Galway COVID-19, local news and discussion

Italy has the largest Chinese population in Europe outside of China, they also have the oldest population in Europe which probaly explains the problems they have. When the first case was diagnosed the patient had already infected lots of other people including health staff in the Hospital he went to and they in turn infected family and friends they did not know at that time what they were dealing with it was doing the rounds for a few weeks before it was realised what they were dealing with but it was too late.

Fernando Muscular Sibilant wrote: »

Why are we taking about cancelling small gatherings and the Uk aren’t even considering large evenings with 10’s of thousands of people.

If something like the ring road hearing gets cancelled then surly all workplaces will also have to be closed, churches closed etc.

The UK also voted to leave the EU. Johnson was on morning television suggesting just letting the virus spread as a potential strategy.



Declan Varley actually made the same point as me and shared that the hearing is pretty full today.

If you want to compare to other countries. France was banning any events with more than 5k people last week, lowered it to 1k people this week. This is all while still in the containment phase. The delay phase means stopping all unnecessary public events. Italy and Madrid are already there. Parts of China were already there.

Harris stated they will be reassessing public events on Friday. If they follow others, they'll likely suggest stopping events with more than 1k people as the next step and then we get to delay phase. If reports are to be believed, schools could be closing sooner rather than later.

youngrun wrote: »

Complete madness has taken hold . Where will it all end. Extended closures at schools, work,businesses and events can only mean massive economic recession , abject misery for the population and severe general health and social issues. Who wants to be stuck at home under effective house arrest which is the next scenario for the general population, To what end given the low risk ?

It's only low risk IF all these measures are taken (Closures, restrictions, social distancing etc.)
If they aren't, there is a very high risk as the majority of the country will contract the virus in the end.

My wedding is in Galway on the 27th of March, what do people think the chances of this being cancelled by the hotel, HSE, etc are?

cr-07 wrote: »

My wedding is in Galway on the 27th of March, what do people think the chances of this being cancelled by the hotel, HSE, etc are?

Oh no I'm so sorry. Terrible timing. I feel it will really be kicking off by then.

If it's any consolation mine was on days after 9/11 in the US so we were missing a large part of our irish/aussie contingent. Was sad we missed people, but it made everyone appreciate something good and celebrate all the more.

cr-07 wrote: »

My wedding is in Galway on the 27th of March, what do people think the chances of this being cancelled by the hotel, HSE, etc are?

Very slim chance I would imagine, we will have around 1000 cases by then and gatherings like weddings won't be happening I don't think. I hope I'm wrong.

Meant to be travelling to Toronto 1st of April, probably not going to happen at this stage Has there been a confirmed case in Galway?

Fernando Muscular Sibilant wrote: »

I find it very hard to believe pubs and restaurants will be close. You can't just discount the importance of the economy, businesses and jobs etc in all this.

We aren't even calling of GAA matches etc, there will be thousands in pearse stadium on Sunday for example.

I know it's hard to believe and if it does happen it won't be for very long. Number of cases double every 4 days that puts us on course for 1000 cases by the end of the month and then it starts to get really serious. Thats where Italy are now but realistically things can't be shut for more than a few weeks or the conomy will never recover. We might be ok for paddys day most of that stuff might not kick in until April.

There's an interesting journal article on how long the virus can live on and remain transferable from surfaces below. It shows it's important to clean hands after you're handling things. It's worth baring in mind that its important to wipe down surfaces as well as wash hands too.
Really excercise caution using ATMs etc.

On a helpful note bleach is very effective against this virus and it's cheap. Might be no harm to leave a cloth in a bowl of bleach/water mix in kitchens and bathrooms to wipe down taps and door handles at home and in work places.

Bleach
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends a diluted bleach solution (⅓ cup bleach per 1 gallon of water or 4 teaspoons bleach per 1 quart of water) for virus disinfection. Wear gloves while using bleach, and never mix it with anything except water. (The only exception is when doing laundry with detergent.)

“Bleach works great against viruses,” Sachleben says. Just don’t keep the solution for longer than a few days because bleach will degrade certain plastic containers.

We found that viable virus could be detected in aerosols up to 3 hours post aerosolization, up to 4 hours on copper, up to 24 hours on cardboard and up to 2-3 days on plastic and stainless steel. HCoV-19 and SARS-CoV-1 exhibited similar half-lives in aerosols, with median estimates around 2.7 hours. Both viruses show relatively long viability on stainless steel and polypropylene compared to copper or cardboard: the median half-life estimate for HCoV-19 is around 13 hours on steel and around 16 hours on polypropylene. Our results indicate that aerosol and fomite transmission of HCoV-19 is plausible, as the virus can remain viable in aerosols for multiple hours and on surfaces up to days.
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.09.20033217v1

I thought there was a cluster of confirmed 5 cases there?

Just announced now that a woman in the east of the country has died. RIP.

irishgrover wrote: »

Ciaran Cannon TD confirmed today that there are 4 cases in Kinvara. People in Kinvara has been aware of this for a number of days.
Richard Joyce GP in Gort has been calling for all schools in S. Galway to close immediately. He has suggested that parents act unilaterally if the DOE does not.
Richard Joyce is very well respected and I think parents will act on his advice.


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Lets hope hes taken seriously, this waiting around until we hit what everyone is calling an inevitable disaster is ridiculous. If the government won't be proactive I hope the people will.

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