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

gabeeg · 04-03-2020 07:31PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Tony Holohan (chief medical officer) " we see no implications for the St. Patricks Day parade and as things stand we don't envisage that situation changing".

There you go now. No implications. None.

On his head be it so

GooglePlus · 04-03-2020 07:31PM

BLIZZARD7 wrote: »

Utterly incompetent.

A collective call among a few higher uppers I'd imagine, I doubt he even has much of a word in.

Suckit · 04-03-2020 07:32PM

BloodBath wrote: »

It really doesn't spread that easily. There have already been multiple cases on planes where it didn't spread to other passengers.

It seems to be spreading fairly easily and quickly in Italy. I still would prefer those flights be cancelled.

An influx of visitors during what can best be described as an epidemic, coming from the most heavily infected area in the contintent, for an already cancelled event (presumably to stop the spread of it), coming over to save money that they can't get refunded, and potentially putting hundreds or thousands of people here at risk.

It is ridiculous.

Cancel the f**king flights. If nothing else it will put peoples minds at ease.

PhantomHat · 04-03-2020 07:32PM

BLIZZARD7 wrote: »

Utterly incompetent.

Money wins out again

Cilldara_2000 · 04-03-2020 07:32PM

gabeeg wrote: »

On his head be it so

“As things stand ....”

Jesus give the man a break.

otnomart · 04-03-2020 07:34PM

otnomart wrote: »

If the Spanish victim died on the 13 February, is that now the first autochthonous case in Europe ?
That was well before than:
First Italian case - diagnosed on 20 February
First French case - showing symptoms from 13 February, and diagnosed on 25 February

Found some interesting work in progress on reconstructing the history of this epidemic.
Full thread here:
https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/1235104921260675072

Key points:

a decent fraction (10/43) of sequenced viruses sampled after Feb 1 belong to a particular genetic lineage
This lineage contains viruses sampled from Germany, Switzerland, Finland, Italy, Brazil and Mexico
At the base of this lineage lies the sample Germany/BavPat1/2020. This was "patient 1" in Bavaria who was infected by a business colleague visiting from China.

Incredibly, it appears that this cluster containing Germany/BavPat1/2020 is the direct ancestor of these later viruses and thus led directly to some fraction of the widespread outbreak circulating in Europe today.

sabat · 04-03-2020 07:34PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Professor Kingston Mills, School of biochemistry and immunology in Trinity thinks travel from regions with high numbers of cases should be limited to increase our chances of containing this. (Rte news)

Your starter for 10: people whose names sound like bakeries.

DrumSteve · 04-03-2020 07:34PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Yeah I just think saying it that way will get peoples backs up. Just say you're still assessing the situation. Like we're really thinking about this and trying to make the best decision. Not... We can't see a single issue with a massive gathering of people during a global pandemic. (Yeah I said pandemic!)

It'll be postponed as there will be about 30 confirmed cases at that stage.

Interestingly, I don't think we are in a bad position here, as we are at the tail end of the virus, we can eliminate some of the mistakes the Italian's are making from our own end.

I think Harris alluded to cancelling paddy's day when he was referring to hard choices being made.

cloudatlas · 04-03-2020 07:34PM

Tacitus Kilgore wrote: »

In an era of uncertainty, this is what you are pissed off about? :pac:

I'm pissed at anybody trying to take financial advantage of people in this situation, yes.

Quantum Erasure · 04-03-2020 07:34PM

whiskeyman wrote: »

New James Bond film 'No Time to Die'
Postponed release until later this year due to Corona virus.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/mar/04/james-bond-no-time-to-die-november

plenty of time to die

BLIZZARD7 · 04-03-2020 07:35PM

Cilldara_2000 wrote: »

“As things stand ....”

Jesus give the man a break.

The fact they don't envisage things changing is the problem. That's pure head in the sand stuff.

otnomart · 04-03-2020 07:36PM

"The common ancestor of all sequences is most likely between mid November and mid December. "
https://nextstrain.org/narratives/ncov/sit-rep/2020-03-04?n=11

Dial Hard · 04-03-2020 07:36PM

quokula wrote: »

That's incorrect, they would have been tested here because they were in contact with another confirmed Coronavirus case, the same reason they were tested there.

I stand corrected, the article I read didn't mention the person they'd been in contact with was a confirmed case.

saabsaab · 04-03-2020 07:36PM

Been watching thjs thread for a while feels a bit like watching a car crash in slow motion. We could easily be northern Italy in a months time!

leavingirl · 04-03-2020 07:36PM

Six one news with the usual hysteria... "Two more coronavirus cases in Noerthern Ireland!!!"
LiARS!!!

Here is the actual press release:
Testing of patients in Northern Ireland has resulted in two further presumptive positive results for coronavirus (Covid-19), bringing the total to three since testing began,” a Stormont Department of Health statement said.

Key word is PRESUMPTIVE.

CinemaGuy45 · 04-03-2020 07:36PM

Deleted User wrote: »

He obviously doesn't have the virus if it's not been reported in the media.. hope he gets better though.

He does not claim to have the virus.

He was told it could be a number of things based on where he travelled.

People pick up bugs all the time on holiday it looks like the HSE are just being carful testing people who are ill after holidays.

Can not blame the HSE for keeping this isolation testing unit hushed up.

On reflection I do believe Runaways and I also believe the HSE we have two confirmed cases.

