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

Donald Trump wrote: »

It's common for people in Asia to wear masks? No? If you visit large cities like NY or even London, you'll commonly see Asian people on public transport etc. with face masks. This is before coronavirus.

So I'd imagine it is a "normal" thing for them over there and they have their personal habits and supply chains in place.

That is probably why you don't see any shortage of hand-sanitiser or masks there. And there is no panic probably because they can get those things. Whereas here, you probably have difficulty to get them.

Yes thats why I'm saying things aren't out of the ordinary in Vietnam.

But there is no reason why there should be a shortage in hand sanitiser already in Ireland

Carol25 wrote: »

I’m concerned about the spread in schools. The dose before Christmas infected everyone in the local school at one stage or another. In a lot of schools, there is no hot water at all. Classes are over crowded and now hand washes are out of stock. The spread if schools become breeding grounds would be enormous...

To date the current outbreak seems to show no mortality for children under 9 years of age. However there have been cases of children in this age bracket becoming infected - but being mainly asymptomatic or showing mild symptons. Although a number of children were found to have suffered various complications including damage to the lungs

Of interest children are considered "super-spreaders" of flu and may spread the virus at a rapid rate, posing a particular risk to the elderly and other people at higher risk. This issue may also be a possibility with the novel coronavirus although that has not yet been proven.

mirrorwall14 wrote: »

I’m a teacher. At one point before Christmas the vomiting bug ran through the building like wildfire. I had between 11-15 students out of 30 in my tutor group absent every day for a week. As one came back another or more were struck down. I also got it. As did many staff. And that’s with meticulous hand washing. I think at one point we had over 200 kids sick with it. Schools are absolute hot beds of infection.

That's more than likely norovirus. That's probably a lot more infectious than this - a lot of people get it about 5 times in their lifetime. People get infected with a tiny amount of particles relative to other infections. No doubt this will spread widely but probably in a different way to the common vomiting bugs, so hopefully it won't hit schools as hard as that.

IAMAMORON wrote: »

I heard the opposite, this message is doing the rounds on Wassap.



My classmate's nephew, graduated with a master's degree, and works in Shenzhen Hospital. He is being transferred to study *Wuhan pneumonia virus.* He just called me and told me to tell my friends: If you have a runny nose and sputum when you have a cold, you cannot be a new type of coronavirus pneumonia, because *coronavirus pneumonia is a dry cough without runny nose*. This is the simplest way to identify. Please tell your friends that if you know more about medical knowledge, you will have more *awareness of identification and prevention.*

This time, the *Wuhan virus is not heat-resistant and will be killed at a temperature of 26-27 degrees*.

Therefore, *drink more hot water.* You can tell your friends and relatives to drink more hot water to prevent it. *Go under the Sun*. It has been cold recently, and drinking hot water is also very comfortable. It is not a cure and is good for the body. *Drinking warm water is effective for all viruses*......

IAMAMORON wrote: »

Which parts are incorrect please? It would be nice to know?

The 4% ‘runny nose’ cane from the WHO’s field work in China. They found only 4% of confirmed cases had a runny nose as a symptom.

The info from the ‘friend with the masters’ took a downhill turn when he said the virus was not heat resistant and will be killed at a temp of 26 - 27 degrees.

Unless he’s made up a completely new temperature scale, all is well as normal body temperature is 37 degrees, and if your body is at 27, you’re already dead.

This virus kills such a small percentage of those infected, even less than the flu virus, I think it is being blown way out of proportion.

Broadway Joe wrote: »

This virus kills such a small percentage of those infected, even less than the flu virus, I think it is being blown way out of proportion.

Could you at least read a single tabloid article about this thing before you start spouting rubbish?

Strazdas wrote: »

That would be a total overreaction. One confirmed case in the Republic, a man who had been in Italy and no community transmission in Ireland.

Besides, the Dublin parade is not just a standalone event. The St.Patrick's festival lasts for four days, plus there are parades all the country.

They postponed St Patrick's Day celebrations in 2001 when the health of cattle and sheep were threatened by Foot and Mouth disease.

Now that human health is threatened, I can't see it going ahead... unless animal health is more important than human health for the powers that be.

https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2020/0301/1119467-coronavirus-ireland/
Apparently risk of a coronavirus outbreak in Ireland remains low.

Broadway Joe wrote: »

This virus kills such a small percentage of those infected, even less than the flu virus, I think it is being blown way out of proportion.

Complete and utter rubbish.
The clear indication is that it kills far more people per infection than the flu virus
Possibly 2 percent versus the general figure of 0.1% for the flu.

so have we banned flights from italy?

12 new cases in the UK. Big jump . I'd say Cheltenham is in trouble .

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Our creche insists on sighing kids in and out new Tusla rules apparently, that's about 50 parents using the same biro every morning, I refuse to do it after getting sick a few times in a row. The pen is meant to be the dirtiest thing in the doctors office.
We didn't get sick as Xmas in this house but most other families in the creche got a dose.

You could just bring your own pen.