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

Kermit.de.frog · 28-02-2020 05:12PM

https://twitter.com/DarranMarshall/status/1233419832189648896

2lazytogetup · 28-02-2020 05:13PM

no facemasks are the right way to go. they just dont want people panicking and buying them all so first line medical can access them.

ballsdeep69 · 28-02-2020 05:13PM

MadYaker wrote: »

This is a terrible place to get info go to the hse website

i dont know who to believe, HSE cant handle the country at its best, so who on earth is going to trust them.

Runaways · 28-02-2020 05:14PM

harr wrote: »

Ok so no one in Ireland has it yet ( not officially) but how are the HSE going to know if they are not testing a lot of people presenting with symptoms, I know a couple who returned from Italy last week ( south) and one of them has started to feel unwell , granted it’s probably not the virus but they did contact GP as a precaution who told her to contact HSE who in turn told her to ring GP .. when she contacted GP again he told her
“ you will be grand it’s probably only normal flu or chest infection “

I honestly don’t have much faith in the HSE to manage this.

Exactly my experience yesterday. Bounced back and forth between the two with no result.

They’re not dealing with this at all

I’m beginning to think it’s a smokescreen to save the paddy’s week festival and the precious tourist dollars. And I laughed at that suggestion when it’s been made here earlier

wakka12 · 28-02-2020 05:14PM

Strazdas wrote: »

It can be very contagious in the way it is transmitted but it seems only certain people are contracting the virus - others are coming into close contact with carriers and not catching it. That would explain it moving rapidly from country to country.

Yeh its very odd, wonder if there is a specific route /method of infection that is particularly contagious that has not been found out yet. Like I remember they tracked a man who had covid from China who had gone on holidays to Mexico City and like 30 people he interacted with all tested negative. Then you have a church and boat with a thousand cases each

maninasia · 28-02-2020 05:14PM

Cupatae wrote: »

Been saying it all along, the amount of people on here banging on about getting masks... its legit up there with buying all the bread...

This is very poor advice from CDC because facemasks also massively reduce transmission risk especially in crowded spaces.

antodeco · 28-02-2020 05:14PM

2lazytogetup wrote: »

anyone know where to get face masks. i cant find any in any pharmacies

January 2020 unfortunatley!

fritzelly · 28-02-2020 05:16PM

Is it o'connell St or Connolly Station?

Cupatae · 28-02-2020 05:16PM

maninasia wrote: »

This is very poor advice from CDC because facemasks also massively reduce transmission risk especially in crowded spaces.

The problem is the quantity people are buying, its nonsense and in most cases not necessary

Downlinz · 28-02-2020 05:16PM

2lazytogetup wrote: »

anyone know where to get face masks. i cant find any in any pharmacies

Online from places like Amazon but at a premium unfortunately.

maninasia · 28-02-2020 05:16PM

2lazytogetup wrote: »

no facemasks are the right way to go. they just dont want people panicking and buying them all so first line medical can access them.

CDC are wrong. They should differentiate that n95 are kept for medical staff.

fr336 · 28-02-2020 05:17PM

Can't we just ask the virus to self isolate and if it doesn't comply it'll be locked in a cell listening to a 100 episodes of Liveline?

Kermit.de.frog · 28-02-2020 05:17PM

https://twitter.com/onlyyoontv/status/1233363125476319232

paw patrol · 28-02-2020 05:17PM

I don't have much to add other than Simon Harris is an absolute fcukwit.

The notion of not releasing information to the public over the 1 case travelling from Dublin airport is terrible behaviour denying people a chance to take precautions.

he is a gimp

channaigh · 28-02-2020 05:17PM

Are people still planning on travelling? I'm suppose to be going to Amsterdam next weekend. My heart is saying go my head is saying maybe not a great idea. I was so looking forward to heading off.

seamus · 28-02-2020 05:17PM

maninasia wrote: »

This is very poor advice from CDC because facemasks also massively reduce transmission risk especially in crowded spaces.

Only when worn by people who have the illness. If you're healthy and wearing a mask, and the guy beside you is coughing, the mask will do close to fvck all to save you.

Far more effective, is not going to into crowded spaces when you feel unwell.

GooglePlus · 28-02-2020 05:18PM

fr336 wrote: »

Can't we just ask the virus to self isolate and if it doesn't comply it'll be locked in a cell listening to a 100 episodes of Liveline?

Liveline will only increase its thirst for death.

maninasia · 28-02-2020 05:19PM

Cupatae wrote: »

The problem is the quantity people are buying, its nonsense and in most cases not necessary

Yes , the HSE should have a plan to distribute masks to the population per family, a few per week. Of course they don't though...

Runaways · 28-02-2020 05:19PM

odyssey06 wrote: »

Are you in the one of the at risk categories \ demographics?
If you ring back, stress that.

