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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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  • #2762
    Drumpot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,306 ✭✭✭✭Drumpot


    Snow Garden wrote: »
    Time for the millenials to shine. They will inherit the Earth!

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  • #2763
    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,749 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    Chiparus wrote: »
    Seems to be spreading in Australia ?

    Australias temperatures are averaging 16/17 degrees, with quite a bit of rain. The wildfires have even been washed out. Not as hot there as other places.


  • #2764
    banie01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,807 ✭✭✭✭banie01


    RTE are reporting 33, which is fair enough as they have an all-ireland broadcast role.
    However they really do need to qualify that number on their sidebar as being a "32 county" number.

    There have been a number of lectures in UL moved to online, this may be part of their mitigation strategy for reducing the concurrent number of students on campus. It may be coincidence to a couple of lecturers having other plans.

    Harris' has at least acknowledged that the virus will likely move to a similar pattern to Italy, France, Germany et al.

    This is surely impetus enough to take the measure of cancelling parades and mass gatherings.

    The containment phase that our political masters have followed, was and is redundant in the face of the exponential spread of the illness.

    Action taken early to break the chain of transmission in our communities is never easy, it was an opportunity for a headstart!

    Rather than doing the usual Irish step of ahh shuuur and letting it develop.
    We have lost the ability to proactively slow the vectors, by following the same model that has allowed rampant transmission across Europe.

    Compare that transmission to Bulgaria?
    Where early cancellations of flights, thermal surveillance and luckily for the Bulgarians, a shutdown of schools due to an influenza outbreak have significantly slower rates of transmission?


  • #2765
    patnor1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,301 ✭✭✭patnor1011


    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    The WHO disagrees.

    If you think that there were just 100k cases in China in the last 3 months while they put tens of milions of people in quarantine, think again.


  • #2766
    caveat emptor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,134 ✭✭✭caveat emptor


    caveat emptor wrote: »
    Great link. Some things which are not immediately obvious when dealing with this and explained in video.

    number of reported cases does not equal number of true cases
    Due to exponential growth number majority of people recently infected (little no symptoms)

    Social isolation best if you can afford it I fear. Big tech companies aren't taking any chances.
    Christy42 wrote: »
    Most are in work I thought? I know they tested their work from home capabilities by taking a day but I didn't think any were using them for everyone yet.

    Most have been given option to WFH if concerned, told to stay away if so much as a sniffle. In US facebook, amazon have had reported cases so shut down offices.


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  • #2767
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,109 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    Bit of a runney nose this morning. Better call my vet.


  • #2768
    amadangomor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,148 ✭✭✭amadangomor


    NIMAN wrote: »
    Anyone else think it was totally irresponsible of that weekend headline that said 1.9 million of us could catch the virus?

    Considering the country of origin with 1.4billion inhabitants had 100,000 cases, why would do a small country in comparison have nearly 20 times the number of cases?

    Media gonna hype I suppose.

    It's been posted on here many times that the Chinese brought the full force of the state to bear in locking down the city where the outbreak started. They enforced people staying in their homes under strict penalty and can make up their own rules to do what it takes.

    We are a Western democracy and do not have the legal right or indeed the will to take these drastic measures. Look at Italy as a better example of what we are more likely to be like in a few weeks


  • #2769
    Ludo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,015 ✭✭✭Ludo


    Rob A. Bank wrote: »
    Evidence ?

    He said "Period" ...you don't need evidence or even a longer explanation when you say this. You are just right!

    Edit: Forgot to end my post. Period.


  • #2770
    TheMilkyPirate
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,108 ✭✭✭TheMilkyPirate


    Steve F wrote: »
    Anyone notice if you watch/listen to RTE and BBC coverage RTE only report cases.BBC report cases,deaths AND recoveries?
    Just a thought.......

    Ireland hasn't had any deaths or recoveries yet?


  • #2771
    JDD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,580 ✭✭✭JDD


    Lads, does it feel like things are getting more positive?

    I was expecting a lot more confirmed cases over the weekend. Now, you can say we’re not testing enough, but it’s been two full weeks since the Italian outbreak (and probably three or four weeks in reality). I would have expected a lot more of “the 15%” serious cases showing up by now - testing or no testing.

    SK seems to have gotten a handle on their outbreak, new cases are down today. I know that could be because they’ve finished their mass testing of that cult, but still, it’s positive news. I know Italy hasn’t gotten to grips with theirs yet, but with the semi-sorta-lockdown you’d hope new cases would start to come down over the next week.

    And I keep coming back to the trickle of cases here. It’s not so unbelievable when you compare infections per capita with our closest neighbours, the U.K.

    The unknown is, of course, the US. But until we actually know that they have an extensive outbreak I don’t think we should worry about it to much.

