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new coronavirus outbreak China, Korea, USA - mod warnings in OP (updated 24/02/20)

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  • #7892
    skimpydoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,716 ✭✭✭skimpydoo


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    The number of ethnic Chinese in Ireland is estimated at 60,000. The group is potentially the largest (and if not the second largest) Minority Ethnic Community in the Irish State.

    I can't believe it's not here.

    It is here, and next week we will hear that someone who tested negative, was tested again and has it.


  • #7893
    silverharp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,853 ✭✭✭✭silverharp


    Mic 1972 wrote: »
    they can still go to the shops and buy food, even in Wuhan people could still go food shopping and food was plenty in the shelves

    there are some shortages, plus you have to factor in rough areas any excuse to loot

    https://twitter.com/prasannavishy/status/1229611971638480896

    A belief in gender identity involves a level of faith as there is nothing tangible to prove its existence which, as something divorced from the physical body, is similar to the idea of a soul. - Colette Colfer



  • #7894
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 18,748 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    silverharp wrote: »
    there are some shortages, plus you have to factor in rough areas any excuse to loot

    https://twitter.com/prasannavishy/status/1229611971638480896

    In my day and age newspapers came in handy in the bathroom - snowflake generation stocking up on ultra soft toilet paper


  • #7895
    s7ryf3925pivug
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,999 ✭✭✭s7ryf3925pivug


    Beasty wrote: »
    I would hope a vaccine would be developed before a second "season"
    It might be. But it would probably only give temporary partial immunity like the flu vaccine does. My understanding is that the virus mutates very quickly, and infection or vaccination wouldn't give long term immunity.


  • #7896
    dominatinMC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,247 ✭✭✭dominatinMC


    skimpydoo wrote: »
    It is here, and next week we will hear that someone who tested negative, was tested again and has it.
    Any chance of next weeks winning lotto numbers too? :rolleyes:


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  • #7897
    skimpydoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,716 ✭✭✭skimpydoo


    fritzelly wrote: »
    In my day and age newspapers came in handy in the bathroom - snowflake generation stocking up on ultra soft toilet paper
    I only read newspapers on my MacBook, iPhone and iPad except on Sunday's when I get the Sunday Papers.


  • #7898
    givyjoe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,286 ✭✭✭givyjoe


    hmmm wrote: »
    One week per the article. Incubation for most people seems to be 3 to 5 days, so that makes sense.

    Cases in Italy are jumping up now, but that's to be expected as they test close contacts of known carriers. A lot of countries are going to have similar outbreaks which need to be tackled.

    Doesnt make sense at all. The standard quarantine period has been 14 days due to the already established long incubation period of the virus.

    Doesn't matter if most incubation is 3-5, some being, too much of a risk to take.


  • #7899
    skimpydoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,716 ✭✭✭skimpydoo


    dominatinMC wrote: »
    Any chance of next weeks winning lotto numbers too? :rolleyes:
    I ain't psychic :rolleyes:


  • #7900
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,980 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    Kaya Prehistoric Landlord wrote: »
    It might be. But it would probably only give temporary partial immunity like the flu vaccine does. My understanding is that the virus mutates very quickly, and infection or vaccination wouldn't give long term immunity.

    Have mutation been confirmed already?


  • #7901
    s7ryf3925pivug
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,999 ✭✭✭s7ryf3925pivug


    givyjoe wrote: »
    Doesnt make sense at all. The standard quarantine period has been 14 days due to the already established long incubation period of tjt virus.

    Doesn't matter if most incubation is 3-5, some being more too much of a risk to take.
    Most countries place human welfare second to the welfare of the stock market. Perhaps one effect of a pandemic would be to make that more brutally blatant.


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  • #7902
    SeaBreezes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,579 ✭✭✭SeaBreezes


    givyjoe wrote: »
    Doesnt make sense at all. The standard quarantine period has been 14 days due to the already established long incubation period of tjt virus.

    Doesn't matter if most incubation is 3-5, some being more too much of a risk to take.

    I imagine it's a softly softly approach. If they announce a 3 week lockdown the cities will empty out and there's no controlling it. This way they get time to put some form of checks in place then extend the quarantine.. though I don't think it's possible to stop the spread for this virus.


  • #7903
    s7ryf3925pivug
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,999 ✭✭✭s7ryf3925pivug


    tuxy wrote: »
    Have mutation been confirmed already?
    I don't know. I thought it had been. A quick Google shows some articles online saying it has been, but I've no idea if the sources are reliable.


  • #7904
    silverharp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,853 ✭✭✭✭silverharp


    fritzelly wrote: »
    In my day and age newspapers came in handy in the bathroom - snowflake generation stocking up on ultra soft toilet paper

    whats a newspaper grandpa :D

    A belief in gender identity involves a level of faith as there is nothing tangible to prove its existence which, as something divorced from the physical body, is similar to the idea of a soul. - Colette Colfer



  • #7905
    Duke of Url
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,661 ✭✭✭Duke of Url


    fritzelly wrote: »
    They're just taking people's word they're clear? That should be the story
    Anyway they haven't tested positive - yet...

