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


    where did they get the info??

    Friends and family , listen I said it’s just a feeling so we shall see.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 819 ✭✭✭EDit


    Does that 20 include the hordes of afflicted from the Clayton Hotel �� ?


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


    Trump is to declare a national State of Emergency in the US. Not sure what restrictions that will bring with it.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 262 ✭✭perrito caliente


    Some amount of gowls in this thread in fairness.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,073 ✭✭✭littlemac1980


    BetterWay wrote: »
    Anyone else a bit numb after Pseudonym's post earlier saying they predict 60 thousand in the Republic die from this?


    He/she have been right about everything so far before it happened

    That’s a fair estimate based on the WHO mortality rate if 80% of the population is infected - which is quite possible.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,612 ✭✭✭Quantum Erasure


    Ireland has probably had CV for a month and we have had one death connected to it. Honestly, this is much to do about nothing I’m convinced.

    alls grand so lads, parades back on, get the pints in


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,962 ✭✭✭✭dark crystal


    Predictions? What nonsense are you spouting - the numbers and data is widely available. It ain’t gonna magically stop in Ireland tomorrow while it continues to spread everywhere else. Zzzzz... same nonsense over and over.

    I never stated it would stop. I'm talking about posters on here who, everytime a modest figure is released, start spouting the same stuff about 'Ah, it'll be hundreds by next week, wait and see..' blah blah.

    It's almost ghoulish.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,395 ✭✭✭nullObjects


    Why is the UK saying isolate for 7 days?
    Is everyone else not saying 14 days?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 395 ✭✭Class MayDresser


    EDit wrote: »
    Does that 20 include the hordes of afflicted from the Clayton Hotel �� ?

    Is that place still locked down?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,002 ✭✭✭BLIZZARD7


    Plenty of posters on here constantly saying **** like this...and the numbers never reach anywhere near the level they predict.

    Go on, tell us how many will be infected in a day or two then?

    Ignore the troll^

    I know it's scary but people need to realise Ireland is no different to anywhere else and our numbers are following the same trajectory as pretty much every else. We went from 1 or 2 new cases last weekend to 27/20 4-5 days later. We will be well over 100 cases a day by next friday.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,639 ✭✭✭completedit


    alls grand so lads, parades back on, get the pints in

    I’m straight down the middle. I’m responsible, have been keeping a low profile the last week but at same time, I do think it’s a panic born out of a contagion of panic spread by our interconnected world.

    Average age of deaths in Italy is 80. I mean it’s not ideal that old people are dying at all and if it was my close relative I’d be sad too, but death comes to us all eventually.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,612 ✭✭✭Quantum Erasure


    namloc1980 wrote: »
    Trump is to declare a national State of Emergency in the US. Not sure what restrictions that will bring with it.

    i think its more about freeing up funds to deal with the crisis, altough he could announce some other measures as well


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,511 ✭✭✭harr


    Why is the UK saying isolate for 7 days?
    Is everyone else not saying 14 days?
    Because god forbid they would do the same as rest of Europe.. they seem to want to do their own thing


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭Gooey Looey


    Why is the UK saying isolate for 7 days?
    Is everyone else not saying 14 days?

    Because they are trying to avoid taking the same advice as the Europeans


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,383 ✭✭✭olestoepoke


    That’s a fair estimate based on the WHO mortality rate if 80% of the population is infected - which is quite possible.

    As bad as it got in china theres only just over 1200 dead and they seem to be getting it under control so I think this is a bit dramatic


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,327 ✭✭✭✭Donald Trump


    Ireland has probably had CV for a month and we have had one death connected to it. Honestly, this is much to do about nothing I’m convinced of it. I don’t want to be cynical but just can’t see it being that bad. I feel the Italian situation is exaggerated by social media. It’s like here in Ireland we are told of the horrors of people on hospital beds as if it is catastrophic, it’s not ideal but completely gives a false sense of the reality in hospitals.


    Jesus Christ. The people saying this kind of thing had some semblance of of an excuse two weeks ago. But at this stage of the process. It's dangerous that there are people like that around


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


    is_that_so wrote: »
    6 patients in ICU.

    Same as yesterday.


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


    i think its more about freeing up funds to deal with the crisis, altough he could announce some other measures as well

    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/coronavirus-trump-national-emergency-us-stafford-act-latest-a9400431.html


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,885 ✭✭✭DeanAustin


    Ireland has probably had CV for a month and we have had one death connected to it. Honestly, this is much to do about nothing I’m convinced of it. I don’t want to be cynical but just can’t see it being that bad. I feel the Italian situation is exaggerated by social media. It’s like here in Ireland we are told of the horrors of people on hospital beds as if it is catastrophic, it’s not ideal but completely gives a false sense of the reality in hospitals.

