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CoVid-19 Part VIII - 292 cases ROI (2 deaths) 62 in NI (as of 17th March) *Read OP*

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    #92
    [Deleted User]
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    Strumms wrote: »
    Thought that was instant erection.

    For some AH posters, I really wouldn’t be surprised :D


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    #93
    Syncpolice
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    Spanish Eyes wrote: »
    This virus is rampant everywhere now.

    Really hope it won't be so bad here. Maybe wishful thinking now.

    #metoo


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    #94
    fritzelly
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    Shn99 wrote: »

      How long are we looking at do you reckon?

      The whole of Europe preferably the world needs to go on lockdown for a month and let it burn itself out

      It's the only way really to stop it - reality is that is not how the world works so always a chance it comes back from a visitor from a still infected country so ban all visitors from outside Europe for another month


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      #95
      PhantomHat
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      fritzelly wrote: »
      Temple Bar deserted

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

      Someone had a fit of coughing just off camera when I went on there...


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      #96
      kerrycork13
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      Rattlehead_ie wrote: »
      It's a very tough situation to be in. What's happening out there is changing on a daily/hourly basis. However its seemingly more likely that while you love your daughter, with the way things are as of now in Ireland, you'll have to not see her and hopefully her mum will be open to giving you more time to catch up on lost time when it's all over. Best of Luck


      Thanks for your lovely and considerate reply. I really feel the reality of this is hitting me now. I'm glad to be here for my parents but so sad I can't see my own daughter.


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      #97
      bekker
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      ixoy wrote: »
      Is there a clear idea of the criteria for testing, and reporting of testing, being used in other countries?
      Ireland's significantly reduced the criteria now and is ramping up testing which is a very good thing for getting a more accurate picture of the disease. Are other countries following the same conditions or is it like we had where they'd only test if you were recently in a hot zone or had confirmed contact with another carrier?
      No, varies from country to country, and from time to time. Usually starts low, ramps up, and then criteria change.


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      #98
      hawkwing
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      tobefrank321 wrote: »
      Austria has banned gatherings of more than 5 people.
      Pam and her 5 friends :confused:


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      #99
      Strumms
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      fritzelly wrote: »
      The whole of Europe preferably the world needs to go on lockdown for a month and let it burn itself out

      It's the only way really to stop it - reality is that is not how the world works so always a chance it comes back from a visitor from a still infected country

      I’d rather a fûcked economy than a fücked population but try getting that idea through to big business and political dumb asses.


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      #100
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      sorry if already posted, the American guy stashing hand sanitizer has had it seized,

      https://twitter.com/minhtngo/status/1239284711916072960

      also may face charges

      https://twitter.com/HunterHoagland/status/1239292003466305537?s=20


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      #101
      Hobgoblin11
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      fritzelly wrote: »
      The whole of Europe preferably the world needs to go on lockdown for a month and let it burn itself out

      It's the only way really to stop it - reality is that is not how the world works so always a chance it comes back from a visitor from a still infected country

      Does a virus burn itself out ? Or is that it will reduce in the summer but it will come back again in the winter and become what we call endemic, in that it will spread pretty much everywhere.”

      Dundalk, Co. Louth



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      #102
      Kermit.de.frog
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      https://twitter.com/padnandos1/status/1238922699583479809


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      #103
      kenmc
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      Shn99 wrote: »

        How long are we looking at do you reckon?

        Well china have been battling this since before Xmas. It's now mid march, so that's around 3 months. Even allowing for a month for them to realize what they were seeking with, we're looking at mid may, 2 months before we start to emerge. Best case I think.


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        #104
        Harry Palmr
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        Nijmegen wrote: »
        The UK science advisor said that they expected the peak in 2-3 months and subsidence to take 2-3 months more. May-June peak and July-October subsidence.

        China went into lockdown two months ago now, is another way of looking at it, and is only gradually lifting restrictions.

        Some also expect the infection rate to pick up again from November like seasonal flu. The view is that this virus is with us for good and that beyond any vaccine the general populous will build an immunity over the coming years but first we have to get to that point.

        https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/15/uk-coronavirus-crisis-to-last-until-spring-2021-and-could-see-79m-hospitalised
        “For the public to hear that it could last for 12 months, people are going to be really upset about that and pretty worried about that”, said Paul Hunter, a professor of medicine at the University of East Anglia.

        “A year is entirely plausible. But that figure isn’t well appreciated or understood,” added Hunter, an expert in epidemiology.

        “I think it will dip in the summer, towards the end of June, and come back in November, in the way that usual seasonal flu does. I think it will be around forever, but become less severe over time, as immunity builds up,” he added.


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        #105
        An Ri rua
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        solidasarock wrote: »
        We need to start a rumor that WhatsApp will be taken offline to REALLY freak out the weirdos

        I can confirm that the app formerly known as Bebo has been in self isolation for quite some time. Desperately hoping to catch a social virus....