If you're not in one of those categories, if it is the coronavirus then self isolation and bed rest in vast majority of cases should see you through.

The risk is that you picked up something treatable in Cambodia but because of this coronavirus concern you can't get the basic treatment from your GP.

Gotcha. I cut my leg really badly over there and was eaten alive by sandflies. I got antibiotics for both and completed the course. Came home last week and about three days ago got really sick.
It’s flu. It’s dogsh*t awful I’m feeling. Throat is freaking me out. It’s tight and feels like a crush on it and I’m coughing randomly and lengthily no phlegm anymore tho which I think is good?

Don’t open this pic if you’re squeamish
It was pure green seeping next morning

Strazdas · 28-02-2020 05:20PM

fritzelly wrote: »

Check back in 7-10 days

Well the confirmed cases in the UK so far are surprisingly low. Only 15 or 16 in a densely populated country of 65 million people.....and the first cases were reported on January 31.

Cupatae · 28-02-2020 05:20PM

maninasia wrote: »

This is very poor advice from CDC because facemasks also massively reduce transmission risk especially in crowded spaces.

i literally have 3 boxes of em here for work, and i wouldnt wear one ud look like a mental going around the place there hasnt even been a case confirmed yet.

Ficheall · 28-02-2020 05:20PM

The WHO keep saying (paraphrasing) "Governments aren't ready for this, they need to take it seriously if we want to be able to contain this" - do they not think that if they just called it a f*cking pandemic, that governments might take it more seriously?

Happy4all · 28-02-2020 05:20PM

paw patrol wrote: »

I don't have much to add other than Simon Harris is an absolute fcukwit.

The notion of not releasing information to the public over the 1 case travelling from Dublin airport is terrible behaviour denying people a chance to take precautions.

he is a gimp

I reckon they are holding back info on known cases in hospitals etc

Stheno · 28-02-2020 05:21PM

Runaways wrote: »

Gotcha. I cut my leg really badly over there and was eaten alive by sandflies. I got antibiotics for both and completed the course. Came home last week and about three days ago got really sick.
It’s flu. It’s dogsh*t awful I’m feeling. Throat is freaking me out. It’s tight and feels like a crush on it and I’m coughing randomly and lengthily no phlegm anymore tho which I think is good?

Don’t open this pic if you’re squeamish
It was pure green seeping next morning

Ring the HSE back

Cupatae · 28-02-2020 05:21PM

Happy4all wrote: »

I reckon they are holding back info on known cases in hospitals etc

How? sur the people that work in hospitals would naturally tell there own family and social media... no chance of keeping it under wraps.

MadYaker · 28-02-2020 05:22PM

ballsdeep69 wrote: »

i dont know who to believe, HSE cant handle the country at its best, so who on earth is going to trust them.

So you’ll refuse medical care when sick? You’re an idiot. I hate reading posts like this. My mother worked her arse off for 40 years so ungrateful cnuts like you can live a few days longer. I hope you genuinely never need them but you should still listen to their advice.

wakka12 · 28-02-2020 05:22PM

channaigh wrote: »

Are people still planning on travelling? I'm suppose to be going to Amsterdam next weekend. My heart is saying go my head is saying maybe not a great idea. I was so looking forward to heading off.

Netherlands has just one case. Youre as likely to get it in Amsterdam as Dublin I'd say. It is just a virus, a kind of dangerous one but nothing too awful, unless yo are elderly or ill life still needs to go on

fritzelly · 28-02-2020 05:22PM

Strazdas wrote: »

Well the confirmed cases in the UK so far are surprisingly low. Only 15 or 16 in a densely populated country of 65 million people.....and the first cases were reported on January 31.

Thats what Italy said

ThePopehimself · 28-02-2020 05:23PM

We are where we are.

“We must contain”, the WHO said just moments ago in the live Broadcast. “Wake up!” are literally the words used, “The level of Alert is at its highest”.

Ireland needs to be ready to shut things down to SLOW the spread as soon as cases are confirmed in the Republic. We cannot STOP it but we must try to SLOW it.

If the HSE were to become overloaded in one fell swoop, we’d be banjaxed.

A quick spread would place huge demands on our Health systems. We need to minimize that risk.

It is sensible to employ lock downs and to cancel mass events. We need to consider closures, quarantine, social distancing, school closure, working from home etc.

We need to be ready to contain it in order to manage it. We have been told.

skimpydoo · 28-02-2020 05:24PM

Runaways wrote: »

Oh great. It was actually the princess diamond cruise ship that was In Sihanoukville while I was there.
Heard it was another.

https://www.google.ie/amp/s/www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/two-irish-passengers-on-cruise-ship-test-positive-for-coronavirus-1.4177266%3fmode=amp

It was another cruise ship which has cases of Covid-19

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

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