We all went a bit nuts in the thread.

04-03-2020 07:39PM

CinemaGuy45 wrote: »

He does not claim to have the virus.

He was told it could be a number of things based on where he travelled.

People pick up bugs all the time on holiday it looks like the HSE are just being carful testing people who are ill after holidays.

Can not blame the HSE for keeping this isolation testing unit hushed up.

On reflection I do believe Runaways and I also believe the HSE we have two confirmed cases.

We all went a bit nuts in the thread.

The beauty of boards.

dan786 · 04-03-2020 07:40PM

WOW. IT REALLY HAS GOT THAT BAD.

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BloodBath · 04-03-2020 07:40PM

Suckit wrote: »

It seems to be spreading fairly easily and quickly in Italy. I still would prefer those flights be cancelled.

An influx of visitors during what can best be described as an epidemic, coming from the most heavily infected area in the contintent, for an already cancelled event (presumably to stop the spread of it), coming over to save money that they can't get refunded, and potentially putting hundreds or thousands of people here at risk.

It is ridiculous.

Cancel the f**king flights. If nothing else it will put peoples minds at ease.

Currently 0.004% of the Italian population has it, confirmed at least. The chances of anyone on those flights having it is minuscule.

Pistachio19 · 04-03-2020 07:41PM

TTLF wrote: »

Get a message from a friend in the UAE saying they’re thinking of closing all schools by Sunday (that’s their equivalent of Monday btw) and funnily enough they have no alternatives to teaching from home despite saying “there WILL be alternatives” (according to him)

Saw that - apparently schools and colleges in UAE are closing for 4 weeks.

saabsaab · 04-03-2020 07:41PM

dan786 wrote: »

WOW. IT REALLY HAS GOT THAT BAD.

Not too bad, needs gloves!

Quantum Erasure · 04-03-2020 07:41PM

BloodBath wrote: »

Currently 0.004 of the Italian population has it, confirmed at least. The chances of anyone on those flights having it is minuscule.

the chances of anything coming from mars is a million to one, they said

delly · 04-03-2020 07:41PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Tony Holohan (chief medical officer) " we see no implications for the St. Patricks Day parade and as things stand we don't envisage that situation changing".

There you go now. No implications. None.

I never thought I'd be living in a country with such a BS reaction to a crisis that reminded me of a dictatorship.

4068ac1elhodqr · 04-03-2020 07:42PM

BloodBath wrote: »

Jesus it really is the end of the world.

Think they simply refer to it as the 'Tribulation'

Sounds much better, like an 80's glam rock band. Greatest hits include:

Locust Plagues.
Global Pandemic.
Jerusalem returned.
Severe floods, fires and storms.
Internal destruction of the RCC (scandals)
Hoardes arriving from the MidEast to Europe
The fall of Rome, and the last Pope (PtR) falling ill.

Luckily we don't have any of that nonsense however

retro:electro · 04-03-2020 07:42PM

We will look back at the decision not to cancel the parade and heads will roll. Parts of Europe have effectively shut up shop and we still have a chance to contain this before it erupts altogether and what do we do, throw massive pointless parades up and down the country ensuring everyone spreads their germs all over the shop. The fact that livestock were treated with more respect back in the foot and mouth crisis than the most vulnerable here is actually depressing. But hey, there was money to be made from that market. Older people shouldn’t be seen as disposable collateral damage because they happen to be ill already.

fritzelly · 04-03-2020 07:44PM

leavingirl wrote: »

Six one news with the usual hysteria... "Two more coronavirus cases in Noerthern Ireland!!!"
LiARS!!!

Here is the actual press release:
Testing of patients in Northern Ireland has resulted in two further presumptive positive results for coronavirus (Covid-19), bringing the total to three since testing began,” a Stormont Department of Health statement said.

Key word is PRESUMPTIVE.

They have to be sent off for double confirmation thats why presumptive til the second analysis confirms it - same happened with the first case

jimmynokia · 04-03-2020 07:44PM

There is word on the street that there is a teacher in a school from dublin 10 thats related (wife) to the teacher in glasnevin that is now in isolation

igCorcaigh · 04-03-2020 07:44PM

BloodBath wrote: »

Currently 0.004% of the Italian population has it, confirmed at least. The chances of anyone on those flights having it is minuscule.

Of any individual maybe, but we have seen lots of examples of imported cases from Italy, so the chances of any import are not small.

Cuckoo7 · 04-03-2020 07:45PM

dan786 wrote: »

WOW. IT REALLY HAS GOT THAT BAD.

I love that she is wearing a scarf around that contraption!:D:pac:

AVFC.Stephen · 04-03-2020 07:45PM

caveat emptor wrote: »

Good point. Interesting to see what neighbours are doing. I heard that they've ploughed a sizeable chunk of their wealth via research globally in trying to combat low probability high impact pathogens like this one.

One difference is they have a **** load of money. They also have mandatory conscription so huge chuck of population can be called on if needed. They've reduced this in last 20 years but still a lot of people. They aren't part of EU but are part of EEA. Switzerland is very similar and likewise hasn't shut off borders.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Armed_Forces#Conscription

We might be just due a good cull. Global warming and all.

I'm guessing they have better knowledge of the virus than us as they have seen more cases first hand... or do we have the same amount of cases but not the resources to check it... the medical care over there has more in common with flying doctors while ours has more in common with one flew over the cuckoos nest

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