    There is actually some truth in what you say. However, we're talking about a virus that is spreading, that kills 15% - 20% of older people and that there is no cure for.

    This is a situation that needs the response it's getting from the government. Not panic but not a shrug of the shoulders either.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,639 ✭✭✭completedit


    Jesus Christ. The people saying this kind of thing had some semblance of of an excuse two weeks ago. But at this stage of the process. It's dangerous that there are people like that around

    I have self quarantined and avoided social interactions. Just saying.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,237 ✭✭✭Sam Quentin


    whiskeyman wrote: »
    I know it's been said, but for one moment let's stop and think of all the people working crazy shifts right now in healthcare and government agencies.
    Many of those same people who probably came under flak before this.

    From moving equipment, clearing hospitals, doing tracing, calling people, doing announcements, rearranging stuff.

    From the lowest paid to the top rank.

    Everything they are doing will save lives.

    These are now the unsung heroes of our country.
    I hope we can help them and thank them when the times comes.

    HERE HERE


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 875 ✭✭✭mean gene


    20... isn't bad. Is it? Less than the day before.

    I mean, it's not good to have more than 0, but in fairness after yesterday I was expecting in the region of 50 - 70 new cases.

    theres thousands in Ireland walking around with it that don't know they have it


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    They did say at one point that the level of immunity conferred by infection and recovery is still not known.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,104 ✭✭✭05eaftqbrs9jlh


    Why is the UK saying isolate for 7 days?
    Is everyone else not saying 14 days?
    Because they need to keep their economy going. They have far more employees than us, so stand to lose far more money when they have to shut down. They have voiced their view that the elderly are expendable in this and I expect the figure of 3.4m deaths is about accurate.
    Ireland has probably had CV for a month and we have had one death connected to it. Honestly, this is much to do about nothing I’m convinced.
    Open up the schools, completedit says it's fine.

    Your analysis of the situation is flawed and your assessment is completely wrong and I don't even need to explain to you why because I suspect you already know all of the facts I will present, seeing as you regularly post on the thread and can't possibly have missed all the evidence. Unless you're just cherry-picking facts because you're terrified. In which case I would say that this is the right response.

    In order to contain this, we are in for a hellish few months of restriction and emotional turmoil. That is guaranteed, so get used to it. I hope you wise up and stop trying to downplay this.


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


    Over 9,200 cases worldwide so far today, almost double what was reported worldwide yesterday


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,962 ✭✭✭✭dark crystal


    BLIZZARD7 wrote: »
    Ignore the troll^

    Posters who disagree with your doomsday scenarios are not trolls. Cut that dismissive crap out.
    I know it's scary but people need to realise Ireland is no different to anywhere else and our numbers are following the same trajectory as pretty much every else. We went from 1 or 2 new cases last weekend to 27/20 4-5 days later. We will be well over 100 cases a day by next friday.

    I'll hold you to that figure next week, Nostradamus. After all, we got the very same predictions, if not worse, last week.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,299 ✭✭✭✭BloodBath


    Mic 1972 wrote: »
    Italy is testing a lot of people, they probably have the most accurate data out there at the moment
    Same rumors about China underestimated numbers when in fact they stopped the spreading and never had the hundred thousands of undetected cases that people were talking about

    How do you know they didn't if they were never tested?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 337 ✭✭Murple


    They have changed the advice to anyone with symptoms to contact GP so I think that will likely lead to an increase in testing and a likely increase in identified cases. It’s not a case than only 90 people in the country have Covid-19. Its that 90 people have tested positive. There are likely hundreds more who haven’t been tested, may have milder symptoms, may feel they can manage without a GP, are afraid to contact their GP etc. or are in the ‘I’m not paying the doctor 60 Euro to tell me what I already know’ brigade.
    I’m glad the government has taken action while confirmed numbers are relatively low. I fear it’s going to spiral out of control in the UK unless they take more decisive action now.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,293 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    mean gene wrote: »
    theres thousands in Ireland walking around with it that don't know they have it

    Using the UK figures from yesterday, it would suggest that about 750 Irish people 'could' have it.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,148 ✭✭✭amadangomor


    Ireland has probably had CV for a month and we have had one death connected to it. Honestly, this is much to do about nothing I’m convinced of it. I don’t want to be cynical but just can’t see it being that bad. I feel the Italian situation is exaggerated by social media. It’s like here in Ireland we are told of the horrors of people on hospital beds as if it is catastrophic, it’s not ideal but completely gives a false sense of the reality in hospitals.

    Step on down!

    This thread has been waiting for a handrail licker to go and test these sort of theories. Your mission is to go to at least 5 supermarkets and lick handrails, shopping trollies, baskets or any other surface that huge amounts of people have been touching.

    Wait 2-14 days and report back here.


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