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

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  • #8102
    kenmc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,283 ✭✭✭kenmc


    Boozybooze wrote: »
    Think i'll go now and get the couple of slabs of beer and pasta and tinned foods in case the country shuts down for two weeks.

    No can do, no alcohol can be sold to the kiddies after 10pm, they can't be trusted to go to bed. Another fine fg policy. Yay.


  • #8103
    tom1ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,996 ✭✭✭✭tom1ie


    gmisk wrote: »
    Italy's reaction wasn't to prevent flights etc to the rest of Europe...hence partially why it is bloody almost everywhere in Europe at this stage.

    We are not at the same stage as those other countries, we literally have one confirmed case today.

    Yes but has any other country remained at only one case for an extended time? There might be but I wouldn’t be so confident of that fact next week.
    That’s what I’m saying. This WILL spread.
    I’m also saying this isn’t a death sentence. The majority will only get mild symptoms. However some will get it more serious.


  • #8104
    Cupatae
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,915 ✭✭✭Cupatae


    rob316 wrote: »
    I lived through the swine flu outbreak 10 years ago. That infected 20% of the global population. The same hysteria didn't go with it like this and it's easy to see why, we have become absolutely addicted to the media pumping fear into us. This, storm warnings about a bit of wind.

    End of the day it's only another flu virus, your average healthy person will recover fully.

    id to laugh at the red warning storm today, a mild breeze. People will stop taking them seriously


  • #8105
    joe_99
    Closed Accounts Posts: 763 ✭✭✭joe_99


    fr336 wrote: »
    They're not usually so open about it though. It's literally like "it's only the old ones" aka anyone over 50. It really never used to be like this.

    Are you on the wind up here?


  • #8106
    all about the mane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,401 ✭✭✭all about the mane


    Cupatae wrote: »
    id to laugh at the red warning storm today, a mild breeze. People will stop taking them seriously

    Tell that to the guy who had his trucked turned over in Galway


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  • #8107
    Quantum Erasure
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,610 ✭✭✭Quantum Erasure


    fritzelly wrote: »
    Beasty - can you add a new rule to the new thread
    No rumours or whatsapp messages - everything needs a link to verifiable news source - instant thread ban!

    he'll see that allright


  • #8108
    rob316
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,667 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    zig wrote: »
    Swine flu has a .01% death rate

    And we have absolutely no idea what the true death rate of this could be as mild cases aren't even been reported. Could be as low as the seasonal flu all said and done.


  • #8109
    BanditLuke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,600 ✭✭✭BanditLuke


    Deleted User wrote: »
    I work in a hospital so technically, Covid-19 would be good for business.

    Hope you had enough rest over the last few days.


  • #8110
    leavingirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 551 ✭✭✭leavingirl


    Interesting that some people are mentioning the great Swine Flu epidemic of 2009. No one mentions the fact that it was the numbers were made up by the CDC.


  • #8111
    BarryD2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,732 ✭✭✭BarryD2


    fritzelly wrote: »
    Beasty - can you add a new rule to the new thread
    No rumours or whatsapp messages - everything needs a link to verifiable news source - instant thread ban!

    The problem with that, is what defines a verifiable news source. You potentially leave it open to the state to manage & control what can be reported. Not a good idea.


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  • #8112
    tom1ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,996 ✭✭✭✭tom1ie


    rob316 wrote: »
    And we have absolutely no idea what the true death rate of this could be as mild cases aren't even been reported. Could be as low as the seasonal flu all said and done.

    Could be, but all we can go off is the who death rate of approx 2-3%, which is multiples of the flu death rate. At a 1% death rate that would be 10 times more lethal than the flu.


  • #8113
    tillyfilly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 567 ✭✭✭tillyfilly


    Beasty, can only posters over 250 posts be allowed post on the new thread?


  • #8114
    Quantum Erasure
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,610 ✭✭✭Quantum Erasure


    all about the mane wrote: »
    Tell that to the guy who had his trucked turned over in Galway

    thats the problem with too many warnings, no one will take them seriously. should be a red warning or nothing


  • #8115
    DeanAustin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,885 ✭✭✭DeanAustin


    A lot of garbage being posted on here from rumours of where this case is, rumours of 500k dead from the virus in China to cheap jibes at the HSE.

    I can't believe people think the HSE haven't been planning for this for weeks. F**k sake, public health is their job/responsibility. Of course they'll have been planning for something that's been major news for over a month.

    I'm not looking forward to all the nonsense over the next few weeks.


  • #8116
    zig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,206 ✭✭✭zig


    rob316 wrote: »
    And we have absolutely no idea what the true death rate of this could be as mild cases aren't even been reported. Could be as low as the seasonal flu all said and done.

