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

Downlinz · 04-03-2020 03:11PM

Strazdas wrote: »

But cancelling the parade only and leaving everything else open would smack of a PR stunt.

I'm not sure people are thinking things through here. If the parade is "unsafe", then surely Croker, the Aviva, the Tallaght Stadium, Fairyhouse and every other outdoor venue in the country is unsafe too.

The international travel is the main issue and also applies to big sporting games like Euro 2020 or the Six Nations. LOI, GAA games etc are a lower risk unless we have an outbreak here, at which point they should also go.

04-03-2020 03:11PM

As of midday, there have been 0 positive cases of COVID-19 in my hospital. 19 tests today.

banie01 · 04-03-2020 03:11PM

Latest UK number of confirmed cases is 85.
Quite a jump from yesterday's 53 and indicative of community spread.

Strazdas · 04-03-2020 03:12PM

Computer Science Student wrote: »

It's more than that. People travel for the parade and it becomes a day long celebration in every indoor or outdoor pub and venue across Ireland.

Every pub in the country is busy at the weekend. If you're looking at shutting down St Patricks Day, then you would have to look at shutting everything else (does the risk mysteriously vanish on March 18th?)

gabeeg · 04-03-2020 03:13PM

Deleted User wrote: »

As of midday, there have been 0 positive cases of COVID-19 in my hospital. 19 tests today.

how long does it take from test to result?

Cilldara_2000 · 04-03-2020 03:13PM

Computer Science Student wrote: »

If that is the best source we are in trouble. It says Ireland has just 1 confirmed case and it was in Offaly.

FFS. That's just where they put the dot and it says two confirmed cases.

MadYaker · 04-03-2020 03:13PM

Strazdas wrote: »

But cancelling the parade only and leaving everything else open would smack of a PR stunt.

I'm not sure people are thinking things through here. If the parade is "unsafe", then surely Croker, the Aviva, the Tallaght Stadium, Fairyhouse and every other outdoor venue in the country is unsafe too.

You can add walking down O Connell street to that list. Or entering any shopping centre in country. Cancelling events here and there and restricting flights from Italy is totally pointless.

pc7 · 04-03-2020 03:14PM

Deleted User wrote: »

As of midday, there have been 0 positive cases of COVID-19 in my hospital. 19 tests today.

Careful you don't dox yourself Dazzler, don't make yourself too identifiable.

Beasty · 04-03-2020 03:14PM

weldoninhio wrote: »

I’m dying to get the call to self isolate. 2 weeks off.

If you're dying it will be more than 2 weeks.....

odyssey06 · 04-03-2020 03:14PM

Strazdas wrote: »

But cancelling the parade only and leaving everything else open would smack of a PR stunt.

I'm not sure people are thinking things through here. If the parade is "unsafe", then surely Croker, the Aviva, the Tallaght Stadium, Fairyhouse and every other outdoor venue in the country is unsafe too.

The parade was cancelled in 2001 for foot and mouth, there is precedence.
Other events were also cancelled.

And we already deemed the Aviva stadium unsafe for the Italian rugby game.

France deemed the Paris half-marathon unsafe but are otherwise making distinctions between enclosed events and outdoor events for greater than 5000 participants.

It is looking likely that some soccer games across Europe will be played behind closed doors, especially games between teams from different countries.

N.Gerstmann · 04-03-2020 03:14PM

UsBus wrote: »

I listened to Simon Harris at lunchtime on RTE and I thought he came across extremely balanced speaking about the direction the government were taking and the advice he was taking from medical experts.

We are close to a tipping point here where people on twitter, Facebook, here on boards are so confident of their knowledge of what is required that this opinion is being forced into the public domain as the way to proceed.

You start panicking here and all of a sudden people are going mad shopping for doomsday scenarios spreading all sorts of rumour around the place.
I would much rather take my advice from health experts who know what they are talking about than listening to the likes of Teresa on liveline who knows everything about everything and will not listen to anyone who opposes her point of view.
The level of hysteria and rubbish being posted online and through WhatsApp is not helping anyone, just causing a lot of noise and hindering the process of getting is through this issue.

RTE could do worse than shutting down liveline for month or two, pure uninformed opinion from people with time on their hands to worry and ring a radio station...

I stopped trusting RTE and the HSE/Dept of Health when their opinions and statements started to contradict WHO guidelines.

ChikiChiki · 04-03-2020 03:14PM

This will be around for two years at least. Its a reality that we are just going to have to live with and adapt our lives around the associated disruption. Right know we are in a state of flux because there are quite a few unknowns and its shocking for us all but after this transition we will become accustomed to it, learn to live with it and life will go on as normal as possible.

There is a lot of different emotions being displayed by people as they get to grips with this new reality. Panic, Denial, normalcy bias, calmness and even anger. Eventually most of us will all on be the same rational page but not before we reach peak flux.

As always, humans will learn to adapt to the new reality as has happened over the ages.

is_that_so · 04-03-2020 03:15PM

Computer Science Student wrote: »

If that is the best source we are in trouble. It says Ireland has just 1 confirmed case and it was in Offaly.

