CoVid-19 Part VII - 169 cases ROI (2 deaths) 45 in NI (as of 15 March) Read OP

Xertz · 15-03-2020 03:44AM

dockysher wrote: »

No

Good for you! I'm actually kinda finding it rather hard to process.
Didn't think this was After Hours, but anyway.

I'll just go drink something.

Andrew00 · 15-03-2020 03:44AM

Almost all of the pubs in Tuam, Galway have closed from tonight for the foreseeable future

Sausage_blaa · 15-03-2020 03:45AM

Stevieluvsye wrote: »

The government should have acted sooner.

I do agree if we stoped flights and ferrys we'd probably have less cases but I don't think we would have ever avoided it.

Hobgoblin11 · 15-03-2020 03:45AM

jamesf85 wrote: »

https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3800632,00.html

Very interesting article.

Particularly the cruise ship where only 20% of the people on board were affected. I've been on cruises, you're talking about 3,000-5,000 people in a very small area all sharing the same 2-3 lifts. The same air system and same restaurants. I hadn't rally questioned it until now but it's very strange that more people didn't get the virus.

This is very encouraging, it would still mean huge numbers getting infected but would sure be better than even the best case predicted scenario.

How about variables such as Africa ? Mutations ? Reinfections? Waves of infections ?

Kermit.de.frog · 15-03-2020 03:45AM

https://twitter.com/AMAZINACE/status/1238930441119379458

Larbre34 · 15-03-2020 03:45AM

Stevieluvsye wrote: »

Jesus, that's nearly as bad as Cheltenham

Worse really, if you consider the dispertion of people from a major international hub like O'Hare. At least Cheltenham is fairly homogeneous.

dockysher · 15-03-2020 03:46AM

Andrew00 wrote: »

Almost all of the pubs in Tuam, Galway have closed from tonight for the foreseeable future

Source? Lot of pubs in galway and only heard of a handful of closing so far

Stevieluvsye · 15-03-2020 03:46AM

Xertz wrote: »

Anyone else finding this somewhat surreal and quite hard to believe is happening.
I've had to sort of do a few double takes a few times as I keep thinking it's some kind of bad dream I had when I wake up, then I realise no .. it's real.

Not quite sure what to do to keep my head in order.

I know. It's mental. Once in a lifetime "event" if you can call it that. What i'm more worried about is the blase attitude people still have here. They don't realise how bad this is gong to get, especially in Dublin

Atlantic Dawn · 15-03-2020 03:46AM

Seems to be not a single case of any flight crew getting it? The air in planes must be filtered really good.

joeguevara · 15-03-2020 03:46AM

jamesf85 wrote: »

https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3800632,00.html

Very interesting article.

Particularly the cruise ship where only 20% of the people on board were affected. I've been on cruises, you're talking about 3,000-5,000 people in a very small area all sharing the same 2-3 lifts. The same air system and same restaurants. I hadn't rally questioned it until now but it's very strange that more people didn't get the virus.

This is very encouraging, it would still mean huge numbers getting infected but would sure be better than even the best case predicted scenario.

There could be many reasons for small contamination though. If a person was sick they might have stayed in their cabin and not had contact with many people. They might have contracted the virus on a stop near the end of the trip.

It may be calming that it might not be as bad as predicted but a doctor, who has admitted that he has no expert in the area and probably has no first hand evidence of the cruise ship he is basing his assumption on should not be relied upon. It is also dangerous for him to publish this as people may drop their guard or disregard instructions based on his assertion.

Strumms · 15-03-2020 03:47AM

Xertz wrote: »

Anyone else finding this somewhat surreal and quite hard to believe is happening.
I've had to sort of do a few double takes a few times as I keep thinking it's some kind of bad dream I had when I wake up, then I realise no .. it's real.

Not quite sure what to do to keep my head in order.

It’s like a bad dream, scary as fûck but this is real. An unprecedented situation in the country, globally, in history... there really isn’t a blueprint for this...

As far as keeping the head, for me anyway... looking after my folks, Netflix, the Ps4, TV, boards.ie... 🍝 pasta...

Stevieluvsye · 15-03-2020 03:47AM

Sausage_blaa wrote: »

I do agree if we stoped flights and ferrys we'd probably have less cases but I don't think we would have ever avoided it.

Agreed, but fcuk me the country is in for a shock and i hate to sound like a doom merchant but these are now inevitable facts

bmcc10 · 15-03-2020 03:48AM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Letting flights in from Italy last weekend was a terrible decision, plenty of EU states have selectively closed their borders to certain countries, we could have done it.

Every country is gonna make bad decisions one way or another in how they deal with it.

Stevieluvsye · 15-03-2020 03:48AM

Strumms wrote: »

It’s like a bad dream, scary as fûck but this is real. An unprecedented situation in the country, globally, in history... there really isn’t a blueprint for this...

As far as keeping the head, for me anyway... looking after my folks, Netflix, the Ps4, TV, boards.ie... 🍝 pasta...

Wise words!!! Hopefully my test for the virus on Monday comes back negative

fritzelly · 15-03-2020 03:48AM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Seems to be not a single case of any flight crew getting it? The air in planes must be filtered really good.

Nothing came of those flight crew that had to go in to self isolation a week or so ago?

Atlantic Dawn · 15-03-2020 03:49AM

bmcc10 wrote: »

Every country is gonna make bad decisions one way or another in how they deal with it.

But it was so predictable in that with the Ireland Rugby game scheduled and then cancelled most would travel here from the 2nd worst infected place on the earth.

