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

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  • #6662
    BanditLuke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,600 ✭✭✭BanditLuke


    owlbethere wrote: »
    Someone could walk around with the virus not knowing they have it spreading it about. If you show flu like symptoms you need to self isolate. Stay at home for 2 weeks.

    People won't do that without being forced, that's a fact.


  • #6663
    Loafing Oaf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,811 ✭✭✭✭Loafing Oaf


    cnocbui wrote: »
    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51673053


    Anyone surprised?

    Yes. I would have thought the true figure was in the thousands...


  • #6664
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    kenmc wrote: »
    Well either they're lying, or fukked. The numbers they're reporting is circa 10% mortality rate, which doesn't tally with anywhere else, Korea, Italy, even China. So someone, somewhere is telling porkies

    Why would they lie to make it look like they have a much higher fitality rate?

    Many of these statistics coming out of less reliable countries may be their inability to test and track rather than dileberate lies.


  • #6665
    BanditLuke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,600 ✭✭✭BanditLuke


    eeepaulo wrote: »
    He's not there to talk b*llocks, he's there to talk about facts,

    Maybe you should go on as well, for balance like.

    He gave one side of the arguement not facts.


  • #6666
    Lord Trollington
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,419 ✭✭✭Lord Trollington


    skimpydoo wrote: »
    The truth.

    Which is


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  • #6667
    josip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,739 ✭✭✭✭josip


    Got a 5 litre container of petrol down in Applegreen just now.
    That's all the shopping done.


  • #6668
    quokula
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,837 ✭✭✭quokula


    BanditLuke wrote: »
    He gave one side of the arguement not facts.

    He gave the factual side of the argument. No need to put a reactionary loon on next to the professional expert for the sake of balance.


  • #6669
    YFlyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,717 ✭✭✭YFlyer


    Ikozma wrote: »
    I know a few people who are stockpiling food, absolute nutters in this country, they are gonna feel like such idiots in a few mths time

    How? If the food is still fresh, what is the issue? Everyone is not influenced by Brennan Bread bull.


  • #6670
    Lord Trollington
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,419 ✭✭✭Lord Trollington


    quokula wrote: »
    He gave the factual side of the argument. No need to put a reactionary loon on next to the professional expert for the sake of balance.

    For balance we should have had Jim Corr up there .

    Oh and Gemma Doherty


  • #6671
    laurah591
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 326 ✭✭laurah591


    https://twitter.com/search?q=Unbelievable&src=trend_click

    Wowsers.... this guy is back in America aft completing his quarantine. Guess he hasn't recieved the note 're basic hygiene


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  • #6672
    owlbethere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭owlbethere


    BanditLuke wrote: »
    People won't do that without being forced, that's a fact.

    Very very very true.

    People have work to go to. It would depend entirely on the employer. Some employers would be understanding. Other employers can be gob****es. Not everybody can afford to take 2 weeks unpaid time off sick.


  • #6673
    Ikozma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,049 ✭✭✭Ikozma


    RandomViewer wrote: »
    Why would the takeaways remain open when everything is in lockdown?

    Don't worryNothing will be in lockdown, your watching too many end of the world movies


  • #6674
    BanditLuke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,600 ✭✭✭BanditLuke


    Lord Trollington wrote: »
    For balance we should have had Jim Corr up there .

    Oh and Gemma Doherty

    Why? They are both lunatics :confused:


  • #6675
    ZX7R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,393 ✭✭✭ZX7R


    Looking at the figures on worldometer china only reporting 8 new cases and 0
    deaths for today.
    must be big delays in the reporting of there figures today


  • #6676
    BanditLuke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,600 ✭✭✭BanditLuke


    laurah591 wrote: »
    https://mobile.twitter.com/search?q=Unbelievable&src=trend_click

    Wowsers.... this guy is back in America aft completing his quarantine. Guess he hasn't recieved the note 're basic hygiene

    :eek:


  • #6677
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,113 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    laurah591 wrote: »
    https://mobile.twitter.com/search?q=Unbelievable&src=trend_click

    Wowsers.... this guy is back in America aft completing his quarantine. Guess he hasn't recieved the note 're basic hygiene

    Laughed my head off when he took a drink from his kids bottle


  • #6678
    creditcarder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 494 ✭✭creditcarder


    kenmc wrote: »
    Well either they're lying, or fukked. The numbers they're reporting is circa 10% mortality rate, which doesn't tally with anywhere else, Korea, Italy, even China. So someone, somewhere is telling porkies


    Lying or cleaning house :P


  • #6679
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,113 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    ZX7R wrote: »
    Looking at the figures on worldometer china only reporting 8 new cases and 0
    deaths for today.
    must be big delays in the reporting of there figures today

    Figures not released yet


  • #6680
    skimpydoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,074 ✭✭✭skimpydoo


    Lord Trollington wrote: »
    Which is
    Telling it as it is.


