Coronavirus Part IV - 19 cases in ROI, 7 in NI (as of 7 March) *Read warnings in OP*

tillyfilly

Brexit/COVID 19
Brits - “oh we want to be able to control our borders to prevent entry to bad things “
Europe - “little England “
Brits -“ sh1te what you mean you can’t close our borders to a virus”
Europe - “imbeciles”
China - “amateurs”

harr

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

Well, I’m not. And I’m sorry, do you know more than my oncologist? Person who has spent over a decade training or some internet randomer - who to listen to? The state of people on this thread.

If your immune system is low then yes you are at risk .. and maybe you should get advice form a different oncologist if your current one is telling you any different.
I have a child who’s immune system is compromised and we have been told to keep a very close in him and to limit public gatherings if possible.

jam_mac_jam

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

Practice good hand hygiene, avoid snotty, snuffly people but otherwise live your life. Solid advice, IMO.

Seems like good advice for everyone

Rob A. Bank

RandomName2 wrote: »

If Trump's attitude is anything to go by that is exactly the case.

Stop saying things that affect the Dow Jones. Get on with life. It will impact the economy but taking out old people and people with chronic conditions will be a silver lining.

Trump does not seem to realize that he is in the right age group to be a prime target for Covid-19 !

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

RandomName2 wrote: »

https://www.thelancet.com/
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(20)30149-2/fulltext
https://www.cancer.ie/about-us/news/irish-cancer-society-advice-for-cancer-patients-on-covid-19-coronavirus
https://www.cancerhealth.com/article/who-is-most-susceptible-new-coronavirus
https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/03/who-is-getting-sick-and-how-sick-a-breakdown-of-coronavirus-risk-by-demographic-factors/

Do you think my onc hasn’t read up on it? Will you ever go and shite. I was on the onc day ward today where there wasn’t a hint of panic.

owlbethere

Jin luk wrote: »

Developed a bit of a cough this evening,

Not the best time to get this ��

It's a bit like headlice. Talk about headlice and your head gets itchy. Talk about Corona and you cough and sneeze

Atlantic Dawn

Is it time to withdraw all your money out of the banks so it doesn't get contaminated with other money?

Pseudonym121

fritzelly wrote: »

There is no evidence - preliminary non peer reviewed paper by some Chinese scientists

Along the same lines as the Chinese scientists saying it didn't even start in China due to their findings because they "didn't find" all the other variations in their sample cases but they all exist in the USA cases

To be fair at this early stage a lot of data is preliminary. The data on pregnant women comes from a paper with a cohort of 18 women, 19 babies.

I think that it isn’t possible to say their conclusions are wrong especially when we know RNA viruses mutate so readily and the more people they infect and the longer they’re out there the more likely strains are to develop.

COVID19 developing a new strain isn’t something unlikely. It should be expected so when a paper says it has it isn’t exactly saying something surprising has happened.

Of course you’re entitled to tour opinion but every incontrovertible medical truth once started out as a paper awaiting peer review. And of course they could be wrong but are you really saying that over the course of one to two years you don’t expect multiple strains to develop?

Kermit.de.frog

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1235702627146625027

igCorcaigh

Rob A. Bank wrote: »

Trump does not seem to realize that he is in the right age group to be a prime target for Covid-19 !

We live in hope.
Sorry / not sorry.

gmisk

tuxy wrote: »

A heavily populated city state with strong business links to China.
It would seem the weather is helping them greatly. Those numbers are low given the circumstances.

True be interesting to know how many they have tested though

Funsterdelux

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Who wants to rent a holiday home on Valentina Island and spend the next few months riding
this thing out until it blows over.

I also have a caravan with a fixed bed, ideal for self isolation.

"SOUTHERN REGION"

cnocbui

If I haven't miscalculated - always a possibility - Ireland has 16 times the infection rate of the UK, per head of population.

RandomName2

Le Bruise wrote: »

Absolutely no need for that!

I'm not wishing them ill will.

People in the at-risk group *should* be concerned. I don't think the risk of psychological harm of being concerned is something to be very worried about. Being concerned isn't likely to kill you.

If being concerned had a 10% chance of killing someone, I would not advise them to be concerned.

babybuilder

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Is it time to withdraw all your money out of the banks so it doesn't get contaminated with other money?

I would if I had any

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

harr wrote: »

If your immune system is low then yes you are at risk .. and maybe you should get advice form a different oncologist if your current one is telling you any different.
I have a child who’s immune system is compromised and we have been told to keep a very close in him and to limit public gatherings if possible.

Sweet moses. I know I’m at extra risk. Stating the bleeding obvious. When you’re immunocompromised, there are any number of things that can kill you. That’s why I’m not really panicked. It’s just another possible risk. Let’s add it to the already considerable list.

the butcher

I've been following the HSE/dept of Health guidelines.

