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

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    • #4262
      smelly sock
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      EltonJohn69 wrote: »
      From the Trump press conference and other sources, a doctor mentioned a anti viral treatment that showed potential. I think that is the big hope before a vaccine is found/tested

      Hopefully we'll get a few weeks off work before they can get it working.


    • #4263
      tuxy
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      froog wrote: »
      it really is odd how it seems to act in different countries. it's been in thailand for nearly 2 months and they still only have 40 cases total. also the huge difference in mortality rate outside of the epicenter, and the unusually high death rate in iran. none of these things has been explained by the scientists.

      My guess is that current data is very inaccurate.


    • #4264
      Lord Trollington
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      igCorcaigh wrote: »
      For now, its main purpose is for contact tracing.
      I think it has little clinical use beyond that, so the current emphasis on testing will change.

      The message will stay the same . Self isolate. Clean hands and take necessary precautions.

      Could you imagine the amount of testing we would be doing tying up resources in the coming days in false cases. I'd be more about using common sense and drilling home the message about being intelligent about gatherings etc . Whilst using potential testers to care for any extreme cases


    • #4265
      d51984
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      Person infected from the north traveled through Dublin airport apparently.

      Its a disgrace Joe!



    • #4266
      littlemac1980
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      tillyfilly wrote: »
      Dow jones down another 900 points today by The end of trading , 700 at the moment , ftse down 3% , sh1ts getting real

      Toronto stock exchange halted trading today.


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    • #4267
      Blueshoe
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      tillyfilly wrote: »
      Dow jones down another 900 points today by The end of trading , 700 at the moment , ftse down 3% , sh1ts getting real

      The bounce when the virus is eventually contained will be spectacular and immediate. You couldn't time it though. The Chinese New cases have dropped dramatically. 3 months is my guess


    • #4268
      littlemac1980
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      Blueshoe wrote: »
      The bounce when the virus is eventually contained will be spectacular and immediate. You couldn't time it though. The Chinese New cases have dropped dramatically. 3 months is my guess

      Burst balls don’t bounce.


    • #4269
      celt262
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      d51984 wrote: »
      Person infected from the north traveled through Dublin airport apparently.

      That's about the 5th time you would imagine one time would be enough.


    • #4270
      odyssey06
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      stephenjmcd wrote: »
      I'm sure if you live alone then food will be delivered to your door and you then take it in.
      Stockpiling for 2 weeks creates an unnecessary supply demand

      Food will be delivered to your door.
      Sure.
      Even if the people who work in supermarkets and deliveries have to self quarantine too...

      "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



    • #4271
      Kermit.de.frog
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      froog wrote: »
      it really is odd how it seems to act in different countries. it's been in thailand for nearly 2 months and they still only have 40 cases total. also the huge difference in mortality rate outside of the epicenter, and the unusually high death rate in iran. none of these things has been explained by the scientists.


      This is not true about Thailand. Countries have been stopping flights to Thailand because their figures are nonsense and they kept flights open to China, no restrictions. They tried observing 10,000 in a village and couldn't even manage that.

      They literally just don't bother reporting.


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    • #4272
      enricoh
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      froog wrote: »
      it really is odd how it seems to act in different countries. it's been in thailand for nearly 2 months and they still only have 40 cases total. also the huge difference in mortality rate outside of the epicenter, and the unusually high death rate in iran. none of these things has been explained by the scientists.

      Would you trust the Thai authorities figures? It's fairly reliant on tourism n downplaying figures could be tempting.


    • #4273
      tillyfilly
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      littlemac1980 wrote: »
      Toronto stock exchange halted trading today.

      there will be a lot of modified trades toward the downside once it reopens


    • #4274
      FastFullBack
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      igCorcaigh wrote: »

      I'm an office worker, so have the resources to work from home if needed,but work for a large company.

      Has your company told you to work from home?

      I work for large multi national where work from home is heavily promoted. So far we've received no direction for corona virus.


    • #4275
      Blueshoe
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      littlemac1980 wrote: »
      Burst balls don’t bounce.

      Yeah right.


    • #4276
      BloodBath
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      ChikiChiki wrote: »
      Our hospitals are full by over 100 beds and under resourced

      The advice of the government is to stay and home if you fell unwell and put a note on the door. Someone will come check you and probably leave you there if you have the virus.

      So if you have no food what do you do then to battle the virus. You'll probably take a chance and head to the shops.

      Stockpiling for at least 2 weeks is common sense

      You do realise it's 2020 and home food deliveries have been available for over a decade.


    • #4277
      d51984
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      Keep your g straing onn ffs, threads moving at a million posts a minute.

      Its a disgrace Joe!



