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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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  • #3152
    quokula
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,837 ✭✭✭quokula


    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    guardian report which illustrates how this can have less obvious fatal effects.

    One of the reasons why a total immediate lockdown could easily kill more people than the current proportionate evidence-based approach to tackling it.


  • #3153
    cnocbui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,002 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    Deleted User wrote: »
    and the keyboard at the PC, and the mouse, the toilet handle, light switches, kettle handle, fridge door handle, buy new toothbrushes and keep them seperate and not all in the same glass at the sink. etc

    Personally I don't see the need to wipe anything in the house other than going back and wiping the door handle. The light switch if you have touched it before washing your hands. So, wash hands -> door handle -> hands again, done. The other items you mentioned won't be getting virus on them if you washed your hands properly on coming in.


  • #3154
    facehugger99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,824 ✭✭✭facehugger99


    amadangomor wrote: »
    IYou probably should be off finding some sand to stick your head in.

    Maybe you should find an echo-chamber so you don't compromise your safe-space by having to read an opinion that doesn't tie in with yours.


  • #3155
    twirlagig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,374 ✭✭✭twirlagig


    https://m.independent.ie/sport/horse-racing/cheltenham/cheltenham-confirm-first-case-of-coronavirus-as-thousands-of-irish-travel-for-racing-festival-39027985.html

    :(


  • #3156
    1641
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,292 ✭✭✭1641


    Chiparus wrote: »
    Yes , the public health spend in this country is average.
    The out of pocket ( read: for profit ) is out of control at 7 billion.


    What we pay for health in this is way above average. Many people have no choice but to pay for GP services as their already high tax spend on health does not cover GPs.

    And most people would not pay their private health insurance if the public health service was reasonably accessible. Don't forget that the majority of these people will already have paid taxes towards the poorly functioning health services, so they are paying on the double. Plenty of retired people are prepared to give up most other discretionary spending just to cling on to their health insurance.


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  • #3157
    Ipso
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,995 ✭✭✭Ipso


    Steve F wrote: »
    CASES DEATHS RECOVERED UNRESOLVED
    111,332 3,879 62,488 44,965

    Todays figures

    Is that almost. 56% recovery rate or potentially 44% death rate?


  • #3158
    industry accountant
    Closed Accounts Posts: 47 ✭industry accountant


    charlietheminxx wrote: »
    It's really disappointing to reflect on what a failure "containment" has been. What containment measures did most European countries even take? :confused:
    I think for a long time we will be looking back on this epidemic and wondering what could have been done to prevent getting to this stage.

    At least we have learned one thing, if the zombie apocalypse ever comes we're fecked!


  • #3159
    thebaz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,842 ✭✭✭✭thebaz


    rusty cole wrote: »
    Head of the Dept of international health , Sam mc Conkey said it's like Spanish flu, the civil war and the 1929 wall street crash all in one!!

    Is he promoting this thing or what's the story!

    https://www.dublinlive.ie/

    Why did he and others not demand that all flights from North Italy (bar essential) be cancelled last week ?
    Would have been much more prudent, than preaching armageddon after.


  • #3160
    Cilldara_2000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,189 ✭✭✭Cilldara_2000


    rusty cole wrote: »
    Head of the Dept of international health , Sam mc Conkey said it's like Spanish flu, the civil war and the 1929 wall street crash all in one!!

    Is he promoting this thing or what's the story!

    https://www.dublinlive.ie/

    He certainly seems to be enjoying his 15 minutes of fame.

    I see he's up to 120k dead today. Yesterday his upper limit was 100k. Edit: He actually said 120k as upper limit yesterday.

    We should do a pool. I reckon he'll say 1m dead on Tuesday week.


  • #3161
    d51984
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 940 ✭✭✭d51984


    France V Ireland rugby cancelled.

    Its a disgrace Joe!



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  • #3162
    DrumSteve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,798 ✭✭✭✭DrumSteve


    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    guardian report which illustrates how this can have less obvious fatal effects.

    Always though a riot was a good time to settle scores and what not.


  • #3163
    tobefrank321
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,527 ✭✭✭tobefrank321


    Checking Milan to Dublin flights last week, it seemed Ryanair had one flight a day from Milan to Dublin. Now it seems they have 2 flights a day.

    Are they actually laying on extra flights to cater for demand?

    Looking at the prices of tickets also, it seems demand is high.

    What the hell is going on? Where is our government to step in?


  • #3164
    amadangomor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,148 ✭✭✭amadangomor


    facehugger99 wrote: »
    Maybe you should find an echo-chamber so you don't compromise your safe-space by having to read an opinion that doesn't tie in with yours.

    Off you toddle to Northern Italy then and report back what life is like there. It's a glimpse into what things could be like here in two weeks. I'll pay for your ticket, one way of course.


  • #3165
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,878 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    Cilldara_2000 wrote: »
    I see he's up to 120k dead today. Yesterday his upper limit was 100k. We should do a pool. I reckon he'll say 1m dead on Tuesday week.

    He did say yesterday between 80K and 120K


  • #3166
    Hamsterchops
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,599 ✭✭✭Hamsterchops


    Ninthlife wrote: »
    Anyone know what time Ireland will get an update on confirmed figured etc

    UK figures @2pm daily.
    Ireland 7pm evening.

    Currently, UK = 278
    Ireland = 21 cases...


  • #3167
    boardise
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,530 ✭✭✭boardise


    Charles Babbage wrote: »
    Better to keep the parade which is in the open air and close the pubs, or at least require them to keep people a metre apart and close at 6pm as they do in Italy.

