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

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    • #4742
      BanditLuke
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      Wonder if the woman in Belfast with the virus bought her train/bus ticket online or from one of those machines before she travelled up?


    • #4743
      statesaver
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      igCorcaigh wrote: »
      Guardian:

      Our Ireland correspondent has more details on preparations in the Republic of Ireland:

      Confirmation that Northern Ireland’s first case of coronavirus returned from northern Italy via Dublin airport has set off alarm bells in the Republic of Ireland.

      Authorities will try to swiftly retrace the patient’s journey – where they sat on the plane, their movements through the airport, and how they travelled to Northern Ireland.

      Simon Harris, the health minister, says Ireland is prepared for an outbreak. But Michael O’Dwyer, head of the department of anaesthesia and critical care at St Vincent’s University hospital in Dublin, told the Irish Times on Thursday that Ireland would struggle to handle even a small number of severely ill patients because the main Dublin hospitals lack capacity for extra patients requiring intensive care.

      That is scary


    • #4744
      2ygb4cmqetsjhx
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      Loving the hysteria surrounding this to be honest. Hopefully get a few days off work.


    • #4745
      amadangomor
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      BanditLuke wrote: »
      Good news at long last.

      Don't worry your bogball muck or English football will keep going:D Barnsley or Norwich or whoever is shaking it up in the lower reaches of the premier league will still need to be watched.


    • #4746
      Ulysses Gaze
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      Cilldara_2000 wrote: »
      You're wrong. My mam's aunt's husband's cousin's coworker says that it's likely to infect everyone and we will all die. Please do not downplay this major catastrophe.

      Well according to someone on here...most of the posters on this thread will be dead by Easter...


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    • #4747
      Doctors room ghost
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      gabeeg wrote: »
      If you were a real journalist, you wouldn't keep telling everyone you're a journalist



      Journalism is like fight club.


    • #4748
      igCorcaigh
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      The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »
      Corona down 8% worldwide though :

      https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/corona-beer-firm-reeling-after-8-slide-due-to-coronavirus-1.4187270

      It goes on to say...

      Another reason for the drop in purchase intent could be the perception of Corona as a summer beverage associated with beach holidays, noted YouGov on Wednesday. It therefore has substantial seasonal fluctuations, it said


    • #4749
      Ulysses Gaze
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      amadangomor wrote: »
      Don't worry your bogball muck or English football will keep going:D Barnsley or Norwich or whoever is shaking it up in the lower reaches of the premier league will still need to be watched.

      As long as mathematically Liverpool have won the league...

      :pac:


    • #4750
      gmisk
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      Cilldara_2000 wrote: »
      You're wrong. My mam's aunt's husband's cousin's coworker says that it's likely to infect everyone and we will all die. Please do not downplay this major catastrophe.
      And you have to cut off their head or they will come back to life.


    • #4751
      Ninthlife
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      Spanish Eyes wrote: »
      Wonder if Asylum Seekers will go elsewhere now? Be interesting to see what happens.

      Just a comment, so don't go all huffy on me.

      Consider me huffy


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    • #4752
      neonsofa
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      BanditLuke wrote: »
      Wonder if the woman in Belfast with the virus bought her train/bus ticket online or from one of those machines before she travelled up?

      Did she tap or use cash?


    • #4753
      circadian
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      skimpydoo wrote: »
      As a journalist, I have to say that I am shocked at the lack of evidence to back up claims. What's worse is this new online publication WhatsApp which is worse than the Daily Fail.

      WhatsApp seems to be absolutely off the wall with this now. My wife, who to be fair has been on top of this story and very level headed for a long time got a message tonight which got her panicking.

      Something about a hotel shutdown in Dublin and St Vincent's and Beaumont having cases blah blah blah.

      I had to remind her that this was a forwarded message on WhatsApp, some twat most likely made it up and off it went.


    • #4754
      touts
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      I'm not afraid of Coronavirus.

      I'm afraid of people who are afraid of Coronavirus.


    • #4755
      eeepaulo
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      Must self isolate from this thread.... Refresh


    • #4756
      The Rape of Lucretia
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      igCorcaigh wrote: »
      It goes on to say...

      Another reason for the drop in purchase intent could be the perception of Corona as a summer beverage associated with beach holidays, noted YouGov on Wednesday. It therefore has substantial seasonal fluctuations, it said

      Get a grip. This is not a time for common sense!


    • #4757
      Hector Savage
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      Is there anything to be said for another mass ???


      GOD I LOVE SAYING MASS!!!


    • #4758
      gabeeg
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      Doctors room ghost wrote: »
      Journalism is like fight club.

      His name was skimpydoo.


    • #4759
      gabeeg
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      His name was skimpydoo.
      His name was skimpydoo.
      His name was skimpydoo.
      His name was skimpydoo.
      His name was skimpydoo.


    • #4760
      Spanish Eyes
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      Ninthlife wrote: »
      Consider me huffy

      Why so?


    • #4761
      gozunda
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      BanditLuke wrote: »
      Good point made there by a doctor on RTE, Chinese people take a tremendous pride in their country and protecting it and have all rowed in the same direction to stop the virus

      Here we are still making father ted jokes and moaning about a cancelled game of rugbyball.

      You mean they're all a great bunch of lads? :pac:


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    • #4762
      igCorcaigh
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      statesaver wrote: »
      That is scary

      That's my concern, the impact on our health system, which surely has to affect people who don't even have the virus, let alone the people who do.

      My catchphrase again is "flatten the curve".


    • #4763
      Ninthlife
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      I consider myself prepared now..

      I just finished watching Night of the Living Dead.


    • #4764
      ITman88
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      Cilldara_2000 wrote: »
      You're wrong. My mam's aunt's husband's cousin's coworker says that it's likely to infect everyone and we will all die. Please do not downplay this major catastrophe.

      What?? Are you serious? Everyone will get it?


    • #4765
      gabeeg
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      igCorcaigh wrote: »
      That's my concern, the impact on our health system, which surely has to affect people who don't even have the virus, let alone the people who do.

      My catchphrase again is "flatten the curve".

      I wouldn't try that in the real world.

      People will hate you


    • #4766
      Ulysses Gaze
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      Ninthlife wrote: »
      I consider myself prepared now..

      I just finished watching Night of the Living Dead.

      Watch the movie Contagion.


    • #4767
      eeepaulo
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      Ninthlife wrote: »
      I consider myself prepared now..

      I just finished watching Night of the Living Dead.

      The towering inferno next?


    • #4768
      gmisk
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      neonsofa wrote: »
      Did she tap or use cash?
      Did she wash her hands? Did she do a number 1 or a number 2?
      Did she have steak or fish?
      Or did she and Leslie Nielsen have lasagne? so many questions!


    • #4769
      wakka12
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      tillyfilly wrote: »
      WHO says coronavirus epidemic is at 'decisive point'?
      https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2020/0227/1117852-coronavirus/

      How could it not be beyond that? There are dozens of unconnected cases of unknown origin occurring all over the globe now


    • #4770
      Lord Trollington
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      If you're gonna get it . Now is the time to be fair


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    • #4771
      gmisk
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      touts wrote: »
      I'm not afraid of Coronavirus.

      I'm afraid of people who are afraid of Coronavirus.
      Hey you can't say that!
      It is Coronavirusphobic!


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