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

BanditLuke · 23-02-2020 09:04PM

all about the mane wrote: »

As if there isn’t enough hysteria on here....

Yeah because you know better than an actual guy who's job it is to know these things.

BanditLuke · 23-02-2020 09:05PM

olestoepoke wrote: »

It's ok don't worry, Simon Harris will save us if the virus gets here.

By blaming SF?

23-02-2020 09:06PM

Itssoeasy wrote: »

So am I right that the cases in Italy have no link to China which is why there is worry.

I don’t think they know who started the spread there. I’d hazard a guess that when the first case is confirmed in Ireland, the poor lad or lass will not have had any contact with China either.

Spanish Eyes · 23-02-2020 09:06PM

CinemaGuy45 wrote: »

Check the HSE website all is fine.:D

To be honest Cinema Guy, I couldn't be ar$ed to do that, although I am sure your post was tongue in cheek given the efficiency of HSE in everything else.

But it is not confined to Ireland either. Flights are landing all over from everywhere. Nothing can be done. Sooner or later our country will have positive tests.

Sighs with abject raising of eyebrows now.

all about the mane · 23-02-2020 09:08PM

BanditLuke wrote: »

Yeah because you know better than an actual guy who's job it is to know these things.

An ‘actual guy’...fair enough

CinemaGuy45 · 23-02-2020 09:10PM

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

To be honest Cinema Guy, I couldn't be ar$ed to do that, although I am sure your post was tongue in cheek given the efficiency of HSE in everything else.

But it is not confined to Ireland either. Flights are landing all over from everywhere. Nothing can be done. Sooner or later our country will have positive tests.

Sighs with abject raising of eyebrows now.

No you're right my post was tongue in cheek.

It's a pandemic now I think the only reason we have no confirmed cases here is because the HSE have the testing as well organised as their website.

Duke of Url · 23-02-2020 09:14PM

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

I don’t think they know who started the spread there. I’d hazard a guess that when the first case is confirmed in Ireland, the poor lad or lass will not have had any contact with China either.

I’m not a betting man but I think the first case will show up in a Multinational here.

scotchy · 23-02-2020 09:15PM

Irish couple from the cruise ship are quarantined in the Wirral in UK.

Listening to the BBC news, sounds like they are from the south as opposed to NI. How come they weren’t brought home?

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Spanish Eyes · 23-02-2020 09:16PM

CinemaGuy45 wrote: »

No you're right my post was tongue in cheek.

It's a pandemic now I think the only reason we have no confirmed cases here is because the HSE have the testing as well organised as their website.

LOL.

I think we just have to go live our lives without panic, and hope for the best.

We obviously will not be alone anyway.

cameramonkey · 23-02-2020 09:17PM

Duke of Url wrote: »

I’m not a betting man but I think the first case will show up in a Multinational here.

Aldi or Lidl?

CinemaGuy45 · 23-02-2020 09:17PM

scotchy wrote: »

Irish couple from the cruise ship are quarantined in the Wirral in UK.

Listening to the BBC news, sounds like they are from the south as opposed to NI. How come they weren’t brought home?

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If they were ISIS fighters the Government would send the jet for them.

fr336 · 23-02-2020 09:17PM

So what defcon level are we at today folks?

CinemaGuy45 · 23-02-2020 09:18PM

fr336 wrote: »

So what defcon level are we at today folks?

Yellow alert.

Brown alert on hold for now.

4068ac1elhodqr · 23-02-2020 09:19PM

Duke of Url wrote: »

I’m not a betting man but I think the first case will show up in a Multinational here.

There was something on the news a week or two ago, Indeed™ told 1,000 staff (Ire & Aus) to work from their PJ's (at home), as one visitor/consultant was in China, Singapore or somewhere before visiting Dub/Syd.

Heard somewhere that something like 90% of the bigger MNC's are non-nationals (another subject there for another day), imagine many might do a bit of air travel from month to month.

scotchy · 23-02-2020 09:19PM

CinemaGuy45 wrote: »

If they were ISIS fighters the Government would send the jet for them.

I think the Government jet can be set up as a medi vac from what I remember.

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greenfield21 · 23-02-2020 09:20PM

https://twitter.com/HayekAndKeynes/status/1231652842903089156

cnocbui · 23-02-2020 09:20PM

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

No, it doesn’t. If there is one place that should be working 24/7 it’s the foreign office. Even if it’s to direct to the HSE website or whatever. The uk website is in a completely different league.

And regardless of the lack of government it is the civil servants who run the show so where are they?

Working from home?

fr336 · 23-02-2020 09:22PM

igCorcaigh wrote: »

These face masks are stupid.
They don't work and only add to the drama.

