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

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  • #8582
    Cilldara_2000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,189 ✭✭✭Cilldara_2000


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Reading through this post and the former ones for the last few weeks.
    Without posting. Reading and taking some good points some new info and disregarding some not so good posts.
    First post...
    Now that the Covid has been confirmed in the west of Ireland I'm considering taking my kids out of school. When it was confirmed in the Republic I said I would take them out if it came west.. Now it is I'm hesitant and confused.
    Would love opinions though.
    Would it be hasty? Or an absolute smart move. I don't trust the government to have my family's protection at the forefront of their governing, I'm certain they dont!
    So too early to' go into hiding'?

    Honestly, despite my recent posts, I'm not a HSE shill, eg I hate this east of the country, west of the country nonsense, but I'd still follow their main advice:
    The risk of catching coronavirus in Ireland is low to moderate. This may change. However, most people may continue to go to work, school and other public places, as usual.

    https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/coronavirus/coronavirus.html

    Incidentally, "risk ... is low to moderate". That's new? It had been just low. Anyone cop when it changed?


  • #8583
    Spanish Eyes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,121 ✭✭✭✭Spanish Eyes


    For a start wouldn't it be great if the Dept of Ed contacted all schools and asked if they had a ski trip to Italy over half term? One box ticked and information known.

    I do realise that would not cover individuals, friends or families who were there to ski independently, but more information is better than less now.

    Just thinking out loud. Maybe the powers that be actually DO know at this stage I dunno.


  • #8584
    Cuckoo7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 235 ✭✭Cuckoo7


    Funsterdelux wrote: »
    I heard he made the coffee with Maxwell House,
    In that case he should be flogged like the shrine licker.


  • #8585
    Necro
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 56,276 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Reading through this post and the former ones for the last few weeks.
    Without posting. Reading and taking some good points some new info and disregarding some not so good posts.
    First post...
    Now that the Covid has been confirmed in the west of Ireland I'm considering taking my kids out of school. When it was confirmed in the Republic I said I would take them out if it came west.. Now it is I'm hesitant and confused.
    Would love opinions though.
    Would it be hasty? Or an absolute smart move. I don't trust the government to have my family's protection at the forefront of their governing, I'm certain they dont!
    So too early to' go into hiding'?

    My thoughts are, don't.

    We're only at early stages of this yet, it could be a long and arduous road in front of us.

    If you take them out now, when do you put them back in?

    When cases are increasing? How long would you be willing to take them out for?

    Moderator: Current Affairs/IMHO, Soccer, Pro Wrestling



  • #8586
    saabsaab
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,718 ✭✭✭saabsaab


    Clementine Rough Keynote wrote: »
    When Holywood makes those flu movies, usually their fictional map of (early wave1) look a bit like this (non-fictional) one:

    lylzaGm.png

    Anybody know if there is a patron saint of the flu (avoidance of),
    there's one for lost property, when you loose the iphone etc.
    St Edith Stein

    Saint of the Day: Patron Saint against fever, plagues,


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  • #8587
    Ninthlife
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,460 ✭✭✭Ninthlife


    gmisk wrote: »
    Vincent Browne would be great...but I think he wouldn't fancy a battle with the corona

    He would question why Leo ia waiting another 5 days to meet with the soecial cabinet.

    Why is the HSE not giving more precise info on where cases are. Even the county. We as citizens have a right to know. GDPR has them terrified.

    Ask Tony Holohan why he continues to downplay the viruses impact here and will he and his family be at the parade?


    Im sure there are alot of people doing their jobs in the HSE, DoH and other agencies but we pay our Taoiseach a huge salary to represent us.

    Time to earn the money and make the hard decisions


  • #8588
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 325 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Loughc wrote: »
    Unless you’ve been to north Italy with the family lately yes it’s very hasty to be taking anyone out of school until directed to by the government.

    What government?
    We have some caretaker who will be delivering that important bowl of shamrock soon across the globe.
    I really wouldnt trust them to 'direct'. (cervical smears)
    Point taken though. We do have a chronic asthmatic which would worry me.


  • #8589
    Ninthlife
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,460 ✭✭✭Ninthlife


    gmisk wrote: »
    Vincent Browne would be great...but I think he wouldn't fancy a battle with the corona

    He would question why Leo ia waiting another 5 days to meet with the soecial cabinet.

