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

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  • #6842
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,111 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    wakka12 wrote: »
    43 countries reported new cases today, 22 reported more than 5..almost 2500 worldwide excluding China..but not a pandemic...

    WHO reports the situation is now very very high


  • #6843
    skimpydoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,074 ✭✭✭skimpydoo


    wakka12 wrote: »
    but not a pandemic...
    Yet.


  • #6844
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,109 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    South Korea reports 516 new cases for Tuesday and 4 new deaths

    A health care worker at an old folks home has been infected in Australia


  • #6845
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,109 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


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  • #6846
    skimpydoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,074 ✭✭✭skimpydoo


    Can I ask an obvious question? BNO reported last Saturday at 8:50 pm that we had our first case of Covid 19. So why the hell was our first case at a band practice that ended 50 minutes before it was confirmed that he had the virus?
    https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1233857170304897031


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  • #6847
    Arghus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,150 ✭✭✭✭Arghus


    tuxy wrote: »
    I don't understand the need to protect the persons identity.
    If I had it I wouldn't have a problem with it being known.
    It's not like people would be angry at me for being unfortunate.
    And even if someone was I would just dismiss them as a stupid,irrational person.

    Thankfully, patient confidentiality still is a thing.


  • #6848
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,109 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    skimpydoo wrote: »
    Can I ask an obvious question? BNO reported last Saturday at 8:50 pm that we had our first case of Covid 19. So why the hell was our first case at a band practice that ended 50 minutes before it was confirmed that he had the virus?
    https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1233857170304897031

    They put out that tweet literally before anyone here saw anything anywhere. Seemed a bit odd alright.


  • #6849
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,109 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    https://twitter.com/BBCLBicker/status/1235016126507020288


  • #6850
    SafeSurfer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,147 ✭✭✭SafeSurfer


    A serious question. I don’t want to sound alarmist. But is there a threat to food supplies? Given the worst case scenario outlined by our nearest neighbour of 1 in 5 of the workforce being out sick, police to respond to only the most serious crimes etc.
    We are at the end of a pretty long supply chain on this island for many goods, even basic foodstuffs. Even a simple consequence of 20% of ferry staff, lorry drivers, delivery people etc being sick or in isolation for a couple of weeks could result in some pretty bare shelves.
    This coupled with an increase in panic buying could easily result in food shortages, especially if warehouses, distribution centres and factories are facing lockdowns for a prolonged period.
    China mobilised a centrally controlled country of over a billion to ensure re supply. A mammoth effort. In Europe and Ireland “the market” could see increased prices for scarce resources and if food becomes scarce it could lead to very unpleasant scenes.

    Multo autem ad rem magis pertinet quallis tibi vide aris quam allis



  • #6851
    Call Me Jimmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,449 ✭✭✭Call Me Jimmy


    That's a significant slow down in South Korea, no?

    EDIT: thought there new daily cases was higher before nevermind


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  • #6852
    SafeSurfer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,147 ✭✭✭SafeSurfer


    Call Me Jimmy wrote: »
    That's a significant slow down in South Korea, no?

    Yes, only 20 new cases per hour now!

    Multo autem ad rem magis pertinet quallis tibi vide aris quam allis



  • #6853
    wakka12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,786 ✭✭✭wakka12


    Call Me Jimmy wrote: »
    That's a significant slow down in South Korea, no?

    Not really, the total the day before yesterday was similar, 590
    The day before that was also 590

    But it is much less than yesterdays which was 850 but yesterday was an outlier , all other recent days have been 500-600 new cases


  • #6854
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,109 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    Call Me Jimmy wrote: »
    That's a significant slow down in South Korea, no?

    EDIT: thought there new daily cases was higher before nevermind

    The total is 516 for the last 24 hours.

    The way it's being announced is confusing. There will be more figures this afternoon.


  • #6855
    MUFC91CS
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 325 ✭✭MUFC91CS


    SafeSurfer wrote: »
    A serious question. I don’t want to sound alarmist. But is there a threat to food supplies? Given the worst case scenario outlined by our nearest neighbour of 1 in 5 of the workforce being out sick, police to respond to only the most serious crimes etc.
    We are at the end of a pretty long supply chain on this island for many goods, even basic foodstuffs. Even a simple consequence of 20% of ferry staff, lorry drivers, delivery people etc being sick or in isolation for a couple of weeks could result in some pretty bare shelves.
    This coupled with an increase in panic buying could easily result in food shortages, especially if warehouses, distribution centres and factories are facing lockdowns for a prolonged period.
    China mobilised a centrally controlled country of over a billion to ensure re supply. A mammoth effort. In Europe and Ireland “the market” could see increased prices for scarce resources and if food becomes scarce it could lead to very unpleasant scenes.

    Given Ireland's obesity rates a reduction in supply may be no harm at all. Might even save more lives than the corona virus will take and would certainly be less of a drain on health services


  • #6856
    Ficheall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,038 ✭✭✭Ficheall


    skimpydoo wrote: »
    Can I ask an obvious question? BNO reported last Saturday at 8:50 pm that we had our first case of Covid 19. So why the hell was our first case at a band practice that ended 50 minutes before it was confirmed that he had the virus?
    Obviously they didn't want to tell him he had the virus, for confidentiality reasons.


