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

Hector Savage · 03-03-2020 10:38AM

The Pope!!
Thank God, it worked !!

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MOR316 · 03-03-2020 10:38AM

Wonder what'll be like in May?

I'm off on holiday. I'll be like Mr.Burns in that Simpsons episode with the casino.
"You're all covered in filthy germs, aren't you?"

enda1 · 03-03-2020 10:40AM

Irish Stones wrote: »

No freezing temperatures this year in Northern Italy, we had an average temperature of 10°C all winter long, it was +21°C on last Monday. It hasn't been raining for longer than two months in Northern Italy, no damp for sure.

Not talking about Lombardy, but Piedmont, about 100 km west.

Yeah it's been a ridiculously mild winter over in Modena where I usually am! Frequently breaking the high teens and even into the 20s.

Boggles · 03-03-2020 10:42AM

tuxy wrote: »

Yes hand sanitizer is only the better option when you are out and about with no access t hot water.

The water doesn't need to be hot, washing in cold water with soap is fine.

Juwwi · 03-03-2020 10:42AM

The Ireland v Italy rugby match that's cancelled this weekend ,, I wonder how many Italian fans had flights booked and will just travel anyway , it all seems a bit of a farce .

ThePopehimself · 03-03-2020 10:44AM

Funsterdelux wrote: »

How does a coronavirus cough sound?

Like a bull seal on laxatives.

wakka12 · 03-03-2020 10:45AM

omega man wrote: »

Was very reassuring to hear such a highly experienced and qualified (in the field) perspective.

Could you say a bit more about what yer man talked about

cnocbui · 03-03-2020 10:45AM

Quantum Erasure wrote: »

Ireland at about half the capacity of Italy...

This is comforting:

http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/Caring-for-Quality-in-Health-Final-report.pdf

I went to my local GP some weeks ago, only he wasn't there. I asked where he was, and was told: Qatar.

Do they have to take beds with them when they leave? Couldn't they leave some for us?

Is the care shifting out of hospitals here, the number of GPs is already woefully low?

sideswipe · 03-03-2020 10:45AM

wadacrack wrote: »

I believe the numbers in China atm, the level of detail they are doing to track people and their health status is incredible really. They have an app on their phone and are given colour codes to indicate their health status. That data is shared with police and their movements restricted accordingly.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/01/business/china-coronavirus-surveillance.html

While I could possibly believe the stats from urban areas I'd imagine rural china is a different matter completely. The number of unreported cases outside the cities is the big unknown.

enda1 · 03-03-2020 10:46AM

Juwwi wrote: »

The Ireland v Italy rugby match that's cancelled this weekend ,, I wonder how many Italian fans had flights booked and will just travel anyway , it all seems a bit of a farce .

They'll get their trips refunded I imagine. It'll certainly hugely cut down on the numbers travelling. I was due to be in Italy this week and got my flights cancelled with a full refund (despite booking non-refundable flights).

lainey_d_123 · 03-03-2020 10:47AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Poll from the UK. 54% weren't taking any extra steps to protect themselves, while only 35% were heeding advice to wash their hands and use hand sanitizer. God, it really shows a large number of the human race can be thick, ignorant and downright selfish when it comes to it. Attitudes are probably similar in alot of countries in all fairness.

https://www.breakingnews.ie/world/poll-half-of-britons-ignoring-handwashing-advice-as-uk-battles-coronavirus-985409.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Unsurprising. Already said here that I was on the tube in London with people coughing all over the place without even covering their mouths. The Brits have to be the most selfish breed of people I've ever encountered. There's a certain arrogance to them as well, thinking they know better than trained professionals and advisors.

wakka12 · 03-03-2020 10:48AM

Why are recovered cases still counted ? Like I often see news headlines saying it as if there are 90000 currently infected when around half of those people no longer have the disease

the butcher · 03-03-2020 10:48AM

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1234776106764578827

Quantum Erasure · 03-03-2020 10:48AM

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Ukraine one point, Ukraine un point

I noticed in maps Crimea was being included with Russia, atleast it has company now...

silverharp · 03-03-2020 10:48AM

Ive stopped using public transport as of this week , mostly used the Dart and Commuter train

gmisk · 03-03-2020 10:50AM

enda1 wrote: »

They'll get their trips refunded I imagine. It'll certainly hugely cut down on the numbers travelling. I was due to be in Italy this week and got my flights cancelled with a full refund (despite booking non-refundable flights).

I didn't think we were cancelling any flights?
I know Ryanair said they running less frequently.
Did you get an email to say it cancelled?!

Quantum Erasure · 03-03-2020 10:50AM

Gibraltar, does that get counted in with cases for the UK?

BarryD2 · 03-03-2020 10:50AM

It's probably already been explained but what's the story with the Dept Health advice that you need to be in close proximity to an infected person for 15 mins plus to be concerned??

If I'm down queuing in the local shop for a couple of minutes to pay for my few items later today and someone behind me coughs or sneezes. I and others could breath in maybe 30 times easily in that short time. So no worries if that person coughing or sneezing is a carrier of this flu?

If so, grand

wadacrack · 03-03-2020 10:51AM

Juventus v Milan football game going ahead tonight in Turin. Big crowd expected.

