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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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    #8102
    spookwoman
    Registered Users Posts: 9,922 ✭✭✭spookwoman


    Martina1991 wrote: »
    So facebook isn't reliable but twitter is?!

    so everyone on social media is lying ....... :rolleyes:


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    #8103
    bodhrandude
    Registered Users Posts: 12,425 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    MCKG wrote: »
    Yes all in one small town.

    What town is it?

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



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    #8104
    Lord Trollington
    Registered Users Posts: 4,411 ✭✭✭Lord Trollington


    froog wrote: »
    let's be honest here, every country will effectively make a balls of this thing, because no country is capable of containing it, and no country has the health system capacity to treat it. health systems are simply not designed for these things.

    the outlier being china of course, but every day now i'm doubting their figures more and more.

    I dont agree entirely. It is a balancing act to not cripple the whole country financially for months if not years introducing measures that are knee jerk for that moment in time .

    Are we better off biting the bullet now worldwide and introduce draconian measures for 1/2 months or do we wait and sit on our hands in the hope that a treatment can be formulated in the coming weeks or months .


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    #8105
    Unearthly
    Registered Users Posts: 7,983 ✭✭✭Unearthly


    otnomart wrote: »
    European Council has decided that flight slots are kept - if/when flights are stopped

    Common sense prevails. Ridiculous having mostly empty planes flying for the sake of keeping slots


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    #8106
    IrishStuff09
    Registered Users Posts: 813 ✭✭✭IrishStuff09


    theguzman wrote: »
    Do we have a county by county breakdown on figures? I heard of a case in Ballyvourney Co. Cork yesterday! Even the Chinese who were criticized gave us a breakdown by prefecture of cases. With 50 cases on the island, we should be getting the information of where the infected are, was it local transmission or imported from abroad etc. Italy has higher death figures per day than China now, Ireland will be Italy within 2 weeks.

    Best we've got, officially.

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    #8107
    dublin99
    Registered Users Posts: 226 ✭✭dublin99


    froog wrote: »
    if every single person in a country wore masks at all times wouldn't this have a dramatic impact on new cases. not protecting people - but massively reducing infected spreading??

    That's exactly what happened in Macau and Taiwan.

    Macau had 10 cases and everything was closed for a few weeks. Masks are mandatory on public transport and in casinos. They are provided at cost by the Government. No new case for 35 days!

    Taiwan took similar steps promptly and also stopped visitors from China. The number of cases to date, since late January, is about 45.

    First hand report by Kathryn Whitfield of the Guardian:
    "Taipei seems to have the virus in hand. Now I worry about returning to the UK "

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/07/coronavirus-outbreak-taipei-taiwan-china


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    #8108
    ArchXStanton
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,912 ✭✭✭ArchXStanton


    otnomart wrote: »
    Macron speaking now and he has already said the word "economy" a couple of times (too many, IMHO)
    From him, nearly 1800 cases it's the start of the epidemy.
    Not a Chinese approach, then.

    What did you expect from banker puppet boy...


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    #8109
    spookwoman
    Registered Users Posts: 9,922 ✭✭✭spookwoman


    https://twitter.com/Deisesupes/status/1237455860395323392?s=20


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    #8110
    Achasanai
    Closed Accounts Posts: 730 ✭✭✭Achasanai


    spookwoman wrote: »
    so everyone on social media is lying ....... :rolleyes:


    But Twitter is no more reliable than Facebook.


    Social media is just people like yourself or myself talking. We might be telling the truth but we might as often not. Twitter is probably worse for bullshít as there's more 'anonymous' accounts knocking around.


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    #8111
    expectationlost
    Registered Users Posts: 11,772 ✭✭✭✭expectationlost


    MCKG wrote: »
    I am from this town in south Galway. We have had 4 confirmed cases since Sunday. 3 of those cases (we think) seem to be included in today figures, the other 1 in yesterday’s. Lots of people being tested of the past few days.

    The GP is right, schools need to close in this area and all events cancelled.
    where did those people get it from?


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    #8112
    otnomart
    Registered Users Posts: 4,065 ✭✭✭otnomart


    otnomart wrote: »
    "On 10 March, the members of the European Council will discuss how to coordinate EU efforts to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak.
    The meeting will start at 17.00 (CET).
    https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/european-council/president/news/20200309-euco-videoconference-covid19/


    Outcome:
    -Leaders agreed they will share *all* COVID19 information.

    I thought that was happening already !!!

    -EU will jointly procure face masks and respirators for member states.

    Finally !

    -Flexibilities will be considered to help member states economically
    Ditto


    https://twitter.com/DaveKeating/status/1237455455812825089


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    #8113
    Plumbthedepths
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,653 ✭✭✭✭Plumbthedepths


    spookwoman wrote: »
    so everyone on social media is lying ....... :rolleyes:

    Oh I doubt everyone on sm lie, but a significant number do for whatever sad reason they use to justify it to themselves.


