Just wonder if I rang the HSE helpline would they even give me the time of day given they haven't listed the UK on that list?

Any opinions on this?

Gods Gift

DOCARCH wrote: »

Story of the day from BBC News:

Meanwhile in Southampton, UK, people have been warned not to touch pop singer Peter Andre.

Well he was married to Jordan

Knex*

Korbin Ashy Tube wrote: »

I work at BMW in Munich. It was announced interally at 12:00 exactly. At 12:03 it was in every German newspaper. **** travels fast.

Feck sake, you can get the virus from newspapers now too?

cnocbui

solidasarock wrote: »

I knew GDPR would be the death of us all.

Governments don't have to abide by GDPR where matters of national security or public safety are involved. The issue is the Irish government's attitude and competence.

US2

IAMAMORON wrote: »

I received a wassup yesterday. Seemingly it cannot survive above 26. The Italians are sighting this for complacency. Average temps will be at 28 by mid April.

*Wuhan virus is not heat-resistant and will be killed at a temperature of 26-27 degrees*

Seemingly this is why it is not Spreading in Thailand ( 43 cases ), Cambodia ( remarkably difficult to source data, and Southern Laos( no cases reported)

https://laotiantimes.com/2020/02/04/why-laos-has-not-reported-any-coronavirus-cases/

I am not pretending to be an expert, but it is making sense about the temperature. I would love to know what is happening in Cambodia.

How does it survive in a human body which is 38°c ??

2ygb4cmqetsjhx

I am gonna buy **** loads of noodles and pasta and toilet roll tonight. Only a matter of time before Germany is on lockdown and we are at end of the world scenario.

newbie18892

newbie18892 wrote: »

Any opinions on this?

I don’t think they’d give you the time of day. Start by calling your gp.

2ygb4cmqetsjhx

Knex. wrote: »

Feck sake, you can get the virus from newspapers now too?

I am referring more to the hysteria.

DancingSpaniel

gabeeg wrote: »

If 10% of the population got the virus with a mortality rate of 3% (it's quite a bit less than that) then approximately 14400 people would die.

That would make it the biggest killer in the country

The mortality rate is up in the air as it stands. Over 50% of people who tested positive in Italy mild symptoms, so no doubt many people had it who were never tested. Most experts expect the measured mortality rate to reduce considerably.

Cancer and Heart disease kill close to 20,000 people per annum in Ireland. We've all lost loved ones to these illnesses, yet we don't panic or take drastic measures to avoid these illnesses ourselves. I'm not saying Covid-19 isn't of concern, but we should keep it in perspective.

Cupatae

BanditLuke wrote: »

So i take that as a no.

Regards, Luke

I cant believe im going to reply to this, but yeah cities locked down...country shut... down masses in isolation, for most people would be a fairly apocalyptic esque

Did you really need me to answer that ?

Here have a childish

Regards Cupatae for good measure.

jam_mac_jam

We have to take it out of our annual leave if we have to quarantine. This is not a great incentive to tell the employer if you are at risk or your family are. I fear people will come in anyway. We already have people due to go on holidays to Italy who are undecided if they are going.

seamus

IAMAMORON wrote: »

I received a wassup yesterday. Seemingly it cannot survive above 26. The Italians are sighting this for complacency. Average temps will be at 28 by mid April.

*Wuhan virus is not heat-resistant and will be killed at a temperature of 26-27 degrees*

Human body is 36-37 degrees.

So clearly this is not correct that the virus dies because the ambient temperature goes up.

The link between temperatures and infection spread is complicated. But one aspect is that some are more capable of surviving in a dormant state in lower temperatures than high ones.

4068ac1elhodqr

Cupatae wrote: »

There was a good point brought up on the news there, will people be willing to self isolate if they cant afford to do so, will people be paid while in self isolation ?

A good point indeed, perhaps state governments should look into travelling soup kitchens.


Take over all the library, ice-cream, milk floats and vans, load them up with hot soups in polystyrene cups wrapped in clingfilm, and leave them outside anyones gate/door that makes some agreed distress signal from their window at a set time every day.


Either that (with couple of slices of bread) or slap of lumpy porridge would be the very, very minimum for someone to survive on each day.

odyssey06

newbie18892 wrote: »

Any opinions on this?

If you've been to London, unless you've had close contact with a confirmed case I think you'd be at the very bottom of the list for HSE follow-on investigation... can you check in with others from the conference to see how they are doing?

An Ri rua

Mwengwe wrote: »

I wonder is ramping up the heating in workspaces an option?

You're now the virus that needs eradicating, according to Greta...

Knex*

Korbin Ashy Tube wrote: »

I am referring more to the hysteria.

Ah, I know. I was attempting levity.

syngindub

Deleted User wrote: »

I see Joe won't be on liveline today...

Conspiracy theories in 5..4..3..2...

They've all been very quite since 911

Cupatae

BanditLuke wrote: »

A point i brought up weeks ago but yet Leo seems to be gone AWOL no leadership to inform people.

Business as usual then.. lol

DancingSpaniel

DancingSpaniel wrote: »

The mortality rate is up in the air as it stands. Over 50% of people who tested positive in Italy mild symptoms, so no doubt many people had it who were never tested. Most experts expect the measured mortality rate to reduce considerably.

Cancer and Heart disease kill close to 20,000 people per annum in Ireland. We've all lost loved ones to these illnesses, yet we don't panic or take drastic measures to avoid these illnesses ourselves. I'm not saying Covid-19 isn't of concern, but we should keep it in perspective.

If cancer was contagious - would you not be a tad worried?

Cupatae

Cupatae wrote: »

There was a good point brought up on the news there, will people be willing to self isolate if they cant afford to do so, will people be paid while in self isolation ?

The economics of self isolation will play a very big part.

Sigma101

Korbin Ashy Tube wrote: »

I am gonna buy **** loads of noodles and pasta and toilet roll tonight. Only a matter of time before Germany is on lockdown and we are at end of the world scenario.

Any signs of panic buying there?

2ygb4cmqetsjhx

On the bright side. This must be great for the environment.

BanditLuke

Cupatae wrote: »

Business as usual then.. lol

A post we can finally agree on

2ygb4cmqetsjhx

Sigma101 wrote: »

Any signs of panic buying there?

Yes. It has started at the weekend. Rewe the main supermarket here is reporting shortages on tinned goods. Here is a link.

https://www.dw.com/en/german-supermarkets-report-coronavirus-panic-buying/a-52597644

Loughc

BanditLuke wrote: »

A post we can finally agree on

Now kiss......

all about the mane

Has the sky fallen yet?

An Ri rua

DancingSpaniel wrote: »

The mortality rate is up in the air as it stands. Over 50% of people who tested positive in Italy mild symptoms, so no doubt many people had it who were never tested. Most experts expect the measured mortality rate to reduce considerably.

Cancer and Heart disease kill close to 20,000 people per annum in Ireland. We've all lost loved ones to these illnesses, yet we don't panic or take drastic measures to avoid these illnesses ourselves. I'm not saying Covid-19 isn't of concern, but we should keep it in perspective.

This is true. In our office we all caught heart disease and cancer from one of the lads and yet we all survived.