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

lainey_d_123 · 06-03-2020 02:30AM

Strazdas wrote: »

The risks of either catching it or passing it on to anyone in the UK or Ireland at the moment are still absolutely tiny. We're talking about 200 cases out of a combined population of 70m.

No, we're talking about 200 confirmed cases. There is virtually no testing. Planeloads of people are flying in every single day from areas with thousands of cases, and mingling with the general public. I was just in London and it's extremely noticeable how many people are coughing, sneezing, sniffling....no way they are all just 'normal colds and flu'.

The only people who are being tested are those who 1) have symptoms and 2) have been in a high risk area. That's it. Someone with symptoms who hasn't travelled will not be tested, even though they could be sitting on the tube for 20 minutes between someone from Wuhan and someone from Milan both coughing up lungs all over them.

There is virtually no chance that there aren't loads of undiagnosed cases of coronavirus in the UK, with most of those people thinking it's just a cold or flu.

fritzelly · 06-03-2020 02:32AM

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Of course they did

At least they're not completely blaming it on Italy now

05eaftqbrs9jlh · 06-03-2020 02:35AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Civil servants don't work in the HSE. You can add that to the list of factually incorrect statements you've made in the last 24 hours

Public.

See what I mean about pedantic back and forth.

Could someone briefly explain how to embed tweets or embed this useful one from CUH?

https://twitter.com/CUH_Cork/status/1235658034824835073?s=20

It says "Please note dialysis, chemotherapy, radiation treatments, and infusions will proceed as planned."

I shudder to think how much extra administration they're having to do because of oversight and bureaucracy at a time where all their resources should be focused on infection control and prevention. I know several people working there tonight, I don't want to text or call because they're probably inundated with people texting to know their business and they're likely completely focused on work. I can't even imagine what that entails, it must be like walking on hot coals, they are so incredibly brave.

Quantum Erasure · 06-03-2020 02:36AM

Maddox Jealous Yard wrote: »

Public.

See what I mean about pedantic back and forth.

Could someone briefly explain how to embed tweets or embed this useful one from CUH?

[TWEET]
https://twitter.com/CUH_Cork/status/1235658034824835073?s=20[/TWEET]

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they should just embed if you paste the URL

https://twitter.com/CUH_Cork/status/1235658034824835073?s=20

kalkat2002 · 06-03-2020 02:41AM

It is so easy to blame on italy,italians,the pizza,bla bla bla ...maybe is time for once to be responsible for your inactions or lack of information or furthemore health system

Kermit.de.frog · 06-03-2020 02:41AM

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/mar/06/coronavirus-update-latest-live-news-symptoms-cases-global-infection-rate-uk-usa-australia-italy-china-updates

In Madrid, Spain, The EY Accounting Group has sent home around 1,500 workers from its office, following the confirmation of a case of coronavirus

Bozo Skeleton · 06-03-2020 02:41AM

One of today's confirmed cases is from Trinity College, I know a student there, she told me.
The family in Clare where the guy is a GP got themselves tested and it came up negative. Which goes to show a person can be infected for a while without it showing up. ( I know a guy who has the doctor in question as his GP).
Just throwing that info out there. I'm trying to give up thinking about the whole shít show for the night

Kermit.de.frog · 06-03-2020 02:46AM

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1235742374334271489

*all deaths imported from Italy*

06-03-2020 02:49AM

Maddox Jealous Yard wrote: »

Public.

See what I mean about pedantic back and forth.

Could someone briefly explain how to embed tweets or embed this useful one from CUH?

https://twitter.com/CUH_Cork/status/1235658034824835073?s=20

It says "Please note dialysis, chemotherapy, radiation treatments, and infusions will proceed as planned."

I shudder to think how much extra administration they're having to do because of oversight and bureaucracy at a time where all their resources should be focused on infection control and prevention. I know several people working there tonight, I don't want to text or call because they're probably inundated with people texting to know their business and they're likely completely focused on work. I can't even imagine what that entails, it must be like walking on hot coals, they are so incredibly brave.

I wouldn't say we are brave. It's just doing our job at the end of the day.

BorneTobyWilde · 06-03-2020 02:54AM

Streets of Italy are a nightmare

https://streamable.com/tu675

Kermit.de.frog · 06-03-2020 02:55AM

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1235745673582129153

Are all these death cruises called the "Princess" this or that!?

cnocbui · 06-03-2020 02:57AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Civil servants don't work in the HSE. You can add that to the list of factually incorrect statements you've made in the last 24 hours

What is the source of funds that is used to pay people in the employ of the HSE?

kalkat2002 · 06-03-2020 02:58AM

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Streets of Italy are a nightmare

https://streamable.com/tu675

That's candem street btw...

fritzelly · 06-03-2020 03:01AM

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

*all deaths imported from Italy*

Thats my line kermit

skimpydoo · 06-03-2020 03:04AM

fritzelly wrote: »

Thats my line kermit

fritzelly · 06-03-2020 03:05AM

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1235745673582129153

Are all these death cruises called the "Princess" this or that!?