    All in all, a fairly good news day.


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  • #2772
    patnor1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,301 ✭✭✭patnor1011


    Rob A. Bank wrote: »
    Evidence ?

    There is plenty. You do not even need to look too hard for it.
    Some of it is also historical. Please look for info on how chinese reported about sars outbreak couple years ago.

    As I said and great many people like M. Pompeo recently - data coming from china are not real data.


  • #2773
    Boggles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42,419 ✭✭✭✭Boggles


    banie01 wrote: »
    RTE are reporting 33, which is fair enough as they have an all-ireland broadcast role.
    However they really do need to qualify that number on their sidebar as being a "32 county" number.

    No they don't, they are pretty clear.

    33 cases of coronavirus are confirmed on the island of Ireland

    Opening paragraph.
    A total of 33 cases of Covid-19 have now been confirmed on the island of Ireland.

    In the Republic of Ireland, two new cases were confirmed on Sunday evening bringing the total to 21.

    In Northern Ireland, the Department of Health confirmed that its latest tests had identified five new cases, bringing the total there to 12.


  • #2774
    silverharp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,854 ✭✭✭✭silverharp


    Snow Garden wrote: »
    Time for the millenials to shine. They will inherit the Earth!

    they should call it the Millennial bug

    A belief in gender identity involves a level of faith as there is nothing tangible to prove its existence which, as something divorced from the physical body, is similar to the idea of a soul. - Colette Colfer



  • #2775
    amadangomor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,148 ✭✭✭amadangomor


    Steve F wrote: »
    Anyone notice if you watch/listen to RTE and BBC coverage RTE only report cases.BBC report cases,deaths AND recoveries?
    Just a thought.......

    You mean just the numbers for Ireland? If so maybe it's because we have had no deaths or recoveries yet!!


  • #2776
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    BBC News - Coronavirus Australia: 'Did you cough at me?' row on Sydney train
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-51797751

    Aussies at it again


  • #2777
    Mortelaro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭Mortelaro


    amadangomor wrote: »
    I've phoned in sick today as I have a cold. Have no fever so pretty sure it's just a chesty cold. Don't feel great though.Was hoping the manager would tell me they would support sick pay and tell me to take the week off even though the company doesn't normally. There are signs up to stay away from the site if sick (from main site owner).

    Tomorrow I will go back in as otherwise I will use up all my annual leave on sick days.

    The company sent someone home last week with no symptoms on full pay because he had been in Spain which makes sense but should also make sense to encourage symptomatic people to stay away also.

    You are a perfect example of,if you have to go to work,WEAR a MASK

    There are idiots who wear masks thinking that they wont get other people's bugs
    But the very idea of the mask is to prevent your bugs hitting others or droplets landing on surfaces
    Please also keep 4 to 5 feet from everyone and make sure they are washing hands before putting food in their mouth


  • #2778
    joe40
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,813 ✭✭✭joe40


    I think at this stage the St.Patricks day parade in Dublin will be cancelled and a lot of smaller events will follow suit. I do get the need to protect economy but on balance a larger gathering like the parade would be unwise.


  • #2779
    Water John
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,831 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    The worry is about the 3 community spread infections. If these can be localised it would be a real boost.


  • #2780
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,626 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    BBC News - Coronavirus Australia: 'Did you cough at me?' row on Sydney train
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-51797751

    Aussies at it again

    They love a good row, the Aussies.
    They'd fight with their grannies.


  • #2781
    Utter Consternation
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 938 ✭✭✭Utter Consternation


    I saw an auld lad licking a bollard at a pedestrian crossing yesterday in the Square in Tallaght. I'm not sure if the normally does this or if he was trying to catch the Coronavirus.

    Fooking bizarre.


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  • #2782
    cyclops999
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 404 ✭✭cyclops999


    JDD wrote: »
    Lads, does it feel like things are getting more positive?

    I was expecting a lot more confirmed cases over the weekend. Now, you can say we’re not testing enough, but it’s been two full weeks since the Italian outbreak (and probably three or four weeks in reality). I would have expected a lot more of “the 15%” serious cases showing up by now - testing or no testing.

    SK seems to have gotten a handle on their outbreak, new cases are down today. I know that could be because they’ve finished their mass testing of that cult, but still, it’s positive news. I know Italy hasn’t gotten to grips with theirs yet, but with the semi-sorta-lockdown you’d hope new cases would start to come down over the next week.

    And I keep coming back to the trickle of cases here. It’s not so unbelievable when you compare infections per capita with our closest neighbours, the U.K.

    The unknown is, of course, the US. But until we actually know that they have an extensive outbreak I don’t think we should worry about it to much.

