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

BanditLuke · 29-02-2020 3:33pm

all about the mane wrote: »

They should just come on here but Hong and moaning but you already have that covered

No they just need to do their jobs. They aren't even returning calls from people who are genuinely worried about having symptoms. Maybe we could all just blow sunshine up their rear end and hope they can handle this.

Tootsie_1 · 29-02-2020 3:33pm

all about the mane wrote: »

Hand sanitizers and masks are in short supply. No joke

No joke at all cant be got , surgical spirts is short now as well . Id get some dettol liquid and soap if you need it that will prob be gone soon as well.

Kermit.de.frog · 29-02-2020 3:33pm

Gynoid · 29-02-2020 3:33pm

Musefan wrote: »

Great precautions being taken in a SuperValu I just visited. Disinfectant wipes being provided at the coffee station, covers over all the baked goods, hand sanitizers at all the self service checkouts

It does sound like they are making a good effort. But uncovered baked goods in shops at the best of times is one of life's most perplexing mysteries for me.

dodzy · 29-02-2020 3:36pm

France banning 5K plus get-together
Eurodisney still open.
They have a tad more than that number per day. Probably 10 times that.

Graces7 · 29-02-2020 3:36pm

Musefan wrote: »

Great precautions being taken in a SuperValu I just visited. Disinfectant wipes being provided at the coffee station, covers over all the baked goods, hand sanitizers at all the self service checkouts

YAY for Supervalu! Great shops and lovely people...

29-02-2020 3:37pm

zig wrote: »

Today alone probably approx 3000 people have died in car crashes.

By this logic we may as well dispense with aul scaremongering seatbelts, natural selection and all that. Air travel is incredibly safe today, but sure why did we ever bother with over-the-top air accident investigations, sure it’d be grand as it was in the 1950s.

BanditLuke · 29-02-2020 3:38pm

dodzy wrote: »

France banning 5K plus get-together
Eurodisney still open.
They have a tad more than that number per day. Probably 10 times that.

I think it's in confined spaces Dodzy like football stadiums, concert venues etc...

They'd get millions on the subway every day also

amadangomor · 29-02-2020 3:38pm

Gynoid wrote: »

It does sound like they are making a good effort. But uncovered baked goods in shops at the best of times is one of life's most perplexing mysteries for me.

Yep, they have the bread rolls at the deli counter at work at head height. You always see one or two people with zero self awareness an inch or two away when they are giving their orders. Imagine the amount of spittle on these after a couple of hours.

wakka12 · 29-02-2020 3:39pm

dodzy wrote: »

France banning 5K plus get-together
Eurodisney still open.
They have a tad more than that number per day. Probably 10 times that.

The ban applies only to indoor gatherings

ZX7R · 29-02-2020 3:39pm

Gynoid wrote: »

It does sound like they are making a good effort. But uncovered baked goods in shops at the best of times is one of life's most perplexing mysteries for me.

I was very disappointed with where I work,
No sanitizers to be seen, no instructions on what to ECT.
And this is a uni with 6000 plus students
Multi cultural and all.
Only a matter of time before there's a case

micar · 29-02-2020 3:40pm

bb12 wrote: »

my company's owners and management think it's all a big joke. they let a work colleague who had been to milan on a business trip last week happily walk all around the office areas amongst pregnant women and others who have immuno suppressed relatives without a care in the world.

My company is the complete opposite.

Office in Milan has closed....everyone working from home.

Any travel between offices has be approved by HR.

Encouraging meetings with off site people to be held on Skype.

Those who co locate in differing office have to choose o e for the foreseeable future.

Those with laptops are being asked to take them home everyday.

Graces7 · 29-02-2020 3:40pm

zig wrote: »

Today alone probably approx 3000 people have died in car crashes.

So? What has that to do with coronavirus please? Does not decrease the severity or death rate or change anything.

otnomart · 29-02-2020 3:41pm

1800_Ladladlad wrote: »

So Im supposed to be off to Rome in two hours time. Thats not happening. After the CDC issued their recommendation last night, that travelers avoid all nonessential travel to Italy. I went into the travel agents it was booked with to look at getting the refund etc since we bought the travel insurance policy but they stated that flights are still due out and no shut down of the destination as been issued. . . . . I haven't a breeze what to do. Do I wait until or if Italy is closed down then look at chasing a refund then or what you's recommend ?

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/warning/coronavirus-italy

Rome is not close to the quarantined epicentres in Northern Italy,

I would still go if I were you.

