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

caveat emptor · 09-03-2020 04:44PM

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

https://twitter.com/DeItaOne/status/1237032385864179719

Here's translated story for those interested. Fairly legit.

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fdeutsch.rt.com%2Finland%2F99032-brandenburg-verhangt-quarantane-uber-tausende%2F

Tenzor07 · 09-03-2020 04:44PM

Scotty # wrote: »

Not a chance!

Business already preparing to close offices, so this meeting with employer groups will at least seek to set out workers rights during closures of premises..

Hamsterchops · 09-03-2020 04:45PM

UK & Ireland Covid-19 cases update 3:45pm...

UK = 319 cases
Ireland = 21 cases (for now)!

Irish update @6pm this evening.

Drumpot · 09-03-2020 04:45PM

Cilldara_2000 wrote: »

Your post is all well and good but you haven't in the least bit rebutted the point that old, sick and vulnerable people will be the groups who suffer the most from a recession.

Interesting interpretation, when you say “suffer” how would that “suffering” compare with the kind of suffering we will face if we prioritize our economies?

Did 1%-2% of older or vulnerable people die after 07/08 crash? Did our healthcare system capitulate which in itself will lead to significant deaths indirectly as a result of stretched health systems.

If the economy cannot survive drastic measures that are needed to protect the safety of people in natural disasters it needs to be changed. Some humility and soul searching is needed because maybe this won’t be too bad but it shows how unprepared we are to address it with the “economy guillotine“ having way too much weight with decisions being made.

facehugger99 · 09-03-2020 04:45PM

The pensioners must be delighted that all the on-thread white-knights are going to save them by destroying the economy.

We can remind them how lucky they are to have such valiant experts in their corner when they go to collect their pensions and there's no money to give them.

is_that_so · 09-03-2020 04:45PM

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I looked in the window of the barbers at the weekend and it looked normal enough.
I heard on the radio Today a woman was told to self isolate and she went to the hair dressers.

One has to prepare oneself properly!

NSAman · 09-03-2020 04:46PM

Somedaythefire wrote: »

I presume he meant MERS

That started on the X Factor!

tillyfilly · 09-03-2020 04:46PM

The dow Jones has recovered slightly since the short circuit breaker , 4.85 % down for the day, phew!

Rob A. Bank · 09-03-2020 04:46PM

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

Sars started in China, nothing to do with camels.

My mistake... a slip of the pen.... Should have said MERS

xtal191 · 09-03-2020 04:46PM

Whats the link to that live map?

Boggles · 09-03-2020 04:47PM

facehugger99 wrote: »

The pensioners must be delighted that all the on-thread white-knights are going to save them by destroying the economy.

We can remind them how lucky they are to have such valiant experts in their corner when they go to collect their pensions and there's no money to give them.

#edgelord

spookwoman · 09-03-2020 04:47PM

xtal191 wrote: »

Whats the link to that live map?

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Dashboard is slow to update
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

cloudatlas · 09-03-2020 04:49PM

I think we are going to get sick because we are surrounded by people who genuflect in front of the creature comforts and materialism of capitalist society like the person I've quoted below, they don't want to miss out, not for anyone else and certainly not for the greater good.

"I think people should be realistic, the risk of Coronavirus most likely isn’t going away for months, maybe longer. Are we all going to avoid gyms and malls and cinemas for that long? Stick to basic hygiene, pay more attention to washing your hands thoroughly, try to live a normal life and not stress too much. As I said in my post, this could go on for a long long LONG time. I’m not isolating myself from the world for a year. I’ll practice hygiene measures as recommended and will isolate myself if and when I get sick and that’s it."

Boggles · 09-03-2020 04:49PM

45,000 active cases.

6-8 week push, with a bit of a luck and a bit good weather and everyone doing there bit should kill it off.

gabeeg · 09-03-2020 04:50PM

Where's the "flatten the curve" guy?

https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1237039035257769986?s=20

Thelonious Monk · 09-03-2020 04:50PM

facehugger99 wrote: »

The pensioners must be delighted that all the on-thread white-knights are going to save them by destroying the economy.

We can remind them how lucky they are to have such valiant experts in their corner when they go to collect their pensions and there's no money to give them.

The economy isn't everything, stupid.

I Am The Law · 09-03-2020 04:51PM

jarvis wrote: »

Typical Dublin bus. You wait and wait for one bus to get covid-19 then 2 come along together!!!

There once were 2 buses with Covid-19
They waited for word on their quarantine
But as time did pass
This trip was their last
They should have been scrapped in 2013

ITman88 · 09-03-2020 04:51PM

nthclare wrote: »

There's always a sociopathic or psychotic psychopath on these threads.

I assure you I’m neither. A realist is more accurate.
I’m not getting enjoyment from this I assure you.
But I also assure you sick and vulnerable people die every day almost 80 per day in Ireland,1500 in Italy.
We need a realistic response to this.
The prosperous economy is ironically what has increased our life expectancy in the 1st place.
If the economy tanks the corona virus won’t be an issue because the life expectancy will lower drastically

Drumpot · 09-03-2020 04:51PM

facehugger99 wrote: »

The pensioners must be delighted that all the on-thread white-knights are going to save them by destroying the economy.

