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

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  • #7472
    ceadaoin.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,614 ✭✭✭ceadaoin.


    cnocbui wrote: »
    No, I was saying that others have said it. Those figures were for the number of people who might be infected in an unstoppable pandemic. 'only' 2% of those would be expected to die.

    Yeah, that's worst case scenario, if no one took any measures to stop the spread and very unlikely to actually happen


  • #7473
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,109 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    People to need to think why countries are taking the draconian actions they are...its not because of the media.

    That is not to overplayed the situation either. It is a serious health risk.


  • #7474
    theballz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,272 ✭✭✭theballz


    Cupatae wrote: »
    The point i was getting at was not cancer but how such magnification of the issue could make it look alot more dramatic. Cancer was the example as alot of people world wide are affected by it.

    Cancer is not contagious. Fairly irrelevant in comparison.


  • #7475
    CinemaGuy45
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭CinemaGuy45


    BanditLuke wrote: »
    LOL. We have a winner.

    This will take some beating

    Amish gangs settled people dumping on halting sites and airborne cancer.:D

    Jesus the loons really come out of the woodwork here.


  • #7476
    BanditLuke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,600 ✭✭✭BanditLuke


    theballz wrote: »
    Cancer is not contagious. Fairly irrelevant in comparison.

    Like 99% of that posters points


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  • #7477
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,109 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    Trump making another Coronavirus speech following the latest cases in the US.

    He had said everything was fine.


  • #7478
    r93kaey5p2izun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,962 ✭✭✭r93kaey5p2izun


    Is it still looking like children and teens are less likely to catch the virus? And not simply that they have less severe symptoms? Any links on this?

    I would be very worried about the hygiene and sanitary facilities in our schools when this gets here, in terms of spread of the virus. So many schools have no hot water - though in 2009 the Department assured schools that this didn't matter in the context of the swine flu outbreak. But many don't provide any soap either, or hand drying facilities. And surfaces like desks are not cleaned for years on end in many cases. Whatever about primary where a child sits at the same desk for the day, at secondary there's somebody new sitting down at a desk every 40 minutes. It will spread so fast through schools unless things change.


  • #7479
    joe_99
    Closed Accounts Posts: 763 ✭✭✭joe_99


    Cupatae wrote: »
    Imagine cancer got this sort of global reporting with death by death updates,maps, ect... imagine how dramatic it would look.

    Or the flu. We'd all be petrified


  • #7480
    Poor_old_gill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,906 ✭✭✭Poor_old_gill


    Cupatae wrote: »
    Imagine cancer got this sort of global reporting with death by death updates,maps, ect... imagine how dramatic it would look.

    This is breathtaking


  • #7481
    tillyfilly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 567 ✭✭✭tillyfilly


    Charli Fast Headhunter wrote: »
    Is it still looking like children and teens are less likely to catch the virus? And not simply that they have less severe symptoms? Any links on this?

    I would be very worried about the hygiene and sanitary facilities in our schools when this gets here, in terms of spread of the virus. So many schools have no hot water - though in 2009 the Department assured schools that this didn't matter in the context of the swine flu outbreak. But many don't provide any soap either, or hand drying facilities. And surfaces like desks are not cleaned for years on end in many cases. Whatever about primary where a child sits at the same desk for the day, at secondary there's somebody new sitting down at a desk every 40 minutes. It will spread so fast through schools unless things change.

    it does seem this is a virus that will attack older and infirm people


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  • #7482
    Plumbthedepths
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,653 ✭✭✭✭Plumbthedepths


    fr336 wrote: »
    Nobody is scaremongering, the figures coming out of Italy do all the scaremongering themselves.

    Nobody is scaremongering? You only join the thread a few pages ago?


  • #7483
    creditcarder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 494 ✭✭creditcarder


    BanditLuke wrote: »
    Like 99% of that posters points


    I made the same point :D



    He has a point tbh. the only reason this is getting so much attention is the fact that it will forcea lot of people to take a lot of time off work imo.


  • #7484
    CinemaGuy45
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭CinemaGuy45


    BanditLuke wrote: »
    Like 99% of that posters points

    Rubbish what sample size is that based on.:p


  • #7485
    BanditLuke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,600 ✭✭✭BanditLuke


    Sits back and waits for this to be compared to Chernobyl or maybe 9/11.


  • #7486
    Cupatae
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,915 ✭✭✭Cupatae


    tillyfilly wrote: »
    but it wouldn't induce such fear as people think they can avoid cancer if they just avoid a certain way of life or alternatively it is all in the lap of the gods whether they get it or not so worrying about it would be less beneficial, this pandemic of worry is all about fear and control

    I was gonna put in the flu but lord knows that d open another tin of worms, what i was getting at is the case by case reporting is making it incredibly dramatic. again i only used cancer as an example to how you could make something seem dramatic with enough reporting and maps statistics and death by death reports.

