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

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  • #2642
    Strazdas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,291 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    Goldengirl wrote: »
    2 cases.

    As long as the numbers stay in the low single figures, Ireland will remain in 'containment' phase.

    The authorities would only start to become very concerned if the numbers moved into double figures or dozens.


  • #2643
    Spanish Eyes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,121 ✭✭✭✭Spanish Eyes


    I had never heard of Wuhan before all this, a city the size of London. Or Hubei Province. My geographical education is improving slowly.


  • #2644
    Doctors room ghost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,839 ✭✭✭Doctors room ghost


    PANDEMIC
    Get your PANDEMIC


  • #2645
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 78,458 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    CinemaGuy45 wrote: »
    Threads this is part 3.

    22,000 posts or so.
    martingriff wrote: »
    Must ring in to work and say will not be in so

    Just to be clear it would probably be less than 1,000 if you took out all the repeats of info, fake news and scaremongering. Not that I'm telling anyone which 1,000 they need to look through....


  • #2646
    Ficheall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,038 ✭✭✭Ficheall


    Doctors room ghost wrote: »
    PANDEMIC
    Get your PANDEMIC
    Keep milking that joke, aye.


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  • #2647
    Kaisr Sose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,685 ✭✭✭Kaisr Sose


    Spanish Eyes wrote: »
    I had never heard of Wuhan before all this, a city the size of London. Or Hubei Province. My geographical education is improving slowly.

    I had never heard of Covid before this


  • #2648
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 12,384 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    Spanish Eyes wrote: »
    I had never heard of Wuhan before all this, a city the size of London. Or Hubei Province. My geographical education is improving slowly.

    So many big cities in China that are new.
    People come from rural areas to work, an effect of outsourcing our manufacturing. Mad, isn't it.


  • #2649
    Spanish Eyes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,121 ✭✭✭✭Spanish Eyes


    Kaisr Sose wrote: »
    I had never heard of Covid before this

    Wuhan was there before C19, but not a lot of people know that ;)


  • #2650
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 78,458 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Doctors room ghost wrote: »
    PANDEMIC
    Get your PANDEMIC

    I'm not sure that posting the same thing every hour achieves much, except of course a possible siteban for spam....

    just showing I'm keeping my eye on what's going on in here in case anyone thinks they can take any liberties


  • #2651
    Strazdas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,291 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    Westernyelp wrote: »
    The big picture shows a steady decline though. of course there will be regional surges as countries go through the cycle.

    https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-cases/

    Interesting stat that even today, 90% of corona cases are in China.


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  • #2652
    gozunda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    An Ri rua wrote: »
    ...

    Border screening is ineffective.in these scenarios of asymptomatic carriers.

    Asymptomatic fair enough. Border screening will detect those with symptoms however. Little point doing nothing just because some individual infections may nor be detected.

    Both China and Italy have now implemented widespread screening. Maybe too late in the case of those countries tbh.


  • #2653
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 12,384 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    Strazdas wrote: »
    As long as the numbers stay in the low single figures, Ireland will remain in 'containment' phase.

    The authorities would only start to become very concerned if the numbers moved into double figures or dozens.

    Which will be the case if they can't contain the single figures.

    It's inevitable anyway, but the critical measure is time. Flatten the curve.


  • #2654
    Loafing Oaf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,817 ✭✭✭✭Loafing Oaf


    Westernyelp wrote: »
    look at the figures. that's what I am talking about

    You're basing your entire argument on figures from one country whose government has a highly tenuous relationship to the truth...


  • #2655
    Westernyelp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,410 ✭✭✭Westernyelp


    Having completely slathered myself in hand sanitizer I am now finding it too hard to type. I'm off to seal myself in to an airtight pod for the night.


  • #2656
    gabeeg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,591 ✭✭✭gabeeg


    Beasty wrote: »
    I'm not sure that posting the same thing every hour achieves much, except of course a possible siteban for spam....

    just showing I'm keeping my eye on what's going on in here in case anyone thinks they can take any liberties

    are you the only mod on duty?


  • #2657
    ThePopehimself
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 336 ✭✭ThePopehimself


    Strazdas wrote: »
    As long as the numbers stay in the low single figures, Ireland will remain in 'containment' phase.

    The authorities would only start to become very concerned if the numbers moved into double figures or dozens.

    Or if other countries start to ban flights from Ireland. Oh the irony!


