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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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  • #9182
    Blueshoe
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,964 ✭✭✭Blueshoe


    It's widely known that during the Cheltenham festival hundreds of prostitutes also descend on the town to service punters. .if that's not a corona (and other disease) spreading factory I don't know what is.


  • #9183
    SEPT 23 1989
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43,039 ✭✭✭✭SEPT 23 1989


    The funeral directors were not being honest enough

    Who will dig 90k graves if this goes full effect?


  • #9184
    The HorsesMouth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 509 ✭✭✭The HorsesMouth


    First post on this as it has gotten too hard to ignore and live as normal 🙈
    If you take their worst case prediction of 85000 dead in Ireland it sounds like the county will fall apart but if you actually break it down as a percentage per town/village/city it's not much more than a personal tragedy. Eg town of 20000 will have 390 deaths. While it is absolutely shocking, it doesn't really spell out mad max type scenarios.


  • #9185
    Doctors room ghost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,839 ✭✭✭Doctors room ghost


    ricero wrote: »
    I find it beyond farcical and downright disrespectful that in this time of crisis, Varadkar and the likes are jetting off around the world for St Patricks day.





    And the best of it is lieo varadkar is a Doctor behind it all.you would therefore imagine he’d have some insight into infection control and the spreading of diseases and infections,and act accordingly.
    Not old clown shoes.hed rather travel just to have his photo taken.
    He’s the definition of useless.


  • #9186
    Jinglejangle69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,119 ✭✭✭Jinglejangle69


    Doctors room ghost wrote: »
    And the best of it is lieo varadkar is a Doctor behind it all.you would therefore imagine he’d have some insight into infection control and the spreading of diseases and infections,and act accordingly.
    Not old clown shoes.hed rather travel just to have his photo taken.
    He’s the definition of useless.

    They won't be going.


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  • #9187
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,630 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »
    The funeral directors were not being honest enough

    Who will dig 90k graves if this goes full effect?

    We are we getting this 90k figure of for deaths in Ireland?


  • #9188
    smelly sock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,820 ✭✭✭smelly sock


    The HorsesMouth wrote: »
    First post on this as it has gotten too hard to ignore and live as normal 🙈
    If you take their worst case prediction of 85000 dead in Ireland it sounds like the county will fall apart but if you actually break it down as a percentage per town/village/city it's not much more than a personal tragedy. Eg town of 20000 will have 390 deaths. While it is absolutely shocking, it doesn't really spell out mad max type scenarios.

    Ffs. What a savage and brutal post.


  • #9189
    blueskys
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166 ✭✭blueskys


    I have a friend currently working in cuba. He said that since January all plane/ship passengers disembarking had to go through 24hr quarantine period and were fully screened for all corona viruses before entering the country. Cuba has 0 cases. Literally people before profit...


  • #9190
    gmisk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,385 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    NIMAN wrote: »
    We are we getting this 90k figure of for deaths in Ireland?
    If Leos 1.9 million ish infection rate (50/60 percent of population) is correct we could realistically have that number of deaths.


  • #9191
    MarkY91
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,071 ✭✭✭MarkY91


    touts wrote: »
    Agree.

    And I was shocked at the disgraceful scenes from Cheltenham on the news last night. Tens of thousands of half pissed gamblers crammed in together, celebrating a few horses running around a field. Gamblers is probably the key word there. They are gambling with the health of the nation all for a bit of craic.

    If many cases are traced back to people going to Cheltenham then it will be the end of the Horse Racing industry. It will be hard to justify pumping
    tens of millions of taxpayers money into their hobby after they give the two fingers to the public. When cuts inevitably come to government budgets to compensate for the Coronavirus recession then there will be a public demand for the horse industry to be first on the chopping block.

    I suppose it's the end of the premier league then so seeing as there will be tens of thousands of people in stadium's this weekend...


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  • #9192
    Doctors room ghost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,839 ✭✭✭Doctors room ghost


    Jinglejangle69 wrote: »
    They won't be going.

    He’s going today.he should be quarantined out there and left in it
    And even if he didn’t go he should be destroyed just for suggesting he was to go in the first place


  • #9193
    smelly sock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,820 ✭✭✭smelly sock


    How are your preperations coming on? I have a stock to last probably a month if I start rationing. Havent really panic bought but will keep adding stuff to it.


  • #9194
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,630 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    gmisk wrote: »
    If Leos 1.9 million ish infection rate (50/60 percent of population) is correct we could realistically have that number of deaths.

    That figure of 1.9million is Daily Mail stuff, Leo was crazy to even mention it.


  • #9195
    Pepsirebel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 99 ✭✭Pepsirebel


    jimmycrackcorm wrote: »
    Has anyone asked the simple question of the HSE of they actually have the capacity to undertake community testing?

    Because I don't believe they can do this. We already know that this virus spreads exponentially.

    Agreed. I've had pneumonia for the past week & half. Have ticked all the boxes for C19 testing & GP said no need to test, which leaves 1 or 2 scenarios (cynic in me 🀔)...