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        #106
        drunkmonkey
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        kerrycork13 wrote: »
        Thanks for your lovely and considerate reply. I really feel the reality of this is hitting me now. I'm glad to be here for my parents but so sad I can't see my own daughter.

        Go see your daughter. Video call her at the very least.


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        #107
        fritzelly
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        kerrycork13 wrote: »
        Thanks for your lovely and considerate reply. I really feel the reality of this is hitting me now. I'm glad to be here for my parents but so sad I can't see my own daughter.

        A month or two away is tiny in comparison to the rest of her life - Skype keeps the contact going


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        #108
        appledrop
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        Omackeral wrote: »
        Might as well be the first to say it on this thread.

        iMaGiNe WhAt REeLiNg In ThE YeArS 2020 wIlL bE LiKe

        Exactly was I was thinking today!


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        #109
        bekker
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        Strumms wrote: »
        I’d rather a fûcked economy than a fücked population but try getting that idea through to big business and political dumb asses.
        Afraid we may have a 241.


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        #110
        francie81
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        So what is it going to take for a complete lockdown more deaths? Hopefully when this is all over that it will make people with such mindsets realise that material is only material.


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        #111
        SharpshooterTom
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        I know a lot of people don't like the lazy and inaccurate comparisons to the flu but just out of curiosity how many people die from the flu annually in Ireland does anyone know?


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        #112
        J. Marston
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        Jake1 wrote: »
        sorry if already posted, the American guy stashing hand sanitizer has had it seized,

        https://twitter.com/minhtngo/status/1239284711916072960

        also may face charges

        https://twitter.com/HunterHoagland/status/1239292003466305537?s=20

        They should make an example of that guy, give him the full brunt of the law to dissuade others from doing the same if/when it gets worse.


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        #113
        fritzelly
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        Jake1 wrote: »
        sorry if already posted, the American guy stashing hand sanitizer has had it seized,

        https://twitter.com/minhtngo/status/1239284711916072960

        also may face charges

        https://twitter.com/HunterHoagland/status/1239292003466305537?s=20

        Too right the sad fecker - was going around all the small shops as well clearing out their stock in small towns


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        #114
        Ulysses Gaze
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        Deleted User wrote: »
        What’s the best beer to eat crisps with? :P

        Duff


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        #115
        Abba987
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        Hobgoblin11 wrote: »
        Does a virus burn itself out ? Or is that it will reduce in the summer but it will come back again in the winter and become what we call endemic, in that it will spread pretty much everywhere.”

        Yes without a host. But thats extremely unlikely even with the most extreme lockdown if essential services are maintained.

        Our best chance is slowing it down to allow our health services to cope until a vaccine is developed

        I thought 9/11 was the scariest thing i would ever see. This is so much closer


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        #116
        niallo27
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        Renjit wrote: »
        It may be an outlier. The virus was pussyfooting around :pac:

        Only 3% in Wuhan got it and it was more widespread there.


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        #117
        Strumms
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        bekker wrote: »
        Afraid we may have a 241.

        Yep, it’s sure as shît looking this way. However this pans out, remember never fûcking vote FG again.


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        #118
        fritzelly
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        Hobgoblin11 wrote: »
        Does a virus burn itself out ? Or is that it will reduce in the summer but it will come back again in the winter and become what we call endemic, in that it will spread pretty much everywhere.”

        That's a saying - if there are no hosts then its stopped in tracks, as happened with SARS from a few years ago


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        #119
        jamesf85
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        fritzelly wrote: »
        The whole of Europe preferably the world needs to go on lockdown for a month and let it burn itself out

        It's the only way really to stop it - reality is that is not how the world works so always a chance it comes back from a visitor from a still infected country so ban all visitors from outside Europe for another month


        That's my thinking too.

        Say we implement a 3 month total lockdown and we manage to contain it, basically nobody works and the economy is completely crippled, everybody stays in isolation and we get rid of it here. It means we can't interact with anyone else in the world then until there's a vaccine in place.

        Everyone in the planet needs to be on the same page or else we can't open up our borders because we'll be right back to where we were last week.


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        #120
        threeball
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        BorneTobyWilde wrote: »
        It will hit home even further when someone '' high up'' becomes a victim, whether a celebrity, or politician

        All 3 presidential hopefuls are high risk


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        #121
        Airyfairy12
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        Anyone else seeing comments and posts from people on social media who have symptoms but cant get help? Ive seen about 4 today, one woman said she called her gp, the helplines and called for an ambulance as shes really sick and finding it hard to breath but cant get anyone to test her or help her. She was given tablets but said theyre only making her worse. Her child has an underlying condition and he's very sick too with same symptoms. She said she's been ringing and ringing the gp and helpline but its just going around in circles and no ones answering the helpline number.
        Another guy said his flatmate tested positive but no one else in the flat was tested or contacted. This is the most worrying part of this imo. I know form having to call an ambulance for my dad a few months ago, the ambulance didnt show up for 40 minutes, he lives 10 minute walk from the hospital. Our health care system is a shambles and that will be what kills people during this epidemic, not the virus.


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