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

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,606 ✭✭✭Quantum Erasure


    Why do people think there are cases not being announced yet ?
    Any confirmed cases are being announced. Of course they are. Just doesn’t fit in with some of the tin foil hat agendas on here.

    they have to be confirmed first, and then we have to wait for the press conference...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 567 ✭✭✭tillyfilly


    USA ARMY PREPARING FOR 3 MILLION DEATHS FROM CORONAVIRUS

    https://www.infowars.com/exclusive-army-preparing-for-3-million-deaths-from-coronavirus/

    Numbers seems a bit extreme to me , but this is worse case for the USA


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 12,378 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    igCorcaigh wrote: »
    Crazy Idea now, but should we consider a traffic system for regional outbreaks?

    Traffic like system.

    Red
    Orange
    Green

    For towns and cities?

    Some hotpots, may have to go lockdown.

    Fermoy , for instance :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭fr336


    tillyfilly wrote: »
    USA ARMY PREPARING FOR 3 MILLION DEATHS FROM CORONAVIRUS

    https://www.infowars.com/exclusive-army-preparing-for-3-million-deaths-from-coronavirus/

    Numbers seems a bit extreme to me , but this is worse case for the USA

    Infowars?! Really?!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 309 ✭✭Pseudonym121


    So you are saying that this COVID-19 is comparable to the black plague which killed 30-60% of Europe's population at the time?

    Agree that this pandemic isn’t equivalent to the Black Death. Even the reasonable worst case scenarios don’t imply the societal change that the Black Death caused - it completely altered the balance between labourers and aristocracy throughout much of Europe and caused huge shifts in societal power dynamics.

    I’m less aware of societal impacts elsewhere and so won’t comment on them except to say I’m certain they existed.


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    namloc1980 wrote: »
    Trinity opening as normal tomorrow. The building where the infected person was is going to get partially cleaned.

    Hmmm, and all the other students and staff he/she may have been potentially in contact with, what building(s) are they in normally? To quote the line from Aliens: "I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure".


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    tillyfilly wrote: »
    USA ARMY PREPARING FOR 3 MILLION DEATHS FROM CORONAVIRUS

    https://www.infowars.com/exclusive-army-preparing-for-3-million-deaths-from-coronavirus/

    Numbers seems a bit extreme to me , but this is worse case for the USA

    You can always count on Alex Jones for the truth! :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,474 ✭✭✭Obvious Desperate Breakfasts


    skimpydoo wrote: »
    Good to see that you are prepared. My treatment has focked up my respiratory system and I have heard that Covid 19 can scar my lungs which is a worry.

    My sense of humour is still intact and tomorrow afternoon I am cohosting a radio show broadcast from America. The show's theme is Covid 19 and all the songs will relate to the panic I see on Social Media, certain posts on here and certain tabloid newspapers.

    That sounds great! :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,109 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    It’s not the Chinese, it’s the Italians he’s after..

    I own the copyright on this joke and everyone keeps repeating it

    Payment is due :mad:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,166 ✭✭✭Still waters


    We'll look back in fondness in the months and years to come at this thread and think what the fcuk all the fuss was about


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,306 ✭✭✭✭Drumpot


    frillyleaf wrote: »
    Why do people think there are cases not being announced yet ? I don’t see why they would do that

    Countries and governments are sort of just finding their feet on this. Regardless of what anybody here thinks of the HSE or the government, not one of them has ever faced this kind of crisis in the lives. We’ve spent nothing on this sort of situation over decades (most countries haven’t) so our authority’s and many others are current on the Backfoot.

    Look at USA, supposedly one of the most prepared to deal with this, fumbling around and making a dogs bollox of it. They even made a massive balls of flying people home mixing infected and uninflected.

    I get that people are angry, I’ve been giving out lots for awhile. But at a certain point we are going to have to weigh in behind the authority’s. While nobody is complaining about the front line staff, they may feel some of the sting when people say stuff like “the HSE is a joke”. These are now the people we will be turning to take care of us and our loved ones.

    The time for anger and recriminations will be after this has passed. The time now is to dig in and take care of one another by making sure we all do our part to slow down the spread and make sure our side of the street is properly managed.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 309 ✭✭Pseudonym121


    I was suggesting that you more than likely are a doctor.