Kermit.de.frog · 29-02-2020 3:41pm

No cases yet proves Ireland and our mighty public services are clearly too strong for the virus (the 26 counties anyway)

Europe looks on in awe

amadangomor · 29-02-2020 3:42pm

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

No cases yet proves Ireland is clearly too strong for the virus (the 26 counties anyway)

Seriously :eek: The mocker gods will surely see this:pac:

embraer170 · 29-02-2020 3:42pm

So what are the different European countries actually doing:

France: banning all indoor gatherings of 5000+ people;
Germany: one affected town under quarantine (in NRW), cancellation of major trade fairs (ITB Berlin);
Ireland: messages by various officials (news, interviews, LLS) to reassure the public;
Italy: a number of affected towns under quarantine, accusations by some that it is damaging the country's reputation as a tourist destination;
Spain: some major trade fairs cancelled;
Switzerland: banning all gatherings/events of 1000+ people, recommending smaller gatherings to be cancelled;
Norway: government expects up to 25% of the population to get infected. Preparing the health services.
UK: Cabinet crisis meeting on Monday

29-02-2020 3:45pm

Two European countries I visited last year have a great hygiene culture, where every toilet I visited was clean, had in plentiful supply soap, toilet paper, & paper towels: Latvia & Bulgaria. I’ll be interested to see rate of spread in these countries versus Ireland, where toilet hygiene is at best, patchy.

embraer170 · 29-02-2020 3:45pm

Gynoid wrote: »

It does sound like they are making a good effort. But uncovered baked goods in shops at the best of times is one of life's most perplexing mysteries for me.

Very much an Irish thing these days. I travel a fair bit and I am struggling to think of another European country where shops have fully uncovered/unprotected baked goods.

expectationlost · 29-02-2020 3:45pm

Beanybabog wrote: »

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/29/to-hell-and-back-my-three-weeks-suffering-from-coronavirus

This is a good article. Apologies if it’s been posted already. Its the first account I’ve seen from someone who had it I think

his mother and grandmother sick but not tested...?

all about the mane · 29-02-2020 3:45pm

BanditLuke wrote: »

No they just need to do their jobs. They aren't even returning calls from people who are genuinely worried about having symptoms. Maybe we could all just blow sunshine up their rear end and hope they can handle this.

They are doing their jobs.

Boggles · 29-02-2020 3:45pm

embraer170 wrote: »

Norway: government expects up to 25% of the population to get infected. Preparing the health services.

No they don't.

They are preparing for what they think will be the absolute worst case scenario.

Today it's been reported that Norway's Directorate of Health has plans in place that would cover a scenario whereby up to 25% of Norway's population became infected.

In this scenario, other hospital treatment would have to be postponed to enable hundreds of thousands of additional patients to be treated. The Director emphasizes that this is an “if” situation, and that effective measures are now in place to avoid getting into such a situation.

wakka12 · 29-02-2020 3:45pm

embraer170 wrote: »

So what are the different European countries actually doing:

France: banning all gatherings of 5000+ people;
Germany: one affected town under quarantine (in NRW), cancellation of major trade fairs (ITB Berlin);
Ireland: messages by various officials (news, interviews, LLS) to reassure the public;
Italy: a number of affected towns under quarantine, accusations by some that it is damaging the country's reputation as a tourist destination;
Spain: some major trade fairs cancelled;
Switzerland: banning all gatherings/events of 1000+ people, recommending smaller gatherings to be cancelled;
Norway: government expects up to 25% of the population to get infected. Preparing the health services.
UK: Cabinet crisis meeting on Monday

Switzerland has closed all schools

Rob A. Bank · 29-02-2020 3:46pm

embraer170 wrote: »

So what are the different European countries actually doing:

France: banning all gatherings of 5000+ people;
Germany: one affected town under quarantine (in NRW), cancellation of major trade fairs (ITB Berlin);
Ireland: messages by various officials (news, interviews, LLS) to reassure the public;
Italy: a number of affected towns under quarantine, accusations by some that it is damaging the country's reputation as a tourist destination;
Spain: some major trade fairs cancelled;
Switzerland: banning all gatherings/events of 1000+ people, recommending smaller gatherings to be cancelled;
Norway: government expects up to 25% of the population to get infected. Preparing the health services.
UK: Cabinet crisis meeting on Monday

It's pathetic, when you consider what the Chinese had to do to limit the spread.

And they had practically no warning of what was coming... our governments have had 2 months warning !

otnomart · 29-02-2020 3:47pm

Germany cases:
https://twitter.com/TwelveAmanda/status/1233762799303700482

all about the mane · 29-02-2020 3:48pm

micar wrote: »

My company is the complete opposite.

Office in Milan has closed....everyone working from home.

Any travel between offices has be approved by HR.

Encouraging meetings with off site people to be held on Skype.

Those who co locate in differing office have to choose o e for the foreseeable future.

Those with laptops are being asked to take them home everyday.

I think it really depends on what the company can afford to do. Risk assessments are being made and actions taken on the strength of these.

embraer170 · 29-02-2020 3:49pm

wakka12 wrote: »

Switzerland has closed all schools

Do you have a source for that? You are the second person to have mentioned it and I cannot find a reference in the Swiss media.

29-02-2020 3:49pm

amadangomor wrote: »

Seriously :eek: The mocker gods will surely see this:pac:

Well Joe Duffy said at one point on Liveline that as we are an island we can’t get the virus, hence the current thread title.

SwordsRunner · 29-02-2020 3:50pm

otnomart wrote: »

Germany cases:
https://twitter.com/TwelveAmanda/status/1233762799303700482

Thanks for this. Due to go to Frankfurt/Stuttgart next weekend. Hard to call. Don’t want to end up stranded over there.

all about the mane · 29-02-2020 3:50pm

Boggles wrote: »

No they don't.

They are preparing for what they think will be the absolute worst case scenario.

Stop bringing pesky facts into this thread!

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

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