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

jimmycrackcorm · 03-03-2020 03:45PM

solidasarock wrote: »

I cant help but sense the outgoing government is handling this crisis like a bloke who already handed in his notice at the job and is mentally checked out, counting the days until he is out of there.

What would you like them to do?

saabsaab · 03-03-2020 03:46PM

the butcher wrote: »

And all their carrier pigeons haven't come back!

They got sick!

gmisk · 03-03-2020 03:46PM

celt262 wrote: »

The affected person has not used any form of public transport in the last two weeks. Close contacts in work have been asked to self isolate for two weeks while her teenage son is sent to school and husband who is a ticket inspector for Dublin works as normal.

A ticket inspector on Dublin bus....grand don't think I have seen one in my life...so he was probably back in the depot having tea the last few weeks

Downlinz · 03-03-2020 03:46PM

solidasarock wrote: »

So what happens if a confirmed case was on a over crowded Dublin bus at 8:30 in the morning?

We'd never know since it'd be confirmed case in the "East" while we'd be assured everyone travelling with them on their unspecified mode of transport were contacted.
Anyone with symptoms would be refused a test on the grounds of not being able to prove they were in contact with a confirmed case.

sjb25 · 03-03-2020 03:46PM

In an interview with Sky News, Michael O'Leary hit out at "lunacy on social media" and "hysteria" in coverage of COVID-19's spread beyond China to European shores

MOL on boards?

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-ryanair-boss-comdemns-lunacy-over-outbreak-11948585

the butcher · 03-03-2020 03:47PM

https://twitter.com/JPet004/status/1234852261827940363

is_that_so · 03-03-2020 03:48PM

solidasarock wrote: »

I cant help but sense the outgoing government is handling this crisis like a bloke who already handed in his notice at the job and is mentally checked out, counting the days until he is out of there.

They are not taking the lead on this, it's the DoH and latterly the HSE who are managing it. Harris is just the mouthpiece.

Downlinz · 03-03-2020 03:48PM

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

What would you like them to do?

I'm surprised Leo is being so quiet, the country is in a state of mild panic and worry and our political leader doesn't seem to want anything to do with it.

gabeeg · 03-03-2020 03:49PM

gabeeg wrote: »

What if they've got a very limited number of test kits?

Here's the article with the last update the HSE gave on the numbers tested - "The number of people who have been tested for the disease is now over 100"

And here's the bit on procurement - "Mr Reid said procuring essential equipment to protect against the virus had been a major challenge for the health service due to “volatility” in the market but adequate stocks were available."

Now he didn't specifically say they had trouble sourcing testing kits, but for me it's the only obvious reason why they'd have only done a fraction of the testing that other countries did (per capita).

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/sourcing-equipment-to-protect-against-coronavirus-a-major-challenge-hse-1.4186892

Goldengirl · 03-03-2020 03:49PM

WAZZA1989 wrote: »

I didnt read jack... A mate who himself plays in an symphony band got this information and i shared it on here as a I thought it may be useful to people in the area, obviously I was incorrect as you pointed out, Now drop the attitude we are only trying to help.

Not helpful if its incorrect .
Can you verify your information, please?
We have connections with Artane, and I don't want panic started over nothing, hence my attitude, which I think up to now has been more polite than yours.

Rob A. Bank · 03-03-2020 03:50PM

sjb25 wrote: »

In an interview with Sky News, Michael O'Leary hit out at "lunacy on social media" and "hysteria" in coverage of COVID-19's spread beyond China to European shores

Michael O'Leary... that well known virologist and epidemiologist ?

blanch152 · 03-03-2020 03:50PM

Downlinz wrote: »

I'm surprised Leo is being so quiet, the country is in a state of mild panic and worry and our political leader doesn't seem to want anything to do with it.

I thought Mary-Lou won the election and is about to be coronated Taoiseach? Last I heard she was bunkering down in Glasnevin to hide from the virus.

CIARAN_BOYLE · 03-03-2020 03:50PM

IAMAMORON wrote: »

Nice try, one of the best pieces of garbage and scaremongering I have read all morning. I couldn't do it better myself, sublime.

Let us know anther in a few hours, I could do with a laugh today.

If you want to accuse someone of lieing please present evidence of your claims.

Various people have clarified that this is hse on this thread.

is_that_so · 03-03-2020 03:50PM

Downlinz wrote: »

I'm surprised Leo is being so quiet, the country is in a state of mild panic and worry and our political leader doesn't seem to want anything to do with it.

You mean people working themselves up into a lather. It's not his place nor his job.

gmisk · 03-03-2020 03:51PM

solidasarock wrote: »

I cant help but sense the outgoing government is handling this crisis like a bloke who already handed in his notice at the job and is mentally checked out, counting the days until he is out of there.

