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

DVDM93 wrote: »

I fly to from Dublin to Prague on the 17th of March.
Prague to Krakow on the 19th of March.
Krakow to Dublin on the 21st of March.
What would people do it my position?
All opinions welcome, thank you.

Go if you (and close relatives) aren't in an at risk group.

odyssey06 wrote: »

France banned all public gatherings of more than 1000 people.
Unclear if it related to indoor or outdoor though.

Was the Ireland v France game called off for that reason, or based on other advice?

Anyone know?

Indoors I imagine. French football matches went ahead this weekend (Germany too)

Hector Savage wrote: »

What are the chances of the Tokyo Olympics going ahead ?

0.

If only the 10,000 or so athletes turned up alone, coronavirus could spread like wildfire and you'd see the Olympic village put under quarantine. Then you'd have the problem of repatriating all those athletes home and quarantining them at home.

The Olympics in particular represent a huge problem from a virus spread point of view. Canteens, close quarters, sharing accommodating, trainers, physios.

Just look at some of the contact sports - wrestling, boxing, etc.

It could easily speed up the spread of virus.

If you bring in the crowds, you have close contact for hours at an end, and single points of contact such as sharing toilets and money.

So a bit like continued flights from northern Italy, Cheltenham and St Patricks Day parades, it would be insanity to go ahead with the Olympics while the virus is still going strong.

Speaking to my sons pre-school manager the government has been telling schools to prepare to close until after Easter break. A decision is to be made shortly as they’re following how Italy is reacting but hoping to do it obviously in a faster manner before it really explodes.
All preschools and primary schools shut down for approx 5 weeks.

wakka12 wrote: »

May is a long time away.

14th weeks to 20th of may, so you're tell me there's a chance ?

Cheltenham to go ahead, even though a new case in Gloss Test Sure

So let me get this straight: most international sport is being put off.

Italy vs Ireland was put off last weekend, costing millions of euros.

Yet many Italians flocked to Ireland for the laugh anyway. Just last weekend? wtf?? And we let them in?

Do people not realize that they could be/are literally killing people by doing this?

I guess it's times like this when many people's incredible selfishness and/or idiocy really comes to light. Absolutely crazy.

tuxy wrote: »

I keep seeing and hearing of people stocking up on bottled water.
Is there a real risk that tap water will stop working?

No - well no more than normal in this country

cherryghost wrote: »

Lads, this Italy 'quarantine' is a bit of a joke.

I have my mother-in-law and sister-in-law leaving Northern Italy on Wednesday, one to Spain, one to Dublin. Local authortiy has informed both that since they already had flights booked, and flights are not cancelled, they are permitted to leave. This is their 'special' outlier cases.

I've been asking for the mother-in-law not to come, but its a bit more complicated than 'dont come'. And so if she does, I dont want her near my pregnant wife or my toddler for a few days so I know everything is clear.

Am I being unreasonable, or is this whole situation utterly insane to be occuring the first place?

Smart move by the Italians - let all the potentially sick people leave, wherever they end up - that country has to deal with them.

So long as there aren't any more flights IN to Italy, all is well.

Now that antibody testing is possible, here's one of the first papers describing development of adaptive immunity in Covid-19 patients.
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.02.20030189v1

In a trial of 173 patients in Shenzen, S China, 100% of patients tracked developed antibodies against Covid-19, and so will be expected to have immunity from reinfection (IgG confers long-term immunity).

It takes on average 10 days from symptom onset for the first antibody detection, so this is not something that replaces other diagnostic tests, but it can be used to confirm a diagnosis.
Antibody testing is now included in the Chinese national guidelines for diagnosing and treating Covid-19 patients.





Here's an example of a rapid antibody test kit in use (there are lots of other manufacturers also getting to market with their own versions)

UK taking huge risks also, Atletico Fans to flood Liverpool tomorrow for a CL tie, and Madrid is awash with cases. It's a bit like Russian Roulette

odyssey06 wrote: »

France banned all public gatherings of more than 1000 people.
Unclear if it related to indoor or outdoor though.

All:
interdiction des rassemblements de plus de 1000 personnes non indispensables à la continuité de la vie de la Nation
https://www.gouvernement.fr/info-coronavirus