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    #8114
    Cuckoo7
    Registered Users Posts: 235 ✭✭Cuckoo7


    dublin99 wrote: »
    That's exactly what happened in Macau and Taiwan.

    Macau had 10 cases and everything was closed for a few weeks. Masks are mandatory on public transport and in casinos. They are provided at cost by the Government. No new case for 35 days!

    Taiwan took similar steps promptly and also stopped visitors from China. The number of cases to date, since late January, is about 45.

    First hand report by Kathryn Whitfield of the Guardian:
    "Taipei seems to have the virus in hand. Now I worry about returning to the UK "

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/07/coronavirus-outbreak-taipei-taiwan-china

    How much a ticket to Macau?:D


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    #8115
    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users Posts: 11,638 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    spookwoman wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/Deisesupes/status/1237455860395323392?s=20
    If it's one of the 10 cases today then he's a contact.


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    #8116
    caveat emptor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,134 ✭✭✭caveat emptor


    Achasanai wrote: »
    But Twitter is no more reliable than Facebook.


    Social media is just people like yourself or myself talking. We might be telling the truth but we might as often not. Twitter is probably worse for bullshít as there's more 'anonymous' accounts knocking around.

    Really?

    https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1237442793242591234?s=20


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    #8117
    Away With The Fairies
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭Away With The Fairies


    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/FergalBowers/status/1237447726331281408?s=20

    Go in and kill them all. That's what they want.


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    #8118
    twirlagig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,374 ✭✭✭twirlagig


    bodhrandude wrote: »
    What town is it?

    If it’s the right post I’m thinking about, it’s mentioned in the twitter bio of a doctor in Galway
    @DickDoc123


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    #8119
    aloevera33
    Registered Users Posts: 28 ✭aloevera33


    expectationlost wrote: »
    where did those people get it from?

    The G.P in clare I think


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    #8120
    Away With The Fairies
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭Away With The Fairies


    caveat emptor wrote: »
    Really?

    https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1237442793242591234?s=20

    Oh God


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    #8121
    CinemaGuy45
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭CinemaGuy45


    Away With The Fairies wrote: »
    Go in and kill them all. That's what they want.

    Good post I see you are not away with the fairies today.;)


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    #8122
    r93kaey5p2izun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,962 ✭✭✭r93kaey5p2izun


    Are we in Ireland supposed to be following WHO guidelines? I see they have a document about getting your workplace COVID19 ready. It states that anyone with a cough or mild fever should be told to stay at home. Or anyone who has needed to take paracetamol or ibuprofen as they mask symptoms. This is obviously not happening here. So do the WHO guidelines not apply to Ireland? Does the HSE not think this is necessary for Ireland?


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    #8123
    Away With The Fairies
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭Away With The Fairies


    Can people please stop coughing into their hand? It's not helping me here. Cough into your elbow, not that hard.


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    #8124
    FourFourRED
    Registered Users Posts: 8,541 ✭✭✭FourFourRED


    IrishStuff09 wrote: »
    Best we've got, officially.

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    Someone in the North has it who plays for Linfield.

    https://twitter.com/fourfourred



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    #8125
    Cuckoo7
    Registered Users Posts: 235 ✭✭Cuckoo7


    Away With The Fairies wrote: »
    Can people please stop coughing into their hand? It's not helping me here. Cough into your elbow, not that hard.
    That’s the first step, give them a couple of pandemics and they’ll do it right.


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    #8126
    froog
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    #8127
    Cheerful Spring2
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    caveat emptor wrote: »
    Really?

    https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1237442793242591234?s=20

    Italy death rate has jumped from 168 to 631. They're a lot of teachers around the country who are not young and will have harder time if they get it.

    I don't believe for a minute the virus is not spreading.The disease coming in from Italy, the deadly strain of the coronavirus is here. Best to contain now before its too late. We seem to just waiting till more people get before we react.


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    #8128
    CinemaGuy45
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭CinemaGuy45


    Hope Scrawny Conductor wrote: »
    Are we in Ireland supposed to be following WHO guidelines? I see they have a document about getting your workplace COVID19 ready. It states that anyone with a cough or mild fever should be told to stay at home. Or anyone who has needed to take paracetamol or ibuprofen as they mask symptoms. This is obviously not happening here. So do the WHO guidelines not apply to Ireland? Does the HSE not think this is necessary for Ireland?

    Everything in Ireland is a joke so why not have a good laugh.


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    #8129
    fritzelly
    Registered Users Posts: 17,314 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    Are the HSE releasing any ages of the cases or is it solely sex and somewhere in Ireland?


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    #8130
    torres9kop
    Registered Users Posts: 384 ✭✭torres9kop


    Feels like this....


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    #8131
    [Deleted User]
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    IrishStuff09 wrote: »
    Best we've got, officially.

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    I’m NW so no idea what section they’ll shove me in to when I get it.


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