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

Poor_old_gill · 01-03-2020 08:46PM

History Queen wrote: »

Esb Networks is responsible for the maintenance and repair of the entire electricity network. Esb don't provide electricity direct to consumers anymore. That side of the business is separate and now trades as Electric Ireland

That’s true but ESB power generation generates 40% of the elec. it’s a pooled market so elec Ireland is a supplier buying from the pool but not a generator of physical electricity.

The market can run in administration mode without the suppliers actively taking part but the generators still need to generate. Elec Ireland staff could take off the next month and it wouldn’t matter as they neither generate nor buy the commodities to generate- that’s all PGen

Networks work mostly in groups of less than 4 on lines in the open air. It’s the PGen staff in the stations that are most likely to be affected

Jinglejangle69 · 01-03-2020 08:47PM

BanditLuke wrote: »

I'm sorry but the HSE is a disaster. Everyone knows this.

Everyone doesnt know it.

The HSE is a top class health service once you get into the system.

Same as other top class health services in the world.

tails_naf · 01-03-2020 08:47PM

I do think specific information about which flight, which train, which location had a known case would help ease the scaremongering. Right now we have no info, so it fuels speculation. I found it rich that Harris was saying in one breath that he was getting all kinds of texts from people saying location x was on lock down, and in the next breath saying it would be inappropriate to give details of the confirmed case... Well if you give us no information, then all we're left with is misinformation.

I mean, should the whole 'east' of Ireland wonder if its near them, to me thats scaremongering.

Wibbs · 01-03-2020 08:48PM

froog wrote: »

the people who need to know know. why does the entire country need to know? all that would do is cause panic from thousands of people who walked by the school or who's neighbour works in a shop down the road from there, or whose kid's friend's cousin goes there, etc etc

Judging by some of the hysteria on this thread, yup that could well be the outcome alright.

CinemaGuy45 · 01-03-2020 08:48PM

Jinglejangle69 wrote: »

Everyone doesst know it.

The HSE is a top class health service once you get into the system.

Same as other top class health services in the world.

Do try and make the jokes funny.;)

KiKi III · 01-03-2020 08:48PM

Wibbs wrote: »

Look, the actual mortality rate is nowhere near accurate and won't be until many months from now(or longer). This is a clinical scientific fact. It's known that it can be asymptomatic in some, very mild in many, if not most and those people have simply not shown up in the stats to the degree where claims can be made. Do you go to the GP with a slight sniffle? Exactly. The strong likelihood is that the actual mortality rate is significantly lower than 2%.

Again, Wuhan nor anywhere else in the East with far higher rates of infection and isolation ran out of food and other essentials. Yet the bloody sky is suddenly falling in here? It's daft "thinking" like this that has already caused a run on handwash and masks, neither of which show greater efficacy than simple precautions like avoiding close quarters and regular handwashing with bog standard soap and water.

If I caught it, I wouldn’t be overly concerned about myself as I’m healthy and young(ish). But I’d be very concerned about passing it to my parents or my younger brother who has a poor immune system after chemo and a bone marrow transplant a few years ago.

Humberto Salazar · 01-03-2020 08:48PM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

And if ESB staff have to work from home it will be as useful as an ashtray on a motorbike.

Me I'm going tinned food all the way, enough sardines and Guinness until Easter.

And stock up on toilet rolls if you're going the sardines and Guinness route.

trihead · 01-03-2020 08:48PM

This seems a very good site for tracking COVID-19 in numbers.

https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

Good reliable source too.

humberklog · 01-03-2020 08:48PM

Andrew00 wrote: »

I work in a busy local shop handling money and coming face to face with over 1 thousand people a day

Should I take a few weeks out

Nah. Keep at it. I'm not long back from Vietnam and I work run galleries where for the last 2 weeks in Ireland a lot of my customers were Italian (loads over for mid term). And I have Chinese for lunch most work days.

Be grand like.

Scuid Mhór · 01-03-2020 08:49PM

the butcher wrote: »

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1234200019491794944

Interesting. If only most governments had followed this logic, or Russia's logic, instead of letting the short term interests of the economy supersede the longevity of a fraction of their own populations.

Exclamation Marc · 01-03-2020 08:49PM

Jinglejangle69 wrote: »

Everyone doesnt know it.

The HSE is a top class health service once you get into the system.

Same as other top class health services in the world.

Yep. They're brilliant. Perfect? No. But once you're in the system, they are great. Whole family (three of us) have been cured of different cancers in last three years.

Kermit.de.frog · 01-03-2020 08:49PM

Jinglejangle69 wrote: »

Everyone doesnt know it.

The HSE is a top class health service once you get into the system.

Same as other top class health services in the world.

This is true but people have a narrative they can never shake.

It could be the very best in the world and people would still complain

Elessar · 01-03-2020 08:49PM

odyssey06 wrote: »

Challenge specific posts if you think there is scaremongernig.

This scattergun indirect "thread is full of scaremongering" is arrogant nonsense.
Own it or disown it, but cut out the lame posting tricks.

Not taking the bait. Read the threads. Your post is the very definition of what you accused me of.

Lame posting tricks? What, like peer reviewed scientific journals?

Sorry but I'm going to continue to post relevant articles that might help people not get too worked up about something which is clearly scaring a lot of them.

odyssey06 · 01-03-2020 08:49PM

Jinglejangle69 wrote: »

Everyone doesnt know it.

