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

flynnlives · 09-03-2020 02:26PM

if there is a big jump today its reasonable to asume there was'nt adequate testing over the weekend.
How can there be much faith in the HSE if they cant be bothered to staff the labs in a crisis?

whisky_galore · 09-03-2020 02:26PM

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.

Such pathetic learned helplessness.

Runaways · 09-03-2020 02:27PM

flynnlives wrote: »

if there is a big jump today its reasonable to asume there was'nt adequate testing over the weekend.
How can there be much faith in the HSE if they cant be bothered to staff the labs in a crisis?

It won’t be the hses fault if there are more infections

Can we nip this in the bud?

namloc1980 · 09-03-2020 02:27PM

Harpon wrote: »

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.

Our school had it. Kids loved it. For those without grandparents they got to remember them or those grandparents not able to be there they joined in by Skype etc. Appreciating the elders of society is always good, and done far too little. This thread is a classic example, "ah shur only the oldies will be impacted, tis grand".

flynnlives · 09-03-2020 02:27PM

Hector Savage wrote: »

over which 3 weeks ?

probably when they declare a move to phase 2 proper, the delay phase.

Lord TSC · 09-03-2020 02:27PM

Deleted User wrote: »

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.

Harris gives of the vibe of wanting to place the blame for everything anywhere else but on him. He will take zero responsibility for any decisions that need to be made, and will wait till someone forces him into things, so he can wash his hands of the ramifications.

dougm1970 · 09-03-2020 02:28PM

our (sligo) st patricks day parade is cancelled....without going back over the thread, have all parades been cancelled now ?...i see no word of it on rte news.

Christy42 · 09-03-2020 02:28PM

Treasure Grumpy Tie wrote: »

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

Bare 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?

People seem to be taking ages to recover from a bad dose of this. I think 32 days was the median time to recovery. Though I believe most of those who sadly passed did so much quicker than that.

If you have enough of an immune system to fight for a while then odds are you will win it seems.

Itssoeasy · 09-03-2020 02:28PM

The us stock market is opening at 1:30pm our time and if ive understood the people on cnbc and CNN it's going to be bad enough.

flynnlives · 09-03-2020 02:28PM

Runaways wrote: »

It won’t be the hses fault if there are more infections

Can we nip this in the bud?

its a valid critism. If there is a big jump people will panic.

jam_mac_jam · 09-03-2020 02:29PM

MuffinsDa wrote: »

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

Public transport is a high risk for catching this and yet people are constantly coming out with this gem, just wash your hands. Like we all have access to a sink all the time.

Scotty # · 09-03-2020 02:29PM

Christy42 wrote: »

If you have enough of an immune system to fight for a while then odds are you will win it seems.

Yes, those odds are 97%.

Boggles · 09-03-2020 02:30PM

Treasure Grumpy Tie wrote: »

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?

The confirmed infections are all in hospital, the reason they are there and not at home in self isolation is primarily they need to be studied.

I imagine they are being over cautious.

ldy4mxonucwsq6 · 09-03-2020 02:30PM

namloc1980 wrote: »

Our school had it. Kids loved it. For those without grandparents they got to remember them or those grandparents not able to be there they joined in by Skype etc. Appreciating the elders of society is always good, and done far too little. This thread is a classic example, "ah shur only the oldies will be impacted, tis grand".

Our local schools have entertained this for the last few years. I'd imagine its a pain in the hole if you have a load of grandkids.

megabomberman · 09-03-2020 02:30PM

DOCARCH wrote: »

Joe Duffy back on Live Line today.

This s**t just got real!

I reckon liveline will be pulled from the airwaves in 3 or 4 weeks, the national rage will have to be put into the containment phase.

circadian · 09-03-2020 02:30PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

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.

At times its better to ask forgiveness than ask for permission.

BLIZZARD7 · 09-03-2020 02:31PM

tillyfilly wrote: »

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

Source?

namloc1980 · 09-03-2020 02:31PM

Itssoeasy wrote: »

The us stock market is opening at 1:30pm our time and if ive understood the people on cnbc and CNN it's going to be bad enough.

Dow Jones down 7% in the first minute of opening. Panic setting in.

RandomName2 · 09-03-2020 02:31PM

namloc1980 wrote: »

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

Switzerland is part of the EU freedom of movement agreement. It got its outbreak from Italians traveling from Milan.

The UK seems to have been infected by three routes: one the guy who went to a conference in Singapore which had attendees who were from Wuhan, Chinese people coming directly into the UK (presumably from Wuhan), and also a some people coming into the UK from Northern Italy.

Italy would not have become infected had Germany put restrictions in place on people coming from China.

Snow Garden · 09-03-2020 02:31PM

caveat emptor wrote: »

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

There are no problems with food supply in the shops and wholesalers. The panic stockpiling predicted here 2 weeks ago did not happen. The odd looper perhaps.

niallo27 · 09-03-2020 02:31PM

Scotty # wrote: »

Yes, those odds are 97%.

Probably 99.9% depending on your age group.

Doctors room ghost · 09-03-2020 02:32PM

Torrential rain and flooding in the west.
A national health emergency with carona virus and clown shoes varadkar off on his holiday to the states to have his photo taken.
Good lad lieo.
Finish up as you started I suppose.at least he’s consistently useless

BLIZZARD7 · 09-03-2020 02:32PM

Dow jones in freefall - down 1800+ points as it opened

is_that_so · 09-03-2020 02:32PM

dougm1970 wrote: »

our (sligo) st patricks day parade is cancelled....without going back over the thread, have all parades been cancelled now ?...i see no word of it on rte news.

There is talk of up to 100 parades cancelling. It will be Wednesday/Thursday before a decision is made at national level.

odyssey06 · 09-03-2020 02:32PM

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.

This explains where the 1.9 million figure came from and why the head of the HSE can't dispute the figures at the moment.
https://www.thejournal.ie/hse-chief-cant-dispute-1-9-million-5037746-Mar2020/

No evidence of any idiot journalism.

auspicious · 09-03-2020 02:32PM

odyssey06 wrote: »

They can't if they are in northern Italy - Lombardy under lock down now.

Flights are still going in and out of locked regions in Italy, including Ryan Air. One Irish tourist spoke on RTEnews now earlier saying how he drove through three of the regions without being stopped. Videos on Twitter show no checkpoints etc.
Maybe it'll change soon.

RandomName2 · 09-03-2020 02:32PM

Runaways wrote: »

It won’t be the hses fault if there are more infections

Yes, it will. And yes, there will be.

gabeeg · 09-03-2020 02:32PM

Bahrain have 24 new cases today bringing their total to 109.

It's currently 22c there at the moment.

Funsterdelux · 09-03-2020 02:32PM

Mitchelstown Primary Care centre, Acute Clinic closed until further notice

https://m.facebook.com/520742301350046/photos/a.521679184589691/2848098401947746/?type=3&source=48&__tn__=EH-R

gozunda · 09-03-2020 02:33PM

MadYaker wrote: »

The cruise ship industry is surely dead, could be some bargains to be had when this is over though...

Yeah but what would you do with an entire cruise ship?

Maybe park it off Dublin as part of the housing solution ...

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

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