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

BanditLuke

ZX7R wrote: »

Simple answer it will be all over Facebook and you will end up with idiots knocking on people's doors Marshal law
It happens all the time.
Such and such seen here and a mobs decides to take charge

You are watching too many movies

antodeco

grindle wrote: »

Because people would be stunned at how many people they've already been in contact with who have the virus and despite no negative symptoms would lock themselves down, and so on and so on.

And this is containment 101!

Tipperary animal lover

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

Use the sanitizer. It's certainly not going to do you any harm. I'm a bit concerned about the train as well so i will be using mine. Especially after touching hand rails. People are filthy. Not covering their mouths when the cough.

Was in dunnes yesterday, the lad behind the counter was serving a man and he's kid in front of me, he coughed without putting hand to mouth, I said you'd want to cover your mouth next time you cough, he's reply I've this a few weeks now so it's not the virus, I said to the man in front of me great way to teach kids about hygiene, the lad couldn't give a sh*t... I've notice in the last few weeks we are a dirty shower for a first world country.

ChikiChiki

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

Use the sanitizer. It's certainly not going to do you any harm. I'm a bit concerned about the train as well so i will be using mine. Especially after touching hand rails. People are filthy. Not covering their mouths when the cough.

Trains and buses are a hotbed. I'll be walking the 40mins to and from work this week. I was on high alert last week and noticed people sniffling and then putting their hands on the buttons/rails etc.

khalessi

Graces7 wrote: »

Wear thin disposable gloves when you are out and avoid touching your face,

If wearing disposable gloves remove them carefully by grabbing edge of first glove and pulling off length of hand and then with bare fingers grab inside of remaining glove not touching skin and peel off carefully till inside out and dispose. Then wash hands as soon as possible using Ayliffe Technique

Tootsie_1

Really what good will it do if they say where the infected person is from ? It realistically wont change a thing and I don't think they should name individuals then you have their families affected let them self isolate once they are contacted and no longer a danger of spreading it.... thats what matters. There are probably so many people walking around Ireland with it now naming one person is zero use to anyone.

smelly sock

Any indication of work places,schools etc closing until it is safe?

grindle

antodeco wrote: »

And this is containment 101!

The whole situation is hilarious tbf.

jam_mac_jam

Tipperary animal lover wrote: »

Was in dunnes yesterday, the lad behind the counter was serving a man and he's kid in front of me, he coughed without putting hand to mouth, I said you'd want to cover your mouth next time you cough, he's reply I've this a few weeks now so it's not the virus, I said to the man in front of me great way to teach kids about hygiene, the lad couldn't give a sh*t... I've notice in the last few weeks we are a dirty shower for a first world country.

Fair play for saying it. I brought it up in work as there are a couple on my team really bad for it. One sneezes right out and doesn't even try.
The other one snorts all day he must have some sinus issue.

antodeco

MarkY91 wrote: »

What does that have to do with Covid-19? Am I missing something?

It says the case is from Westbourne in Clondalkin

SwordsRunner

the butcher wrote: »

https://twitter.com/Jimmumbly/status/1234043779780399104?s=09

That Clondalkin one has to be a photoshop job. Who would post a specific location like that?

khalessi

Well wherever the case is from, one of the quickest ways to prevent spreading would be to close the schools and thus lower the bell curve of spread so the hospitals arent inundated. Its been a while but I dont think the hospitals here could handle a deluge of sick people

Mr.Crinklewood

SwordsRunner wrote: »

That Clondalkin one has to be a photoshop job. Who would post a specific location like that?

...and I doubt it was on the website for 4 hours.

Unfortunately we have to take links on here with a massive pinch of salt.

Away With The Fairies

ChikiChiki wrote: »

Trains and buses are a hotbed. I'll be walking the 40mins to and from work this week. I was on high alert last week and noticed people sniffling and then putting their hands on the buttons/rails etc.

I hope the weather is nice because I also want to walk and avoid the public transport.

Gynoid

Maybe people, places, schedules etc are not been publicised for fear of mob mentality. Typhoid Mary style knicknames have already been encouraged in some media like "patient zero" or "super spreader". These people just randomly caught a virus and were asymptomatic for a while, so went about their lives, and then got symptoms. It could happen to anyone.

gmisk

smelly sock wrote: »

Any indication of work places,schools etc closing until it is safe?

Zero yet despite what some people saying here.
I wouldn't rule it out in future but I'd be pretty sure next week will be business as usual

Professor Moriarty

Gynoid wrote: »

Maybe people, places, schedules etc are not been publicised for fear of mob mentality. Typhoid Mary style knicknames have already been encouraged in some media like "patient zero" or "super spreader". These people just randomly caught a virus and were asymptomatic for a while, so went about their lives, and then got symptoms. It could happen to anyone.

I hear pitchforks have just sold out.

el Fenomeno

Lot of noticeably empty shelves in Lidl this morning. Attached is where you'd typically find pasta, tinned vegetables, frozen chicken and frozen pizza.

SwordsRunner

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

...and I doubt it was on the website for 4 hours.

Unfortunately we gave it take links on here with a massive pinch of salt.

As fakes go, it’s a sneaky one. Convincing enough to send some simple minded souls over the edge.

