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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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  • #3332
    flynnlives
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 739 ✭✭✭flynnlives


    Was there actually any testing done over the weekend?

    i suspect the lab in UCD only had a skeleton crew and not all tests where done. Hence the tone of Harris this morning.
    They will do all weekend tests today and we might get a double digit increase.


  • #3333
    mlem123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 220 ✭✭mlem123


    flynnlives wrote: »
    Was there actually any testing done over the weekend?

    i suspect the lab in UCD only had a skeleton crew and not all tests where done. Hence the tone of Harris this morning.

    They do run at the weekend, especially with this more people will be recruited, But the machines they have to do this test re limited and the test itself takes like 8/10 hours (not sure exact time)


  • #3334
    cloudatlas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,711 ✭✭✭cloudatlas


    ArchXStanton wrote: »
    Free movement of people is one of the tenets of the EU... Sounds great... Until a virus arrives

    Thank god for brexit. Oh wait....


  • #3335
    paruss100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 133 ✭✭paruss100


    May be old news but I heard this evenings numbers announcement will be around 6pm. Wonder is this the new announcement time.


  • #3336
    cloudatlas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,711 ✭✭✭cloudatlas


    ArchXStanton wrote: »
    Free movement of people is one of the tenets of the EU... Sounds great... Until a virus arrives

    Thank god for brexit. Oh wait....


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  • #3337
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    flynnlives wrote: »
    Was there actually any testing done over the weekend?

    i suspect the lab in UCD only had a skeleton crew and not all tests where done. Hence the tone of Harris this morning.
    It could also be managing expectations after that alarming headline over the weekend.


  • #3338
    Funsterdelux
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭Funsterdelux


    paruss100 wrote: »
    May be old news but I heard this evenings numbers announcement will be around 6pm. Wonder is this the new announcement time.

    Its gonna replace the angelus

    A bong for each new case and the word East/West/North or South in the background.


  • #3339
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 26,064 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    paruss100 wrote: »
    May be old news but I heard this evenings numbers announcement will be around 6pm. Wonder is this the new announcement time.

    No this is the weekend one and will only cater results up to 12pm today. It’ll be back to around 9pm tomorrow.


  • #3340
    wakka12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,786 ✭✭✭wakka12


    San Marino with a population of 33k now the most infections per capita in the world with over 50 cases and 2 deaths


  • #3341
    Hodors Appletart
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,441 ✭✭✭Hodors Appletart


    paruss100 wrote: »
    May be old news but I heard this evenings numbers announcement will be around 6pm. Wonder is this the new announcement time.

    yes it is


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  • #3342
    MuffinsDa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,233 ✭✭✭MuffinsDa


    Mr.S wrote: »
    Soap and warm water is just as effective.

    Not all of us have cars with running hot water unfortunately. Or travel on buses or trains that are equipped with the same.


  • #3343
    namloc1980
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,445 ✭✭✭✭namloc1980


    ArchXStanton wrote: »
    Free movement of people is one of the tenets of the EU... Sounds great... Until a virus arrives

    Viruses don't know what a border is. Otherwise the UK / Switzerland etc would be virus free.


  • #3344
    eeepaulo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,433 ✭✭✭eeepaulo


    Funsterdelux wrote: »
    Its gonna replace the angelus

    We can rename it For whom the bell tolls


  • #3345
    Rob A. Bank
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,842 ✭✭✭Rob A. Bank


    West Palm Beach, Florida — Irish eyes at the U.S. Capitol will not smile on President Trump on St. Patrick's Day.

    Mr Trump is skipping an annual bipartisan luncheon with House and Senate lawmakers celebrating the ties that bind the U.S. and Ireland, a White House spokesman said.

    Trump blamed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, pointing to the impeachment inquiry launched by the Democrat-led House last year.....

    Mr. Trump instead will celebrate with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar at the White House on Thursday — five days before St. Patrick's Day. Deere said the relationship between the U.S. and Ireland "has never been stronger."

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-to-skip-st-patricks-day-hill-luncheon-blames-pelosi/


  • #3346
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    paruss100 wrote: »
    May be old news but I heard this evenings numbers announcement will be around 6pm. Wonder is this the new announcement time.
    From a broadcasting and communication perspective it makes sense. 8.30 is an odd time.


  • #3347
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 26,064 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Hodors Appletart wrote: »
    yes it is

    No it isn’t. It’s only for weekend results. It’ll be back to 9 tomorrow night.


  • #3348
    RandomName2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭RandomName2


    Eliana Uptight Caterpillar wrote: »
    There is a "They", they're the EU.

    Simon Harris has said it is not possible to close borders due to the free travel area within the Union.

    As coordinated a response as there is to the migrant crisis.

