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

is_that_so wrote: »

US & UK nationals now being advised to leave Argentina "quickly" while there are flights!

That's only because of the impending lockdown, otherwise they will be trapped in the country.

In relation to the ban on passengers from Ireland to the US, I presume the checks will be happening in Dublin and Shannon?

Unlike other EU flights, flights from Ireland arrive into domestic terminals in the US, and don't get routed through normal Customs and Homeland Security on arrival.

I know in Charlotte you just disembark straight into the area where the next passengers are waiting to board. SFO you can go straight to the baggage carousels and out the door to a taxi rank (and just straight out if you've no baggage!)

Brilliant

https://twitter.com/nialloloughlin/status/1239190710294904832

Clarence Boddiker wrote: »

A few weeks ago several thousand people flew into Dublin from European epicentre of the virus. Do you think this posed a risk? It did and probably massively contributed to the spread. If flights from Italy were halted it may have slowed the spread.
It really seems like some people have an ideological commitment to open borders and this supercedes health, safety, logic and pragmatism.

There is no health benefit to the farcical suggestion of closing a border that can’t be closed. People flew in with infections before any of those infections were detectable. Virus’s spread from person to person, so they don’t care about border closures - particularly ineffective ones.

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

This is a very disturbing tweet by Philip Boucher Hayes. It's a worrying reminder no one is immune here. A Dr on RTE radio this morning briefly discussed WHO stats until she was rudely cut off. One interesting point she made was that the median age of death is 57 years old. That means half of deaths occur above this age and half below.
That's worrying for everyone. If you're in your 20s and out in pubs, thats your parents you're very likely putting at risk, not just your grandparents, it's also you, albeit at less risk.


https://twitter.com/boucherhayes/status/1238904532039589889

If that is not legitimate PBH should be in bother over that kind of scrare mongering.

paddythere wrote: »

Staggering difference in cases/death ratio between Germany and Italy

Yes wondering why that is. Germany looks to be a week/10 days behind Italy but still mortality rate is far lower in Germany now than in Italy a week ago.

Also strange considering both countries have an elderly population with approx 22% of both countries over 65

3 separate new cases in Vietnam, a german tourist, a latvian tourist, and an English tourist. Europe must have exported up to 1000 cases to the rest of the world in the last two weeks, Europe must have millions of cases in total

Necro wrote: »

I absolutely appreciate you are posting in good faith..

BUT

The Taoiseach already issued an announcement advising against gatherings of over 100 people indoors and 500 outdoors.

And people didn't listen and packed the pubs Friday and Saturday.

If the border is shut it will take a huge amount of manpower, more than we have. And will divert a lot of bodies who could better be used helping out in hospitals, as drivers and assisting communities.

It's just not workable.

A physical border might be impossible although put up a few cordons on major intersections just to highlight the situation more than anything.

More important than that; The Irish government needs to make a statement re the border with Northern Ireland in particular and because they are or will not be imposing the same restrictions we are imposing if they stupidly follow the moron Johnson.

We can't just ignore it. So we make a point of asking people in border regions not to travel to Northern Ireland and then we ask the Northern politicians to see some sense and abandon the stupid Brit herd immunity strategy.

mcgucc22 wrote: »

Wow, I’m shocked. And I can’t believe Italia ‘90 got 10% of the vote, that was probably the worst ever World Cup. Mexico ‘86 all the way for me. Anyway back on topic.

Mexico 1970 was magical. England geschlagen in the quarter-finals and Brazil making a carnival of the final.

Only downside of having memories of that wonderful tournament is that it means I'm of an age that will put me low on the priority list for a venilator when they become scarce

paddythere wrote: »

Staggering difference in cases/death ratio between Germany and Italy

German Health Service isn't overwhelmed yet, Lombardy's is. That's the point that keeps getting missed on this thread - as long as there are ventilators and ICU beds, most severe cases remain alive in the short-medium term at least. Once those resources are at capacity, mortality soars. This is why the 1% figure bandied about is fantasy land.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

It’s probably a nebuliser that I have. It’s buried somewhere.

Still might be needed.
Send off an email with your name and location and if they need it they will get in touch.

TheCitizen wrote: »

A physical border might be impossible although put up a few cordons on major intersections just to highlight the situation more than anything.

More important than that; The Irish government needs to make a statement re the border with Northern Ireland in particular and because they are or will not be imposing the same restrictions we are imposing if they stupidly follow the moron Johnson.

We can't just ignore it. So we make a point of asking people in border regions not to travel to Northern Ireland and then we ask the Northern politicians to see some sense and abandon the stupid Brit herd immunity strategy.

Farmers could close the border at the drop of a hat.

Tootsie_1 wrote: »

Just announced they are closing but still packed ... ffs.

https://www.earthcam.com/world/ireland/dublin/?cam=dublinpub

The Temple Bar Pub, which I think was the one in the clips shared last night, is closed. Shamed into closing.