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

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  • #7322
    Tootsie_1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 309 ✭✭Tootsie_1


    owlbethere wrote: »
    Donald trump is an absolute boll0cks of the highest order and I wish something very bad would happen to him. I won't type it here. He was on the news spouting his sh1te saying coronavirus is a hoax. Ignorant GOBSH1TE. I wish he would get on with his high wall and drive very fast into it.

    Oh the irony if he gets it (crosses fingers)


  • #7323
    Loafing Oaf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,802 ✭✭✭✭Loafing Oaf


    joe_99 wrote: »
    What % of Chinese population is infected so far when it went inchecked for weeks?

    We're only guessing


  • #7324
    Rob A. Bank
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,842 ✭✭✭Rob A. Bank


    Drumpot wrote: »
    That may be the case but if you are not testing most of the people who may only have mild symptoms then you are only providing statistics on those tested. As far as I can tell, unless you are showing considerable symptoms, you are more likely to not be tested. Limitations of testing capacity may play a factor in different countries.

    I was paraphrasing Dr Bruce Aylward the WHO expert who defeated Ebola in Africa and who has almost defeated Polio worldwide and was the leader of the WHO mission to China.

    He based his opinion on the widespread Chinese testing of asymptomatic people and serological results from community surveys showing little or no evidence of exposure to the virus.

    He said the Chinese figures were real.


  • #7325
    Humberto Salazar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 624 ✭✭✭Humberto Salazar


    Too many people on here and elsewhere want the apocalyptic uncontrollable virus wiping half of us out. They'll be disappointed when this one is over...


  • #7326
    Mwengwe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 454 ✭✭Mwengwe


    Tootsie_1 wrote: »
    Also here they prescribe wide spectrum to cover all bases in other countries they swab say the throat for example to see what it is exactly and then prescribe accordingly. But also not going to help where a virus is concerned obviously only going to treat bacterial infections

    It's a bit of a moot point as the world hasn't created any new antibiotics for a couple of decades now (citation needed, but it's bad) - another reason why the human race is vulnerable/hanging by a thread

    * It's actually 4 decades


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  • #7327
    fr336
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭fr336


    joe_99 wrote: »
    What % of people will actually get it the virus? Less than 1%?
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    Where are you getting this from? Norway thinks it'll be 25% of the population there.


  • #7328
    bb12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 888 ✭✭✭bb12


    Cupatae wrote: »
    They die, or recover this is life, its u that has ur head stuck in the sand, do you think banging out statistics and watching trolleys on boards is gonna change it ?

    But life will go on and as with everything else thus far this will pass.

    jeese is that what you say to your parents and grandparents if they're still alive? sorry gramps your time is up, you had a good run but sure life will go on

    imagine the issues in childcare in this country if a lot of parents and grandparents are bumped off with this virus.


  • #7329
    tillyfilly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 567 ✭✭✭tillyfilly


    Humberto Salazar wrote: »
    Too many people on here and elsewhere want the apocalyptic uncontrollable virus wiping half of us out. They'll be disappointed when this one is over...

    there is always an asteroid or nukes then


  • #7330
    ZX7R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,393 ✭✭✭ZX7R


    tillyfilly wrote: »
    Chinese manufacturing hits record low amid coronavirus outbreak- body blow for globalisation

    That was for January ,in the last two weeks they are back to 70%,they believe to back 100% within two weeks.
    I been following this for the last two weeks.


  • #7331
    sReq | uTeK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,043 ✭✭✭sReq | uTeK


    Welcome to the coronavirus speculation thread

    Ireland be grand. Storm after storm after storm keep us indoors in a month we will be back to hailing Gretta


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  • #7332
    Runaways
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,269 ✭✭✭Runaways


    fr336 wrote: »
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    Where are you getting this from? Norway thinks it'll be 25% of the population there.

    I read they’re planning worst case scenario 25%. Not that they’re expecting that figure.


  • #7333
    Cupatae
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,915 ✭✭✭Cupatae


    givyjoe wrote: »
    Wow, thanks for the insight. Meanwhile in the real world, those pesky stats/critically ill folks have the potential to overwhelm the health service and that's when the mortality rate spikes. No biggy right?

    Jesus joe, you're right!....Hang on till go get my cape!!! CAPTAIN STATISTICS TO SAVE THE DAY!!


  • #7334
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,109 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    all about the mane wrote: »
    Doesn’t matter who takes issue with it. They are facts

    I am never taking "facts" from the politburo in Beijing. You do so at your pleasure.


  • #7335
    The Hound Gone Wild
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 255 ✭✭The Hound Gone Wild


    perrito caliente wrote: »
    Is this business with the hand sanitizers running out a joke? Honestly can't tell.

    I'm a Pharmacist I haven't been able to keep any in stock for more than a day & I haven't been able to get any for about 1.5 weeks. I've promised the local GP first preference on the next case I get in.


  • #7336
    Mwengwe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 454 ✭✭Mwengwe


    bb12 wrote: »
    jeese is that what you say to your parents and grandparents if they're still alive? sorry gramps your time is up, you had a good run but sure life will go on

    imagine the issues in childcare in this country if a lot of parents and grandparents are bumped off with this virus.