When's the leaving lunch and the card being handed around?

antodeco · 03-03-2020 03:51PM

solidasarock wrote: »

So what happens if a confirmed case was on a over crowded Dublin bus at 8:30 in the morning?

HSE: Did the bus visit an area of high infection?
Bus: No
HSE: No need to worry!

gmisk · 03-03-2020 03:52PM

blanch152 wrote: »

I thought Mary-Lou won the election and is about to be coronated Taoiseach? Last I heard she was bunkering down in Glasnevin to hide from the virus.

Or you know isolating herself and her kids as they went to the school that had the case....
But sure whatever suits your narrative.

is_that_so · 03-03-2020 03:52PM

Rob A. Bank wrote: »

Michael O'Leary... that well known virologist and epidemiologist ?

As always with Michael there is a cogent point. It just comes out all wrong!

circadian · 03-03-2020 03:52PM

CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »

If you want to accuse someone of lieing please present evidence of your claims.

The onus is on you, you made the claim.

omega man · 03-03-2020 03:53PM

This one time at band camp...

Hope they practised safe music.

josip · 03-03-2020 03:53PM

BNO Newsdesk tweeted that news at 8:50 on Saturday about the positive diagnosis.What time was the band practice on the Saturday?
Regardless of whether he knew the result of test beforehand, what kind of parent would think it's a good idea to let him out and about until he had the all clear?

Cork Boy 53 · 03-03-2020 03:53PM

blanch152 wrote: »

I thought Mary-Lou won the election and is about to be coronated Taoiseach? Last I heard she was bunkering down in Glasnevin to hide from the virus.

More surprised that the next Taoiseach in waiting, Micheal Martin, has had nothing to say about this.

blanch152 · 03-03-2020 03:53PM

gmisk wrote: »

Or you know isolating herself and her kids as they went to the school that had the case....
But sure whatever suits your narrative.

The advice from the HSE was not to go to school but for everyone else in the house to continue on as normal.

By isolating herself, Mary-Lou is just adding to the hysteria around this.

megabomberman · 03-03-2020 03:55PM

I'm hoping the rise in daily South Korean figures is just a lag from pre macro containment measures. They are making the kind of effort that we would struggle to surpass and I would really like to see their daily case rate start to taper off. It feels like we might be sleep walking into disaster.

Martina1991 · 03-03-2020 03:55PM

GarIT wrote: »

I know someone that was refused. No amount of negotiating or arguing could convince them. "There is only one case in Ireland, if you haven't been abroad or interacted with that person you couldn't have contracted the virus" essentially it's just a cold, have some flat 7-up and **** off. They are probably right but IMO I don't like the refusal to test people.

That sounds fair enough to me. If every Tom Dick and Harry came to A&E requesting to be tested because they thought they had it, it would be daft to entertain them all.

It's not a drive through service.

is_that_so · 03-03-2020 03:55PM

blanch152 wrote: »

The advice from the HSE was not to go to school but for everyone else in the house to continue on as normal.

By isolating herself, Mary-Lou is just adding to the hysteria around this.

In hindsight that cancelled vote for Taoiseach was prescient!

antodeco · 03-03-2020 03:55PM

Downlinz wrote: »

I'm surprised Leo is being so quiet, the country is in a state of mild panic and worry and our political leader doesn't seem to want anything to do with it.

Its because he is sulking that he wasnt re-elected. Its a disgrace he is being so quite, and all I can assume is hes thinking "well you didnt vote me back in, so you are on your own"

odyssey06 · 03-03-2020 03:56PM

josip wrote: »

BNO Newsdesk tweeted that news at 8:50 on Saturday about the positive diagnosis.What time was the band practice on the Saturday?
Regardless of whether he knew the result of test beforehand, what kind of parent would think it's a good idea to let him out and about until he had the all clear?

The band practice, according to the letter was 6pm - 8pm.

I wonder if possibly they were testing people without symptoms who came into contact with the N Ireland case who flew back from northern Italy to Dublin airport. But you think they would have mentioned that the test was due to contact tracing. Hmm.

gmisk · 03-03-2020 03:57PM

blanch152 wrote: »

The advice from the HSE was not to go to school but for everyone else in the house to continue on as normal.

By isolating herself, Mary-Lou is just adding to the hysteria around this.

She is spending a couple of days at home with her kids Jesus.
There are plenty of things to criticize her on but I really don't think this is one of them.
Where are the other two Muppets at?
One of them is still meant to be the leader of the country why not criticize him?

Christy42 · 03-03-2020 03:57PM

What do they mean by the novel case?

They keep saying a new novel case is found. What makes it novel?

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