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

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    #1082
    pjohnson
    Registered Users Posts: 23,370 ✭✭✭✭pjohnson


    cnocbui wrote: »
    Italy is us in 3 weeks.

    Nonsense. The HSE wont dare confirm anything like that.


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    #1083
    TTLF
    Registered Users Posts: 671 ✭✭✭TTLF
    save the trouble and jazz it up


    Did we get the UKs numbers today yet?


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    #1084
    fits
    Registered Users Posts: 13,299 ✭✭✭✭fits


    Martina1991 wrote: »
    ??? waiting list for what sorry?

    I know we send samples to them routinely and get results back in about 3 to 6 weeks depending on the test.

    The genetics clinic has the waiting list Rather than the lab. But all part of same service.


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    #1085
    Yurt2
    Registered Users Posts: 9,381 ✭✭✭Yurt2


    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    They have quite an old populaton.


    So does South Korea, but the virulence and death rate in Italy appears much much worse there.


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    #1086
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 8,647 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Blueshoe wrote: »
    Pension is also important. But there will be no strike. Work only. The virus is coming. Be prepared

    What has the pension got to do with COVID-19?


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    #1087
    irishgeo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,407 ✭✭✭irishgeo


    cnocbui wrote: »
    Italy is us in 3 weeks.

    There is absolutely no proof of this. Italy made mistakes at the start.


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    #1088
    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users Posts: 11,639 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    TTLF wrote: »
    Did we get the UKs numbers today yet?

    Sky News saying 67 more today.


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    #1089
    CinemaGuy45
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭CinemaGuy45


    Deleted User wrote: »
    They aren't going to go on strike. You know this! The vast majority of people who work in the HSE could earn a lot more by working in the private sector. But they don't as they find caring for caring for our most vulnerable a lot more fulfilling. To a fault, the majority of HCPs are too nice for their own good. Do you see what a nurse earns for all the **** they have to deal with?

    Look I don't care what you think of me and I don't care what you or your union thinks.

    Just do your job if you don't like it get another and stop crying.

    Industrial action relies on public support pull this crap right now and see how much support the public gives.


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    #1090
    Drumpot
    Registered Users Posts: 19,306 ✭✭✭✭Drumpot


    Yurt! wrote: »
    WTF is going on in Italy, was it crop sprayed with the virus from above or something?

    Has anybody a credible theory on this?

    A lot of people are confident this will not be as bad here for some reason, maybe they could explain that to us?


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    #1091
    Computer Science Student
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭Computer Science Student


    bakerlite wrote: »
    Good question.. the prudent thing would be to stay away from such largely populated areas with people from all over the country and world, I haven't decided myself yet. Was hoping for direction from the institution but with no update it looks like at minimum they'll be running next week as normal.
    Strange and unknown terriortary for all....

    Yeah it is unfortunate that the state is not taking a stronger stance on this right away. Quick and decisive action is what is needed. There is a lot of confusion about what the right thing to do is now and as a result we have different policies for different companies/organisations.


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    #1092
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 17,815 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    TTLF wrote: »
    Did we get the UKs numbers today yet?

    64 new cases. No additional deaths.


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    #1093
    Water John
    Registered Users Posts: 21,217 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    Milan is the clothing industry. Many workers there from the major clothing manu location in China, Wuhan.


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    #1094
    Computer Science Student
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭Computer Science Student


    Deleted User wrote: »
    What has the pension got to do with COVID-19?

    The disease primarily affects the elderly, who avail of pensions.


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    #1095
    Funsterdelux
    Registered Users Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭Funsterdelux


    irishgeo wrote: »
    There is absolutely no proof of this. Italy made mistakes at the start.

    Its an April fools joke

    :D


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    #1096
    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users Posts: 11,639 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    Drumpot wrote: »
    Has anybody a credible theory on this?

    A lot of people are confident this will not be as bad here for some reason, maybe they could explain that to us?

    Italy’s population is considerably older than average. Italy’s median age is close to 50, while Irelands is ~35.


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    #1097
    YFlyer
    Registered Users Posts: 9,717 ✭✭✭YFlyer


    Computer Science Student wrote: »
    Are most people planning to go to their place of work / study tomorrow, or to do the sensible thing and stay at home ?

    I'll go on campus. Will be mainly at my desk in a room sharing with 9 other and in a small kitchen.


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    #1098
    YFlyer
    Registered Users Posts: 9,717 ✭✭✭YFlyer


    Computer Science Student wrote: »
    Are most people planning to go to their place of work / study tomorrow, or to do the sensible thing and stay at home ?

    I'll go on campus. Will be mainly at my desk in a room sharing with 9 other and in a small kitchen.


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    #1099
    Call Me Jimmy
    Registered Users Posts: 8,449 ✭✭✭Call Me Jimmy


    Drumpot wrote: »
    Has anybody a credible theory on this?

    A lot of people are confident this will not be as bad here for some reason, maybe they could explain that to us?

