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

lawrencesummers · 06-03-2020 07:11PM

darjeeling wrote: »

Every credible immunologist I've heard says that, yes, you should have immunity for some time. Exactly how long is unclear, but you shouldn't get it twice in one season at least.

The media is sexing up occasional reports of the odd individual who tested +ve, then -ve, then +ve again, and this is being turned into a widespread fear that no-one will have acquired immunity. But that doesn't agree with the basic immunology of acquired immunity.

15% reinfection rate in China apparently, can’t remember where i read it, but I did.

Mic 1972 · 06-03-2020 07:11PM

dePeatrick wrote: »

You do realise that people are catching this for a second time.

wrong, people are relapsing. The virus stays in the system for a long time and can re-emerge. People tested negative then positive again

CinemaGuy45 · 06-03-2020 07:11PM

fritzelly wrote: »

Should be grateful she's not in Iran - be getting a flogging

And rightly so.:cool:

MD1990 · 06-03-2020 07:12PM

quit speculating & just wait for an announcement

Ficheall · 06-03-2020 07:12PM

fr336 wrote: »

Basically the WHO are out there shouting "FIRE! FIRE!" while our fine leaders, the ones who you can't get rid of normally, have effectively gone into hiding.

To be fair the WHO were ridiculously calm (or at least suggesting that we should be) about it until well after Italy started going nuts.

lawrencesummers · 06-03-2020 07:13PM

seamus wrote: »

FFS.

We've spent the last five years explaining blue in the face to rabble rousers that the EU isn't a federal superstate that has stolen the sovereignty of member states and isn't taking over.

We weren't lying.

The EU cannot close the borders of its member states.

Incredible the amount of people who've been complaining that the EU isn't overstepping its powers and seizing executive power in Europe.

It can close borders, It just needs to declare an emergency first and that allows it to happen, and has done it before during the migrant crisis in 2015.

newbie18892 · 06-03-2020 07:13PM

Been told by a member of staff working in a South Dublin hospital that a person presented to out of hours GP last night with suspected case of Covid-19. Hospital has been subject to deep clean today as a precaution

IAMAMORON · 06-03-2020 07:13PM

KaneToad wrote: »

I wouldn't agree. Most of the Irish media reporting has been factual and restrained. Why would "the media" want to scaremonger? If anything it would be detrimental to their bottom line as it would drive us deeper into recession..

Congrats for managing to get the words detrimental, bottom line and recession into one sentence. I know you tried to corelate them to Irish media coverage of the Covid virus, but I don't think you quite got there. Try harder.

How come it is not spreading in South East Asia, Indonesia and India?

Mortelaro · 06-03-2020 07:13PM

I'm wondering
Why are all the confirmed cases or most of them in hospital?
What treatment are they getting
The family of 4 for example
If it's making people so sick and they're just normal people not with underlying health issues,then we are all Fucked in my opinion

Mic 1972 · 06-03-2020 07:13PM

lawrencesummers wrote: »

15% reinfection rate in China apparently, can’t remember where i read it, but I did.

yes, there is article around that mentions the 15% re-infection. I read it yesterday and they were actually talking about relapse and also how tests can also return incorrect results

seamus · 06-03-2020 07:14PM

lawrencesummers wrote: »

It can close borders, It just needs to declare an emergency first and that allows it to happen, and has done it before during the migrant crisis in 2015.

Still not possible. Didn't happen in 2015. And we're talking about internal borders, not external borders.

BorneTobyWilde · 06-03-2020 07:15PM

newbie18892 wrote: »

Been told by a member of staff working in a South Dublin hospital that a person presented to out of hours GP last night with suspected case of Covid-19. Hospital has been subject to deep clean today as a precaution

Irish people love drama and lime light.They were told a 1000 times not to go to a Doctor, but to call it in, but no, they wanted some drama, their moment of fame.

alastair · 06-03-2020 07:15PM

lawrencesummers wrote: »

It can close borders, It just needs to declare an emergency first and that allows it to happen, and has done it before during the migrant crisis in 2015.

No it didn’t. It’s down to individual states to close any of their borders.

saabsaab · 06-03-2020 07:15PM

Strazdas wrote: »

For two hours - risk of picking up the corona virus along a two mile route is probably minimal.

Town will be crowded that day anyway (for the entire day).

I doubt it not with someone coughing down on you trying to get a view. It won't be crowded anyway with people staying away.

Lashes28 · 06-03-2020 07:15PM

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

I don't think it will be that high but maybe? I don't know.

I think if it was a big number instances would have leaked.

Maybe not. But you took my number so I didn't wanna look like I was copying you ðŸ™ˆ

Pudsy33 · 06-03-2020 07:15PM

Mortelaro wrote: »

I'm wondering
Why are all the confirmed cases or most of them in hospital?
What treatment are they getting
The family of 4 for example
If it's making people so sick and they're just normal people not with underlying health issues,then we are all Fucked in my opinion

I don't think any of the confirmed cases were hospitalised bar the chap in Cork who was in there already. Open to correction.

