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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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  • #1472
    amadangomor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,148 ✭✭✭amadangomor


    dxhound2005 wrote: »
    If 20% of Chinese get infected, and 2% of that number die, that will be 277 million and 5.5 million. The number of new deaths today, would make that unlikely.

    They have locked down the area where this started and isolated the population forcebly in their homes to stop it spreading. We will not or cannot do the same.


  • #1473
    tillyfilly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 567 ✭✭✭tillyfilly


    dxhound2005 wrote: »
    I see some countries with no cases, and some with one case.

    the wealthier the country with the more travelled citizens the more the cases


  • #1474
    Scoondal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 883 ✭✭✭Scoondal


    In Cork there are three Covid19 cases. All three are not related to travel to highly infected areas. Two cases are hospital patients and one is a healthcare employee who was in contact with the CUH patient. No one knows how these two hospital patients got the virus. It's obvious that there are infected people without serious symtoms.
    We need to follow the good hygene standards that HSE has promoted through the media.


  • #1475
    tillyfilly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 567 ✭✭✭tillyfilly


    Midfield Major wrote: »
    It has peaked in Eire. The doom mongers may as well get a new hobby next week.

    wrong!


  • #1476
    Bob24
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,905 ✭✭✭✭Bob24


    US2 wrote: »
    So it seems Ireland is the only country in the whole world with less cases each day after 1 week of first confirmed case hahahahahaha

    Bulgaria is doing pretty good as well, very few cases.

    On the other hand they have announced an unprecedented national flu epidemic which required to close all schools in the country, cancel public events, university lectures and so on: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bulgaria-health-flu-idUSKBN20S250

    All completely unrelated to Coronavirus though :-)

    You couldn’t make up this stuff!


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  • #1477
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 1,965 ✭ [Deleted User]


    RandomName2 wrote: »
    If what some of the posters here say is correct: if Germany had taken it more seriously to begin with, Italy wouldn't have got the outbreak which has currently claimed 366 lives.

    Germany basically dictates EU policy. With the EU not taking this seriously all Irish efforts are probably eventually doomed.
    EU restricting free movement? Never.


  • #1478
    regedit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 864 ✭✭✭regedit


    DrumSteve wrote: »
    Peaking? Wasn't that in China?

    China has started declining as well as South Korea. That could be a result (in the case of PRC) of the draconian autocratic measures put in place or the virus may have mutated in a way to adapt to it's host by not causing serious harm or else they have decided to under-report. You never know with them.
    Even Iran seems to be seeing an improvement as they had close to 1500 cases yesterday and 740 today


  • #1479
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,646 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    amadangomor wrote: »
    They have locked down the area where this started and isolated the population forcebly in their homes to stop it spreading. We will not or cannot do the same.

    After a few weeks of it not being recognised. Every other country can deal with it in a different way, with the knowledge acquired from the Chinese experience.


  • #1480
    DrumSteve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,798 ✭✭✭✭DrumSteve


    regedit wrote: »
    China has started declining as well as South Korea. That could be a result (in the case of PRC) of the draconian autocratic measures put in place or the virus may have mutated in a way to adapt to it's host by not causing serious harm or else they have decided to under-report. You never know with them.
    Even Iran seems to be seeing an improvement as they had close to 1500 cases yesterday and 740 today

    That was a play on words... Peaking... Parking?

    **** it, I'll get my coat.

    Edit: Parking! Ffs Peking!


  • #1481
    RandomName2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭RandomName2


    US2 wrote: »
    So it seems Ireland is the only country in the whole world with less cases each day after 1 week of first confirmed case hahahahahaha

    This actually makes me more concerned if anything.

    If there really are only 21 cases here - great! Terrific! A minor miracle seeing that there was a community related infection, the origin of which is unknown, and the infected individual was in close contact with hundreds of people for a full week.

    One hopes for the best, but knowledge is key.


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  • #1482
    US2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,651 ✭✭✭US2


    dxhound2005 wrote: »
    I see some countries with no cases, and some with one case.

    I see you can't read too.


  • #1483
    regedit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 864 ✭✭✭regedit


    Midfield Major wrote: »
    It has peaked in Eire. The doom mongers may as well get a new hobby next week.
    In my view, we are far from peaking. That will happen in 1-2 weeks


  • #1484
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,109 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    A consistent 10% of all cases in Italy requiring ICU for the last 3 weeks is pretty horrific. No wonder the heath system can't cope.