Tootsie_1

el Fenomeno wrote: »

Lot of noticeably empty shelves in Lidl this morning. Attached is where you'd typically find pasta, tinned vegetables, frozen chicken and frozen pizza.

Where is this ?

Beanybabog

So what are you supposed to do if you’re already under the weather (which half the country probably is)? Assume it’s just a cold and go about your daily life for self quarantine for 2 weeks?? Everyone will be saying sure I had it before the first confirmed case, but didn’t he fly in weeks ago?

katiek102010

Deleted User wrote: »

I actually an involved in management plans for the Corona virus so I would suspect I would know more than you. If I didn't, I would definitely not deserve my salary.

Eh what management plans.

On thread 2 we had a chap posting about how he is sick coming back from an infected area. Rang GP and HSE 5 times and they have not contacted him.

Don't sound like plans more like ostrich syndrome.

If we don't test, we don't diagnois and therefore don't have have it

citysights

Gynoid wrote: »

Maybe people, places, schedules etc are not been publicised for fear of mob mentality. Typhoid Mary style knicknames have already been encouraged in some media like "patient zero" or "super spreader". These people just randomly caught a virus and were asymptomatic for a while, so went about their lives, and then got symptoms. It could happen to anyone.

True the term super spreader is a dreadful one, connotations of being a walking virus and being a leper.

loveall

RTE announced the confirmed case was from the east of the country. Named at the end of the report was the 3 UK counties with the latest cases.

I don't think transparency would lead to anymore panic than misinformation or media blackout.

Personally, if they told me where a confirmed case had been and on what date I think I'm capable figuring my chances of having been in contact and how best to proceed.

GM228

Beanybabog wrote: »

So what are you supposed to do if you’re already under the weather (which half the country probably is)? Assume it’s just a cold and go about your daily life for self quarantine for 2 weeks?? Everyone will be saying sure I had it before the first confirmed case, but didn’t he fly in weeks ago?

Anyone suffering from hypochondriasis is probably having a melt down at the moment.

Bob24

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

Restrict Northern Italy and people are just going to find an alternative route. Usually air travel offers the most direct route so you’ll have fewer touch points for spread. Force people to take trains, buses, and then an onward flight are you’re asking for trouble.

Most businesses have already banned employees travelling to affected areas.

You are assuming that most people would insist in finding alternative routes and lie to border control officers when asked if they have been to that area recently.

That is not an assumption I share. I think given the situation most people would just accept that their trip has to be cancelled (because of a mix of being responsable, not willing to cheat the authorities, not wanting to go through additional cost for the new route, being concerned for their own health, and being concerned about further logistics issues complicating their journey). Of course some would refuse to comply, but that is a minority and greatly reducing the flow greatly reduces the additional infection vector.

And again what I said is significant travel restrictions. So I don’t even think the government would have to forcefully cancel flights. It could just make it clear that anyone who has been to Northern Italy recently is not allowed to enter the country due to health concerns, and then airlines would cancel flights by themselves because people would stop taking them.

Fireball81

Interview with a Doctor from the Irish advisory group on Ireland AM now (Virgin Media One).

tabby aspreme

el Fenomeno wrote: »

Lot of noticeably empty shelves in Lidl this morning. Attached is where you'd typically find pasta, tinned vegetables, frozen chicken and frozen pizza.

Pasta, tinned tomatoes, and Pizza, all gone, bloody Italians, gave us the virus and taking our food

greenttc

Tootsie_1 wrote: »

This was posted yesterday but interesting to see how it spread in South Korea, patient 31 did some damage

http://graphics.reuters.com/CHINA-HEALTH-SOUTHKOREA-CLUSTERS/0100B5G33SB/index.html

wow, that is an incredible account of it spreading, what an impact one person made on the country. it shows though that we just cannot rely on people to be responsible and considerate of others, she could have gotten tested when she was told to but instead she managed to pass on the virus to hundreds of people.

I think it also illustrates how insignificant the symptoms must feel to people if she felt well enough to go about her day as normal. It certainly shows that deaths will be down to the selfishness of people (either intentional or unintentional selfishness). We all know or are one of those people who go into work with a bad cold cause "we will be grand" and think that we are being better people by not calling in sick but ultimately we are just impacting all those around us (i have done it in the past, we all have I'm sure!). We might contract this virus and get through it no bother but we have to be mindful of the vulnerable people around us.

Would be interesting to hear what various measures companies have in place to allow people to keep working through this and not impact the economy too significantly. what percentage of the workforce can work from home? how far into the future will schools have the technology and capability to allow students to learn via online platforms ( I am thinking exam years in the main). I think this outbreak will transform how we work and operate as a country.

the butcher

loveall wrote: »

RTE announced the confirmed case was from the east of the country. Named at the end of the report was the 3 UK counties with the latest cases.

I don't think transparency would lead to anymore panic than misinformation or media blackout.

Personally, if they told me where a confirmed case had been and on what date I think I'm capable figuring my chances of having been in contact and how best to proceed.

Exactly. I've been given two locations now of this "man from the east" from two different usually reliable people.

I think this hammers the point of honest reporting perfectly. Rumours and spread of instant panic now thanks to HSE and dept of health incompetence.