    Your last sentence is arguably no more blunt than anything they said tbf.


  • #7337
    ZX7R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,393 ✭✭✭ZX7R


    Mwengwe wrote: »
    It's a bit of a moot point as the world hasn't created any new antibiotics for a couple of decades now (citation needed, but it's bad) - another reason why the human race is vulnerable/hanging by a thread

    * It's actually 4 decades

    My GP is quite good when it comes to administering antibiotics,he doesn't you would need to be at deaths door before he would


  • #7338
    Cupatae
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,915 ✭✭✭Cupatae


    brick tamland wrote: »
    You get the impresssion a lost of posters on here wont be happy unless it turns into a end of days, zombie apocalypse.

    Theres an awful lot of em that seem genuinely excited by it.


  • #7339
    Loafing Oaf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,802 ✭✭✭✭Loafing Oaf


    sReq | uTeK wrote: »
    Welcome to the coronavirus speculation thread

    Ireland be grand. Storm after storm after storm keep us indoors in a month

    And then straight into a blazing hot global warming-fueled summer that will kill every one of those pesky corona critters...


  • #7340
    fr336
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭fr336


    Three new UK cases. One in my county!! 23 total.


  • #7341
    joe_99
    Closed Accounts Posts: 763 ✭✭✭joe_99


    fr336 wrote: »
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    Where are you getting this from? Norway thinks it'll be 25% of the population there.

    It's a question not statement.

    Your 25% statement is disingenuous. You know that is a prediction of a WCS


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  • #7342
    owlbethere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭owlbethere


    brick tamland wrote: »
    You get the impresssion a lost of posters on here wont be happy unless it turns into a end of days, zombie apocalypse.

    I get the impression that people want to mind themselves and their families and others with underlying conditions like CF, asthma, pregnancy, cancer patients, etc. I get the impression that they want to minimise the risk of getting infected and minimise spreading of what is still a new and relatively unknown virus.


  • #7343
    tillyfilly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 567 ✭✭✭tillyfilly


    ZX7R wrote: »
    That was for January ,in the last two weeks they are back to 70%,they believe to back 100% within two weeks.
    I been following this for the last two weeks.

    that's good for them but they may not find the same buyer market globally as the world is hurtling toward recession


  • #7344
    fr336
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭fr336


    bb12 wrote: »

    imagine the issues in childcare in this country if a lot of parents and grandparents are bumped off with this virus.

    When people realise this they will suddenly be more bothered.


  • #7345
    bb12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 888 ✭✭✭bb12


    Mwengwe wrote: »
    Your last sentence is arguably no more blunt than anything they said tbf.

    i was speaking on that poster's level. eg they saying everything be grand if loads get knocked off but not thinking of any direct consequences which could actually apply to that poster themselves.


  • #7346
    Ulysses Gaze
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,570 ✭✭✭Ulysses Gaze


    Humberto Salazar wrote: »
    Too many people on here and elsewhere want the apocalyptic uncontrollable virus wiping half of us out. They'll be disappointed when this one is over...

    I for one will be delighted if it turns out to be a storm in a teacup.


  • #7347
    tillyfilly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 567 ✭✭✭tillyfilly


    Trump blames democrats for coronavirus
    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/28/trump-calls-coronavirus-outbreak-a-hoax-and-links-it-to-immigration-at-rally


  • #7348
    silverharp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,854 ✭✭✭✭silverharp


    owlbethere wrote: »
    Donald trump is an absolute boll0cks of the highest order and I wish something very bad would happen to him. I won't type it here. He was on the news spouting his sh1te saying coronavirus is a hoax. Ignorant GOBSH1TE. I wish he would get on with his high wall and drive very fast into it.

    fake news, im pretty sure he didn't say coronavirus was a hoax, don't listen to CNN so much :D

    A belief in gender identity involves a level of faith as there is nothing tangible to prove its existence which, as something divorced from the physical body, is similar to the idea of a soul. - Colette Colfer



  • #7349
    Cupatae
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,915 ✭✭✭Cupatae


    bb12 wrote: »
    jeese is that what you say to your parents and grandparents if they're still alive? sorry gramps your time is up, you had a good run but sure life will go on

    imagine the issues in childcare in this country if a lot of parents and grandparents are bumped off with this virus.

    Thats exactly what i do!! im a bad man!!, how ridiculous are you? im a realist and acknowledge that old and susceptible people will die from this, doesn't mean im going around hoping it happens or anything of the sort.


  • #7350
    Runaways
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,269 ✭✭✭Runaways


    tillyfilly wrote: »
    Trump blames democrats for coronavirus
    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/28/trump-calls-coronavirus-outbreak-a-hoax-and-links-it-to-immigration-at-rally

    That’s going to backfire on him spectacularly if this spreads in the US. His base is the very demographic it hits hardest


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  • #7351
    Ficheall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,038 ✭✭✭Ficheall


    lainey_d_123 wrote: »
    Ever tried to use a touchscreen with a sleeve or gloves? You can't, unless they're special gloves designed for use with touch screens. It's still unhygienic.
    I got a hundred of those handies gloves for a fiver in Tesco. They work fine with the phone screen.


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