Coronavirus Part V - 34 cases in ROI, 16 in NI (as of 10 March) *Read warnings in OP*

Anyone know if gloves are effective against it?normal gloves nothing special/medical.possibly a stupid question but im asking it anyway.

delly wrote: »

Portmarnock Golf Club have sent a mail to members to confirm an existing member has been diagnosed with the virus and they are following HSE protocol etc.

I can confirm the member is a male!

spookwoman wrote: »

Fair play to those that are calling to get tested. At least if seen others know that they may have been infected and will get tested themselves. Better to be open about it

We need the drive through testing seen elsewhere. much more efficient and safe.

awec wrote: »

Maybe. Maybe not.

Ireland is different to continental Europe in very obvious ways, which significantly reduces the risk of more cases coming in to the country.

The UK may be the closest thing, but then the UK does have the busiest airport in Europe bringing everyone from everywhere into the place.

I guess my point is, people who are getting concerned would be better to listen to the government, and those that actually know what they're talking about, rather than the misery merchants on this thread who would have you believe this place will be an uninhabited rock this time next year.

Literally nobody has said anything like that in this thread.

You're having an argument with yourself. Why?

JDD wrote: »

What are Singapore doing so right?? Their first case was weeks ago, mid-January, and they’re only at 150 cases with no deaths???

The weather today in Singapore is a high of 32 and a low of 26. Looking at historical data it has been that warm since at least mid Feb. We are hoping for a summer reprieve and we wouldn't hit anything like those temps.

Mrcaramelchoc wrote: »

Anyone know if gloves are effective against it?normal gloves nothing special/medical.possibly a stupid question but im asking it anyway.

Not really. It is not even that they are not as sealed, but you won’t use your regular gloves as medical gloves, ie change for a new pair regularity never touch the outside of the gloves themselves after using them.

hmmm wrote: »

Italian authorities are openly discussing a possible need for age limits on admission into ICU, in order to preserve resources.
http://www.siaarti.it/SiteAssets/News/COVID19%20-%20documenti%20SIAARTI/SIAARTI%20-%20Covid19%20-%20Raccomandazioni%20di%20etica%20clinica.pdf

"Può rendersi necessario porre un limite di età all'ingresso in TI. " and also "I criteri di accesso alla Terapia Intensiva andrebbero discussi e definiti per ogni paziente in modo il più possibile anticipato, creando idealmente per tempo una lista di pazienti che saranno ritenuti meritevoli
di Terapia Intensiva nel momento in cui avvenisse il deterioramento clinico, sempre che le disponibilità
in quel momento lo consentano. "

It's not unexpected, but it's still a shock to see it happening.

Triage... happens every time there is a glut of really sick people and finite resources to treat them, like in a disaster or a war situation.

Not great news for our elderly and fragile... most likely to suffer from the disease and least likely to get intensive care.

:-(

Just Saying wrote: »

Absolutely correct.

Each country will have different things such as:

Date of first discovery of virus
Government response
Rate of testing
Accuracy of figures
Population density
Population interaction/greeting habits
Urban/Rural divide
Temperature/Humidity levels
Interaction with areas of the world where the virus was already prevalent
Knowledge of the population of the methods of reducing your risk
Willingness of people to adhere to advice

I genuinely think that some of these factors will reduce the rate by which it spreads here...Although our I feel Government response has been poor.

Yes indeed, and I wouldn't even compare us to the likes of the Netherlands and Belgium : two physically small countries but very densely populated (NL has 17m despite being only the size of Munster).

Seems to me that the countries most admired are those taking tough measures, and leading their countries well. There will be no kudos for Governments who dilly dally on this full stop.

When F+M broke out in 2001 there was a huge operation to contain it. Remember also that the EU emergency veterinary fund compensated farmers and associated entities for the loss of their animals.

Right, where is the EU Emergency Economic fund right now? If there was some sort of compensation fund, then all indoor/outdoor gatherings could immediately be cancelled for say two months or whatever. Give compo to business and others affected, like those with no sick pay who self isolate on instruction by Government.

Taper down the Foreign Aid budget to the Third World. We are entering a crisis here, and if a few intelligent leaders got their heads together, it could be done (lockdown).

The EU needs to meet at an extraordinary session and co-ordinate things now. I think Foreign Aid is outside the remit of the EU, but it is an enormous sum of money every year from this little country. We need it for ourselves now.

I'm not panicking, I am turning a bit angry quite frankly.

silverharp wrote: »

ultraviolet is natures disinfectant

Declare Summer early and pray for sunny weather now!

Mrcaramelchoc wrote: »

Anyone know if gloves are effective against it?normal gloves nothing special/medical.possibly a stupid question but im asking it anyway.

Any gloves you wear out and about are a bonus. I know if I was out using a shopping trolley for example I'd have gloves on. Even a pair of leather gloves would be fine. Gloves you can stick in the microwave would be ideal, minute in microwave kills everything.