Coronavirus Part III - 9 cases across the Island - 503 errors abound!! read OP

tigger123 · 01-03-2020 12:02PM

I was just down the chemist, they're all out of hand sanitizer. I did update my McAfee only last month though, so that's something at least.

Donald Trump · 01-03-2020 12:03PM

GM228 wrote: »

The average seasonal flu mortality rate is slightly less at about 0.01%, whilst Coronavirus is currently at around 2%.

To put that into perspective it is over 10 times more deadly going by data available, however a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine is suggesting it could fall below 1% when for example you factor in undetected cases where people recover.

Whilst it is more deadly, remember there has been worse, SARS or MERS for example which had 10% and 36% mortality rates.

saabsaab wrote: »

Yes, but not as highly infectious.

The lower mortality rate can result in more people dying overall. 2% allows it to be spread while still killing a lot of people

Fr_Dougal · 01-03-2020 12:03PM

cnocbui wrote: »

Hand sanitizer works, that's why you will find it at hospitals in quantity and washing your hands is as effective but it's hard to do when out and about and without access to a sink.

It needs to be >60% alcohol. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/prevention-treatment.html

Gynoid · 01-03-2020 12:03PM

GM228 wrote: »

Whilst it is more deadly, remember there has been worse, SARS or MERS for example which had 10% and 36% mortality rates.

Re SARS, as I have not read on MERS, but SARS did not spread from asymptomatic people. COVID 19 does, it seems. People who are sick are a good deal less likely to be out and about.

KiKi III · 01-03-2020 12:04PM

Given that the CDC is uncertain about how the virus spreads, it’s mad how Boards posters know all about it.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/transmission.html

Drumpot · 01-03-2020 12:04PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAwYFEcvvOc

Q&A with Dr John. If you’ve missed it it’s a good bit of information.

He’s now talking about how virus have always been around, we aren’t all going to die and it’s just we aren’t used to it (so it’s scary). He’s giving practical tips on following authorities and basic hygiene tips.

He also said, which he has said before, to discuss your medications with your GP to make sure your meds don’t make getting the virus worse. He said not to take any medical advice from anybody on the Internet, including himself.

Vital to protect others around us and that in turn protects us.

Get into right habits now because it looks like it’s coming.

Lots of other things answered.

Sierra Oscar · 01-03-2020 12:07PM

RTÉ confirming that the first confirmed male patient is being treated in a Dublin hospital.

Speak Now · 01-03-2020 12:08PM

Wrex wrote: »

Whats the thoughts on cases of reinfection of coronavirus?

That for me would be a troubling development

Already confirmed 3 days ago that a woman in Japan caught it a second time.

sundodger5 · 01-03-2020 12:08PM

tillyfilly wrote: »

this

Fecal shedding?

Professor Moriarty · 01-03-2020 12:09PM

GM228 wrote: »

The average seasonal flu mortality rate is slightly less at about 0.01%, whilst Coronavirus is currently at around 2%.

To put that into perspective it is over 10 times more deadly going by data available, however a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine is suggesting it could fall below 1% when for example you factor in undetected cases where people recover.

Whilst it is more deadly, remember there has been worse, SARS or MERS for example which had 10% and 36% mortality rates.

Depends on which stats you use but the fact remains that the mortality rate for flu is infinitely less than that for the coronavirus and the infection rate is higher. What is yet to be definitively factored in is variables in different countries such as; access to medical care, government response, when the disease peaks, plateaus and falls (a recent WHO report indicates this might be happening in China), hygiene in the population, reporting etc.

antodeco · 01-03-2020 12:10PM

Sierra Oscar wrote: »

RTÉ confirming that the first confirmed male patient is being treated in a Dublin hospital.

Mater hospital is first line defence as far as I know

gmisk · 01-03-2020 12:11PM

I think the stock piling thing is over done just back from Tesco very quiet and no shortage of anything really

dan786 · 01-03-2020 12:12PM

BNO news , no posts for 8 hours. Their twitter page is normally very active with new cases etc.

Sierra Oscar · 01-03-2020 12:13PM

gmisk wrote: »

I think the stock piling thing is over done just back from Tesco very quiet and no shortage of anything really

Same. My local Tesco isn’t any busier than a normal Sunday and there are no shortages whatsoever.

Duke of Url · 01-03-2020 12:13PM

gmisk wrote: »

I think the stock piling thing is over done just back from Tesco very quiet and no shortage of anything really

I was in Tesco, Aldi and SuperValu. All full of food and other stuff.

the butcher · 01-03-2020 12:14PM

dan786 wrote: »

BNO news , no posts for 8 hours. Their twitter page is normally very active with new cases etc.

