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

ChikiChiki · 02-03-2020 12:45PM

facehugger99 wrote: »

Unfortunately, the demographic he's playing to will lap up the sh;ite he's coming out with.

That's what we're faced with in this country. Dumb people electing morons.

We have been electing morons for decades so far. Why are we in a position now that the HSE are under capacity and under resourced to meet a very serious impending crisis?

Well done though, nice dig. Stop trying politicize the thread, its blatantly obvious.

sideswipe · 02-03-2020 12:45PM

Peatys wrote: »

Back seat moderation derails the thread.
Don't like it? Move on.

I hope the irony of your post isn't lost on you:rolleyes:

Drumpot · 02-03-2020 12:46PM

facehugger99 wrote: »

Unfortunately, the demographic he's playing to will lap up the sh;ite he's coming out with.

That's what we're faced with in this country. Dumb people electing morons.

I didn’t vote for Sinn Féin but it’s not like FF/FG don’t have their own fair share of morons or cute hooers in their own ranks.

Strazdas · 02-03-2020 12:46PM

bennyl10 wrote: »

This should be the absolute minimum we do

Any large gatherings for the next fortnight need to be stopped. It is going to spread in Ireland, but can certainly stop how much

Limit any kind of spread now and it should taper

Chief medical officer at the Dept of Health said this morning he doesn't see any threat to the St.Patrick's festival 'at the moment'.

If you are going to shut the festival down, then you would also have to close all schools and colleges etc and halt all major sporting events as well (and we don't appear anywhere near that stage).

HildaOgdenx · 02-03-2020 12:46PM

seamus wrote: »

I do think the Irish to a certain have brought this on ourselves.

We have the stereotype about how Irish people love taking the piss, our mates ring in sick and we slag them about pulling a sickie, anyone who cries off going on the beer is faking it, anyone who says they're too sick to do something is a wimp.

So when we actually are sick, we try to push through it because we don't want our employer to think we're taking the piss or hungover, we don't want our mates to slag us.

In my experience, employers usually don't give a ****. Irish people go into work to avoid the gossip, not because their employer wants them in. Granted some employers are assholes about it, but my experience is that we're self-flagellating on this front.

I'm on a UK forum, with mostly UK based posters. The topic of people coming into work even when ill, comes up regularly.

Phil.x · 02-03-2020 12:47PM

Good news people, (for a change) a guy in work has a friend in Iran who had the virus and is over it within 10 days and said it wasn't anything much.

Happy days are here again.

connollyj · 02-03-2020 12:47PM

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

That is absolutely disgusting they are doing that. 8 euro. Arseholes will not be getting my custom again.

Should be illegal, China put in laws against this, strangely consumer friendly.

Kermit.de.frog · 02-03-2020 12:47PM

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1234443732939919361

BanditLuke · 02-03-2020 12:48PM

bennyl10 wrote: »

This should be the absolute minimum we do

Any large gatherings for the next fortnight need to be stopped. It is going to spread in Ireland, but can certainly stop how much

Limit any kind of spread now and it should taper

People aren't getting the messege it's not just here but also in the UK. GAA games, premiership games, horse racing, concerts etc..all going ahead . It's the ultimate bury your head in the sand event of all time thus far.

They are still discussing is Cheltenham goes ahead ffs it's utterly insane.

KWAG2019 · 02-03-2020 12:48PM

facehugger99 wrote: »

Unfortunately, the demographic he's playing to will lap up the sh;ite he's coming out with.

That's what we're faced with in this country. Dumb people electing morons.

This is not the thread for politicization of a situation.

To contrast what HSE is doing here is a link to Govt of Netherlands: https://www.government.nl/topics/coronavirus-covid-19

Towns are named and a particular hospital is named as closed. It’s all very matter of fact which is imho the best way.

wakka12 · 02-03-2020 12:49PM

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

That is absolutely disgusting they are doing that. 8 euro. Arseholes will not be getting my custom again.

Maybe it is their supplier bumping up the price?

josip · 02-03-2020 12:50PM

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

That is absolutely disgusting they are doing that. 8 euro. Arseholes will not be getting my custom again.

I'd like to see a photo or something before we go burning their branches.

02-03-2020 12:50PM

BanditLuke wrote: »

People aren't getting the messege it's not just here but also in the UK. GAA games, premiership games, horse racing, concerts etc..all going ahead . It's the ultimate bury your head in the sand event of all time thus far.

They are still discussing is Cheltenham goes ahead ffs it's utterly insane.

I can understand fears around indoor events, but open air ones?

brick tamland · 02-03-2020 12:51PM

How long before we start dealing with this as just another virus that people can catch and everything is back to normal? Anyone want to hazard a guess. This wont be going away.

bmcc10 · 02-03-2020 12:51PM

Videos of people in Iran licking holy shrines. No wonder it's so bad there.

cnocbui · 02-03-2020 12:51PM

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

This is what happens when a stupid politician uses social media. Rumours spread.

Social media is having a far worse impact on humanity than coronavirus ever will.

Well when you can show credible proof that social media has caused over 3,000 deaths and caused multiple companies to go bankrupt and hundreds of thousands of people made unemployed (perhaps millions), I'll upvote you.