The Inter Milan chairmain is understandably very angry over the decision. It seems like Serie A will resume soon with no crowd restrictions. Clubs refused behind closed door games.

https://twitter.com/stevenzhang91_/status/1234709011397795847/photo/1

laurah591 · 03-03-2020 10:51AM

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/1234772870019960833

That's really crazy how this virus has affected the Iranium government. There numbers must be way off; does anyone know when we can expect to hear the Who's report from. Iran?

lainey_d_123 · 03-03-2020 10:51AM

gmisk wrote: »

I'm sorry but it would reduce numbers catching it here.
You can't see how having people hundreds a week flying from Ireland to Italy (a place with thousands of confirmed cases) and vice versa will lead to likelihood of more cases here?
I am well aware it won't stop people traveling outside of Italy then flying to Ireland but this would be a small fraction let's be honest.

But it's like trying to use a tiny bucket to take water out of a flooded street. There are people flying into Ireland every single day from places with a significant number of cases.

I do think the airlines should be forced to offer refunds to anyone who would prefer not to travel. I posted earlier in the thread about my friend who is headed to Japan on her honeymoon. They want to postpone it, but the airline isn't budging. Bad enough to lose your honeymoon without being out thousands of euros for flights as well. So airlines are encouraging people to take risks they'd rather not be taking...surely not a good idea?

DrumSteve · 03-03-2020 10:51AM

wakka12 wrote: »

Why are recovered cases still counted ? Like I often see news headlines saying it as if there are 90000 currently infected when around half of those people no longer have the disease

The 90000 is broken into open and closed cases.

CFR overall will more than likely drop below 6% today.

Andrea B. · 03-03-2020 10:52AM

....and the majority of hospital public canteens continue to have patients, staff and visitors coughing over and shuffling the lids of disposable coffee cups so the end user can wrap their lips around them.

It will continue, as no one is accountable.

Xertz · 03-03-2020 10:52AM

Martina1991 wrote: »

I don't know, but I would say that young lad from Glasnevin would have had one to check for any lung damage.

Whether we can perform CT scans on all infected patients would depend on where they are hospitalised and sufficient staff to perform them around the clock.

It’s confirmed with a simple swab test taken from your nose and a laboratory analysis.

A CT scan couldn’t confirm anything like that. It might be used if someone had lung problems and you wanted to check for lung damage, obstructions or lung cancer.

Also you don’t do CT scanning unless there’s some clinical reason for needing it. There are rather large doses of X-rays involved and really CT is only used if it’s needed.

A simple 2D chest X-Ray can easily diagnose many lung problems.

Pneumonia is also usually diagnosed from symptoms and from blood oxygen measurements.

You’re not going to see mass screening of people by CT. It’s just not necessary or a particularly good idea.

Bear in mind the X-ray doses are very much bigger:

CT scan of chest: 7 mSv
Chest X-ray : 0.1 mSv

So in general, while CT is very useful and a fantastic tool, you use it sparingly.

s7ryf3925pivug · 03-03-2020 10:54AM

wadacrack wrote: »

Juventus v Milan football game going ahead tonight in Turin. Big crowd expected.

The Inter Milan chairmain is understandably very angry over the decision. It seems like Serie A will resume soon with no crowd restrictions. Clubs refused behind closed door games.

https://twitter.com/stevenzhang91_/status/1234709011397795847/photo/1

Refreshing to see someone in that sort of position looking beyond the balance sheet.

laurah591 · 03-03-2020 10:57AM

wadacrack wrote: »

Juventus v Milan football game going ahead tonight in Turin. Big crowd expected.

The Inter Milan chairmain is understandably very angry over the decision. It seems like Serie A will resume soon with no crowd restrictions. Clubs refused behind closed door games.

https://twitter.com/stevenzhang91_/status/1234709011397795847/photo/1

That's mental! Should the Italians look at calling a state of emergency and taking these decisions away from the clubs for the sake of public safety

cnocbui · 03-03-2020 10:57AM

EDit wrote: »

I understand the urgency, but I’d be amazed if they get US and EU approval in 90 days for widespread use of a chicken vaccine that, by their own admission, hasn’t been through human trials. No doubt it is a good start, but the experience with the swine flu vaccine (causing narcolepsy in some patients) would make a lot of people cautious about necking some untested, new vaccine

I posted back in the earlier thread about how a Queensland University research team was actually asked to apply a new fast technology they had developed and work on a vaccine. I was amazed at the negative reaction I got to that as it strikes me to be a wiser avenue than the Israeli vaccine.

sReq | uTeK · 03-03-2020 10:58AM

silverharp wrote: »

Ive stopped using public transport as of this week , mostly used the Dart and Commuter train

Really? The level of mass hysteria is just crazy.

enda1 · 03-03-2020 10:59AM

gmisk wrote: »

I didn't think we were cancelling any flights?
I know Ryanair said they running less frequently.
Did you get an email to say it cancelled?!

I fly Air France. They're not cancelling but offering free refunds if you want to cancel your trip. You'd hope the Italian lads have some insurance in that case if the match is cancelled and they no longer have a reason to travel.

Sucks if not

silverharp · 03-03-2020 11:00AM

Apparently have has been good progress with mobile bio testing in general by startups in the US as a response to bio weapon threats.

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