  • #1485
    tillyfilly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 567 ✭✭✭tillyfilly


    Midfield Major wrote: »
    Well they probably won’t get a new hobby but they should. This is done and dusted. No one can argue with the Eire numbers.

    this virus is pretty much endemic to the human population now


  • #1486
    amadangomor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,148 ✭✭✭amadangomor


    Midfield Major wrote: »
    Well they probably won’t get a new hobby but they should. This is done and dusted. No one can argue with the Eire numbers.

    You are obviously some English Toff with the Eire ****e. Mind your own business please:)


  • #1487
    dan786
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,341 ✭✭✭dan786


    They only have 11 cases ( all in one region which is under lockdown).

    https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1236721379027886086?s=20


  • #1488
    froog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,784 ✭✭✭froog


    the china story is really quite remarkable. almost no new cases outside of hubei through the entire country of population 1.3 billion.

    i don't believe they imposed the ultra harsh quarantine procedures everywhere in the country did they?

    so either the figures are complete rubbish, or this is a virus that explodes over a few weeks and burns itself out somehow.

    hoping it's the latter.


  • #1489
    YFlyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,717 ✭✭✭YFlyer


    Duggie2012 wrote: »
    Not one bit funny

    Tell me more.


  • #1490
    coastwatch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 909 ✭✭✭coastwatch


    US2 wrote: »
    So it seems Ireland is the only country in the whole world with less cases each day after 1 week of first confirmed case hahahahahaha

    Ireland currently has the same number of cases per capita as the UK, 4 per million population


  • #1491
    RandomName2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭RandomName2


    tillyfilly wrote: »
    this virus is pretty much endemic to the human population now

    There you go.

    The 'why are you being hysterical' poster becomes the complete defeatist.

    In the same way that Macron has just rolled over and said 'it cannot be contained'.

    The so-called scaremongers actually want to do something about this, but there are so many people who are just completely fatalistic. I just don't get this.


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  • #1492
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,646 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    US2 wrote: »
    I see you can't read too.

    Tell me again why you think the figures for Ireland makes us unique.


  • #1493
    DrumSteve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,798 ✭✭✭✭DrumSteve


    Midfield Major wrote: »
    Well they probably won’t get a new hobby but they should. This is done and dusted. No one can argue with the Eire numbers.

    *Extremely Michael Bolton voice*

    Please, for the loooove of God, stop saying Eire!

    If your gonna use it, it's spelt re! Eire means burden...


  • #1494
    tina1040
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 479 ✭✭tina1040


    Is there a phone number to call if someone in the house has sore throat, cough, high temperature? I can't find a number on hse.ie. gp closed and message not helpful.


  • #1495
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 78,458 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Midfield Major wrote: »
    It has peaked in Eire. The doom mongers may as well get a new hobby next week.

    Do not post in this thread again


  • #1496
    RandomName2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭RandomName2


    DrumSteve wrote: »
    *Extremely Michael Bolton voice*

    Please, for the loooove of God, stop saying Eire!

    If your gonna use it, it's spelt re! Eire means burden...

    At least we don't have that many Sinn Fein people in here with their 'Free-Staters' and 'Southern Ireland' shíte.


  • #1497
    Cilldara_2000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,189 ✭✭✭Cilldara_2000


    US2 wrote: »
    So it seems Ireland is the only country in the whole world with less cases each day after 1 week of first confirmed case hahahahahaha

    Wrong.

    https://virusncov.com/covid-statistics/australia

    Or

    https://virusncov.com/covid-statistics/malaysia

    Or

    https://virusncov.com/covid-statistics/thailand

    I'm sure there's more.


  • #1498
    MadYaker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,337 ✭✭✭✭MadYaker


    I don't know I still think we'll see a spike in numbers here at some point, it might not be massive but it seems inevitable


  • #1499
    tillyfilly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 567 ✭✭✭tillyfilly


    RandomName2 wrote: »
    There you go.

    The 'why are you being hysterical' poster becomes the complete defeatist.

    In the same way that Macron has just rolled over and said 'it cannot be contained'.

    The so-called scaremongers actually want to do something about this, but there are so many people who are just completely fatalistic. I just don't get this.

    these are not my words
    'why are you being hysterical'


  • #1500
    Westernyelp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,410 ✭✭✭Westernyelp


    Midfield Major wrote: »
    It has peaked in Eire. The doom mongers may as well get a new hobby next week.

    You should find a new hobby too Major. because frankly your current pastime is tragic.


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  • #1501
    Simdruid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 ✭Simdruid


    tina1040 wrote: »
    Is there a phone number to call if someone in the house has sore throat, cough, high temperature? I can't find a number on hse.ie. gp closed and message not helpful.


    https://www.hse.ie/eng/hselive/

    They have a callsave number, another number and live webchat etc there too. Hope they are better soon.


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