    • #4278
      cnocbui
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      schmoo2k wrote: »
      Actually the smart move is to pop over to Italy, get infected and back here quick - you know the first couple of cases will get the best treatment - once everyone else gets it, you will be better of at home than in A&E on a trolley.

      After you...


    • #4279
      stephenjmcd
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      odyssey06 wrote: »
      Food will be delivered to your door.
      Sure.
      Even if the people who work in supermarkets and deliveries have to self quarantine too...

      Leave them on the doorstep what's the issue ?


    • #4280
      igCorcaigh
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      FastFullBack wrote: »
      Has your company told you to work from home?

      I work for large multi national where work from home is heavily promoted. So far we've received no direction for corona virus.

      No not yet, just business travel restrictions to the affected region.

      But they have been giving us regular updates on the changing policy. They have been very good I must say.


    • #4281
      Spanish Eyes
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      billybonkers wrote: »
      It's up North now. Will be reported shortly. Will be in Dublin soon

      Close the Border, Brexit, mission accomplished.


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    • #4282
      Get Real
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      BloodBath wrote: »
      Why do they seem quite high? You do realise flu kills 10% of people who end up in hospital with it right?

      Those figures seem quite high but we know the death toll is actually only around 0.1%

      I'm not in favour of overreaction, or blowing things out of proportion, but at the other end of the scale, I'm not in favour of downplaying either.

      82,781 cases at present, with 2,817 deaths.

      That's a death rate of 3.4 percent. 34 times higher than your 0.1% figure. Unless you meant 1 percent, in which case it's still 3.4 times that.

      When you apply that to the possibility of it reaching 100s of thousands of people -say 500,000- you could be talking about 500 deaths by your figure, or 17,000 deaths by the current actual figure. Which number wise, is a massive difference.


    • #4283
      Lord Trollington
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      Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
      This is not true about Thailand. Countries have been stopping flights to Thailand because their figures are nonsense and they kept flights open to China, no restrictions. They tried observing 10,000 in a village and couldn't even manage that.

      They literally just don't bother reporting.

      Have you been to Thailand? It's a bat sh!t crazy house .
      Corona Virus isnt even in their minds one bit


    • #4284
      smelly sock
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      FastFullBack wrote: »
      Has your company told you to work from home?

      I work for large multi national where work from home is heavily promoted. So far we've received no direction for corona virus.

      A lot of people cant woth small houses and 3 or 4 kids. No practical.


    • #4285
      BanditLuke
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      froog wrote: »
      its a tricky one, i know in my place if there was a deal like that, at least half the workforce would immediately call in sick.

      Ah yeah I suppose it depends on the workplace.


    • #4286
      Lord Trollington
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      Get Real wrote: »
      I'm not in favour of overreaction, or blowing things out if proportion, but at the other end of the scale, I'm not in favour of downplaying either.

      82,781 cases at present, with 2,817 deaths.

      That's a death rate of 3.4 percent. 34 times higher than your 0.1% figure. Unless you meant 1 percent, in which case it's still 3.4 times that.

      When you apply that to the possibility of it reaching 100s of thousands of people -say 500,000- you could be talking about 500 deaths by your figure, or 17,000 deaths by the current actual figure. Which number wise, is a massive difference.

      It may never reach to infect 500,000, but at the moment it's gotten to just under 83,000, so remains to be seen.

      Both the infected figures and death figures arent accurate . So we cant take nothing from them in my opinion.


    • #4287
      tuxy
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      I'll cover one of the NI bordercrossing points, just need 299 more and we are good!


    • #4288
      tillyfilly
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      If Europe is having these issues, god help Africa!


    • #4289
      SusieBlue
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      igCorcaigh wrote: »
      How many people here can work remotely?
      Is your employer informing you of updates and what to do in case you feel unwell?

      I'm an office worker, so have the resources to work from home if needed,but work for a large company.

      I'd like to know if smaller firms are being proactive now?

      My office opened during storm Ophelia and also for the duration of the snow in March 2018, despite red weather warnings and the government advising businesses to close.
      Anyone who didn’t make it in didn’t get paid and management were none too happy with them, I believe it was mentioned in some people’s yearly performance appraisals.
      Can’t see them taking this remotely seriously, and I can’t see them advising any unwell employees to self isolate either. They certainly won’t be paying anyone who becomes ill if past experience is anything to go by.


    • #4290
      LawBoy2018
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      Do ye think the FE1 exams will be cancelled, or is it just wishful thinking by an unprepared ghernick?


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    • #4291
      Professor Moriarty
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      tillyfilly wrote: »
      If Europe is having these issues, god help Africa!

      Absolutely.


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