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Coronavirus Part II - Its arrived - We're Doomed!!! See OP for Mod warnings

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  • #2222
    Duke of Url
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,662 ✭✭✭Duke of Url


    IRFU Statement Following Meeting With Minister:
    The IRFU had a positive meeting with Minister Harris and his advisors today, where we requested a formal instruction as to the staging of the Ireland v Italy international matches over the weekend of 6/8 March.

    At the outset we made it clear that the IRFU was supportive of the Governments’ need to protect public health in relation to the Coronavirus.

    We were then advised, formally, that The National Public Health Emergency team has determined that the series of matches should not proceed, in the interests of Public Health.

    The IRFU is happy to comply with this instruction.

    We will immediately begin to work with our Six Nations partners to look at the possibility of rescheduling the matches and would hope to have an update on this in the coming days.


  • #2223
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    Rugby just been cancelled:

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/51641149


  • #2224
    Titclamp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 409 ✭✭Titclamp


    pc7 wrote: »
    Helen Branswell twitter account

    Not what I asked.


  • #2225
    Boggles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42,423 ✭✭✭✭Boggles


    CinemaGuy45 wrote: »
    Number of cases outside of China has just surpassed the number within China.

    :confused::confused::confused:


  • #2226
    mlem123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 220 ✭✭mlem123


    BanditLuke wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/deanpatrickegan/status/1232626384087986176

    Hopefully this isn't accurate

    I don't get the point of people posting hearsay. Sure it could be correct but how many people have posted here and tweeted that it's in (insert hospital name) and none of it has been confirmed.

    Sure anyone with a temperature and cough can have "suspected coronavirus" :rolleyes:


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  • #2227
    kilns
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,525 ✭✭✭kilns


    CinemaGuy45 wrote: »
    Number of cases outside of China has just surpassed the number within China.

    Thats not true


  • #2228
    DrumSteve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,798 ✭✭✭✭DrumSteve


    Boggles wrote: »
    :confused::confused::confused:

    Presuming he meant new daily cases


  • #2229
    Duke of Url
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,662 ✭✭✭Duke of Url


    CinemaGuy45 wrote: »
    Number of cases outside of China has just surpassed the number within China.

    Thats probably 1 benefit of having a totalitarian regime.


  • #2230
    BanditLuke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,600 ✭✭✭BanditLuke


    CinemaGuy45 wrote: »
    Number of cases outside of China has just surpassed the number within China.

    Hard to know if to believe that or not but if true if just shows the length we are going to have to go to to stop this virus.

    Personally i think it's highly unlikely those figures are accurate.


  • #2231
    pc7
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 14,274 Mod ✭✭✭✭pc7


    Titclamp wrote: »
    Not what I asked.


    ok, lost in text, I've no idea what John Hopkins did or didn't do, Helen's account is very informative, it was her latest tweet so I thought I'd share on thread for those interested.


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  • #2232
    CinemaGuy45
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭CinemaGuy45


    DrumSteve wrote: »
    It's okay to laugh at the people who ring into Joe, but there are clearly a lot of frightened people out there at the moment. Who else are they going to speak to? Especially if they are in a vulnerable group?

    If Harris said this morning, **** it, were checking everyone coming into the country, questioning where they've been... he might have put some minds at ease.

    But this **** of, nah we will wait for Symptoms to show up? There are people dying around the world with pre-existing conditions before they even reach a hospital. Of course, they have a right to be scared.

    People are only having a laugh but lets be honest you can feel you're IQ being sucked out just listening to that show.

    As for putting minds at rest blame those running things.:)


  • #2233
    Abba987
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 312 ✭✭Abba987


    Hector Savage wrote: »
    It's really nice actually!!

    I breathe way faster than that


  • #2234
    CinemaGuy45
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭CinemaGuy45


    BanditLuke wrote: »
    Hard to know if to believe that or not but if true if just shows the length we are going to have to go to to stop this virus.

    Personally i think it's highly unlikely those figures are accurate.

    Going by official figures.;)


  • #2235
    super_furry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,355 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    DrumSteve wrote: »
    It's okay to laugh at the people who ring into Joe, but there are clearly a lot of frightened people out there at the moment. Who else are they going to speak to? Especially if they are in a vulnerable group?
    .

    The Samaritans?

    You know there are several options there other than 'let's put these loopers on the national airwaves'?