They currently have two ships quarantined, the company is gonna go bust

bodhrandude · 06-03-2020 03:06AM

RTE has now confirmed the Trinity case.

dePeatrick · 06-03-2020 03:06AM

Strazdas wrote: »

The risks of either catching it or passing it on to anyone in the UK or Ireland at the moment are still absolutely tiny. We're talking about 200 cases out of a combined population of 70m.

So you don't want people to excercise caution about an epidemic do you? Your motives are highly suspect!

fritzelly · 06-03-2020 03:07AM

cnocbui wrote: »

What is the source of funds that is used to pay people in the employ of the HSE?

You and me

Kermit.de.frog · 06-03-2020 03:09AM

When you think about our climate here alone this country could literally be riddled with this. God forbid it explodes like certain other countries because we could not cope with that.

skimpydoo · 06-03-2020 03:17AM

fritzelly wrote: »

They currently have two ships quarantined, the company is gonna go bust

The Flybe of the oceans.

no.8 · 06-03-2020 03:19AM

Gods Gift wrote:

Not like the french to give up easily

Well its kinda funny but overused.

The opposite is true nowadays. They address not afraid to stand up to the powers to be and show them whos boss. What do we do?

cnocbui · 06-03-2020 03:22AM

fritzelly wrote: »

You and me

Which would make HSE employees Public Servants.

fritzelly · 06-03-2020 03:27AM

skimpydoo wrote: »

The Flybe of the oceans.

They were a successful company but this is gonna kill them, a reason for the government to support them
We cannot allow every tourism based business to go under, flybe have been screwed for a long time

Goldengirl · 06-03-2020 03:32AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I wouldn't say we are brave. It's just doing our job at the end of the day.

I wouldn't say pharmacists are brave either?
I am sure Tinychancer meant frontline staff !
ie. Nurses , doctors , porters, healthcare assistants, physios.

Goldengirl · 06-03-2020 03:36AM

fritzelly wrote: »

You and me

Public...public servants .

Kermit.de.frog · 06-03-2020 03:43AM

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1235756789205020672

BloodBath · 06-03-2020 03:44AM

givyjoe wrote: »

I'll take the educated opinions of a consultant doctor over someone who seems to be constantly posting in a fit of a rage, dismissing projections by qualified and relevantly educated people, with baseless assertions. What on earth qualifies you to dismiss any worst case scenario?

There is nothing scientific about those projections. If there is feel free to provide sources. Otherwise I'll call it for what it is. Nonsensical scaremongering with no scientific data to back it up.

Some of you seem hell bent on causing panic which will result in deaths. That's what is annoying me. Maybe I should be blaming the WHO for this rather than those posting it though.

But some guy with a degree said something blah blah. Sorry but I have a functioning analytical brain that can smell BS from 10 miles away.

Practically everything I've called out as BS so far has been BS and I'll continue to do it.

If I'm wrong about anything I'll admit it and apologise. I'm no medical expert but I am an expert at spotting BS and this thread is full of it at times.

Someone has to push back against it. The majority here are fine and have genuine reasons to be concerned about this and most are giving sound advice.

A small minority need this.

tillyfilly wrote: »

USA ARMY PREPARING FOR 3 MILLION DEATHS FROM CORONAVIRUS

https://www.infowars.com/exclusive-army-preparing-for-3-million-deaths-from-coronavirus/

Numbers seems a bit extreme to me , but this is worse case for the USA

Infowars!

In fairness they are using the same calculations that our doctor used based on whos speculation which is around 1% of the total population or 50% infection with 2% fatality.

If the **** hit's the fan it can be contained so that is never going to happen. I'd be far more worried about the economic implications of shutting down half of Europe to try and contain it if it comes to that rather than some theoretical worst case scenario death figure that is never going to happen.

Other potential worst case scenarios! Yellowstone errupts, we get hit by a massive solar flare or meteorite, a nuclear WW3. All possible except we couldn't do a whole lot to stop any of them. We can do a lot to minimise this virus.

fritzelly · 06-03-2020 03:45AM

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1235756789205020672

No sh1t

owlbethere · 06-03-2020 03:51AM

I'm thinking about todays case from cork.

There's an incubation period of 14 days after infection. So far our cases have been linked with travel from Italy. We can presume a lot of this travel occurred over the mid term break which generally came to an end for Monday 24th of February. In relation to this new case in Cork, he tested positive for Coronavirus so that would have been maybe Wednesday of this week. Giving a 14 day incubation period, that would have been about the 16/17/18th February approx when he became infected. He didn't travel abroad. This would tell me the virus has been circulating around since mid February, at least.

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