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

cnocbui · 10-03-2020 08:27PM

facehugger99 wrote: »

What do the hysterical earlier threads prove exactly?

That the people in those threads you consider hysterical, had a far superior grasp of the potential seriousness of this pandemic than you, Strazdas and your ilk.

aloevera33 · 10-03-2020 08:27PM

What happens people who genuinely have a chest infection ( not coronavirus) and cant visit G.P now

Cuckoo7 · 10-03-2020 08:28PM

Stewball wrote: »

I seen someone earlier coughing into their jumper - they lifted up the neckline above their nose and then coughed.

I thought that was a good way of doing it - but is it good?

If you do it like that it’s very easy for you to be coughing in your hand/your hand touching your face.

otnomart · 10-03-2020 08:29PM

Smaller EU Countries are afraid for their healthcare systems to be overwhelmed,
think of Malta, Cyprus, Slovenia, how many beds do they have ?
While France, Germany and Spain now have 5000 cases combined.
And still no significant measures.
I am afraid they intend to "normalise" the virus just to keep the economy going.

Stheno · 10-03-2020 08:30PM

dark crystal wrote: »

Lucky ye...

Not very many companies who would be so accommodating to employees complaining of a cough or head cold. Half my office would have been self isolating the past few weeks if that was the case!

Then again, we don't have the option to work from home either.

Everyone of the 400 odd employees in our Irish offices can work from home

All supplier visits are banned as are attendance at conferences, and visits by contractors

Normally people work from home a day or two a week in my place

Go in and sneeze ad you are sent home at the moment

tom1ie · 10-03-2020 08:30PM

Someone earlier posted a link to the breakdown of the Italian stats. I couldn’t open one link and the other link was Italian.
I translated it. Here’s some of the info:

10% of cases are asymptomatic, 5% with few symptoms, 30% with mild symptoms, 31% are symptomatic, 6% have severe symptoms and 19% are critical. 24% of the cases examined are hospitalized. The analysis confirms that 56.6% of the deceased people are over 80 years old, and two thirds of these have 3 or more pre-existing chronic diseases.

So that 56.6% of:

The analysis, out of 8342 positive cases at 9 March at 10 am, shows that 1.4% are under the age of 19, 22.0% are in the 19-50 range, 37.4% between 51 and 70 and 39.2% are over 70, for a median age of 65. 62.1% are men. There are 583 positive health workers.

They are mental stats.

r93kaey5p2izun · 10-03-2020 08:30PM

Stheno wrote: »

Where I work that's been the protocol for three weeks

Cough, or even a head cold and it's off working from home for two weeks you go

Unfortunately it's not implemented widely. I'd say most workplaces haven't a clue. I see plenty of shop assistants coughing and sniffing, and I was working in a school last week and it was the same there. Teachers and students coughing and sneezing everywhere. And I can't see this advice from the HSE anywhere, either directly or with links to the WHO.

Ludo · 10-03-2020 08:30PM

Stewball wrote: »

I seen someone earlier coughing into their jumper - they lifted up the neckline above their nose and then coughed.

I thought that was a good way of doing it - but is it good?

A guy I work with always sneezes and coughs like that. We used to always laugh when he did it and poke fun. Not so much anymore.

Away With The Fairies · 10-03-2020 08:30PM

torres9kop wrote: »

Feels like this....

That's the movie I was thinking of.

Frank Bullitt · 10-03-2020 08:31PM

https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/1237458692762677250

Advise for all of us.

RandomName2 · 10-03-2020 08:31PM

SwordofLight wrote: »

Testing people getting off flights from italy or elsewhere is a waste of time because symptoms may not show for 5 days or even at all, as in one of the Wuhan cases where her family got severe pneumonia and she had nothing.

I still think testing people coming from Italy would have been a good idea. Keeping them all in isolation for 7 days would have been a good idea. Doing a followup test after a week would have been a good idea.

Anyway, that ship has now sailed (or that plane has now flown I suppose). There is still much to be done.

caveat emptor · 10-03-2020 08:31PM

aloevera33 wrote: »

What happens people who genuinely have a chest infection ( not coronavirus) and cant visit G.P now

Good question. There are video doctors with VHI plans although they've changed partnerships and no longer possible to do via the app.

It's dead handy, you can use the camera on the phone to show any problems etc.
Might be worth bringing in a national level if this thing rolls on.

Technically not very difficult.

Fr_Dougal · 10-03-2020 08:32PM

Travelers have came out with their own hand washing method:

https://twitter.com/clodaghmeaney_/status/1237448167584608258?s=21

Cuckoo7 · 10-03-2020 08:32PM

Gintonious wrote: »

https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/1237458692762677250

Advise for all of us.

It’s too late for us:D

retro:electro · 10-03-2020 08:32PM

There was an old man in Lidl earlier and he was coughing his face off. It sounded more like a “something went down the wrong way” cough than anything else, but his face was gone red and he got so bad he had to sit down on top of the waters to catch a breather. Usually I would ask if he’s alright but I just didn’t take the chance and I feel guilty about it since because everyone was avoiding him.

aloevera33 · 10-03-2020 08:32PM

caveat emptor wrote: »

Good question. There are video doctors with VHI plans although they've changed partnerships and no longer possible to do via the app.

It's dead handy, you can use the camera on the phone to show any problems etc.
Might be worth bringing in a national level if this thing rolls on.

Technically not very difficult.

Good to know thanks

swansea · 10-03-2020 08:33PM

Cheerful Spring2 wrote: »

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.

Gone from 463 to 631, no?