    Italy has been transparent and didn't resort to plausible deniability.


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    #1100
    Cilldara_2000
    Registered Users Posts: 1,189 ✭✭✭Cilldara_2000


    Drumpot wrote: »
    Has anybody a credible theory on this?

    A lot of people are confident this will not be as bad here for some reason, maybe they could explain that to us?

    I think you might be mistaking scepticism of doomsday scenarios with confidence that the opposite will happen.

    We just don't know but there are a few slivers of hope that we won't be as bad as Italy:

    Younger population
    Less urbanised & lower population density
    No major economic connection with Wuhan like Milan
    Didn't have some fella wandering around the whole country infecting everyone for a week


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    #1101
    Drumpot
    Registered Users Posts: 19,306 ✭✭✭✭Drumpot


    DOCARCH wrote: »
    64 new cases. No additional deaths.

    How many are they testing daily?

    I find it frustrating that there appears to be no credible source where you can see test to positive rate.


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    #1102
    forzacalcio
    Registered Users Posts: 1,438 ✭✭✭forzacalcio


    Been told bad news in CUH today. Fingers crossed it's rubbish and nonsense


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    #1103
    Bob24
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    spookwoman wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/FergalBowers/status/1236691046567903233?s=20

    I am in two minds about this.

    One the one hand of course unions causing friction in such situation looks very bad. But on the other hand I do feel frontline staff has been treaded very poorly for years, and it is not surprising for them to have a limited amount of good will to offer.

    I have worked a few years in a semi state organisation and the tendency of management there to ignore all issues and wait for them to magically dissappear is very high (even when the issues are obvious and black and white). And then of course all the crap which builds-up for years or months tends to surfaces again in crisis situations, and they act surprised. Significantly worst there than in large private organisations I worked for.


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    #1104
    dan786
    Registered Users Posts: 3,307 ✭✭✭dan786


    175 healthcare staff from two hospitals are now in self-isolation.

    The head of the HSE said that the Covid-19 is having a very significant impact, but he said the safety of health care workers, staff and patients is "at the top of everything we do".

    Paul Reid said that 100 healthcare workers from Cork University Hospital and a further 75 staff from University Hospital Limerick are involved.

    He said the HSE is "taking the appropriate actions that are clinically advised in terms of how and when we can return staff to work quicker and equally how we can regularly medically assess staff in our hospitals".


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    #1105
    s7ryf3925pivug
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    fits wrote: »
    Oh COME ON. This is ridiculous rubbish.
    Irish Times article on Friday said "a significant number" of new cases were going to be announced. It was quickly edited.
    Two credible posters independently mentioned there were a number of new cases in UHL on Friday that were not included in the report.
    The head of UHL today says our trajectory is following Italy's. Then he deletes his Twitter account.

    Remember this when a significant number of new cases in Limerick are eventually reported within the next few days.


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    #1106
    cnocbui
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    Yurt! wrote: »
    WTF is going on in Italy, was it crop sprayed with the virus from above or something?

    Did any of those mad Koreans take a trip to spread the love deliberately?


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    #1107
    ThePopehimself
    Registered Users Posts: 336 ✭✭ThePopehimself


    forzacalcio wrote: »
    Been told bad news in CUH today. Fingers crossed it's rubbish and nonsense

    Is it from someone on the inside?


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    #1108
    Drumpot
    Registered Users Posts: 19,306 ✭✭✭✭Drumpot


    Cilldara_2000 wrote: »
    I think you might be mistaking scepticism of doomsday scenarios with confidence that the opposite will happen.

    We just don't know but there are a few slivers of hope that we won't be as bad as Italy:

    Younger population
    Less urbanised
    No major economic connection with Wuhan like Milan
    Didn't have some fella wandering around the whole country infecting everyone for a week

    Didn’t we Literally have a doctor wandering around for 10 days potentially infecting huge numbers?:confused:

    We may not have a direct connection with Wuhan but we still have a huge connection with arguably the biggest threat outside of China since Wuhan.


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    #1109
    Dyr
    Registered Users Posts: 23,246 ✭✭✭✭Dyr


    fits wrote: »
    Whats the alternative?

    To doing what the organisation who spread this ****ing thing in Cork and Clare, tell us to do?


    Listen to actual experts as opposed to time serving gob****es


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    #1110
    Mr.Crinklewood
    Registered Users Posts: 12,429 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Crinklewood


    forzacalcio wrote: »
    Been told bad news in CUH today. Fingers crossed it's rubbish and nonsense

    Hopefully the bees gets posted here, it will therefore be rubbish and nonsense.


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    #1111
    Nijmegen
    Registered Users Posts: 3,086 ✭✭✭Nijmegen


    Both France (1,126) and Germany above 1,000 cases now.

    Feels like Egypt has another brewing head in sand development. Tourism minister saying all is well while people are starting to die. Similar to Iran.

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/mar/08/coronavirus-live-updates-third-death-in-australia-as-cases-reach-more-than-70


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