How is a "wave" of covid 19 defined ?

leoXX

Everyday, there's a story in the media that a "second wave" is coming to Ireland and I'm wondering did we actually have a First Wave ? To me a "wave" would mean that lots of households in every parish in the country had someone in bed with the virus, obviously people would say the reason that didn't happen is because of lockdown but surely then Ireland is at risk of getting it's first wave not second?

Leg End Reject

What's "crona"?

Atlantic Dawn

When we were having 1000 new cases a day, that was wave 1. People now have sense, very little chance of a 2nd wave.

Charlie-Bravo

I think they mean Krona, the margarine from the 1980s we all loved.

Charlie-Bravo

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

When we were having 1000 new cases a day, that was wave 1. People now have sense, very little chance of a 2nd wave.

But only if we're sober. Apparently we're pretty bad at social distancing when hammered. And imagine getting a sweaty Nightlink back from town with no facemasks being worn.

Granny Smyth

astrofluff wrote: »

I think they mean Krona, the margarine from the 1980s we all loved.

No they actually have coronavirus at the moment and are too fatigued to put in the extra o.

munster87

astrofluff wrote: »

I think they mean Krona, the margarine from the 1980s we all loved.

They still go mad for it in Sweden

Leg End Reject

The title has been corrected and we suddenly look less witty.

I'm not impressed. :pac:

Granny Smyth

Leg End Reject wrote: »

The title has been corrected and we suddenly look less witty.

I'm not impressed. :pac:

Im not sure we even looked witty to begin with

Leg End Reject

Granny Smyth wrote: »

Im not sure we even looked witty to begin with

Waves of wittiness!

Ultrflat

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

When we were having 1000 new cases a day, that was wave 1. People now have sense, very little chance of a 2nd wave.

Next wave will trgger about the 20tth of july. we'll see a ton more confirmed cases.

Granny Smyth

Leg End Reject wrote: »

Waves of wittiness!

You just created the second wave.

Atlantic Dawn

Ultrflat wrote: »

Next wave will trgger about the 20tth of july. we'll see a ton more confirmed cases.

There's not the cases out there now for a 2nd wave in 2 weeks.

Ubbquittious

Strictly speaking we could have a very small second wave that could be a miniscule fraction of the original wave and still be classed as a wave. If you throw a rock into a pond at what time do you decide there are no more waves in the pond? With corona it's a bit easier because you have a discrete number of cases.

Our second wave could be 3 days of 1 case per day in November or perhaps we are in the second wave now as there's been a bit of an uptick in cases since they started re opening pubs

John_Rambo

Ultrflat wrote: »

Next wave will trgger about the 20tth of july. we'll see a ton more confirmed cases.

I reckon November. Won't be bad and there'll be localised lockdowns, not nationwide.

Blush_01

leoXX wrote: »

Everyday, there's a story in the media that a "second wave" is coming to Ireland and I'm wondering did we actually have a First Wave ? To me a "wave" would mean that lots of households in every parish in the country had someone in bed with the virus, obviously people would say the reason that didn't happen is because of lockdown but surely then Ireland is at risk of getting it's first wave not second?

If it washes over you and makes you feel wet and icky, it's a wave.