The HSE is a top class health service once you get into the system.

Same as other top class health services in the world.

Cervical check?

You don't think one of the criteria for being a top class health service is treating the people that need to be treated?
The treatment the people actually receive is only one half of the equation.

GooglePlus · 01-03-2020 08:50PM

Sawduck wrote: »

Christ the HSE are useless, I reckon we have many more cases of this virus than just one

Without a doubt.

BanditLuke · 01-03-2020 08:50PM

the butcher wrote: »

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1234200019491794944

Now that is proper governance

circadian · 01-03-2020 08:50PM

humberklog wrote: »

Nah. Keep at it. I'm not long back from Vietnam and I work run galleries where for the last 2 weeks in Ireland a lot of my customers were Italian (loads over for mid term). And I have Chinese for lunch most work days.

Be grand like.

"He says with a dry cough and slight temperature."

Cupatae · 01-03-2020 08:51PM

CinemaGuy45 wrote: »

Do try and make the jokes funny.;)

What healthcare would you rate above it ? whats your shining example of a "Top Class"?

05eaftqbrs9jlh · 01-03-2020 08:52PM

Mr.S wrote: »

I'd quit tbh.

humberklog wrote: »

Nah. Keep at it. I'm not long back from Vietnam and I work run galleries where for the last 2 weeks in Ireland a lot of my customers were Italian (loads over for mid term). And I have Chinese for lunch most work days.

Be grand like.

What is the deal with all these "moderators" posting flippant 'joke' responses?

tails_naf · 01-03-2020 08:52PM

Jinglejangle69 wrote: »

Everyone doesnt know it.

The HSE is a top class health service once you get into the system.

Same as other top class health services in the world.

It's fairly ****e for the money we're paying. Waiting lists are an embarrassment, expensive machines are under utilised, and most hospitals are chaos. That said there are great folks on the front line, but the overall running and orginazation is a shambles

dan786 · 01-03-2020 08:52PM

The way it should be done.

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1234204414010892288?s=20

Reati · 01-03-2020 08:52PM

Brenden Agreeable Rabble-rouser wrote: »

What is the deal with all these "moderators" posting flippant 'joke' responses?

Who said its a joke. He'll be grand like.

Elessar · 01-03-2020 08:53PM

pc7 wrote: »

Have you seen the Italian figures for critical care and icu beds. The more people infected with mild cases mean there are more cases needing hospitalization. This puts massive pressure on hospitals, so you’re having a heart attack or in a car crash with no where to go. That is the major issue, the pressure as numbers rose hence the WHO say to slow spread to give them time.

Missed this earlier. You're right. I'm not saying this particular issue isn't a concern, I was posting specifically about the dangerousness of the virus so as to hopefully help some people see the bigger picture.

But sudden presentations to healthcare facilities en-masse is definitely a concern.

odyssey06 · 01-03-2020 08:53PM

Elessar wrote: »

Not taking the bait. Read the threads. Your post is the very definition of what you accused me of.

Lame posting tricks? What, like peer reviewed scientific journals?

Sorry but I'm going to continue to post relevant articles that might help people not get too worked up about something which is clearly scaring a lot of them.

Again, you can't cite an example. You just keep up the nonsense scaremongering narrative without owning it with followup. Lame posting trick.

You can post references to scientific journals without the narrative nonsense.

Millem · 01-03-2020 08:53PM

History Queen wrote: »

Has anyone any information on coronovirus and pregnancy? I've googled but can't find any HSE advice. Looked at some American and Aussie advice but I'm still unsure whether I'm more at risk or not now and what, if any risk, is posed to my unborn baby (I'd be in a low risk group if I wasn't pregnant anyway). Not hugely worried but I am trying to keep myself informed all the same.

Would love to know the answer myself as am in the same position (pregnant teacher).
Going to ring my consultant tomorrow.

I did get message from my breastfeeding group which said (very limited study 6 samples) showed it did not transfer into breast milk.

RobbingBandit · 01-03-2020 08:53PM

So what will we run out of first bluetac or nails

Cupatae · 01-03-2020 08:54PM

It makes me laugh when people bang on saying the HSE is useless for not catching every single case...the ironic thing is its usually the same people that are saying how quick its spreading and difficult to contain..

Realistically what is the HSE meant to do to catch every single case?, every other country has failed so far...but noo the HSE should bust out the superman capes and catch all cases or they are ****e.

cnocbui · 01-03-2020 08:54PM

the butcher wrote: »

This is the way to do it ->

https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/2020/02/spore-virus-cases/index.html?shell

I think the Swiss have set up covid-19 virus assessment kiosks where concerned members of the public can go to assess whether they might have it or are likely to have been exposed.

Larbre34 · 01-03-2020 08:55PM

Brenden Agreeable Rabble-rouser wrote: »

What is the deal with all these "moderators" posting flippant 'joke' responses?

Not moderators for this forum. There are hundreds of posters that moderate the different forums but post as ordinary punters in others.

Mr.Crinklewood · 01-03-2020 08:55PM

dan786 wrote: »

The way it should be done.

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1234204414010892288?s=20

Good to see other countries as well as Ireland cancelling major sporting events.

If more cases arise here I'd say more smaller matches will be cancelled.

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

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