We can remind them how lucky they are to have such valiant experts in their corner when they go to collect their pensions and there's no money to give them.

Why wouid there be no money to give them?

And for the record, I’m a financial adviser so have an extensive understanding of the bullsh*t my industry pushes. It’s so absorbed in itself it will always find a way to recover. It’s actually quite impressive at how many within the industry, including economists and “financial experts” believe their own hype.

These would be the same people pushing Boris and Trump to take massive gambles with peoples lives so the machine keeps moving.

DrumSteve · 09-03-2020 04:51PM

Boggles wrote: »

45,000 active cases.

6-8 week push, with a bit of a luck and a bit good weather and everyone doing there bit should kill it off.

As soon as one person dies in this country, we will shut up shop.

billybonkers · 09-03-2020 04:51PM

Nijmegen wrote: »

6 people died in Italian prisons over the weekend during riots related to Covid-19 restrictions on visitation and fears around the spread inside the prison.

They broke into medical stores and took overdoses

leck · 09-03-2020 04:52PM

Stevieluvsye wrote: »

There is no cunningham rd

He must mean Covid Rd.

jimwallace197 · 09-03-2020 04:52PM

Would be surprised if infection rate doesnt hit at least 250 million, I would take those recovered rates with a pinch of salt aswell

09-03-2020 04:53PM

The Chinese... NOT a great bunch of lads.
I always thought these type of viruses and diseases would mainly come from the African continent. But no, Its China again. Damn them to hell!

darjeeling · 09-03-2020 04:54PM

Duke of Url wrote: »

Is there any update on upcoming Treatments for COVID19.

Im not talking about Vaccines which I know is due to be ready next year.

I repeat......

Im not talking about Vaccines which I know is due to be ready next year.

Clinical trials from China are due to start concluding from April onwards, so expect results soon after.

Some countries are already using some of the drugs under test to treat patients, even if we don't know if they are effective.

Antiviral drugs:
HIV protease inhibitors - block the maturation of viral proteins via the virally-encoded protease.
Remdesivir - novel drug developed vs ebola, though was too late & not effective there - blocks the viral enzyme that replicates the viral RNA genome.

Other drugs:
(hydroxy)chloroquine - antimalarial - may have side-effects, possibly works on intra-cellular transport system that's hijacked by the virus for its maturation, and at least one expert I saw talking about said it has been seen before to work against viruses in cell cultures, but has yet to be proven in patients
Host protease inhibitors - e.g. camostat - block host enzymes responsible for maturation of virus into infective stage (debate as to exactly which host enzyme does this, as it seems to differ from SARS)

I'd have thought that antivirals might have fewer side-effects than drugs targeting host processes that the virus is hijacking, but that's a gut instinct.

NegativeCreep · 09-03-2020 04:54PM

Cw85 wrote: »

Never going to happen here it would destroy the economy even in the short term. I can't see too many employers allowing staff with no symptoms to be off work. Personally, I'd have no issue with my staff taking the time off if they didn't feel well but where people are taking time off in fear of contracting the virus that wouldn't sit well with me

So you’d rather wait for your staff to get it and spread it around the office before allowing them the time off?

Duke of Url · 09-03-2020 04:55PM

Boggles wrote: »

45,000 active cases.

6-8 week push, with a bit of a luck and a bit good weather and everyone doing there bit should kill it off.

Yep. Was forgotten today on RTE that people have recovered and they kept on hashing out that 110,000 confirmed cases like nobody has recovered.

Also a milestone today is that Serious and Critical dropped another % down to 13%

It was 18% 6 days ago.

62,722 have now recovered from the virus.

Drumpot · 09-03-2020 04:56PM

ITman88 wrote: »

I assure you I’m neither. A realist is more accurate.
I’m not getting enjoyment from this I assure you.
But I also assure you sick and vulnerable people die every day almost 80 per day in Ireland,1500 in Italy.
We need a realistic response to this.
The prosperous economy is ironically what has increased our life expectancy in the 1st place.
If the economy tanks the corona virus won’t be an issue because the life expectancy will lower drastically

Again, pure waffle. This is the equivalent to people saying “everybody is going to die from this virus”.

The markets will go down (as they were due to anyways) and they will go back up. People will lose money but the economy will recover. This is just ridiculous, self absorbed nonsense to justify basically writing off a portion of the population for self vested reasons.

ITman88 · 09-03-2020 04:56PM

Drumpot wrote: »

Why wouid there be no money to give them?

And for the record, I’m a financial adviser so have an extensive understanding of the bullsh*t my industry pushes. It’s so absorbed in itself it will always find a way to recover. It’s actually quite impressive at how many within the industry, including economists and “financial experts” believe their own hype.

These would be the same people pushing Boris and Trump to take massive gambles with peoples lives so the machine keeps moving.

If it tanks it takes years to recover, certainly for the working class.
You obviously didn’t suffer in 2008, and well done. Others weren’t so lucky

amadangomor · 09-03-2020 04:57PM

1882 wrote: »

The Chinese... NOT a great bunch of lads.
I always thought these type of viruses and diseases would mainly come from the African continent. But no, It's China. Damn them to hell!

They've done far better that Europe has in containing it. No new cases outside Wuhan province today.

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