    Why is the HSE not giving more precise info on where cases are. Even the county. We as citizens have a right to know. GDPR has them terrified.

    Ask Tony Holohan why he continues to downplay the viruses impact here and will he and his family be at the parade?


    Im sure there are alot of people doing their jobs in the HSE, DoH and other agencies but we pay our Taoiseach a huge salary to represent us.

    Time to earn the money and make the hard decisions


  • #8590
    gabeeg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,591 ✭✭✭gabeeg


    DOCARCH wrote: »
    I would think it's hasty unless you or close relatives (the kids are in contact with) have underlying health issues/are elderly (over 80).

    I would not be overly worried about kids/teenagers getting the virus. It's who they can potentially pass it on to that I worry about.

    I think that's right, but I can't help worrying about potential long term consequences that we just don't know about yet.

    This is not an invitation to spam me with horror stories


  • #8591
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,871 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    Cilldara_2000 wrote: »
    Incidentally, "risk ... is low to moderate". That's new? It had been just low. Anyone cop when it changed?

    That definitely has changed today! I had read 'very low' earlier!


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  • #8592
    froog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,784 ✭✭✭froog


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Reading through this post and the former ones for the last few weeks.
    Without posting. Reading and taking some good points some new info and disregarding some not so good posts.
    First post...
    Now that the Covid has been confirmed in the west of Ireland I'm considering taking my kids out of school. When it was confirmed in the Republic I said I would take them out if it came west.. Now it is I'm hesitant and confused.
    Would love opinions though.
    Would it be hasty? Or an absolute smart move. I don't trust the government to have my family's protection at the forefront of their governing, I'm certain they dont!
    So too early to' go into hiding'?

    children are at little more risk than the seasonal flu.


  • #8593
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    cnocbui wrote: »
    1...2...6.. no worries, looks pretty linear to me.

    I got to see exponential in action!!!!


  • #8594
    caveat emptor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,134 ✭✭✭caveat emptor


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Reading through this post and the former ones for the last few weeks.
    Without posting. Reading and taking some good points some new info and disregarding some not so good posts.
    First post...
    Now that the Covid has been confirmed in the west of Ireland I'm considering taking my kids out of school. When it was confirmed in the Republic I said I would take them out if it came west.. Now it is I'm hesitant and confused.
    Would love opinions though.
    Would it be hasty? Or an absolute smart move. I don't trust the government to have my family's protection at the forefront of their governing, I'm certain they dont!
    So too early to' go into hiding'?

    Situation is evolving rapidly and you should be thinking 2 steps ahead. I find myself in similar situation.

    You should have a plan and update regularly.
    • Has the situation changed?

    If yes you should adopt a stance that is proportional to the risk. We have a cognitive bias when it comes to low probability high impact events. Chances of your kids contracting is still low. However the 6 cases only is bollox Given the incubation period and bias towards people only seeking treatment if and when it gets bad like the last 4 people then that 6 is 6 last week.
    Exponential growth has been observed in every other major national outbreak We would be naive to think that it won't occur here by which time we'll have to adopt drastic measures.


  • #8595
    irishgeo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,707 ✭✭✭irishgeo


    Jin luk wrote: »
    3 weeks well be well near italys numbers if not surpassed them

    Its idiots like you creating panic. You got a shred of proof that's going to happen?


  • #8596
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 325 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Necro wrote: »
    My thoughts are, don't.

    We're only at early stages of this yet, it could be a long and arduous road in front of us.

    If you take them out now, when do you put them back in?

    When cases are increasing? How long would you be willing to take them out for?

    Yes I may wait it out. And see if cases increase.
    I wouldn't mind indefinitely as I would look into homeschooling.


  • #8597
    Turtwig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    gmisk wrote: »
    Ah yeah Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus he is definitely Irish lol

    Mike Ryan is though he's from Sligo and he's the director who leads the team dealing with public health emergencies.


  • #8598
    skimpydoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,074 ✭✭✭skimpydoo


    Ninthlife wrote: »
    GDPR has them terrified.

    More like it gives them an excuse and get out of jail free card.


  • #8599
    Tomato1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27 ✭Tomato1


    ChikiChiki wrote: »
    It is beyond bizarre and incredibly worrying that the HSE are raising questions about this thread.