Rob A. Bank · 02-03-2020 12:51PM

Distribution of laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 2 March 2020

novel-coronavirus-cases-EU-UK-2ndMarch2020.PNG?itok=6qy6GrNC

novel-coronavirus-cases-EU-UK-2ndMarch2020.PNG?itok=6qy6GrNC

Big jump in the number of daily cases in Europe !

:-(

bennyl10 · 02-03-2020 12:52PM

Strazdas wrote: »

Chief medical officer at the Dept of Health said this morning he doesn't see any threat to the St.Patrick's festival 'at the moment'.

If you are going to shut the festival down, then you would also have to close all schools and colleges etc and halt all major sporting events as well (and we don't appear anywhere near that stage).

The amount of people that travel for Paddys make it a whole different ball game to school or college

you can do sports events behind closed doors.

a 2 week cancellation is minimum surely

Cheltenham going ahead is baffling.

We aren't at a stage where its necessary, yes, but we can take a big step towards not reaching that stage at all if we do these things now!

givyjoe · 02-03-2020 12:52PM

Cupatae wrote: »

What would you suggest then complete all out defcon one shut the whole country down full scale China mode ECT ? Is that what you are hoping for ?

What response would be good enough for you

That's what China did.. fact. Chinas numbers, if we believe them, are decreasing. Numbers are not decreasing anywhere else.

Where did I suggest it? I said in other posts it's not feasible and wouldn't be accepted. Perhaps take a deep breath and read posts fully before you start having pops at people.

sjb25 · 02-03-2020 12:52PM

bmcc10 wrote: »

Videos of people in Iran licking holy shrines.

Send the army to knock to block roads immediately

2ygb4cmqetsjhx · 02-03-2020 12:52PM

First case in my office confirmed here in Germany. Half the guys team have been sent home for two weeks. This is in Munich. I reckon a full shutdown is coming by the end of the week.

Christy42 · 02-03-2020 12:54PM

Rob A. Bank wrote: »

Distribution of laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 2 March 2020

Big jump in the number of daily cases in Europe !

:-(

The jump seems to be all Italy. Obviously we need to make sure we don't follow the same path but so far it has been largely contained to one region in the EU with only a few cases elsewhere.

KWAG2019 · 02-03-2020 12:56PM

bennyl10 wrote: »

The amount of people that travel for Paddys make it a whole different ball game to school or college

you can do sports events behind closed doors.

a 2 week cancellation is minimum surely

Cheltenham going ahead is baffling.

We aren't at a stage where its necessary, yes, but we can take a big step towards not reaching that stage at all if we do these things now!

People need to reach their own decision too. Just because an event is going ahead does not mean you have to go.

Graces7 · 02-03-2020 12:56PM

Kivaro wrote: »

As you will see the best of Ireland and her people with this Covid-19 situation, you will also see the worst of Ireland too.

Wise wise words; thank you

Dial Hard · 02-03-2020 12:56PM

Well, we’ve just been put on work-from-home notice. From today on we need to go home every evening prepared not to come back in if the call is made, so basically bring laptop, charger, notes etc. home with us every evening, make sure everyone has the video conference app installed, etc. No client meetings to be held in the office until further notice. Boss said it’s ‘inevitable’ that the instruction will come but that they’ll delay it for as long as possible just so people don’t crack up if the crisis ends up going on for longer than we might assume. Our Hong Kong office has been closed for seven weeks and they’re all going stir crazy, apparently.

Very strange atmosphere around town today, it feels like everyone is just waiting on something to happen.

FortuneChip · 02-03-2020 12:56PM

Assume it's already been mentioned, but Madagascar has closed its ports.

bennyl10 · 02-03-2020 12:57PM

Christy42 wrote: »

The jump seems to be all Italy. Obviously we need to make sure we don't follow the same path but so far it has been largely contained to one region in the EU with only a few cases elsewhere.

Italy is very strange in all this, it hasn’t spread outside of the north, yet the numbers are sky rocketing at a rate so far and above the rest of Europe

Rob A. Bank · 02-03-2020 12:57PM

Christy42 wrote: »

The jump seems to be all Italy. Obviously we need to make sure we don't follow the same path but so far it has been largely contained to one region in the EU with only a few cases elsewhere.

Looks like the Italy numbers (yellow) have more than doubled overnight !

https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/cases-2019-ncov-eueea

:-(

jam_mac_jam · 02-03-2020 12:57PM

josip wrote: »

I'd like to see a photo or something before we go burning their branches.

Yeah as that's what I suggested.

Strazdas · 02-03-2020 12:57PM

bennyl10 wrote: »

The amount of people that travel for Paddys make it a whole different ball game to school or college

you can do sports events behind closed doors.

a 2 week cancellation is minimum surely

Cheltenham going ahead is baffling.

We aren't at a stage where its necessary, yes, but we can take a big step towards not reaching that stage at all if we do these things now!

But if you go down the route of cancelling Cheltenham and St. Patrick's, you have no choice but to shut down everything else as well. Who is to say that spending a week in a classroom or office is any safer than watching a race meeting or a parade?

I don't see any such shutdown happening at the moment.

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