Ah, they were confused by the dots as well.

dan786 · 04-03-2020 03:15PM

A draft decree seen by Reuters says Italy's government is planning to ban public events, close cinemas and theatres across country due to the coronavirus outbreak

dan786 · 04-03-2020 03:16PM

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1235207102479699968?s=20

Computer Science Student · 04-03-2020 03:16PM

is_that_so wrote: »

Ah, they were confused by the dots as well.

She/her.

the butcher · 04-03-2020 03:16PM

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/miami-woman-says-cdc-officials-refused-to-test-for-coronavirus-despite-doctors-saying-she-most-likely-has-it/

"A Miami woman said Monday that she was told by doctors at Jackson Memorial Hospital that she “most likely” contracted coronavirus while traveling in Italy, but was not tested and was instead sent home to self-quarantine because state and federal health officials refused to authorize an official screening,"

Strazdas · 04-03-2020 03:17PM

Downlinz wrote: »

The international travel is the main issue and also applies to big sporting games like Euro 2020 or the Six Nations. LOI, GAA games etc are a lower risk unless we have an outbreak here, at which point they should also go.

International travel will continue apace with or without St Patricks Day, the 6 Nations or Euro 2020.

The authorities have to look at this sensibly. They can't just shut down major events for the sake of shutting them down or to appease the internet panic merchants.

If you're going to cancel them, you should be looking at cancelling just about everything.

Tippex · 04-03-2020 03:17PM

banie01 wrote: »

Latest UK number of confirmed cases is 85.
Quite a jump from yesterday's 53 and indicative of community spread.

Yep it's definitely starting to take hold over there. not good.

omega man · 04-03-2020 03:17PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Panic can manifest itself in different ways. For example if your job is in the airline industry you may be panicking about job security and trying to play down the severity of the virus risk.

One can be highly concerned but not panicking. People are panicking, I get that, but telling others they should panic is unnecessary and counterproductive.

SafeSurfer · 04-03-2020 03:17PM

Surely the WHO will have to call this a pandemic. Maybe then governments around the world including our own will start taking this more seriously.

It’s insane to imagine St. Patricks Day parades proceeding all around the country. Absolute insanity.

Rob A. Bank · 04-03-2020 03:17PM

dan786 wrote: »

A draft decree seen by Reuters says Italy's government is planning to ban public events, close cinemas and theatres across country due to the coronavirus outbreak

Closing the stable door a month after the horse bolted !

And sadly we seem to be doing the same.

the butcher · 04-03-2020 03:18PM

https://twitter.com/WETM18News/status/1235207280502730752

pc7 · 04-03-2020 03:18PM

Have you a link to that dan786? cant see it on reuters online?

MadYaker · 04-03-2020 03:18PM

ChikiChiki wrote: »

This will be around for two years at least. Its a reality that we are just going to have to live with and adapt our lives around the associated disruption. Right know we are in a state of flux because there are quite a few unknowns and its shocking for us all but after this transition we will become accustomed to it, learn to live with it and life will go on as normal as possible.

There is a lot of different emotions being displayed by people as they get to grips with this new reality. Panic, Denial, normalcy bias, calmness and even anger. Eventually most of us will all on be the same rational page but not before we reach peak flux.

As always, humans will learn to adapt to the new reality as has happened over the ages.

What in your reality is totally different as a result of this virus? Bizarre post.

A year from now this will be long since over and we’ll be vaccinated for it just like all the other stuff we get vaccinated for and then forget about.

dan786 · 04-03-2020 03:18PM

https://twitter.com/DHSCgovuk/status/1235207170322583553?s=20

dan786 · 04-03-2020 03:19PM

pc7 wrote: »

Have you a link to that dan786? cant see it on reuters online?

RTE posted it in their live feed.

silver2020 · 04-03-2020 03:19PM

odyssey06 wrote: »

And we already deemed the Aviva stadium unsafe for the Italian rugby game.

Aviva was not deemed unsafe. What was deemed unsafe was an estimated 3,000 italians coming to Dublin from Northern Italy which is their Rugby heartland.

By cancelling the match it gives less reason for these fans to travel to the city.

Strazdas · 04-03-2020 03:20PM

SafeSurfer wrote: »

Surely the WHO will have to call this a pandemic. Maybe then governments around the world including our own will start taking this more seriously.

It’s insane to imagine St. Patricks Day parades proceeding all around the country. Absolute insanity.

GAA matches, soccer matches, rugby matches, race meetings.......

What's the obsession with targeting St Patricks Day only?

stephenjmcd · 04-03-2020 03:21PM

Strazdas wrote: »

International travel will continue apace with or without St Patricks Day, the 6 Nations or Euro 2020.

The authorities have to look at this sensibly. They can't just shut down major events for the sake of shutting them down or to appease the internet panic merchants.

If you're going to cancel them, you should be looking at cancelling just about everything.

Yeah i agree with you on this.

For example the Slovakia v Ireland match, headlines of it being behind closed doors etc are pointless when we have 2 cases they have 0. So long as there wasn't a major outbreak people will still travel. The media are fueling a hell of alot of the panic.

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