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

National guard deployed in part New York

Getting serious over there already

https://www.thejournal.ie/national-guard-new-rochelle-new-york-coronavirus-5041172-Mar2020/

The “have to have been in Italy or other affected area” has to be most mind-numbingly backward Policy they could have devised. It just makes no sense given how the virus spreads.

The time was now with full resources to take extreme precautionary measures.

According to the HSE, if you don’t display any symptoms out of the ordinary, it is best to self isolate but no need to call GP. But for those of us working in jobs that don’t have home offices, don’t have compensation for being out of work, we need confirmation we have the virus to avail of payments.

SDKev wrote: »

We decided this today - one of my kids has been hospitalised a few times for asthma
One of the confirmed cases today is from the catchment area of their school

They won’t be back in school until we’ve a better understanding of how this will play out - they’re in priming school so no big exams

That’s good to know others are considering or doing this . Hope you are well stocked up and best of luck with it . I’m edging towards this , just need to see how I can get work to agree .

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Firstly was this included in today's cases?

Secondly the government needs to open up the criteria for testing to ALL to avoid potential sh!t shows like this.

Couldn't agree more. We need to know where we stand.

If we are in the same situation that most of our neighbours are in, then we're going to have to ramp up testing anyway in order to measure the effects of the increasingly drastic measures we'll have to take.

God this thread is clogged enough without pages and pages of “pm me huns”

Just spit it out and post it on thread ffs.

drkpower wrote: »

That’s just silly; you can’t enforce that kid of approach. It’s easy to type, and I’m sure typing it makes you feel better; impossible to effect.

It worked for the Chinese. The Italians are doing it. We will have to so it.
Most people will voluntarily isolate. The usual clowns who like to go skiing in a red zone probably won't. Lock them up for 3 months I say. Like I said, not a game. Health of the majority is far more important than a minority who get bored by isolation.

We will soon surpass the daily new cases of China. But sure lets just ignore what they did.
Twill be grand.

sonofenoch wrote: »

Uk health minister has the virus, weirdly ironic

Just to clarify as some people might not follow British politics, this person is the equivalent of a junior minister here. The equivalent of the health minister here, is the Secretary of State for Health and some other **** i cba be looking up.

Woman working in retail in drogheda apparently confirmed.

retro:electro wrote: »

God this thread is clogged enough without pages and pages of “pm me huns”

Just spit it out and post it on thread ffs.

I have some ideas on this

pm me

Daz_ wrote: »

That’s good to know others are considering or doing this . Hope you are well stocked up and best of luck with it . I’m edging towards this , just need to see how I can get work to agree .

I’m in the (un)fortunate position of having been made redundant so work isn’t an issue at this point
Well stocked food wise and putting together a daily plan/routine

My mental health isn’t 100% and I need to ensure I’m there for the family and also that the kids keep up with their school work.

tobefrank321 wrote: »

It worked for the Chinese. The Italians are doing it. We will have to so it.
Most people will voluntarily isolate. The usual clowns who like to go skiing in a red zone probably won't. Lock them up for 3 months I say. Like I said, not a game. Health of the majority is far more important than a minority who get bored by isolation.

What’s important is doing things that work, not things that are cathartic to say.

The Italian experience, early as it is, is reflective. Within hours of the northern Italy lockdown, thousands of people fled south. You can’t stop that; certainly not with hard words.

Schools need to close.