Coronavirus Part IV - 19 cases in ROI, 7 in NI (as of 7 March) Read warnings in OP

Call Me Jimmy · 05-03-2020 09:04PM

little bess wrote: »

If they don’t protect you why are healthcare workers wearing them. They don’t want you buying them to protect supplies, of course they give some protection.

A lot of governments have gone for the bull****ty route to cover their lack of planning. Doesn't help to mess with public confidence in a crisis. Just tell people the truth and they will comply out of self-preservation if nothing else.

ITman88 · 05-03-2020 09:04PM

wadacrack wrote: »

Maskes are effective. Just the media claiming they are not due to a shortage.

https://twitter.com/chrismartenson/status/1235575722527412224

Ah here, you have posted a pic which is quoting one internet source off another and you have decided the one you like is correct. Ok

Pretzill · 05-03-2020 09:04PM

Necro wrote: »

It's only rumours... but supposedly a man in Boyle, Co. Roscommon has tested positive too

Ah Jaysus Necro I was in Boyle yesterday

skimpydoo · 05-03-2020 09:04PM

leahyl wrote: »

RTÉ news now

Nope, Nuacht is on there at the moment.

drunkmonkey · 05-03-2020 09:04PM

VinLieger wrote: »

Employers need to step up and cop on that giving sick pay is better than their entire staff being infected

Employees need to step up and sacrifice there holidays if they want to get paid while watching Netflix for two weeks.
Unless the government order closures business interruption insurance won't pay out for employers.
Not all businesses can afford to close down and still pay staff. There's no telling how long this could go on, government needs to carry the can on this one.

christy G · 05-03-2020 09:04PM

Hi I was wondering if people are stocking up on food and water ?

JP Liz V1 · 05-03-2020 09:05PM

lawrencesummers wrote: »

It appears the one case in Cork is actually 2 and there are 8 more suspected cases but results won’t be available until tommorow.

:eek:

05eaftqbrs9jlh · 05-03-2020 09:05PM

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

nothing on rte news now yet, just the irish news.

But the briefing is happening at 8 so is ongoing currently. Absolutely nowhere to be found online.

Necro · 05-03-2020 09:05PM

Pretzill wrote: »

Ah Jaysus Necro I was in Boyle yesterday

As I said, rumours that are yet unsubstantiated. But very very unnerving if its that close.

Widdershins · 05-03-2020 09:06PM

There are plenty of medical masks online?

That photo of the man in the gas mask on the train. He doesnt have dark hands, he's wearing black gloves.

A friend in Oxford has started wearing them every time she leaves the house.

cameramonkey · 05-03-2020 09:06PM

Necro wrote: »

As I said, rumours that are yet unsubstantiated. But very very unnerving if its that close.

Boyle is miles away, don't worry.

billybonkers · 05-03-2020 09:06PM

830pm for the briefing

CitizenFloor · 05-03-2020 09:06PM

Is there some sort of nightly address by the DOH on Youtube?....or is it just numbers that are released?

skimpydoo · 05-03-2020 09:06PM

Virgin Media news is on now, and the press conference has not started yet. It will be live at 8:30 on Virgin Media Facebook page.

Fr_Dougal · 05-03-2020 09:06PM

Don’t think the update is live, usually between 8 &8.30pm. They announced it on the VM news last night, close to the end.

Edit: Virgin Media have it live on their Facebook page at 8.30pm

tuxy · 05-03-2020 09:06PM

christy G wrote: »

Hi I was wondering if people are stocking up on food and water ?

I was in Tesco earlier and the shelves were more full than usual.
Water can come out the tap in most homes in Ireland.
If you have to self isolate for two weeks you wouldn't need much food at all.

lawrencesummers · 05-03-2020 09:06PM

Logan Roy wrote: »

If you are gonna post this stuff then please provide a source......

What kind of source would you like? The name of the person I know working there that has told me and would loose their job for doing so?

Or maybe I can give you a link to the newspaper report when its printed tomorrow sometime.

Or I could give you a link to my post from 8am this morning about there being a case in cork that wasn’t “officially” Announced until 6pm this evening?

Which would you prefer.

EDIT/ wait I’ve a better idea, maybe I will start the sentence with “it appears” so that you know it’s not officially confirmed by the official confirmators

wadacrack · 05-03-2020 09:06PM

ITman88 wrote: »

Ah here, you have posted a pic which is quoting one internet source off another and you have decided the one you like is correct. Ok

https://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712(08)01008-4/fulltext

05-03-2020 09:07PM

Virgin News said it was due to be held in the next half hour

And it would be streamed on their Facebook live

OneColdHand · 05-03-2020 09:07PM

christy G wrote: »

Hi I was wondering if people are stocking up on food and water ?

Some Canadian officials are advising everyone stock up on a 2 weeks supply (ie the length of self quarantine). Some other officials currently disagree, but give it a week or two and I'm sure they will all be recommending it.

Tootsie_1 · 05-03-2020 09:07PM

virgin media news facebook @8.30 Corona virus department of health Update

Bob24 · 05-03-2020 09:07PM

wadacrack wrote: »

Maskes are effective. Just the media claiming they are not due to a shortage.

And Asian governments (whereby there are more stocks and local production capacity) have either provided them to their populations, recommended them, or made them mandatory.

The “information” provided in Western countries that they are not reducing chances of infection is plain and simple propaganda (it might be for the greater good to avoid panic and direct limited supplies to the most needful circumstances - but nonetheless it is propaganda).

Quite impressive case study of how effective it can be as well given the constant flow of posters on here who keep saying masks are not providing protection (to avoid any questioning, I am referring to FFP2 and FFP3 masks).

retro:electro · 05-03-2020 09:08PM

christy G wrote: »

Hi I was wondering if people are stocking up on food and water ?

I’m stocking up on on Graham Norton wine and Easter eggs.

Blueshoe · 05-03-2020 09:08PM

How many cases do we have now?

skimpydoo · 05-03-2020 09:08PM

christy G wrote: »

Hi I was wondering if people are stocking up on food and water ?

I have stocked up on food and water.

Downlinz · 05-03-2020 09:08PM

https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/1235643635762413568

It's simply unbelievable how unprepared the HSE are, no plan and no ideas whatsoever just react, react, react when the bad thing happens.

gmisk · 05-03-2020 09:09PM

christy G wrote: »

Hi I was wondering if people are stocking up on food and water ?

A bit of extra food dry pasta, and frozen fresh pasta sauce just handy in next few months coronavirus or not.
Didn't buy any water but I have a filter jug for tap water and a tonne of filters like a year's worth.

RollieFingers · 05-03-2020 09:09PM

Thought we were fcuked after last night's announcement, we're absolutely fcuked now, nice knowing yiz xx

Blueshoe · 05-03-2020 09:09PM

skimpydoo wrote: »

I have stocked up on food and water.

What do you mean when you say stocked up? As in how long worth of stuff?

inatissy · 05-03-2020 09:09PM

If like the cruise ship roughly 20% get infected, you're looking at over 950,000 cases with a 2.4% death rate that's 22,800 people dead. Probably higher as access to medical care will become limited etc.

Yearly deaths in Ireland is only about 31,000.

This isn't the flu, or car crashes etc., this is **** hitting the fan. Wash hands and stop going out unnecessarily.

I hope my figures are wrong, and I hope 20% infected is considered overly high.

Coronavirus Part IV - 19 cases in ROI, 7 in NI (as of 7 March) *Read warnings in OP*

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Coronavirus Part IV - 19 cases in ROI, 7 in NI (as of 7 March) Read warnings in OP