  • #2236
    BanditLuke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,600 ✭✭✭BanditLuke


    mlem123 wrote: »
    I don't get the point of people posting hearsay. Sure it could be correct but how many people have posted here and tweeted that it's in (insert hospital name) and none of it has been confirmed.

    Sure anyone with a temperature and cough can have "suspected coronavirus" :rolleyes:

    The guy is a journalist so i'm guessing he's fairly confident. Let's wait and see.


  • #2237
    CinemaGuy45
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭CinemaGuy45


    kilns wrote: »
    Thats not true

    Coronavirus Live Updates: Europe Prepares for Pandemic as Illness Spreads From Italy
    Six other European countries have reported cases, and an American soldier in South Korea became the first member of the U.S. armed forces to be infected.

    RIGHT NOWThe number of new coronavirus infections outside China tops those inside the country for the first time.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/26/world/asia/coronavirus-news.html


  • #2238
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    CinemaGuy45 wrote: »
    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/26/world/asia/coronavirus-news.html

    The critical word there is "new".


  • #2239
    givyjoe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,287 ✭✭✭givyjoe


    BanditLuke wrote: »
    Hard to know if to believe that or not but if true if just shows the length we are going to have to go to to stop this virus.

    Personally i think it's highly unlikely those figures are accurate.

    Never gonna happen. Look at the furor over postponing the Italy game. We can't/wont go to those level of extremes as there is no stick (i.e. authoritarian communist regime) to beat us with.


  • #2240
    mlem123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 220 ✭✭mlem123


    BanditLuke wrote: »
    The guy is a journalist so i'm guessing he's fairly confident. Let's wait and see.

    To be fair, the media are causing most of the hysteria so saying he's a journalist makes me less likely to believe it :pac:


  • #2241
    josip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,741 ✭✭✭✭josip


    Duke of Url wrote: »
    Thats probably 1 benefit of having a totalitarian regime.


    Yes, you can publish whatever stats you want and nobody will question you or they'll be off to Xinjiang for re-education with the Uighurs.


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  • #2242
    super_furry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,355 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    BREAKING - In the interest of public safety and in ensuring no mass gathering of crowds, the FAI have confirmed that this weekend’s League of Ireland games will go ahead as planned.


  • #2243
    CinemaGuy45
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭CinemaGuy45


    robinph wrote: »
    The critical word there is "new".

    Yes you're correct.

    1024px-SMirC-thumbsup.svg.png


  • #2244
    BanditLuke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,600 ✭✭✭BanditLuke


    Sad to see this panic now taking hold within the general public. It's like people where in complete denial at first and now they've realized this isn't some tinfoil hat scenario and is on their doorstep.


  • #2245
    John Hutton
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,301 ✭✭✭John Hutton


    Gentlemen,

    In other countries affected has public transport been curtailed?

    Wondering what we can expect here, I'm dependent on public transport for work


  • #2246
    BanditLuke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,600 ✭✭✭BanditLuke


    givyjoe wrote: »
    Never gonna happen. Look at the furor over postponing the Italy game. We can't/wont go to those level of extremes as there is no stick (i.e. authoritarian communist regime) to beat us with.

    Oh believe me i know which is why iv'e been worried for 5 weeks now.


  • #2247
    CinemaGuy45
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭CinemaGuy45


    BanditLuke wrote: »
    Sad to see this panic now taking hold within the general public. It's like people where in complete denial at first and now they've realized this isn't some tinfoil hat scenario and is on their doorstep.

    The it will be all grand morons are the only ones in a panic to be fair.


  • #2248
    BorneTobyWilde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,580 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    Is it fair to say that the Champions League has no hope of continuing this season?


  • #2249
    DrumSteve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,798 ✭✭✭✭DrumSteve


    BorneTobyWilde wrote: »
    Is it fair to say that the Champions League has no hope of continuing this season?

    would be behind closed doors i'd imagine


  • #2250
    super_furry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,355 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    BorneTobyWilde wrote: »
    Is it fair to say that the Champions League has no hope of continuing this season?

    Not at all.


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  • #2251
    wadacrack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,172 ✭✭✭wadacrack


    BanditLuke wrote: »
    Sad to see this panic now taking hold within the general public. It's like people where in complete denial at first and now they've realized this isn't some tinfoil hat scenario and is on their doorstep.

    We don't have any resources in our hospital's to deal with any sort of outbreak. Its the right decision, probably too late however


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