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

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  • #4172
    saabsaab
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,722 ✭✭✭saabsaab


    TomSweeney wrote: »
    a f*cking nurse was in Italy and went back to work in Oslo ... was there for weeks spreading it around patients ...


    I'd say the last place to be is in a hospital as this takes off.


  • #4173
    fr336
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭fr336


    Korbin Ashy Tube wrote: »
    I am absolutely loving following the hysteria around this cold.

    Yawn


  • #4174
    SleetAndSnow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,753 ✭✭✭SleetAndSnow


    According to a friend that’s a doctor in a cork hospital, they are not equipped for it and are terrified of it actually coming. They are getting training in it next week and getting equipment like suits and stuff but say they really aren’t equipped if there was to be an outbreak.

    We really need to up our game


  • #4175
    nocoverart
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,354 ✭✭✭nocoverart


    Korbin Ashy Tube wrote: »
    I am absolutely loving following the hysteria around this cold.

    Well I personally wouldn't let something like this worry me, but I have elderly parents with weakened immune systems... so yeah, definitely this "cold" is a concern for me.


  • #4176
    Professor Moriarty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,393 ✭✭✭✭Professor Moriarty


    tuxy wrote: »
    I assume Nigera is one of the African countries capable of testing.

    Would you not be more worried about the ones that can't test?

    No. It's a very poor country with half of its population living on less than $2 a day. So healthcare wouldn't be great to say the least. Plus it has a population of 200 million.


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  • #4177
    cnocbui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,006 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    Korbin Ashy Tube wrote: »
    I am absolutely loving following the hysteria around this cold.

    Really?
    Korbin Ashy Tube wrote: »
    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.


  • #4178
    Deep_learning
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42 ✭Deep_learning


    VinLieger wrote: »
    They have been effectively ignoring it until a week ago, i was in hospitals and the signs everywhere still only warn anyone whose been in china in the last 2 weeks.

    Also flights from effected areas should have been stopped weeks ago

    What flights from 'effected'(sic) areas should have been stopped weeks ago?

    There were no flights from China to Ireland so it would be difficult to stop these. :confused: The cluster of cases in Italy was only discovered on February 21 so it would have been required a crystal ball to stop flights from Italy weeks ago. :rolleyes:


  • #4179
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    Tootsie_1 wrote: »
    No dot in NI on this ? And the Republic dot is in the Midlands ... not very accurate ??

    Yes, the numbers are by nation and the exact location is not tracked.
    It's more usful as a global overview not for tracking things locally.


  • #4180
    stephenjmcd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,443 ✭✭✭✭stephenjmcd


    Personally I'd also be concerned about the seriously high number of cases being reported of mumps. 263 in the past week and more so far this year than all of last


  • #4181
    whiskeyman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,564 ✭✭✭✭whiskeyman


    Gonna be huge money on a test to detect the virus in shortest time possible.


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  • #4182
    BanditLuke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,600 ✭✭✭BanditLuke


    Incredible we've tested so few people. It's almost like they don't want to find any cases.


  • #4183
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    tuxy wrote: »
    Yes, the numbers are by nation and the exact location is not tracked.
    It's more usful as a global overview not for tracking things locally.
    So not join the dots!


  • #4184
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Tootsie_1 wrote: »
    No dot in NI on this ? And the Republic dot is in the Midlands ... not very accurate ??

    It’s included in the UK total.


  • #4185
    Downlinz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,666 ✭✭✭Downlinz


    SleetAndSnow wrote: »
    According to a friend that’s a doctor in a cork hospital, they are not equipped for it and are terrified of it actually coming. They are getting training in it next week and getting equipment like suits and stuff but say they really aren’t equipped if there was to be an outbreak.

    We really need to up our game

    I'd imagine there's very little time for training and very few people who can be assigned to preparation when the hospitals are permanently overcrowded and staff overworked.


  • #4186
    macwal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 148 ✭✭macwal


    Is there anything to be said for a bit of Echinacea...?


  • #4187
    2ygb4cmqetsjhx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 564 ✭✭✭2ygb4cmqetsjhx


    cnocbui wrote: »
    Really?

    Yes. Not that I want people to die but it's interesting to witness how the thing is all over the news and spreading like crazy.


