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

MadYaker wrote: »

Yeah because Italy is a one party totalitarian communist state just like China, oh wait!

No-one cares what their government is. Strong leadership shouldn't be exclusive to totalitarian states.

Duke of Url wrote: »

OH SH!TE!

NOT CAMEROON AND SERBIA TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

That twitter page is a disgrace, reporting on every single new case in the world, just stirring panic ...

MarkY91 wrote: »

Has anyone noticed any changes in habits from others or strangers?

The only one I personally noticed so far is that after our indoor football games, nobody seems to be shaking hands anymore. But that was becoming less common even before the virus reached Europe anyway.

Maybe another one I'm actually noticing now that may have always being going on is people coughing into their upper arm.

I’ve noticed less people picking up cigarette butts off the street and smoking them.

For all who question why flights are not stopped. EU law apparantly. Lecturer on EU law talking to Ivan Yates on the hard shoulder yesterday. The relevant part is at the start of the interview.

https://www.newstalk.com/listen-back

Cody montana wrote: »

This is what the governor of Missouri tweeted.

Missouri specific:
• ZERO confirmed cases
• Nearly 17 people have been tested
• Testing CAN be done in Missouri
• Prisons, nursing homes & mental health facilities are a concern
• Schools are always a concern, but young people to not appear to be as prone #COVID19

I'll be dead in the cold, cold ground before I recognise Missourah!

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Every single new case is being reported to the WHO.

Countries are issuing their figures directly to the media.

Are they stirring panic or you would rather we just didn't know?

Knowledge is panic

skepticalme wrote: »

For all who question why flights are not stopped. EU law apparantly. Lecturer on EU law talking to Ivan Yates on the hard shoulder yesterday. The relevant part is at the start of the interview.

https://www.newstalk.com/listen-back

That's not true, we haven't banned flights because WHO dont recommend it. EU law won't stop a private airline cancelling flights anyway, as has already happened.

Member States can reintroduce border controls at internal borders for reasons of public policy or internal security. However, checks at external borders should contribute to ensuring that border checks within the area of free movement are not reintroduced unless they are necessary and proportionate for reasons of public policy etc.

It should also be noted that according to the WHO and others, reintroduction of border controls at internal borders in order to refuse entry is not considered an appropriate preventive (or remedial) measure. Quarantine measures are more appropriate.

Funsterdelux wrote: »

Ive always noticed people sneezing and spluttering

Yeah I’m the same. I think most people would move away from someone coughing and not covering mouth when sneezing as it’s gross

Straffan1979 wrote: »

Can we have a public announcement in State....


‘People have contracted, are currently contracting and will contract COVID-19...

It’s important to note the vast majority of people are RECOVERING or have RECOVERED , have had mild symptoms or no symptoms associated with this illness’

What has that got to do with anything?

gabeeg wrote: »

It's going to be mildly disconcerting watching health care systems that are substantially superior to ours struggle and fail to cope, just as ours is beginning to be tested.

Some posters think we will be fine.

tobefrank321 wrote: »

No-one cares what their government is. Strong leadership shouldn't be exclusive to totalitarian states.

Leadership only extends so far in this kind of situation. Two men can have the same skill level but the one with the better tools, experience and advanced planning will do a better job. It is just much easier for them to enact very restrictive measures with consensus quickly than in other countries. They also have advanced planning which is well defined for these types of situations already mapped out with underlying infrastructure that enables them to practically execute on those plans.

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Why not?

What makes you sure we won't have an Iran or an Italy here?

We have had 13 cases, a bunch of monumental screw ups, and already community transmission...

Yet you reject my opinion of what could well happen here.

Go on then. Tell us why it won't happen here and it will all be grand.

Does Iran even have a public health service? I have no idea what the situation is like in Iran and neither do you.

Italy somehow got landed with a cluster the origin of which is still unknown as far as I'm aware. So since we don't know how the virus arrived in Italy from china im not sure what you're basing your opinion on? You seem to think the same is likely here even though we don't know what happened and it hasn't happened anywhere else, not sure how you arrived at that conclusion with the info we have.

As far as I'm aware, as with most of the EU, all of our cases have originated from Italy. So it seems reasonable to me to think that once the number of new cases in italy peaks and starts to fall then we will gradually see a reduction in cases in europe if community spread can be cotrolled which it clearly can if you look at whats happened in the UK. Yes they are up over 100 cases now but they've had it for months and it's far from out of control. You can see the spread slowing in China already with people supposedly going back to work a week from now. I suspect that this will happen in italy in a few weeks also since the numbers there are far smaller.

So yeah it's scary but I suspect it'll be mostly over in about 2 months. Could be wrong though.