  • #6857
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,111 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    4 cases and 1 death outside Hubei - expect 50 of these new cases to be imports from Italy
    Smear campaign against Italy

    https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1235018180118155266


  • #6858
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,109 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    The number of deaths is going to start eating in to the fatality rate in China soon due to the 'official' new case figures.


  • #6859
    wakka12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,786 ✭✭✭wakka12


    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    The number of deaths is going to start eating in to the fatality rate in China soon due to the 'official' new case figures.

    Yeh its going up a lot, almost 4.3% in Hubei now


  • #6860
    ZX7R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,393 ✭✭✭ZX7R


    Surprised to see Poland still has no casest


  • #6861
    bodhrandude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,850 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    ZX7R wrote: »
    Surprised to see Poland still has no casest

    There was a unconfirmed case about 3 weeks ago but didn't hear anything else since so it must have been negative.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



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  • #6862
    skimpydoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,074 ✭✭✭skimpydoo


    Ficheall wrote: »
    Obviously they didn't want to tell him he had the virus, for confidentiality reasons.
    Why the hell wasn't he quarantined until the results came back? Why risk the situation that has just occured because of this.


  • #6863
    ZX7R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,393 ✭✭✭ZX7R


    bodhrandude wrote: »
    There was a unconfirmed case about 3 weeks ago but didn't hear anything else since so it must have been negative.

    Yes I remember that plenty of suspected cases now also


  • #6864
    4068ac1elhodqr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,586 ✭✭✭4068ac1elhodqr


    SafeSurfer wrote: »
    A serious question. I don’t want to sound alarmist. But is there a threat to food supplies? Given the worst case scenario outlined by our nearest neighbour of 1 in 5 of the workforce being out sick, police to respond to only the most serious crimes etc.
    We are at the end of a pretty long supply chain ...
    Long life dry (rice/pasta/oats/soups) and tinned foods (inc fruit/soups/beans) are the safest bet.

    The only tricky thing is milk and bread, bread takes up too much room to freeze, milk luckily can be got as dry powder. As can Protien Isolate etc. A load of Vitamin C/D/Zinc would be ideal also.


  • #6865
    skimpydoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,074 ✭✭✭skimpydoo


    What other screw ups will the HSE reveal later today? And by saying HSE I don't mean the frontline staff who are doing all they can.


  • #6866
    bodhrandude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,850 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    An article I haven't seen yet from the Guardian: Thousands of intensive care patients to be tested for Covid-19.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



  • #6867
    bodhrandude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,850 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    I don't know if Doctor John Campbell's video was posted today, I joined the thread in the afternoon and had to wade through 18 fresh pages of 40 posts, a fast moving thread. I tended to jump five pages and then 2 pages at a time to catch up. Anyway John Campbell.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



  • #6868
    Bob24
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,905 ✭✭✭✭Bob24


    bodhrandude wrote: »
    An article I haven't seen yet from the Guardian: Thousands of intensive care patients to be tested for Covid-19.

    To date the U.K. seem to have the best management of the situation in Europe. Even though they still have relatively low count of infected patients, they have been proactively testing a lot of people already (only Italy has tested more than them, but they are not far off). Meaning they likely have a lot less unreported cases than other European countries.


  • #6869
    PinkSunset
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6 ✭PinkSunset


    Speaking frankly, that is not pandemia, from my point of view... I mean 90000 in China (50000 already recovered), It's not even 1% of population


  • #6870
    cnocbui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,998 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    SafeSurfer wrote: »
    A serious question. I don’t want to sound alarmist. But is there a threat to food supplies? Given the worst case scenario outlined by our nearest neighbour of 1 in 5 of the workforce being out sick, police to respond to only the most serious crimes etc.
    We are at the end of a pretty long supply chain on this island for many goods, even basic foodstuffs. Even a simple consequence of 20% of ferry staff, lorry drivers, delivery people etc being sick or in isolation for a couple of weeks could result in some pretty bare shelves.
    This coupled with an increase in panic buying could easily result in food shortages, especially if warehouses, distribution centres and factories are facing lockdowns for a prolonged period.
    China mobilised a centrally controlled country of over a billion to ensure re supply. A mammoth effort. In Europe and Ireland “the market” could see increased prices for scarce resources and if food becomes scarce it could lead to very unpleasant scenes.

    Just go an a forced Paleo diet, you'll be fine. Avocado's might be harder to come by.


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  • #6871
    cnocbui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,998 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    wakka12 wrote: »
    Not really, the total the day before yesterday was similar, 590
    The day before that was also 590

    But it is much less than yesterdays which was 850 but yesterday was an outlier , all other recent days have been 500-600 new cases

    These totals merely reflect the number counted. This could be limited by availability of kits or staff, etc. The actual numbers could be greater than the systems ability to count them.


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