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Covid-XIX Part VI - 90 cases ROI (1 death) 29 in NI (as of 13 March) *Read OP*

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  • #5402
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,109 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    d51984 wrote: »
    And we thought Leo was bad.... Borris hasnt a f**king clue!

    In fairness Varadkar is a doctor. He is always going to appear more sure footed with this.


  • #5403
    Xertz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,069 ✭✭✭Xertz


    Well that's going to be a mess. We're going to have proper control measures and quite serious levels of social distancing in the Republic, while up North they'll be under the Johnsonian Laissez Faire model?


  • #5404
    wadacrack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,172 ✭✭✭wadacrack


    Boris Johnson " Many will die but we do not want to see a huge economic hit to this country"


  • #5405
    Duke of Url
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,662 ✭✭✭Duke of Url


    B.A._Baracus wrote: »
    and my job has told people to work from home :)
    Sweet.

    Yep. My offices are now closed. Everyone work from home. I have to say, My Company handled this well as every day we have been getting updates on contingency planning.


  • #5406
    whiskeyman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,564 ✭✭✭✭whiskeyman


    Xertz wrote: »
    The UK measures sound seriously wishy-washy compared to Ireland.

    Their CMO may list measures.

    Bizarre if no concrete measures announced as they clearly have identified where they are (approx 4 weeks behind Italy).

    13-16 weeks advised to keep schools off, that's why UK not closing schools now.


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  • #5407
    The One Doctor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,339 ✭✭✭The One Doctor


    Xertz wrote: »
    Well that's going to be a mess. We're going to have proper control measures and quite serious levels of social distancing in the Republic, while up North they'll be under the Johnsonian Laissez Faire model?

    Good point.

    ****.


  • #5408
    OneColdHand
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,454 ✭✭✭OneColdHand


    wadacrack wrote: »
    Boris Johnson " Many will die but we do not want to see a huge economic hit to this country"

    Holy. Sh1t. Unbelievable.


  • #5409
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    The Uk wants a large number of people to get it over a long period of time so there is a large portion of the population that is immune to it in the future.


  • #5410
    wakka12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,786 ✭✭✭wakka12


    First deaths in India and Azerbajan
    They are the 37th and 38th countries worldwide to report a death from coronavirus

    Cases in New York have risen to almost 250.


  • #5411
    namloc1980
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,445 ✭✭✭✭namloc1980


    wadacrack wrote: »
    Boris Johnson " Many will die but we do not want to see a huge economic hit to this country"

    He hardly said that......did he?


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  • #5412
    BorneTobyWilde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,586 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    UK clearly saying closing school would be a massive mistake, it would put the elderly at a far far higher risk.

    We've done the opposite....


  • #5413
    whiskeyman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,564 ✭✭✭✭whiskeyman


    OneColdHand wrote: »
    Holy. Sh1t. Unbelievable.

    Unbelievable indeed.
    He didn't say it.


  • #5414
    Downlinz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,666 ✭✭✭Downlinz


    https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1238150106278486019


  • #5415
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,887 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    wadacrack wrote: »
    Boris Johnson " Many will die but we do not want to see a huge economic hit to this country"

    Roll back 175 years and UK PM probably said exact same about the Irish Famine!


  • #5416
    namloc1980
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,445 ✭✭✭✭namloc1980


    Downlinz wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1238150106278486019

    Fcuk!


  • #5417
    bekker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 912 ✭✭✭bekker


    BorneTobyWilde wrote: »
    UK clearly saying closing school would be a massive mistake, it would put the elderly at a far far higher risk.

    We've done the opposite....
    Didn't someone comment earlier about ours being driven by social media?


  • #5418
    Rjd2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,260 ✭✭✭✭Rjd2


    namloc1980 wrote: »
    He hardly said that......did he?

    nope.


  • #5419
    CinemaGuy45
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭CinemaGuy45


    Downlinz wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1238150106278486019

    Shocking numbers does anybody still think it is just a flu?


  • #5420
    nibtrix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,305 ✭✭✭nibtrix


    So Boris said they were 4 weeks behind Italy?!
    In terms of numbers and the daily increase, Italy had 470 cases on Feb 26th and 655 on the 27th, not dissimilar to the UK yesterday and today with 460 and 590 - pretty much exactly 2 weeks behind.


  • #5421
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,887 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    Italy: +2,651 cases/+189 deaths.

    Fup me! :eek:


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  • #5422
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Downlinz wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1238150106278486019

    It's getting worse there


  • #5423
    retro:electro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,039 ✭✭✭✭retro:electro


    I’m home now and I’ve the dressing gown on. And I tell ye tisn’t coming off til this is all over


  • #5424
    wakka12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,786 ✭✭✭wakka12


    CinemaGuy45 wrote: »
    Shocking numbers does anybody still think it is just a flu?

    Definitely, many people still do. Because it hasnt killed more people than flu does in a year in the two weeks since the virus has left China and gone global


  • #5425
    cmac2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,706 ✭✭✭cmac2009


    OneColdHand wrote: »
    Holy. Sh1t. Unbelievable.

    He never said that, obviously.


  • #5426
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 18,962 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    this is possibly one of the most disturbing articles that I've read in a long while

    https://www.itv.com/news/2020-03-11/italy-doctors-coronavirus-covid-19-quarantine-milan-health/

    under 60's with no health conditions only getting the ventilators in Italy. if it gets worse, they will lower the age.

    others are just being basically told to go die

    Italy has the 2nd best health care system in the world

    how many ventilators are in Ireland?

    3,000 in Italy


  • #5427
    PokeHerKing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,877 ✭✭✭PokeHerKing


    We need to get on top of our borders here. The UK are going to go to $hit very soon. These lads are all head bangers.


  • #5428
    sjb25
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,416 ✭✭✭sjb25


    Downlinz wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1238150106278486019

    Jesus fcuking Christ


  • #5429
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,109 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    wadacrack wrote: »
    Boris Johnson " Many will die but we do not want to see a huge economic hit to this country"

    Don't worry, the virus seems to feast on incompetent bumbling politicians around the world. BoJo may be out of action soon :P


  • #5430
    whiskeyman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,564 ✭✭✭✭whiskeyman


    Just Eat / Dominos etc... gonna do very well out of this.


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  • #5431
    TheAsYLuMkeY
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 634 ✭✭✭TheAsYLuMkeY


    This is to me an amazing little side story just unfolding, Unionist and Loyalist commentators saying basically **** what downing street is saying, we are all one island and need to act in unison about school closures etc,


    Other unionists disagreed. “Since coronavirus doesn’t give a damn about borders or identities it makes sense for NI to follow immediately,” tweeted Alex Kane, a unionist commentator.

    Jamie Bryson, a loyalist blogger, said Northern Ireland had to recognise it shared an open land border with Ireland. “Regardless of the rights or wrongs of that open border, it is a reality. We face a health crisis that could result in deaths of many people. It is sensible to coordinate the approach between both jurisdictions.”


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