    It suits some people tho they repost these statistics and stuff and it gets ppl hyped, when in reality we haven't even got a case of it in the republic and one in the north.

    we arent at the italy point yet so applying that level of hysteria here is pointless but some people love it on here.


  • #7487
    Spanish Eyes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,121 ✭✭✭✭Spanish Eyes


    tillyfilly wrote: »
    my ignorance is obvious, I thought bread grew on trees :pac:

    Nah, that would be spaghetti.

    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/spaghetti-tree-hoax-april-fools_n_56fe89e7e4b083f5c6077279


  • #7488
    cnocbui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,998 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    Deleted User wrote: »
    You probably were. Hand sanitiser is not effective

    Of course it isn't, that's why they have it at hospital entrances and such. Meanwhile, I am happy to use it, having read the German researchers results on testing potential disinfecting agents. Take no offense, but I prefer his take on the topic to yours.


  • #7489
    tillyfilly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 567 ✭✭✭tillyfilly


    Spanish Eyes wrote: »
    Nah, that would be spaghetti.

    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/spaghetti-tree-hoax-april-fools_n_56fe89e7e4b083f5c6077279

    easy mistake I made
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breadfruit


  • #7490
    Poor_old_gill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,906 ✭✭✭Poor_old_gill


    BanditLuke wrote: »
    Sits back and waits for this to be compared to Chernobyl or maybe 9/11.

    Loads of people died in World War 2 and nobody made a big deal out of that


  • #7491
    pc7
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 14,272 Mod ✭✭✭✭pc7


    Can’t keep up with thread and just seen Italy’s latest update, that’s seriously worrying https://twitter.com/bnodesk/status/1233803627543908355?s=21


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  • #7492
    the butcher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 591 ✭✭✭the butcher


    Great to see Mike Pence implement the great American plan to combat the corona..thingy.

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  • #7493
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,109 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    I had Chinese in solidarity with the people of China last night.

    Tonight it's a large 16 inch Domino's pizza (loaded meat) in solidarity with the people of Italy.

    We can all sacrifice something :)


  • #7494
    Cupatae
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,915 ✭✭✭Cupatae


    BanditLuke wrote: »
    LOL. We have a winner.

    This will take some beating


    The point sailed right over your head and you and the panic heads that agree with you are sitting there having a "AHA!! WE GOT HIM" moment... jesus wept. Good man...


  • #7495
    Titclamp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 409 ✭✭Titclamp


    800,000 die a year from suicide.


  • #7496
    tillyfilly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 567 ✭✭✭tillyfilly


    Doctor Jimbob wrote: »
    Where's this hand sanitiser being useless stuff coming from? Anything I've heard says it's no better than washing your hands, but that's a big difference from useless.

    some people don't wash their hands correctly, that's useless


  • #7497
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Tootsie_1 wrote: »
    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.

    Tootsie, I have a spare one if you want it. It’s about 500ml. I don’t go out that much at all so happy to post it to you for you mum if you want it.


  • #7498
    CinemaGuy45
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭CinemaGuy45


    Cupatae wrote: »
    The point sailed right over your head and you and the panic heads that agree with you are sitting there having a "AHA!! WE GOT HIM" moment... jesus wept. Good man...

    Many of us have been on this subject for the last month nobody is in a panic.

    This situation is serious if you find it scary don't read it.


  • #7499
    one armed dwarf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 924 ✭✭✭one armed dwarf


    Titclamp wrote: »
    800,000 die a year from suicide.

    ****, I hope I don't catch it.


  • #7500
    gabeeg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,591 ✭✭✭gabeeg


    Cupatae wrote: »
    I was gonna put in the flu but lord knows that d open another tin of worms, what i was getting at is the case by case reporting is making it incredibly dramatic. again i only used cancer as an example to how you could make something seem dramatic with enough reporting and maps statistics and death by death reports.

    It suits some people tho they repost these statistics and stuff and it gets ppl hyped, when in reality we haven't even got a case of it in the republic and one in the north.

    we arent at the italy point yet so applying that level of hysteria here is pointless but some people love it on here.

    We've no idea if there's an outbreak here. We have hardly done any tests for it


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  • #7501
    Titclamp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 409 ✭✭Titclamp


    one armed dwarf wrote: »
    ****, I hope I don't catch it.

    I'm sure the 800,000 last year said the same thing


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