    I'll put it to you this way.

    NAS upper management have somebody specifically employed in tallaght to trawl social media, facebook, whatsapp and twitter etc to look for staff who say things they shouldn't be saying.

    I think its fair if it's confidential info but for the most part they spend their time looking for staff who whistle blow or complain about the frustrations of their job. HSE management are bullies of the highest order.

    With the current pandemic they must be working in overdrive.


  • #8600
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 325 ✭ [Deleted User]


    froog wrote: »
    children are at little more risk than the seasonal flu.

    Chronic asthmatic though I forgot to mention. This is the worry.


  • #8601
    Lillian123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 88 ✭✭Lillian123


    Conrad Modern Drummer wrote: »
    I think the HSE would be more upfront. It's not as if they created the virus and have to cover it up.

    Just a rough area of where these cases are would help people decide what level of precautions they should take e.g. in terms of avoiding large group.

    "The West" could mean one of the Aran Islands or close enough to me here in Limerick.

    The latest case is a family in Inverin.


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  • #8602
    Wheety
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,522 ✭✭✭Wheety


    The HSE

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  • #8603
    Jin luk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 389 ✭✭Jin luk


    irishgeo wrote: »
    Its idiots like you creating panic. You got a shred of proof that's going to happen?

    Loool

    Look at the numbers at every country that has got the virus, the numbers just keeps jumping it dosnt go down we have no vaccines or cures for it at this moment so it wont stop


  • #8604
    amadangomor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,148 ✭✭✭amadangomor


    irishgeo wrote: »
    Its idiots like you creating panic. You got a shred of proof that's going to happen?

    Where is all this panic people keep harping on about? I haven't seen any of it on here apart from 1 or 2 posts.


  • #8605
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 8,647 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Yes I may wait it out. And see if cases increase.
    I wouldn't mind indefinitely as I would look into homeschooling.

    In all seriousness, important to review inhaler technique with a chronic asthmatic. If you pop into your local pharmacy, they should be able to make sure he's getting the best use out of it.


  • #8606
    namloc1980
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,445 ✭✭✭✭namloc1980


    Lillian123 wrote: »
    The latest case is a family in Inverin.

    This is moving rapidly.....5 minutes ago it was a school in Mayo!!


  • #8607
    4068ac1elhodqr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,586 ✭✭✭4068ac1elhodqr


    Cuckoo7 wrote: »
    Saint Blas
    St.Blaise, Patron saint of wool combers and throat disease - close enough.

    Worth putting his picture on the weekend shopping list along with the VitC/D, Zinc, Garlic, Sage, Rosemary, Tumeric, Ginger, 2 gallons of vodka & AloeVera, Liquorice, Honey etc etc and about x512 toilet rolls and 10litre water jugs etc


  • #8608
    Turtwig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    Cilldara_2000 wrote: »
    Honestly, despite my recent posts, I'm not a HSE shill, eg I hate this east of the country, west of the country nonsense, but I'd still follow their main advice:



    https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/coronavirus/coronavirus.html

    Incidentally, "risk ... is low to moderate". That's new? It had been just low. Anyone cop when it changed?

    Once the family of four was identified. Contact tracing on four people is a bitch. Chances of missing some potentially infected people is much greater.


  • #8609
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 12,383 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    Spanish Eyes wrote: »
    For a start wouldn't it be great if the Dept of Ed contacted all schools and asked if they had a ski trip to Italy over half term? One box ticked and information known.

    I do realise that would not cover individuals, friends or families who were there to ski independently, but more information is better than less now.

    Just thinking out loud. Maybe the powers that be actually DO know at this stage I dunno.

    Well, that would be a very sensible idea.
    Maybe they have, who knows.

    But it would be great to think that our state are being proactive.

    Not sarcasm by the way, although tempted.


  • #8610
    10000maniacs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,582 ✭✭✭10000maniacs


    Mad_maxx wrote: »
    Is this BS?
    Yeah total bs, and so is the Limerick rumour too. And they returned no more than a few days ago if you do the math.


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  • #8611
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,871 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Chronic asthmatic though I forgot to mention. This is the worry.

    That is a worry! I am asthmatic (but otherwise healthy), so it worries me too.


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