    I know, I was just trying to explain my thinking at the time - not to you per se but the others. Fruitless I’m sure.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,574 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    spookwoman wrote: »
    2nd part of trinity email
    bSLu7zrl.jpg




    Just floor 4

    What a joke. Anywhere else and it would be shut down totally


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,274 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    tillyfilly wrote: »
    USA ARMY PREPARING FOR 3 MILLION DEATHS FROM CORONAVIRUS

    https://www.infowars.com/exclusive-army-preparing-for-3-million-deaths-from-coronavirus/

    Numbers seems a bit extreme to me , but this is worse case for the USA

    I've seen these numbers bandied about for various countries but it assumes an absolute worst case scenario of half the population getting the virus (extremely unlikely).


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,574 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    We'll look back in fondness in the months and years to come at this thread and think what the fcuk all the fuss was about


    If you survive that is .


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,107 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    Christ - go for a shower and another 10 pages have gone by


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,384 ✭✭✭JanuarySnowstor


    I too am wondering has this virus been around since Christmas. I know people who had the flu jab and yet still got very sick a few weeks back..


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    I own the copyright on this joke and everyone keeps repeating it

    Payment is due :mad:

    You're Graham Linehan?
    You should go back to fighting the trans community on twitter, it's a more pressing matter.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,610 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Strazdas wrote: »
    I've seen these numbers bandied about for various countries but it assumes an absolute worst case scenario of half the population getting the virus (extremely unlikely).

    Its INFOWARS ffs!

    Maybe Elvis can come back to help them out sure.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,109 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    Figures of new cases today in some other smaller European countries. Ireland is a bit behind but headed the same way.

    Sweden: 42 new cases
    Norway: 32 new cases
    Greece: 22 new cases
    Netherlands: 44 new cases
    Austria: 14 new cases
    Iceland: 9 new cases
    Switzerland: 25 new cases
    Ireland: 7 new cases
    Belgium: 27 new cases


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,820 ✭✭✭smelly sock


    Crazy they arent shutting trinners. Mad stuff. Id advise all to stay away.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,274 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    Just floor 4

    What a joke. Anywhere else and it would be shut down totally

    17,000 students on campus : it's not the same as shutting down a secondary school.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84 ✭✭Ursabear


    Are there any figure or facts in relation to the virus and smokers, for example would smoking kill the virus? We always here people who smoke are less susceptible to colds/flus. I know when I smoked I never ever got colds or flus but since I’ve given them up 13 years ago I get one or two colds every year and had flu earlier this year that knocked me out for near 3 weeks.

    I’m not going to start smoking again, even if it were proven to prevent C19 but just wondered?

    Considering they think a lot of the people who died in China were smokers I don't think taking it up now would be a great preventative measure


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,820 ✭✭✭smelly sock


    Strazdas wrote: »
    17,000 students on campus : it's not the same as shutting down a secondary school.

    Surely given the potential expsure based on the numbers its all the more reason to shut it down.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,074 ✭✭✭skimpydoo


    That sounds great! :)

    If you want to tune in let me know and I will post the radio station details on here.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭Away With The Fairies


    We'll look back in fondness in the months and years to come at this thread and think what the fcuk all the fuss was about

    I hope this is the case.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,306 ✭✭✭✭Drumpot


    I too am wondering has this virus been around since Christmas. I know people who had the flu jab and yet still got very sick a few weeks back..

    The evidence would suggest not. The simple question would be why it’s taken so long to kick off in Ireland? If it’s been around since Christmas we should be worse then Wuhan.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 326 ✭✭laurah591


    My granny turns 101 in 23 days. We have a little 'party' organised. (Like 10 people!!) Suspect it won't be happening now. Shame not to mark such a big day. Don't care about the get together aspect, but I imagine the nursing home will have to close their doors before then (as they do for the flu) and we won't even see her.

    Celebrate early with small number of you to mark the occasion :)
    Hope the Nursing homes closes doors sooner rather than later


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,820 ✭✭✭smelly sock


    Drumpot wrote: »
    The evidence would suggest not. The simple question would be why it’s taken so long to kick off in Ireland? If it’s been around since Christmas we should be worse then Wuhan.

    Who goes to the docs for a cough or a cold like illness though? Bugs do the rounds.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,474 ✭✭✭Obvious Desperate Breakfasts


    skimpydoo wrote: »
    If you want to tune in let me know and I will post the radio station details on here.

    Do! Thank you.


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