    1 - they don't have capacity to carry out tests & results in lab
    2 - they are choosing not to do test so as to manipulate the figures to say "we're good, nothing to see here"

    There is a girl in our estate who is in the same boat & they refused to test her too!


  • #9196
    Christy42
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,106 ✭✭✭Christy42


    gmisk wrote: »
    If Leos 1.9 million ish infection rate (50/60 percent of population) is correct we could realistically have that number of deaths.

    That was a worst case scenario. Not an expected result.


  • #9197
    JMNolan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,076 ✭✭✭JMNolan


    I was planning on going out for dinner with my good wife Saturday but was a bit hesitant although I see League of Ireland football matches and GAA games this weekend can still be attended so not as hesitant anymore.


  • #9198
    Tootsie_1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 309 ✭✭Tootsie_1


    SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »
    The funeral directors were not being honest enough

    Who will dig 90k graves if this goes full effect?

    Does anyone know how countries like Italy are coping with funerals ?


  • #9199
    smelly sock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,820 ✭✭✭smelly sock


    MarkY91 wrote: »
    I suppose it's the end of the premier league then so seeing as there will be tens of thousands of people in stadium's this weekend...

    First match called off this evening. So they are doing the right things. Not the horsey lads though.


  • #9200
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 42,884 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    murphaph wrote: »
    Sadly I think you are right. It's horrible. My mother (77) is not taking it seriously. Too many fcuking morons on Facebook posting sh1t about it just being like the flu. She's fairly fit and well but she does take blood pressure tablets and well at 77 she'd be in the high risk group for sure.

    If she has to get it I hope she gets it now while there is some capacity in the system. In a few days or weeks there will not be and our doctors will be facing the same horrific choices as those in Lombardy. 77 year olds will not be prioritised (nor should they be over parents of small children etc.)

    That could be a post about my mother as well. She's 72 and still in good health, but it's a struggle to get her to understand she has to avoid going to unnecessary gatherings. She went out last night to a play! It's a very tricky balance to get the point across without scaring her into being a hermit with no human contact


  • #9201
    LastFridayNight
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 183 ✭✭LastFridayNight


    smelly sock wrote: »
    How are your preperations coming on? I have a stock to last probably a month if I start rationing. Havent really panic bought but will keep adding stuff to it.

    I have the porridge, the tea bags, and the UHT milk in myself.


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  • #9202
    Doctors room ghost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,839 ✭✭✭Doctors room ghost


    smelly sock wrote: »
    Ffs. What a savage and brutal post.

    If they were asked to pick a few of their own to get sick they wouldn’t be long changing their tune


  • #9203
    Del007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,658 ✭✭✭Del007


    According to the HSE, if you've been to North Italy then you need to self isolate but not the rest of Italy even though it's under quarantine also. Weird


  • #9204
    Boggles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42,420 ✭✭✭✭Boggles


    Tootsie_1 wrote: »
    Does anyone know how countries like Italy are coping with funerals ?

    Weddings and funerals have been canceled.


  • #9205
    whiskeyman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,564 ✭✭✭✭whiskeyman


    NIMAN wrote: »
    That figure of 1.9million is Daily Mail stuff, Leo was crazy to even mention it.

    It's Business Post stuff and the health authorities couldn't deny it.

    I know it may make us fearful, but I feel many of us simply can't be feared enough to take the appropriate action to help us beat this virus.

    Within days were most likely to have radical measures but we need to rely on everyone to comply.
    We're only going to be as strong as our weakest links.


  • #9206
    gmisk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,385 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    NIMAN wrote: »
    That figure of 1.9million is Daily Mail stuff, Leo was crazy to even mention it.
    I was simply answering the question.
    The fact the HSE haven't refuted the figures is extremely worrying


  • #9207
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Morning

    I’m skipping numerous pages again. What’s SK’s numbers?


  • #9208
    smelly sock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,820 ✭✭✭smelly sock


    whiskeyman wrote: »
    It's Business Post stuff and the health authorities couldn't deny it.

    I know it may make us fearful, but I feel many of us simply can't be feared enough to take the appropriate action to help us beat this virus.

    Within days were most likely to have radical measures but we need to rely on everyone to comply.
    We're only going to be as strong as our weakest links.


    To me the radical measures of lock downs and community testing needs to start now. This evening they will probably announce 20 plus cases.


  • #9209
    iguana
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,917 ✭✭✭✭iguana


    Deleted User wrote: »
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    I had just this dream last night. I was carrying my toilet paper from the car to the house and everyone was staring and pointing at me.


  • #9210
    Doctors room ghost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,839 ✭✭✭Doctors room ghost


    NIMAN wrote: »
    That figure of 1.9million is Daily Mail stuff, Leo was crazy to even mention it.




    He’s a fcukin waffler.he can’t help talking sh1te off a script.he was reading it on the radio.


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  • #9211
    namloc1980
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,445 ✭✭✭✭namloc1980


    smelly sock wrote: »
    First match called off this evening. So they are doing the right things. Not the horsey lads though.

    That's because some Arsenal players are in self isolation. They haven't called off games for general reasons yet.


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