  • #6681
    BanditLuke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,600 ✭✭✭BanditLuke


    https://twitter.com/QuickTake/status/1233536639034626049


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  • #6682
    kenmc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,283 ✭✭✭kenmc


    tuxy wrote: »
    Why would they lie to make it look like they have a much higher fitality rate?

    Many of these statistics coming out of less reliable countries may be their inability to test and track rather than dileberate lies.
    So they're just unlucky in that 10% of the folk they happened to detect with the virus end up dead? And so many folk who transitted through Iran and brought the virus to Canada, Saudi Arabia, Iraq etc happened to bump into these few folk also? Fair enough, though least everything will be back to normal tomorrow so.


  • #6683
    Lord Trollington
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,419 ✭✭✭Lord Trollington


    skimpydoo wrote: »
    Telling it as it is.

    Which is


  • #6684
    BanditLuke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,600 ✭✭✭BanditLuke


    fritzelly wrote: »
    Laughed my head off when he took a drink from his kids bottle

    Had to be a piss take right :confused:


  • #6685
    BanditLuke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,600 ✭✭✭BanditLuke


    https://twitter.com/gregcareyIRL/status/1233529403734401024


  • #6686
    Westernyelp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,410 ✭✭✭Westernyelp


    BanditLuke wrote: »
    Why? They are both lunatics :confused:

    do the maths...


  • #6687
    the butcher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 591 ✭✭✭the butcher


    Ikozma wrote: »
    I know a few people who are stockpiling food, absolute nutters in this country, they are gonna feel like such idiots in a few mths time

    If they have a freezer that will last them a long time. No need to go shopping for ages too, win win regardless.


  • #6688
    Strazdas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,285 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    BanditLuke wrote: »
    That interview was frankly ridiculous. 6 Trillion wiped off the markets, the virus spreading to more countries every day including now Mexico City and Lagos, governments around the world warning people to prepare for the worst and yet the good old back slapping Irish establishment rounding the wagons and sending out one of their puppets on RTE for some good old PR.

    That interview reminded me of the day before the bank bailout when the government goons stood on the steps of Leinster House and told us everything was alright. The Irish never change

    Wasn't his very point that the media and market reaction is hysterical and over the top? He is a professor of biochemistry and has more knowledge of the subject than the vast majority of armchair pundits and cranks with zero knowledge ranting about the virus.


  • #6689
    skimpydoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,074 ✭✭✭skimpydoo


    Lord Trollington wrote: »
    Which is
    Do I have to paint a picture?

    Tell us the real situation that we should be stocking up on the essentials, that mass gatherings like the St Patricks Day Festival and sporting fixtures should be called off and yeah how about saying that the hospitals can't cope if this hits big.


  • #6690
    owlbethere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭owlbethere


    Lord Trollington wrote: »
    Washing hands is the key to not spreading it. Spreading it being the key here.

    Was hand, self isolate if unwell. Sneeze in your sleeve or hanky. Wash your hands. Dont spread it.
    I think everyone knows it's coming. How about we just not spread it more than it needs to be

    Yes, yes, yes.

    Aside from the self isolation - all this is common hygiene practices that shows respect towards other people. People should be doing this anyways even for the common cold.

    Problem is there are people who don't care about themselves or others coughing and sneezing carelessly, and not washing hands properly if at all.


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  • #6691
    deathbomber
    Closed Accounts Posts: 332 ✭✭deathbomber


    bb12 wrote: »
    so, was doing my weekly shop in lidl and aldi tonight. lidl had no long grain white rice, porridge oats or real butter left. also low on minced beef and tinned dog and cat food.
    aldi was almost stripped of all fresh bread, no porridge oats, low on corn flakes, no minced beef and had had a run on bleach and cleaning products. also low on packs of tinned dog and cat food.
    no hand gels to be found anywhere.

    dunno why people are panicking about stocking up on beef products. that's one item that ireland will definitely not run out of!

    This scenario is quite normal in my local lidl most week nights, i trust it will be nicely stocked again come morning!!


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