    All in all, a fairly good news day.
    Treat people like mushrooms keep them in the dark and feed the sh👁t


  • #2783
    Chiparus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,292 ✭✭✭Chiparus


    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    Australias temperatures are averaging 16/17 degrees, with quite a bit of rain. The wildfires have even been washed out. Not as hot there as other places.

    Highs of 27degrees in Adelaide, 22 in Sydney, 27 in Brisbane, 19 in Melbourne,
    a lot warmer than many places eg Austria


  • #2784
    banie01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,807 ✭✭✭✭banie01


    Boggles wrote: »
    No they don't, they are pretty clear.

    33 cases of coronavirus are confirmed on the island of Ireland

    Opening paragraph.

    Again, I did say sidebar.
    As in the on screen graphic on RTÉ news now that carries their headline snippets.

    At @7.45am when I watched they were reporting 33cases there.

    I have just gone back now to confirm, and am happy to confirm that it's now reading 33 cases on the Island of Ireland.
    It wasn't earlier, but don't let that stop you from swooping in to save them.


  • #2785
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    MadYaker wrote: »
    Not bad, their testing capacity is higher than I thought it would be.

    For the week ending March 2nd they averaged just under 44 tests per day based on a 7 day week. The poster, Miike, said their testing capabilities would be a lot higher than that.


  • #2786
    Rob A. Bank
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,842 ✭✭✭Rob A. Bank


    patnor1011 wrote: »
    There is plenty. You do not even need to look too hard for it.
    Some of it is also historical. Please look for info on how chinese reported about sars outbreak couple years ago.

    As I said and great many people like M. Pompeo recently - data coming from china are not real data.

    That is not evidence about the current epidemic... it is just speculation.


  • #2787
    Funsterdelux
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭Funsterdelux


    kevthegaff wrote: »
    I'm a dairy farmer, if it gets very bad is there a chance our export markets will shut down or collections of milk will cease if your in a high risk zone

    If that were to happen youd also think milk supply to shops may be effected too.

    Would it be possible to sell direct to public? People come with their own containers?


  • #2788
    amadangomor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,148 ✭✭✭amadangomor


    Utter Consternation wrote: »
    I saw an auld lad licking a bollard at a pedestrian crossing yesterday in the Square in Tallaght. I'm not sure if the normally does this or if he was trying to catch the Coronavirus.

    Fooking bizarre.

    Poor lad probably has bad Alzheimer's or something:(


  • #2789
    Nijmegen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,086 ✭✭✭Nijmegen


    JDD wrote: »
    Lads, does it feel like things are getting more positive?

    I was expecting a lot more confirmed cases over the weekend. Now, you can say we’re not testing enough, but it’s been two full weeks since the Italian outbreak (and probably three or four weeks in reality). I would have expected a lot more of “the 15%” serious cases showing up by now - testing or no testing.

    SK seems to have gotten a handle on their outbreak, new cases are down today. I know that could be because they’ve finished their mass testing of that cult, but still, it’s positive news. I know Italy hasn’t gotten to grips with theirs yet, but with the semi-sorta-lockdown you’d hope new cases would start to come down over the next week.

    And I keep coming back to the trickle of cases here. It’s not so unbelievable when you compare infections per capita with our closest neighbours, the U.K.

    The unknown is, of course, the US. But until we actually know that they have an extensive outbreak I don’t think we should worry about it to much.

    All in all, a fairly good news day.

    Yesterday was pretty good for Ireland, but terrible for other places (particularly Italy) and as it goes abroad it will go here as we are an open, connected island.

    Singapore is a perfect example of another state where they kicked into high gear on containment with very little regard for the rights of citizens. In S Korea and Singapore people are having extramarital affairs revealed so transparent are they on data, partially to drive changes in behavior. They both invested heavily after SARS into specialist systems and infrastructure for dealing with this kind of an outbreak.

    Meanwhile in Italy, it has spread like wildfire and the "quarantine" isn't really a quarantine like we saw in Wuhan. Heck, loads of people got out in between news of it leaking and it actually coming into force.

    The pickup in community transmission here is the big worrying factor. It means that by definition there are unknown cases out there that are still, as far as we're aware, spreading the virus.


  • #2790
    Cork Boy 53
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,829 ✭✭✭Cork Boy 53


    joe40 wrote: »
    I think at this stage the St.Patricks day parade in Dublin will be cancelled and a lot of smaller events will follow suit. I do get the need to protect economy but on balance a larger gathering like the parade would be unwise.

    If this is going to happen it needs to be announced now today. Although knowing our authorities it will be a last minute thing as per usual.


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  • #2791
    MonkstownHoop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,196 ✭✭✭MonkstownHoop


    Snow Garden wrote: »
    Time for the millenials to shine. They will inherit the Earth!

    Until a lack of toilet paper kills them off


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