    I actually found it funny.

    Not because of what she did. It was about the uproar on this thread about how the Chinese handling the quarantine by dragging suspected cases out of houses and barricading buildings not letting people out.

    This is exactly why the Chinese took a zero tolerance approach


  • #7906
    fr336
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭fr336


    This is the worst day for me so far. Thought this thing might be contained and we'd get a cluster of very small cases over the weeks or months but the sound of 50,000 in "lockdown" in Italy doesn't sound great does it. All too easy to imagine the same happening in Ire or UK. Really don't want to be alarmist but I have yet to see much positive news with this crap - with SARS and swine flu I never felt real danger to us in the west. Hopefully being tired and OTT!

    P.S. I guess if you are searching for a crumb of comfort, these thousands of people sounds a lot but when it comes to total populations there will be millions upon millions of people unaffected. But it is a lottery we could do without!


  • #7907
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 13,340 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    tuxy wrote: »
    Have mutation been confirmed already?

    LOL!

    Viruses mutate all the time, nothing to worry about.

    RNA viruses like the common cold change each season. Must mutations are harmless.

    I find it amazing that in our cells that there is a copy check mechanism, because it has two copies. So


  • #7908
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 78,513 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    silverharp wrote: »
    whats a newspaper grandpa :D
    You'll have to use their Ipads in place of newspapers....


  • #7909
    Call Me Jimmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,449 ✭✭✭Call Me Jimmy


    Duke of Url wrote: »
    I actually found it funny.

    Not because of what she did. It was about the uproar on this thread about how the Chinese handling the quarantine by dragging suspected cases out of houses and barricading buildings not letting people out.

    This is exactly why the Chinese took a zero tolerance approach

    There's a few shades between asking people 'do you have the virus?' and welding your front door shut


  • #7910
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 78,513 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Call Me Jimmy wrote: »
    and welding your front door shut

    ....not much use if it enters via the back passage


  • #7911
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,098 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    silverharp wrote: »
    there are some shortages, plus you have to factor in rough areas any excuse to loot

    https://twitter.com/prasannavishy/status/1229611971638480896

    Anyone know a good supplier of Asian toilet paper in which to invest?

    FT seems bullish. :cool:


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  • #7912
    Duke of Url
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,661 ✭✭✭Duke of Url


    Call Me Jimmy wrote: »
    There's a few shades between asking people 'do you have the virus?' and welding your front door shut

    This is the perfect example of not trusting people during a epidemic or pandemic.

    These times require zero tolerance and marital law.


  • #7913
    4068ac1elhodqr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,577 ✭✭✭4068ac1elhodqr


    igCorcaigh wrote: »
    LOL!
    Viruses mutate all the time, nothing to worry about.
    Tell that to the Spanish Flu, wave 2 made the 1st look like a broken finger nail.


  • #7914
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 18,748 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    Late again with Hubei numbers - making sure they are not too scary


  • #7915
    gozunda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,992 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    Anyone know a good supplier of Asian toilet paper in which to invest?

    FT seems bullish. :cool:

    Most of our toilet paper is imported from the UK ...


  • #7916
    Duke of Url
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,661 ✭✭✭Duke of Url


    fritzelly wrote: »
    Late again with Hubei numbers - making sure they are not too scary

    What like how many people decided to show up at the hospital today?


  • #7917
    fr336
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭fr336


    Here in UK I was worried about no deal Brexit having an effect on medical supplies, food etc - that was a needless worry as clearly the politicians were never going to let it happen. Then this bloody thing comes along!


  • #7918
    skimpydoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,716 ✭✭✭skimpydoo


    gozunda wrote: »
    Most of our toilet paper is imported from the UK ...
    You think Asian Jacks Paper is sold here?


  • #7919
    bodhrandude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,193 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    givyjoe wrote: »
    Twitter is the gift that keeps giving this evening. This absolute bell end of a woman lied about about clear on their test to get off her cruise ship.

    https://twitter.com/livecrisisnews/status/1230975076322902022?s=19

    What a prize twerp.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



  • #7920
    skimpydoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,716 ✭✭✭skimpydoo


    fr336 wrote: »
    Here in UK I was worried about no deal Brexit having an effect on medical supplies, food etc - that was a needless worry as clearly the politicians were never going to let it happen. Then this bloody thing comes along!
    Brexit will have an effect on medical supplies. The uranium used to create cancer treatment is imported from France and has a 6 day shelf life.


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  • #7921
    fr336
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭fr336


    Sorry for multiple posts but I've progressed from stage 1) Hopeful of avoiding it to stage 2) Hoping my older close relatives would be able to fight it :(


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