    Front-line countries like Italy flounder. Germany, the effective leader of the EU, only makes the situation worse. Individual leaders make noises, but don't do anything effective. Indecision prevails. The overwhelmed front line countries' inability to cope eventually negatively affects the rest of the block.


  • #3349
    Runaways
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,269 ✭✭✭Runaways


    Funsterdelux wrote: »
    Its gonna replace the angelus

    When people start dying have their names in screen with Gonnnne Gonnnnne Gonnnnee

    It would be only fitting


  • #3350
    gabeeg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,591 ✭✭✭gabeeg


    Ludo wrote: »
    I really hope not. I "generally" defend the HSE from a lot of the unfounded and incorrect allegations against them on here. BUT if they say 1 on Saturday, 2 on Sunday and then LOTS on Monday, it will make it seem like they have been asleep all weekend and only increase the criticism. This would be a massive own-goal if this happens.

    I've been critical of them, especially around the volume of testing we'd done up until recently.
    I also reacted with dismay over the parade decision or lack there of.

    But I'm acutely aware that we're going to have to put our faith in them completely over the coming months.
    I wish they're make that easier for me.


  • #3351
    flynnlives
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 739 ✭✭✭flynnlives


    is_that_so wrote: »
    It could also be managing expectations after that alarming headline over the weekend.

    i suspect that headline is an idiot journo misreading the 50% of cases in 3 weeks modelling theory from the brits.

    Ive seen a few people say 50% of all people will get it. so 1.9m would be half our population.


    The prediction however is 50% of cases will be over 3 weeks.


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  • #3352
    namloc1980
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,445 ✭✭✭✭namloc1980


    Loughc wrote: »
    No it isn’t. It’s only for weekend results. It’ll be back to 9 tomorrow night.

    They released updated numbers over the weekend so it's not the weekend results


  • #3353
    tbayers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 501 ✭✭✭tbayers


    Downlinz wrote: »
    I reckon today's numbers could be big judging from the tone of Simon Harris earlier.

    Yup. The fact that very little cases got reported over the weekend is not being talked about enough. Were the labs open? Were the reports of calls not been answered true? With something like this 2 days is an age. Expecting a dozen or more confirmed cases today.


  • #3354
    Harpon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 166 ✭✭Harpon


    Ms2011 wrote: »
    My son's school has cancelled Grandparents Day next week.

    Side note but .....“grandparents day”!! Did you ever hear such bo11ocks in your life? As if people aren’t busy enough these days without introducing crap like that. Also must be a real punch in the face for the kids whose grandparents have died.


  • #3355
    tillyfilly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 567 ✭✭✭tillyfilly


    Another case of community transmission, a woman in the east of Ireland, was also confirmed today.


  • #3356
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 26,064 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    namloc1980 wrote: »
    They released updated numbers over the weekend so it's not the weekend results

    Go back to fridays conference that’s literally what he said in that.


  • #3357
    caveat emptor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,134 ✭✭✭caveat emptor


    tbayers wrote: »
    Yup. The fact that very little cases got reported over the weekend is not being talked about enough. Were the labs open? Were the reports of calls not been answered true? With something like this 2 days is an age. Expecting a dozen or more confirmed cases today.

    Now that all the people "in the know" have done their shopping Joe public can be informed of his imminent demise. :(


  • #3358
    Hector Savage
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,809 ✭✭✭Hector Savage


    flynnlives wrote: »
    i suspect that headline is an idiot journo misreading the 50% of cases in 3 weeks modelling theory from the brits.

    Ive seen a few people say 50% of all people will get it. so 1.9m would be half our population.


    The prediction however is 50% of cases will be over 3 weeks.

    over which 3 weeks ?


  • #3359
    J Mysterio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,182 ✭✭✭✭J Mysterio


    wakka12 wrote: »
    https://www.reddit.com/r/China_Flu/comments/ffs4qo/what_the_testing_centers_in_berlin_currently_look/ Big queues for the Coronavirus testing centre in Berlin

    Oh that's not good


  • #3360
    Rex Small Winter
    Posts: 13,688 ✭✭✭✭ Rex Small Winter


    Eliana Uptight Caterpillar wrote: »
    There is a "They", they're the EU.

    Simon Harris has said it is not possible to close borders due to the free travel area within the Union.
    Harris is talking out his hoop.

    It is perfectly legal to close the borders temporarily. It is up to each individual member state and cannot be vetoed.


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  • #3361
    ldy4mxonucwsq6
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,537 ✭✭✭ldy4mxonucwsq6


    10 days since our first confirmed case and we have 0 recovered cases.

    Bear in mind these people were infected days before they were even tested.

    Why no recovered cases yet? What is the criteria for recovery, is it a couple of negative tests?


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