    Not disputing that, in fact it dawned on me that there may be a stigma to it too now so people may not even want to call for advice.


  • #8117
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,113 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    BarryD2 wrote: »
    The problem with that, is what defines a verifiable news source. You potentially leave it open to the state to manage & control what can be reported. Not a good idea.

    You know pretty much anything that isn't whatsapp or a friend of friend of my brother who drives a taxi for the HSE head


  • #8118
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 78,458 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    fr336 wrote: »
    They're not usually so open about it though. It's literally like "it's only the old ones" aka anyone over 50. It really never used to be like this.
    Give it a rest. No-one is saying anything remotely like this except very clearly in jest


  • #8119
    eeepaulo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,432 ✭✭✭eeepaulo


    Quantum Erasure wrote: »
    thats the problem with too many warnings, no one will take them seriously. should be a red warning or nothing

    Because remembering what county you live in and three pretty obvious colours is tough


  • #8120
    Cupatae
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,915 ✭✭✭Cupatae


    all about the mane wrote: »
    Tell that to the guy who had his trucked turned over in Galway

    that was about the highlight of it and he out in the middle of the burren prob wide open space with a truck, i mean if it was ever gonna happen somewhere... ideal conditions.


  • #8121
    rob316
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,667 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    tillyfilly wrote: »
    Beasty, can only posters over 250 posts be allowed post on the new thread?

    Why?


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  • #8122
    amadangomor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,148 ✭✭✭amadangomor


    kenmc wrote: »
    No can do, no alcohol can be sold to the kiddies after 10pm, they can't be trusted to go to bed. Another fine fg policy. Yay.
    Was brought in in 2008, FF and Greens not FG.


  • #8123
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,113 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    tillyfilly wrote: »
    Beasty, can only posters over 250 posts be allowed post on the new thread?

    I'd say over 300 ;)


  • #8124
    Cupatae
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,915 ✭✭✭Cupatae


    https://www.facebook.com/valbona.ajdari/videos/10221933655996516/

    Not sure of the context of this vid but doesnt look like good craic in china!


  • #8125
    Quantum Erasure
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,610 ✭✭✭Quantum Erasure


    tillyfilly wrote: »
    Beasty, can only posters over 250 posts be allowed post on the new thread?

    or accounts at least 3 weeks old...


  • #8126
    Carol25
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 731 ✭✭✭Carol25


    all about the mane wrote: »
    Great call. The thread has become a farce

    I disagree with this, verifiable information will be hard to come by and out of date by the time it's verified in a fast moving situation?


  • #8127
    BanditLuke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,600 ✭✭✭BanditLuke


    DeanAustin wrote: »
    A lot of garbage being posted on here from rumours of where this case is, rumours of 500k dead from the virus in China to cheap jibes at the HSE.

    I can't believe people think the HSE haven't been planning for this for weeks. F**k sake, public health is their job/responsibility. Of course they'll have been planning for something that's been major news for over a month.

    I'm not looking forward to all the nonsense over the next few weeks.

    The HSE has had oh i dunno 20 years to sort the trolley crisis out and you think they can handle this??


  • #8128
    namloc1980
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,445 ✭✭✭✭namloc1980


    Loving the "east of the country" description. It's like if they don't give any more details it'll be grand.


  • #8129
    gmisk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,382 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    tom1ie wrote: »
    Yes but has any other country remained at only one case for an extended time? There might be but I wouldn’t be so confident of that fact next week.
    That’s what I’m saying. This WILL spread.
    I’m also saying this isn’t a death sentence. The majority will only get mild symptoms. However some will get it more serious.
    I doubt it,but it wasn't realistic that we would have no cases imo.
    We will in all likelihood continue to copy what the NHS are doing and hope it limits the spread.


  • #8130
    theballz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,272 ✭✭✭theballz


    Cupatae wrote: »
    https://www.facebook.com/valbona.ajdari/videos/10221933655996516/

    Not sure of the context of this vid but doesnt look like good craic in china!

    Great bunch of lads


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  • #8131
    DeanAustin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,885 ✭✭✭DeanAustin


    tom1ie wrote: »
    Could be, but all we can go off is the who death rate of approx 2-3%, which is multiples of the flu death rate. At a 1% death rate that would be 10 times more lethal than the flu.

    That's not the death rate though. It's not even the reported death rate in Wuhan where they suspect it was inflated anyway because there are thousands of unreported cases. The death rate elsewhere has been much lower.

    Yes it's more deadly than flu but can people stop pushing fake numbers because it only encourages panic.


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