Mic 1972 · 06-03-2020 07:15PM

Mortelaro wrote: »

I'm wondering
Why are all the confirmed cases or most of them in hospital?
What treatment are they getting
The family of 4 for example
If it's making people so sick and they're just normal people not with underlying health issues,then we are all Fucked in my opinion

One thing for sure, some people get bad symptoms regardless of age. I read reports of people in their 30s getting intensive care for weeks

If you are young you are more likely to recover, that's all

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 06-03-2020 07:16PM

wadacrack wrote: »

Their are some strange people on this thread with no regard for human life. More worried about winning an online argument that the prospect of a pandemic unfolding

You meaning the people furiously pulling at themselves over reports of new cases, yes?

touts · 06-03-2020 07:16PM

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Can't be 30. Cases would have leaked.

I'm thinking 10 or 11. It will be in double figures given the kite in the Irish Times.

13 now + 10 = 23

If it's only 10 or less Leo will be on the news to hail it as a triumph and evidence that his policies are successful because the exponential growth of cases doubling every day as in other countries has been stopped.

If it is more than 10 Simon Harris will be on the news talking about the challenges faced by the international health system.

06-03-2020 07:16PM

We should probably bare in mind when guessing numbers of cases, at some point there will be other figures given too. There is some great humour to keep you going reading this thread, but guessing numbers just doesn't seem necessary at all.

skimpydoo · 06-03-2020 07:16PM

Paddy Cosgrave has the balls our leadership is lacking.

https://twitter.com/tecdr/status/1235988923685507074?s=20

https://twitter.com/paddycosgrave/status/1235976172439302144?s=20

https://twitter.com/paddycosgrave/status/1235955701614342144?s=20

Kermit.de.frog · 06-03-2020 07:16PM

From Irish Times

Another substantial increase in confirmed coronavirus cases is expected on Friday evening, some involving healthcare workers.

Most of the new cases are linked to existing cases being treated in University Hospital Limerick (UHL) and Cork University Hospital (CUH).

froog · 06-03-2020 07:16PM

blueskys wrote: »

I have a friend in cuba, he said any ships/planes entering there with passengers have a 24hr quarantine before actually going into the country. This has been in place since January. This is why they have 0 cases.

it's pure luck. people are often asymptomatic as much as two weeks. a 24 hours quarantine is useless.

Akabusi · 06-03-2020 07:16PM

I was just thinking that China's hard line approach to dealing with this will be a waste of time. They may have it under control now but with other countries taking a more lax approach it will just end up back there as bad as ever.

Larbre34 · 06-03-2020 07:16PM

newbie18892 wrote: »

Been told by a member of staff working in a South Dublin hospital that a person presented to out of hours GP last night with suspected case of Covid-19. Hospital has been subject to deep clean today as a precaution

Yeah and someone swore blind to me on Saturday that there were two cases in St Vincent's where they work. And you know what, there weren't.

The NPHET are the ONLY source with validity for this information.

el Fenomeno · 06-03-2020 07:16PM

I don't think we have to worry about the Dublin parade going ahead. It will be cancelled without doubt. We are a reactive country, with a reactive government (well, if you consider us to have a government currently) and "only" 13 cases is not enough to trigger a cancellation in their eyes.

Next Friday's announcement won't be too far off of the 750-1000 range (an absolutely non-statistical based guess by myself, assuming a 75% increase in confirmed cases each night using my logic of "other countries at early stages aren't far off doubling each day").

A number in that range would be too big to ignore, and unfortunately we'll have multiple deaths confirmed by that stage. Even once we start getting into the low hundreds confirmed, the pressure will be too much and the parade will be cancelled. I'm absolutely sure of it.

ArchXStanton · 06-03-2020 07:17PM

babybuilder wrote: »

Leo et al doubling down on their laissez-faire liberal agenda. Confirms my initial thoughts some weeks ago that they've decided, like their European counterparts, that it's more cost effective and efficient to let any epidemic run its course. I don't think they are too concerned about the most vulnerable and ill. They've demonstrated this re health long before this.

Hasn't been too much out of the EU regime either

Mortelaro · 06-03-2020 07:17PM

Pudsy33 wrote: »

I don't think any of the confirmed cases were hospitalised bar the chap in Cork who was in there already. Open to correction.

Are the 4 not in a hospital in limerick and all but essential visits cancelled? Thought that's what I heard on 6 one a few mins sgo

ZX7R · 06-03-2020 07:18PM

Mortelaro wrote: »

I'm wondering
Why are all the confirmed cases or most of them in hospital?
What treatment are they getting
The family of 4 for example
If it's making people so sick and they're just normal people not with underlying health issues,then we are all Fucked in my opinion

Part of there containment plan.
At the moment it's easier to keep people in hospital while the numbers are low.
At the moment most would be getting an IV and oxygen to keep up the oxygen levels in the blood

froog · 06-03-2020 07:19PM

it seems the irish government's policy is "we can't control this thing, so let's try and keep panic down and keep revenue coming in"

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