It's a small team and they've said previously they try compile a list of announcements per day rather than spam tweets constantly.

zerosugarbuzz · 01-03-2020 12:14PM

Duke of Url wrote: »

I was in Tesco, Aldi and SuperValu. All full of food and other stuff.

I was in SuperValu, Tesco and m&s yesterday evening, all shelves full.

gmisk · 01-03-2020 12:16PM

Drumpot wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAwYFEcvvOc

Q&A with Dr John. If you’ve missed it it’s a good bit of information.

He’s now talking about how virus have always been around, we aren’t all going to die and it’s just we aren’t used to it (so it’s scary). He’s giving practical tips on following authorities and basic hygiene tips.

He also said, which he has said before, to discuss your medications with your GP to make sure your meds don’t make getting the virus worse. He said not to take any medical advice from anybody on the Internet, including himself.

Vital to protect others around us and that in turn protects us.

Get into right habits now because it looks like it’s coming.

Lots of other things answered.

Can I ask what exactly is he a doctor of?

Osborne · 01-03-2020 12:17PM

gmisk wrote: »

I think the stock piling thing is over done just back from Tesco very quiet and no shortage of anything really

Seems to be only Aldi and Lidl running low!

Duke of Url · 01-03-2020 12:18PM

Osborne wrote: »

Seems to be only Aldi and Lidl running low!

My Aldi is not running low at all.

cnocbui · 01-03-2020 12:18PM

tillyfilly wrote: »

this

That is the same WHO that rank Ireland's health care system at 19th and as better than Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Finland, Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland.

That is just such a steaming pile of BS, I struggle to comprehend the level of incompetence that must be going on. Other rankings would rate Australia's health care system in the top 5 not an inconceivable 32nd, for instance.
The CDC state:

How COVID-19 Spreads
中文 | Español

Current understanding about how the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreads is largely based on what is known about similar coronaviruses. COVID-19 is a new disease and there is more to learn about how it spreads, the severity of illness it causes, and to what extent it may spread in the United States.
Person-to-person spread

The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person.

Between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet).
Through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes.

These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/transmission.html

silverharp · 01-03-2020 12:19PM

gmisk wrote: »

Can I ask what what exactly is he a doctor of?

public health , started off as a nurse and lectured nurses.

whiskeyman · 01-03-2020 12:19PM

Osborne wrote: »

Seems to be only Aldi and Lidl running low!

Depending on time of day, they always run low anyway as staff only seem to restock before store opens.

Usually feck all when I go in the evening.

otnomart · 01-03-2020 12:20PM

In France, there are serious concerns now that the virus came into France via the repatriation flights from Wuhan.
https://www.lepoint.fr/societe/coronavirus-y-a-t-il-eu-des-rates-sur-la-base-aerienne-de-creil-29-02-2020-2365036_23.php
Before he was transferred and tested in Paris on the 25 February, the first French victim was in Creil hospital (Oise region) for 6 days: that was before the first cases were diagnosed in Italy.
Creil is now the epicentre in France.

cnocbui · 01-03-2020 12:21PM

gmisk wrote: »

Can I ask what exactly is he a doctor of?

Phd in nursing, I believe.

cnocbui · 01-03-2020 12:22PM

dan786 wrote: »

BNO news , no posts for 8 hours. Their twitter page is normally very active with new cases etc.

Everybody's got to sleep sometime.

Osborne · 01-03-2020 12:22PM

Duke of Url wrote: »

My Aldi is not running low at all.

Lidl need to up their game then! There's neither near me but the local Tesco and Dunnes seem to be as normal. Tesco didn't seem any busier that normal this morning.

01-03-2020 12:23PM

Can I suggest that people add nail brushes to their hand washing routines. Some amount of crap gets under the nails.

SeaBreezes · 01-03-2020 12:23PM

https://twitter.com/PDChina/status/1234010482551422976

Drumpot · 01-03-2020 12:27PM

gmisk wrote: »

Can I ask what exactly is he a doctor of?

He’s actually a trained nurse , says and has been training them for 27 years. He’s done some healthcare work overseas. He says he also did science degrees as he’s always been interested in biological science. Seems like this is an area he has personally had an interest for a long time, so perhaps it’s as much a hobby as anything else.

He has an academic doctorate (is that what it’s called) so he’s not technically a doctor. Suppose you could argue it’s a big misleading calling it “Dr John”, but it’s still a very good source for information. Put simply, if a nurse , who has worked in a hospital, started giving me some advice I’d listen.

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Coronavirus Part III - 9 cases across the Island - 503 errors abound!! read OP