Gretas Gonna Get Ya! · 10-03-2020 08:33PM

SwordofLight wrote: »

I'm a bit appalled by the handling of this and the attitudes of people in the country.

Testing people getting off flights from italy or elsewhere is a waste of time because symptoms may not show for 5 days or even at all, as in one of the Wuhan cases where her family got severe pneumonia and she had nothing.

A doctor speaking from a hospital in Italy says they are having to choose who gets to live and who dies because they are completely overwhelmed and that even young people are intubated on life support, and to please "stop saying it is like a bad flu."

Why are people going around with an attitude that it is 'inevitable' they will get it, and it is just a bad cold if i do etc?? What about passing it on? What about others?

Why are some people not even bothering with the hand sanitisers coming in and out of offices and universities?

Why on earth are people being forced into meetings and 'business as usual' when this virus can clearly be passed on through breath, sneezing, coughing, laughing, basically being around others.

The virus is killing people, it might not have been expressed fully here yet, but give it another week with these attitudes and we will all be in trouble. Accuse me of scaremongering, blah blah

Unfortunately, people need a sledgehammer in the face in this country, before they get the message sometimes!

Italy had the same numbers as us a little over 3 weeks ago... now they have over 10,000 with over 600 deaths!

If over 600 people were killed by a big bomb call Covid 19... I suspect people might be a bit more inclined to take notice.

thebaz · 10-03-2020 08:33PM

I swim most days , we were all standing around talking about carona virus / precautions and then this guy does a double clear his nose on the path we all walk by , was going to pull him up on it , but would have been a row - but seriously some ****in people.

igCorcaigh · 10-03-2020 08:33PM

fr336 wrote: »

Have to say The Guardian website and app is superb on this - brilliant live updates for UK and internationally, and lots of articles and stats around CV as a whole. If I need the essential info it's my first stop (with Boards a close second obviously)

They're doing a great job.

I see that UK are releasing a data visualisation tool to map geographical spread.

We don't need that of course, with only four options.

dark crystal · 10-03-2020 08:34PM

Stheno wrote: »

Everyone of the 400 odd employees in our Irish offices can work from home

All supplier visits are banned as are attendance at conferences, and visits by contractors

Normally people work from home a day or two a week in my place

One thing I've learned from this virus outbreak is the amount of companies Boardsies work for who allow working from home.

Working in the civil service, the vast majority of employees would never have that option. If we have a cold, we just have to get on with it!

tuxy · 10-03-2020 08:34PM

Virus finally hit my area.
And by that I mean there is no pasta or loo roll in the local tesco.

otnomart · 10-03-2020 08:34PM

is_that_so wrote: »

South Korea - 35 cases today. Going the right way.

Yes.
Only thing that worries me about South Korea is the recovery rate, only less than 300 (according to Worldometers), why is that ?

Stheno · 10-03-2020 08:34PM

retro:electro wrote: »

There was an old man in Lidl earlier and he was coughing his face off. It sounded more like a “something went down the wrong way” cough than anything else, but his face was gone red and he got so bad he had to sit down on top of the waters to catch a breather. Usually I would ask if he’s alright but I just didn’t take the chance and I feel guilty about it since because everyone was avoiding him.

Both my neighbours either side of me are in their mid 70s and the next house is the same

I sincerely hope I will be able to help them if they fall ill

dhaughton99 · 10-03-2020 08:34PM

retro:electro wrote: »

There was an old man in Lidl earlier and he was coughing his face off. It sounded more like a “something went down the wrong way” cough than anything else, but his face was gone red and he got so bad he had to sit down on top of the waters to catch a breather. Usually I would ask if he’s alright but I just didn’t take the chance and I feel guilty about it since because everyone was avoiding him.

So you wouldn’t give him mouth to month?

ZX7R · 10-03-2020 08:34PM

Mr.S wrote: »

Breaking news is it?

It was for me

twirlagig · 10-03-2020 08:35PM

I wish they would mention the towns affected, if not that, even the County would do. Might wake up people a small bit if they know it’s near them.
I honestly cannot get over the amount of people that still seem to not give a fcuk about this.

Ficheall · 10-03-2020 08:35PM

tom1ie wrote: »

Someone earlier posted a link to the breakdown of the Italian stats. I couldn’t open one link and the other link was Italian.
I translated it. Here’s some of the info:

10% of cases are asymptomatic, 5% with few symptoms, 30% with mild symptoms, 31% are symptomatic, 6% have severe symptoms and 19% are critical. 24% of the cases examined are hospitalized. The analysis confirms that 56.6% of the deceased people are over 80 years old, and two thirds of these have 3 or more pre-existing chronic diseases.

So that 56.6% of:

The analysis, out of 8342 positive cases at 9 March at 10 am, shows that 1.4% are under the age of 19, 22.0% are in the 19-50 range, 37.4% between 51 and 70 and 39.2% are over 70, for a median age of 65. 62.1% are men. There are 583 positive health workers.

They are mental stats.

Could you post that link again? Possibly sticky it...

CinemaGuy45 · 10-03-2020 08:36PM

igCorcaigh wrote: »

They're doing a great job.

I see that UK are releasing a data visualisation tool to map geographical spread.

We don't need that of course, with only four options.

Ireland 2020 we have 78 genders but we only have four areas in the entire country.

jopax · 10-03-2020 08:36PM

aloevera33 wrote: »

What happens people who genuinely have a chest infection ( not coronavirus) and cant visit G.P now

That's exactly what I was wondering, if you ring with your symptoms they won't allow you to see your GP, even for kids that might need antibiotics, what's the plan for that?

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