    Good point -but the chances of that happening would be minus pi times the square root of any imaginary number you care to mention.


  • #3168
    2ygb4cmqetsjhx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 564 ✭✭✭2ygb4cmqetsjhx


    Iran releasing 70000 prisoners to stop the spread.

    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/italy-coronavirus-toll-soars-north-sealed-live-updates-200308235426110.html


  • #3169
    caveat emptor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,134 ✭✭✭caveat emptor


    Rob A. Bank wrote: »
    Distribution of laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 9 March 2020

    novel-coronavirus-cases-EU-UK-2020-03-09.PNG?itok=qgWDon1s

    Number of daily cases continue to increase in Europe, as predicted by the models.

    https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/cases-2019-ncov-eueea

    A fiddle here a fiddle there but the exponential marches on.


  • #3170
    DrumSteve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,798 ✭✭✭✭DrumSteve


    caveat emptor wrote: »
    A fiddle here a fiddle there but the exponential marches on.

    February was nice.


  • #3171
    harr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,511 ✭✭✭harr


    Cilldara_2000 wrote: »
    He certainly seems to be enjoying his 15 minutes of fame.

    I see he's up to 120k dead today. Yesterday his upper limit was 100k. We should do a pool. I reckon he'll say 1m dead on Tuesday week.

    This lad definitely seems to enjoying the lime light and most media outlets are running with what he is saying.. not disputing the man but he definitely seems like a doomsday merchant


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  • #3172
    joe40
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,813 ✭✭✭joe40


    rusty cole wrote: »
    Head of the Dept of international health , Sam mc Conkey said it's like Spanish flu, the civil war and the 1929 wall street crash all in one!!

    Is he promoting this thing or what's the story!

    https://www.dublinlive.ie/

    Is that guy from the RCSI? He has also expressed how important it is to maintain the economy of a country, since economic hardships can also impact health.
    Has he rowed back on the importance of keeping normal life going as much as possible.


  • #3173
    eldamo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,134 ✭✭✭eldamo


    Ipso wrote: »
    Is that almost. 56% recovery rate or potentially 44% death rate?
    i revoke your statistics license.


    hand in your gun and your badge


  • #3174
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,972 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    Six nations game in Paris on Saturday between France and Ireland has been postponed.


  • #3175
    megabomberman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 131 ✭✭megabomberman


    South Korea are the one country giving me hope that this might not be as bad as the projections. China not so much due to the unreliability of their government and their unique, unreplicable response to the outbreak.

    The thing is South Korea got stuck in very early, Europe has sat on its hands for four weeks, it is unknown if we can pull it back from this point. Also, we have to content with Italy which is going to be like an open wound constantly spreading the virus to other regions, which will undermine any effort we might make.


  • #3176
    Cilldara_2000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,189 ✭✭✭Cilldara_2000


    DOCARCH wrote: »
    He did say yesterday between 80K and 120K

    You are correct. He did. I misheard him on This Week. Post corrected now.


  • #3177
    YFlyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,717 ✭✭✭YFlyer


    SwordofLight wrote: »
    Anyone else lying in bed thinking of excuses for not going to work and not brave enough to say it's because you fear getting the virus or passing it on to others

    Called into a pub in town for a couple of pints before going on campus.


  • #3178
    bekker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 912 ✭✭✭bekker


    tobefrank321 wrote: »
    Checking Milan to Dublin flights last week, it seemed Ryanair had one flight a day from Milan to Dublin. Now it seems they have 2 flights a day.

    Are they actually laying on extra flights to cater for demand?

    Looking at the prices of tickets also, it seems demand is high.

    What the hell is going on? Where is our government to step in?
    Where it has been for the last four years - ABSENT!


  • #3179
    RugbyLad11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 547 ✭✭✭RugbyLad11


    megabomberman wrote: »
    South Korea are the one country giving me hope that this might not be as bad as the projections. China not so much due to the unreliability of their government and their unique, unreplicable response to the outbreak.

    The thing is South Korea got stuck in very early, Europe has sat on its hands for four weeks, it is unknown if we can pull it back from this point. Also, we have to content with Italy which is going to be like an open wound constantly spreading the virus to other regions, which will undermine any effort we might make.

    You can't compare South Korea with Europe/West because everyone in South Korea wears a face mask..meanwhile the western governments are telling us to not wear masks


  • #3180
    rustynutz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 802 ✭✭✭rustynutz


    tobefrank321 wrote: »
    Checking Milan to Dublin flights last week, it seemed Ryanair had one flight a day from Milan to Dublin. Now it seems they have 2 flights a day.

    Are they actually laying on extra flights to cater for demand?

    Looking at the prices of tickets also, it seems demand is high.

    What the hell is going on? Where is our government to step in?

    I'd imagine Northern Italy is like hell on earth right now, everyone sick around you, elderly dying all round, no bars, gyms, shops etc open. I'd say any Italian that can is getting the fook outa dodge, nice 2 week break in Dublin while the worst blows over. Banning just italian flights isn't the answer though, those desperate enough to get out would just travel further afield into Germany, france etc. to fly. I think the horse has well and truly bolted on this one we have possibly hundreds of undiagnosed cases walking around infecting before and behind them


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  • #3181
    niallo27
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,137 ✭✭✭✭niallo27


    If most mild cases pass and are never tested because they are only mild and of the more serious cases which are tested 15% require hospital treatment doesn't that mean the overall risk of needing hospital treatment is greatly reduced like the korea numbers are portraying or am I crazy.


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