Just stay at home if you feel unwell.

Why are the police officers and all those in authority wearing masks if they don't work?

gozunda · 23-02-2020 09:22PM

Carol25 wrote: »

Public awareness is very poor in relation to this, people are still flying over and back to Northern Italy with no restrictions or awareness of what’s happening. I think this is a bad tactic to employ, and it will stoke panic and mistrust in the authorities. We need decisive action from the people in charge, not leaflets and out of date information on the HSE website.
1. Acting minister for health or director of the HSE needs to call a press conference and state what measures, if any people could take now. Eg, hygiene, hand washes, not going into work if you have information that you might have been exposed, etc, NOT to go into a crowded GP waiting room or A & E and what numbers to ring.
2. Update your website information!! Don’t keep passing the book to the WHO and European CDC which have so far proved to be utterly inadequate. Update travel information to pretty much all of Asia, Italy& Iran do it regularly to show you’re actually keeping a track of this threat & are acting efficiently.
3. Advise people to keep in touch with the news over the next few days. Develop an app or government information system to communicate to the public in areas that might become affected.
4. Set up temperature checks at Dublin airport, it will help slow spread a little and is not a pointless exercise. Time is what we need now, or the services here will be completely overwhelmed.

There could well be more cases of Coronavirus in Europe but perhaps Italy are testing more people now they're aware it is circulating.

Would he fek away off with your logic and common sense! Sure it'll be grand. The media have this one covered.

Spanish Eyes · 23-02-2020 09:23PM

CinemaGuy45 wrote: »

Yellow alert.

Brown alert on hold for now.

I do hope that yellow alert does not refer to our Chinese friends, but the brown alert is something else altogether. Would not be allowed at all because of the R word.

But I know what you mean :cool:

Duke of Url · 23-02-2020 09:23PM

Legacy Better Explosion wrote: »

There was something on the news a week or two ago, Indeed™ told 1,000 staff (Ire & Aus) to work from their PJ's (at home), as one visitor/consultant was in China, Singapore or somewhere before visiting Dub/Syd.

Heard somewhere that something like 90% of the bigger MNC's are non-nationals (another subject there for another day), imagine many might do a bit of air travel from month to month.

I work for a Multinational. There is easily a high majority of non nationals working in our building from all over Europe and beyond.

all about the mane · 23-02-2020 09:24PM

gozunda wrote: »

Would he fek away off with your logic and common sense! Sure it'll be grand. The media have this one covered.

The HSE should be taking there advice straight from this thread

CinemaGuy45 · 23-02-2020 09:24PM

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

I do hope that yellow alert does not refer to our Chinese friends, but the brown alert is something else altogether. Would not be allowed at all because of the R word.

But I know what you mean :cool:

What thinking more ones and twos.

Mic 1972 · 23-02-2020 09:25PM

Duke of Url wrote: »

I wouldn’t speak too soon..

Meanwhile is Venice

https://www.skylinewebcams.com/en/webcam/italia/veneto/venezia/piazza-san-marco.html

That's nothing, Venice gets really packed the last 2 days of carnival, it's crazy

all about the mane · 23-02-2020 09:25PM

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

I do hope that yellow alert does not refer to our Chinese friends, but the brown alert is something else altogether. Would not be allowed at all because of the R word.

But I know what you mean :cool:

Are you being serious??

rebeve · 23-02-2020 09:25PM

MD1990 wrote: »

CFR much higher than 3% in Irana according to Campbell
Campbell says the Virus may have mutated to a more deadly disease in Iran

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02TwdiRUJTA

11:00 onwards

He got that info from a friend of a friend of a friend , very suprised at him .

4068ac1elhodqr · 23-02-2020 09:26PM

To be fair to all the Civil Servants, sure it was a grand aul day for the stickball golf game today.
1st bit of sunshine in ages, light winds, and just before the flu-fog arrives.

fr336 · 23-02-2020 09:26PM

For those criticising the Irish authorities and comparing them to the UK authorities, we are just as in the dark as you. Doesn't feel like there's much leadership going on but I guess the proof will be in the pudding and we might be thanking a lot of unsung heroes if this doesn't turn into a disaster movie.

Spanish Eyes · 23-02-2020 09:26PM

CinemaGuy45 wrote: »

What thinking more ones and twos.

Yeah I know, but I tried to make it objectionable on racist grounds.

Duke of Url · 23-02-2020 09:27PM

Mic 1972 wrote: »

That's nothing, Venice gets really packed the last 2 days of carnival, it's crazy

Just think it only takes 1 of them to be infected and many of the rest could test positive by next week.

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

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