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

DOH briefing pushed back to 7pm.

So the government is taking some reasonable steps here. I wonder whether the crowd saying Leo is weak, is a muppet, shouldn't be let back into the country etc, will be in to withdraw their posts before or after armageddon?

Is there any explanation as to why the total is so high in Italy? We know it originated in China so we'd expect to see their numbers. It just seems so random that Italy is the next highest.

Tippex wrote: »

I'm anticipating we are going to hit the 40 mark total cases today.
no logic just my gut telling me (mainly due to a lag in results more than anything)

If we don't call @35, numbers that were given to me in good faith by people I'd trust would leave me questioning their (the people who'd told me) abilities.

thebaz wrote: »

Im reading of -

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

South Korea cases 7,548
Total deaths 53

The death rate is not 6.5% as your scaremongering post suggested

5% in Italy. No point in looking at individual countries.

00benski wrote: »

I am in a lucky position that I can and will pay my staff if they need to take a couple of weeks off due to sickness. Believe me I am a very fair, kind and good employer. I can go to bed every night knowing I have done my best for both myself and my staff. My issue is not with that. My issue is with the panic this is causing amongst the public through misinformation by people who don't really know what is happening.

I think most people understand that a economic hit
to the country hurts business and by extension workers. I'm certainly not disputing that. Probably the most vulnerable workers.
On the other hand the information coming from reliable sources, HSE, WHO, many respected health professionals is increasingly worrying. This cannot be put down to hysterical panic online (although there is some of that) a lot of people are genuinely concerned and importantly basing that concern on information from reliable sources.
I wish you well in your business, but this will become a difficult situation. No easy answers or solutions.

Strazdas wrote: »

It's rapidly growing in a scenario where 120k people have the virus.

It's a massive leap to extrapolate that growth to 1.2m people having the virus, or 12m, or 120m or 1.2bn.

Watch the video at about 7:50, he explains quite clearly how you can have it be 120k or 1.2m based on making small-seeming changes (such as introducing social distancing). It is neither a massive leap to assume 1.2bn people might get the virus or that we can contain it at 1.2m if we took the correct steps.

JJJackal wrote: »

Here is the thing Ciaran, when do you think the crisis will be over? You cant stop people taking AL etc for ever I suspect. I think this crisis will unfortunately highlight how understaffed and underresourced the HSE is. I suspect if you went to any hospital most staff would say that once people are on AL etc they are already understaffed. Overwork is likely to make front line staff more vulnerable to infection and also less careful with contact precautions if tired - a tricky situation

tobefrank321 wrote: »

I don't really get this trolley thing.

You can't put Covid patients on trolleys in A&E. You can't put them in A&E full stop. They will infect all around them if you did.

Just look at some of the images in China. People wheeled into isolation centres while on trolleys in something akin to that used on premature babies.

We're not really prepared, lets be honest.

Suspected cases aren't being brought to ED, they are being brought directly to isolation wards and worked-up there

Strazdas wrote: »

It's rapidly growing in a scenario where 120k people have the virus.

It's a massive leap to extrapolate that growth to 1.2m people having the virus, or 12m, or 120m or 1.2bn.

It would not take a long time at all

Sierra Oscar wrote: »

HSE briefing delayed to 7pm.

They really need to get someone else in to do the counting, you can tell the guy they have in is being paid by the hour.

Is there any clear number for Italy or is it only “roughly 1800”?

namloc1980 wrote: »

Classes can't be done online with ease. Where do you get this notion from?

Australian kids in remote areas did a lot of their schooling talking to a teacher hundreds of km away over shortwave radio link. Online is a doddle in comparison.