  • #4188
    bennyl10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,591 ✭✭✭bennyl10


    BanditLuke wrote: »
    Incredible we've tested so few people. It's almost like they don't want to find any cases.

    We don’t know how many we’ve tested, in a week, since we’ve had the first case and Italy.

    There’ll be a hell of a lot more than 90 tomorrow


  • #4189
    Tootsie_1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 309 ✭✭Tootsie_1


    macwal wrote: »
    Is there anything to be said for a bit of Echinacea...?

    Crossed my mind it does have anti viral properties can’t hurt I suppose surprised it’s not sold out as well as everything else


  • #4190
    1o059k7ewrqj3n
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,779 ✭✭✭1o059k7ewrqj3n


    Korbin Ashy Tube wrote: »
    I am absolutely loving following the hysteria around this cold.

    This is a new virus, it is not the flu.


  • #4191
    Downlinz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,666 ✭✭✭Downlinz


    BanditLuke wrote: »
    Incredible we've tested so few people. It's almost like they don't want to find any cases.

    If I understand the criteria correctly it means that regardless of a person having every symptom they will be denied a test unless they've been to Italy/China/S.Korea/Iran or in contact with the Glasnevin student? :pac:


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  • #4192
    BanditLuke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,600 ✭✭✭BanditLuke


    stephenjmcd wrote: »
    Personally I'd also be concerned about the seriously high number of cases being reported of mumps. 263 in the past week and more so far this year than all of last

    Start a thread on it so.


  • #4193
    cnocbui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,006 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    Korbin Ashy Tube wrote: »
    Yes. Not that I want people to die but it's interesting to witness how the thing is all over the news and spreading like crazy.

    Bit like the virus in real life then.


  • #4194
    cnocbui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,006 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    tuxy wrote: »
    Yes, the numbers are by nation and the exact location is not tracked.
    It's more usful as a global overview not for tracking things locally.

    I think it's as likely to be showing thunderstorms, frankly. Look at Ukraine.


  • #4195
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,027 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    saabsaab wrote: »
    I'd say the last place to be is in a hospital as this takes off.

    According to Newstalk this evening we'd be stretched at 20 cases in hospitals nationwide. I think that's what people are missing we have no means to handle 100 extra patients in ICU right now. If it takes off it'll kill tens of thousands.


  • #4196
    cnocbui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,006 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    macwal wrote: »
    Is there anything to be said for a bit of Echinacea...?

    Yes, if the label says Vitamin D3 1,500 iu.


  • #4197
    Blueshoe
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,964 ✭✭✭Blueshoe


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    According to Newstalk this evening we'd be stretched at 20 cases in hospitals nationwide. I think that's what people are missing we have no means to handle 100 extra patients in ICU right now. If it takes off it'll kill tens of thousands.

    You can talk about 1 million cases if you like but the fact is we still only have one case after X amount of weeks.


  • #4198
    wadacrack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,172 ✭✭✭wadacrack


    stephenjmcd wrote: »
    Personally I'd also be concerned about the seriously high number of cases being reported of mumps. 263 in the past week and more so far this year than all of last

    ridiculous comment to make. A number of elderly people are very anxious about this and I can certainty understand why


  • #4199
    Loafing Oaf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,817 ✭✭✭✭Loafing Oaf


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    According to Newstalk this evening we'd be stretched at 20 cases in hospitals nationwide. I think that's what people are missing we have no means to handle 100 extra patients in ICU right now. If it takes off it'll kill tens of thousands.

    Anyone no if Norn Iron is any better equipped?


  • #4200
    macwal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 148 ✭✭macwal


    cnocbui wrote: »
    Bit like the virus in real life then.


    Reading that reminded me of Father Ted, on the plane, where Father Flynn draws a picture of himself in the nip, with a dog...


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  • #4201
    owlbethere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭owlbethere


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    According to Newstalk this evening we'd be stretched at 20 cases in hospitals nationwide. I think that's what people are missing we have no means to handle 100 extra patients in ICU right now. If it takes off it'll kill tens of thousands.

    Thankfully it's not taking off in Ireland. There's only been one case in Ireland and it appears as if Ireland is immune from this thing spreading. There's a parade in a few weeks and we have a taoiseach who needs to show off his pink socks.


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