  • #2658
    ChikiChiki
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭ChikiChiki


    Looks like alot will happen in the UK tomorrow. Will we see them ban large public gatherings? I'd imagine so.

    They seem to have a much clearer message to the public than our crowd. Hancock was all over media.

    https://twitter.com/DHSCgovuk/status/1234040692772671488?s=19


  • #2659
    Goldengirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,852 ✭✭✭✭Goldengirl


    Strazdas wrote: »
    As long as the numbers stay in the low single figures, Ireland will remain in 'containment' phase.

    The authorities would only start to become very concerned if the numbers moved into double figures or dozens.

    " The Authorities " ....good luck with that!


  • #2660
    Strazdas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,291 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    igCorcaigh wrote: »
    Which will be the case if they can't contain the single figures.

    It's inevitable anyway, but the critical measure is time. Flatten the curve.

    It 'could' happen and they are right to prepare for it, but they don't seem to think it actually will happen.

    Viruses are unpredictable of course, so nothing can be stated with certainty.


  • #2661
    solidasarock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 363 ✭✭solidasarock


    So which is the least likely to get me infected?

    A over packed bus or a over packed DART?

    I would be spending 40 minutes on the DART or 50+ on the bus


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  • #2662
    Drumpot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,306 ✭✭✭✭Drumpot


    ChikiChiki wrote: »
    Looks like alot will happen in the UK tomorrow. Will we see them ban large public gatherings? I'd imagine so.

    They seem to have a much clearer message to the public than our crowd. Hancock was all over media.

    https://twitter.com/DHSCgovuk/status/1234040692772671488?s=19

    Yep, they seem to be taking the lead on this. They aren’t even ruling out closing down cities.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-51693195


  • #2663
    05eaftqbrs9jlh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,104 ✭✭✭05eaftqbrs9jlh


    Strazdas wrote: »
    As long as the numbers stay in the low single figures, Ireland will remain in 'containment' phase.

    The authorities would only start to become very concerned if the numbers moved into double figures or dozens.
    That will be in around 5 days, when all the people the initial case in Dublin infected start showing symptoms. Possibly earlier, if there are other infected people flying in or already here.


  • #2664
    CinemaGuy45
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭CinemaGuy45


    solidasarock wrote: »
    So which is the least likely to get me infected. A over packed bus or a over packed DART?

    The DART servers all the posh areas with people back from their skiing trips so I would say you are better taken your chances on the bus.;)


  • #2665
    ThePopehimself
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 336 ✭✭ThePopehimself


    Strazdas wrote: »
    Interesting stat that even today, 90% of corona cases are in China.

    8 weeks ago 100% of cases were in China...and now look! ...Viruses do that.


  • #2666
    Strazdas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,291 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    Goldengirl wrote: »
    " The Authorities " ....good luck with that!

    They've been saying for the last week or two that they fully expected low numbers of Irish cases to emerge.

    It's not low numbers that are a problem.....it would only be if it suddenly started moving into double figures and beyond that they would become very concerned.


  • #2667
    FishOnABike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,839 ✭✭✭FishOnABike


    Goldengirl wrote: »
    If there is a government directive against flying to an affected zone does it cover?

    If it is a ban, yes. If it is advice, probably not.


  • #2668
    Blueshoe
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,964 ✭✭✭Blueshoe


    Brenden Agreeable Rabble-rouser wrote: »
    That will be in around 5 days, when all the people the initial case in Dublin infected start showing symptoms. Possibly earlier, if there are other infected people flying in or already here.

    Vinters federation have informed the government that all st Patrick's Day festivities will be going ahead as per usual.


  • #2669
    Spanish Eyes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,121 ✭✭✭✭Spanish Eyes


    CinemaGuy45 wrote: »
    The DART servers all the posh areas with people back from their skiing trips so I would say you are better taken your chances on the bus.;)

    Hilarious. LOL.


  • #2670
    Goldengirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,852 ✭✭✭✭Goldengirl


    Westernyelp wrote: »
    Having completely slathered myself in hand sanitizer I am now finding it too hard to type. I'm off to seal myself in to an airtight pod for the night.

    That...is very disturbing!


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  • #2671
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 12,384 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    Strazdas wrote: »
    It 'could' happen and they are right to prepare for it, but they don't seem to think it actually will happen.

    Viruses are unpredictable of course, so nothing can be stated with certainty.

    Some metrics are uncertain, but we can be certain now about the possibility of spread without containment measures.


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