I just spend 14 minutes 59 seconds with people and I haven't been infected yet.

Put your trust in them!

igCorcaigh

I welcome Pseudonym121 to this forum, regardless of people's concerns about credentials or what not.

BLIZZARD7

A positive Covid-19 case in TCD - an email just went out there.

Obviously one of the '4 in the east'

Cilldara_2000

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts is clearly a HSE shill. I mean we know better. She should be panicking now.

As should Luke O’Neill. Can’t recall who recommended it, but it is worth a listen.

fr336

RandomName2 wrote: »

Being concerned isn't likely to kill you.

You never heard of high blood pressure?

What's happened to this thread

Funsterdelux

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

The leaderboard of shame

China 80,430
S. Korea 6,088
Italy 3,858
Iran 3,513
Diamond Princess 696
Germany 545
France 423
Japan 361
Spain 282
USA 209
Switzerland 118
Singapore 117
UK 116
Hong Kong 105
Sweden 94
Norway 91
Netherlands 82
Kuwait 58
Bahrain 55
Malaysia 55
Australia 53
Belgium 50
Thailand 47
Taiwan 44
Austria 43
Canada 37
Iraq 35
Iceland 35
Greece 31
India 30
UAE 28
San Marino 21
Denmark 20
Algeria 17
Israel 17
Lebanon 16
Oman 16
Vietnam 16
Ecuador 13
Ireland 13
Czechia 12
Finland 12
Macao 10
Croatia 10
Georgia 9
Portugal 9
Brazil 8
Qatar 8
Palestine 7
Azerbaijan 6
Belarus 6
Mexico 6
Romania 6
Slovenia 6
Estonia 5
Pakistan 5
Saudi Arabia 5
New Zealand 4
Russia 4


A real tussle between France and Germany. The country of bread and wine versus the country of iron and steel.

Also 2 old empires battling it out Persia and Rome

RugbyLad11

BLIZZARD7 wrote: »

A positive Covid-19 case in TCD - an email just went out there.

Obviously one of the '4 in the east'

It's reading week in tcd so hopefully no one was exposed

BorneTobyWilde

How come no one gives advice to just wear gloves? If you wear gloves out and about you can then dispose of them when you get home. Lots of disposable gloves one could wear.

Sober Crappy Chemis

Cilldara_2000 wrote: »

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts is clearly a HSE shill. I mean we know better. He should be panicking now.

As should Luke O’Neill. Can’t recall who recommended it, but it is worth a listen.

Insert virus stuff here...

RandomName2

RandomName2 wrote: »

https://www.thelancet.com/
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(20)30149-2/fulltext
https://www.cancer.ie/about-us/news/irish-cancer-society-advice-for-cancer-patients-on-covid-19-coronavirus
https://www.cancerhealth.com/article/who-is-most-susceptible-new-coronavirus
https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/03/who-is-getting-sick-and-how-sick-a-breakdown-of-coronavirus-risk-by-demographic-factors/

I don't understand. Are you suggesting she should stop cancer treatment because the risk of COVID-19 is too great? What's your angle here?

Kermit.de.frog

the butcher wrote: »

I've been following the HSE/dept of Health guidelines.

I just spend 14 minutes 59 seconds with people and I haven't been infected yet.

Put your trust in them!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWFF7ecArBk

igCorcaigh

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

Sweet moses. I know I’m at extra risk. Stating the bleeding obvious. When you’re immunocompromised, there are any number of things that can kill you. That’s why I’m not really panicked. It’s just another possible risk. Let’s add it to the already considerable list.

I know. I'm also in that group, just wish we could get along here, the next few weeks will be testing.

Let's keep it together boardsies.

ChikiChiki

Gintonious wrote: »

What utter rubbish is this?

Some people are so clueless it beggers belief. What's your argument against my statement?

I stand by what I said. An undetected infected person(s) in a currently overcrowded and under resourced A&E department could bring down the whole operation nationwide.

Because it would get to the point resources have to be utilised and moved all over.

RandomName2

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

Yeah. How dare they not feel how they're told. FFS.

'If you are traveling to Idlib in Syria you should be concerned'
'YOURE NOT THE BOSS OF ME!'

Deleted User wrote: »

I don't understand. Are you suggesting she should stop cancer treatment because the risk of COVID-19 is too great? What's your angle here?

Their angle is that the half million people who died from swine flu were a waste of space, and that covid-19 is a bit of a joke. While I can appreciate a somewhat morbid disposition on their part, the lackadaisical attitude is not just isolated to themselves in the event of an infectious disease.