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

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  • #6182
    tara73
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,358 ✭✭✭tara73


    citysights wrote: »
    Read that the test for the virus can cost three thousand dollars ( saw it on Twitter)fake news I’d say. But you are right people without medical insurance in trouble. Anyone know how much the test for the virus costs in US just out of interest?
    I don't know for the US, but heard here in Germany, if you want to get tested and don't fall into the categories the health insurance is paying for it, you can pay for yourself and it costs 'in the higher double digits, so around 70-90€. Not thaaat much.


  • #6183
    Boggles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42,419 ✭✭✭✭Boggles


    Call Me Jimmy wrote: »
    I think criticisms of any particular health service (or Donald Trump for the US) are pretty meaningless now.

    Trump claiming everything is fine, the stock market look good and not asking congress for next to near enough emergency funding is not meaningless.

    It's beyond reckless. It's what the Iranians seem to be doing.


  • #6184
    BanditLuke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,600 ✭✭✭BanditLuke


    tara73 wrote: »
    I don't know for the US, but heard here in Germany, if you want to get tested and don't fall into the categories the health insurance is paying for it, you can pay for yourself and it costs 'in the higher double digits, so around 70-90€. Not thaaat much.

    Wait hold on, they are charging people to be tested in Germany?


  • #6185
    wakka12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,786 ✭✭✭wakka12


    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    Well that report on the six one news was cheerful wasn't it ?

    What did they say


  • #6186
    Professor Moriarty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,393 ✭✭✭✭Professor Moriarty


    fr336 wrote: »
    I know they have the economy in mind but surely even with the most hands off approach they're clearly not expecting this to be as bad as China if they're doing these things? Clinging to any hope I can, I guess.

    In the past 24 hours, China reported 329 new cases - the lowest for a month.


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  • #6187
    5555555555
    Closed Accounts Posts: 137 ✭✭5555555555


    Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »
    Was listening to RTE's podcast on the coronavirus earlier (available here) and found this comment about smoking interesting:



    Was thinking this might help to explain why younger people appear to be less susceptible to the worst effects of it?




    They were saying it seemed to affect men more than women and they were theorizing it was down to the fact that 50% of Chinese men smoke compared to 2% of Chinese women.


  • #6188
    Graces7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    quokula wrote: »
    No chance I'm gonna convince my cat to do that.

    One of mine once brought home a headless hare! No idea who got the head..


  • #6189
    froog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,784 ✭✭✭froog


    the only positive i can take right now is that the inevitable comical mismanagement of this thing in the US will massively hurt Trump's election chances.


  • #6190
    Paddigol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,209 ✭✭✭Paddigol


    Boggles wrote: »
    Trump claiming everything is fine, the stock market look good and not asking congress for next to near enough emergency funding is not meaningless.

    It's beyond reckless. It's what the Iranians seem to be doing.

    How much is he asking for?
    What should he be asking for? How is that calculated? By who? And what would it achieve?

    What are the Iranians doing that South Korea isn't doing? Any sources?


  • #6191
    Cupatae
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,915 ✭✭✭Cupatae


    Boggles wrote: »
    Trump claiming everything is fine, the stock market look good and not asking congress for next to near enough emergency funding is not meaningless.

    It's beyond reckless. It's what the Iranians seem to be doing.

    Its all about the money the elite dont give a bollock how many average joes die they re only numbers to them at the back of it all them and there families get top health care and safety 0 ****s given.

    They wont risk losing a dime limiting stuff will only be done when profitable.


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  • #6192
    solidasarock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 363 ✭✭solidasarock


    You swear the world was ending judging by the supermarkets.

    **** sake lads.


  • #6193
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,109 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1233454876304314368

    I think that's the largest daily increase in cases for Italy so far but not 100% sure


  • #6194
    BanditLuke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,600 ✭✭✭BanditLuke


    Professor Moriarty wrote: »
    In the past 24 hours, China reported 329 new cases - the lowest for a month.

    Chinas figures are meaningless. They've been on shutdown for 7 weeks now and the world economy is on the brink of collapsing so its highly likely they are fiddling the real rate of infections.


  • #6195
    fr336
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭fr336


    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    Well that report on the six one news was cheerful wasn't it ?

    What happened?


  • #6196
    solidasarock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 363 ✭✭solidasarock


    froog wrote: »
    the only positive i can take right now is that the inevitable comical mismanagement of this thing in the US will massively hurt Trump's election chances.

    You have more faith in the American electorate then I.