Pinch Flat · 15-03-2020 03:50AM

Xertz wrote: »

Anyone else finding this somewhat surreal and quite hard to believe is happening.
I've had to sort of do a few double takes a few times as I keep thinking it's some kind of bad dream I had when I wake up, then I realise no .. it's real.

Not quite sure what to do to keep my head in order.

Its 2.51 am and I can't sleep. My wife is a nurse who will be put to front line duty fighting this from Monday. She's a type one diabetic - high risk and scared. My 13 year old son is asleep in the next room. He's asking me will we be okay. Will mum get sick. Will I lose my job. I'm physically sick and genuinely scared.

Stevieluvsye · 15-03-2020 03:52AM

Pinch Flat wrote: »

Its 2.51 am and I can't sleep. My wife is a nurse who will be put to front line duty fighting this from Monday. She's a type one diabetic - high risk and scared. My 13 year old son is asleep in the next room. He's asking me will we be okay. Will mum get sick. Will I lose my job. I'm physically sick and genuinely scared.

Jesus. Tell her not to work. Seriously. You have a child. This fcuker of a virus could harm her condition. PLEASE.

Kermit.de.frog · 15-03-2020 03:52AM

https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1238929720567377920

Cork Boy 53 · 15-03-2020 03:52AM

So what death toll is being predicted now?

CinemaGuy45 · 15-03-2020 03:53AM

Pinch Flat wrote: »

Its 2.51 am and I can't sleep. My wife is a nurse who will be put to front line duty fighting this from Monday. She's a type one diabetic - high risk and scared. My 13 year old son is asleep in the next room. He's asking me will we be okay. Will mum get sick. Will I lose my job. I'm physically sick and genuinely scared.

And so you should be I am too.

I can't sleep either.

fritzelly · 15-03-2020 03:54AM

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

So what death toll is being predicted now?

Don't be looking at Italy's figures or you'll go into meltdown - over 6% and not over yet
See how it progresses in Spain

Sausage_blaa · 15-03-2020 03:54AM

Stevieluvsye wrote: »

Agreed, but fcuk me the country is in for a shock and i hate to sound like a doom merchant but these are now inevitable facts

I think our government are taking the right steps (for once in my lifetime anyway) the only thing they did wrong was let the pubs stay open! Otherwise a good job is being done..

Strumms · 15-03-2020 03:55AM

bmcc10 wrote: »

Every country is gonna make bad decisions one way or another in how they deal with it.

That’s a pretty poor attitude when it comes to holding our elected representatives to account... ahh well, they’ll fûck it up ahhh sure it’s not happened before give them a break.. NO.. they fancy their backsides sitting in Dáil Éireann? Ok ! You better be prepared to be producing and acting efficiently in the best interests of this country when things are going good and when shît hits the fan like now...

If someone declared war would it be ok to say.... “ahh sure, never had to deal with this before”.... we are in a war, a health war on what scale we are unsure as of yet but we need to win, by the right actions and decisions from politicians and government AND in our behavior as citizens, regardless of age, health, financial status, occupation... this is on all of us.

CinemaGuy45 · 15-03-2020 03:55AM

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

So what death toll is being predicted now?

Who cares this thing is here we need to try and keep it as low as we can whatever that number is.:(

Hobgoblin11 · 15-03-2020 03:55AM

20% jump in new cases in Italy , now 21k

citysights · 15-03-2020 03:57AM

Strumms wrote: »

It’s like a bad dream, scary as fûck but this is real. An unprecedented situation in the country, globally, in history... there really isn’t a blueprint for this...

As far as keeping the head, for me anyway... looking after my folks, Netflix, the Ps4, TV, boards.ie... ðŸ pasta...

Agree with Strums it’s terrible, the last recession was brutal especially when Ireland had to be bailed out but this is even worse, well I feel it is anyway because stupid money doesn’t even help not that I have loads anyway. All you can do like anyone is follow all the health precautions, and if you’re at home go online, learn stuff new hobbies, watch movies, read books, do word searches, jigsaws, garden, paint, play board games and eat well and get sleep. Big virtual friendship hug to you. Stay strong.

Hobgoblin11 · 15-03-2020 03:58AM

I expect taxes will go through the roof after this crisis in order to fund the relief

fritzelly · 15-03-2020 03:58AM

Strumms wrote: »

That’s a pretty poor attitude when it comes to holding our elected representatives to account... ahh well, they’ll fûck it up ahhh sure it’s not happened before give them a break.. NO.. they fancy their backsides sitting in Dáil Éireann? Ok ! You better be prepared to be producing and acting efficiently in the best interests of this country when things are going good and when shît hits the fan like now...

If someone declared war would it be ok to say.... “ahh sure, never had to deal with this before”.... we are in a war, a health war on what scale we are unsure as of yet but we need to win, by the right actions and decisions from politicians and government AND in our behavior as citizens, regardless of age, health, financial status, occupation... this is on all of us.

That's very disingenuous - every country in the world has been taken by surprise
Making this a political thing is not on

CinemaGuy45 · 15-03-2020 04:00AM

Sausage_blaa wrote: »

I think our government are taking the right steps (for once in my lifetime anyway) the only thing they did wrong was let the pubs stay open! Otherwise a good job is being done..

And the flights that poured in from Italy and now Spain.

Are you a Government shill?

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CoVid-19 Part VII - 169 cases ROI (2 deaths) 45 in NI (as of 15 March) Read OP