  • #6197
    Paddigol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,209 ✭✭✭Paddigol


    BanditLuke wrote: »
    Wait hold on, they are charging people to be tested in Germany?

    You seem outraged?

    Have a read of that post you quoted again. And think about what you seem to be suggesting.

    Are you really suggesting that any old joe should be able to rock up to any hospital/ GP and demand free testing without meeting any criteria??


  • #6198
    Paddigol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,209 ✭✭✭Paddigol


    BanditLuke wrote: »
    Chinas figures are meaningless. They've been on shutdown for 7 weeks now and the world economy is on the brink of collapsing so its highly likely they are fiddling the real rate of infections.

    By what measurement is the world economy on the brink of collapsing?


  • #6199
    BanditLuke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,600 ✭✭✭BanditLuke


    Paddigol wrote: »
    You seem outraged?

    Have a read of that post you quoted again. And think about what you seem to be suggesting.

    Are you really suggesting that any old joe should be able to rock up to any hospital/ GP and demand free testing without meeting any criteria??

    Yes

    What outrage. I'm not German I couldn't care less.


  • #6200
    MD1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,740 ✭✭✭✭MD1990


    5 Serie A games in Italy will be open to fans.

    Im sure attendances will be down but that seems very very risky.


  • #6201
    wakka12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,786 ✭✭✭wakka12


    solidasarock wrote: »
    You swear the world was ending judging by the supermarkets.

    **** sake lads.

    Havnt been to a supermarket in a few days but are they actually all cleared out? Thats unbelievable


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  • #6202
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,972 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    fr336 wrote: »
    What happened?

    They had a news report about the coronavirus around the world and talked about the case in the north. It wasn't anything panic inducing but it didn't give much hope for an end in sight.


  • #6203
    Professor Moriarty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,393 ✭✭✭✭Professor Moriarty


    BanditLuke wrote: »
    Chinas figures are meaningless. They've been on shutdown for 7 weeks now and the world economy is on the brink of collapsing so its highly likely they are fiddling the real rate of infections.

    I'm sure you could level the same accusation at any country. What we do know is that China's reported mortality rate is almost identical to Italy's. So maybe that just proves the Italians are also fiddling. Or maybe you're wrong.


  • #6204
    Spanish Eyes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,121 ✭✭✭✭Spanish Eyes


    froog wrote: »
    the only positive i can take right now is that the inevitable comical mismanagement of this thing in the US will massively hurt Trump's election chances.

    One can only hope so.. and the stock market / economy will tell all.


  • #6205
    Cupatae
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,915 ✭✭✭Cupatae


    just seen on the news there hospitals so overcrowded a child had to be treated on the floor, anyone that thinks our health care is up to this in for an awful shock.


  • #6206
    Duke of Url
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,662 ✭✭✭Duke of Url


    Where would you live that they are sold out?

    My local shops are full.


  • #6207
    Paddigol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,209 ✭✭✭Paddigol


    BanditLuke wrote: »
    Yes

    What outrage. I'm not German I couldn't care less.

    Right. Well that's an idiotic suggestion and a pretty sure way to cripple the capacity of the healthcare system - public and private - when you have every hypochondriacal, hysterical person demanding that they take up doctors' time because they have a sniffly nose.

    FFS. The idiots of the world will have us all killed long before any virus.


  • #6208
    cameramonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,220 ✭✭✭cameramonkey


    covid-19-new-cases-graphic-feb-28.png

    Singapore seems to managing their outbreak so far. No deaths and 69 out of 98 cases have been discharged.


  • #6209
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    tromtipp wrote: »
    A scary thing about the figures from Iran (even the official ones, never mind the ones now being reported) is that there doesn't seem to have been any attempt to close mosques so there will have been crowds getting together all day for Friday prayers. That's a real boost to opportunities for infection.

    You would think that prayers could be organised via technology, eg video link, where the faithful could orient their prayer map in direction of Mecca and gave Imam on video leading the prayers. Like Sunday Mass & Services on the TV. Or radio. It would take sensible Imams like Dr Al-Qadhri to instigate this and appraise the faithful that it fulfills religious practice under the circumstances.


  • #6210
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    froog wrote: »
    is there any good news at all today?

    The good news is my turkey will be ready in just over an hour! It smells delish


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  • #6211
    givyjoe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,287 ✭✭✭givyjoe


    wakka12 wrote: »
    Havnt been to a supermarket in a few days but are they actually all cleared out? Thats unbelievable

    Was in Tesco last night and wouldn't know any different. Has there been a run on them today?!


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