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

Looptheloop30 · 16-03-2020 06:02PM

Jpmarn wrote: »

Reminder the rate of infection is lower in UK than Republic of Ireland.

O were they testing the same amount proportionally as us were they?

banie01 · 16-03-2020 06:02PM

Jpmarn wrote: »

Reminder the rate of infection is lower in UK than Republic of Ireland.

The reported rate of infection.
Based on tests that the UK is rationing.

laugh · 16-03-2020 06:02PM

Jpmarn wrote: »

Reminder the rate of infection is lower in UK than Republic of Ireland.

What are the rates?

statesaver · 16-03-2020 06:03PM

Hurrache wrote: »

Johnson - "The UK is leading the campaign to fight back against this disease". Trump lite.

Trying to invoke the spirit of Churchill but fails totally.

Frank Bullitt · 16-03-2020 06:03PM

The brits have changed their tone!

ChikiChiki · 16-03-2020 06:03PM

Uk press conference, not a whole lot new to what we already know.

political analyst · 16-03-2020 06:03PM

cameramonkey wrote: »

This is gone well past China now, its in the back yard banging at the door but if it makes you feel better keep talking about China.

Communist officials in Wuhan caused the crisis by covering-up the earliest cases of infection and letting a pot-luck dinner take place.

Funkfield · 16-03-2020 06:03PM

Jpmarn wrote: »

Reminder the rate of infection is lower in UK than Republic of Ireland.

How can you know that? Surely they aren't testing similar numbers?

mloc123 · 16-03-2020 06:04PM

Jpmarn wrote: »

Reminder the rate of infection is lower in UK than Republic of Ireland.

The tested rate or the total rate?

Irish_peppa · 16-03-2020 06:04PM

Boris press conference just now they are still not closing schools and colleges etc ! OH MY GOD:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Funsterdelux · 16-03-2020 06:04PM

Just back from the beach.

Was quieter than expected, thankfully, tide was on the way out. Very strong biting wind. The kids and dog had a good run around, although it was looking like a lock down was coming this week, it doesnt feel like it as much today. Restaurants/cafes look like closing tonight.

Driving through a few small towns in Cork I was annoyed to see mainly teenage lads congregate in groups of 3-5.

One man walked by us on the beach 20 yards away and we kept about 5 metres away from 2 kite surfers.

Anyway it was good to get away from it all for a couple of hours and get the ears frozen off me.

banie01 · 16-03-2020 06:05PM

Hurrache wrote: »

Johnson - "The UK is leading the campaign to fight back against this disease". Trump lite.

They are the example along with the US that everyone else points out as bad

Actual bombastic nonsense as the world faces its biggest health crisis in 100 years!

tuxy · 16-03-2020 06:05PM

Irish_peppa wrote: »

Boris press conference just now they are still not closing schools and colleges etc ! OH MY GOD:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Herd immunity experiment continues.

SteelyDanJalapeno · 16-03-2020 06:05PM

The UK are testing more than us per million

Fake news

Stheno · 16-03-2020 06:05PM

Jesus they seem to be really downplaying it in this press conference

Very few people die. Less than 1% can they not do maths here?

cnocbui · 16-03-2020 06:06PM

TheAsYLuMkeY wrote: »

I am not making light of the situation as anyone that has been following the thread will see i am taking it very seriously,

But i cannot help getting this song out of my head the past few days!!!!

Good idea. With that in your head, any self respecting virus is bound to give it a miss.

Snow Garden · 16-03-2020 06:06PM

cnocbui wrote: »

And 4 months later you might be able to harvest and eat them. Meanwhile, you will still need to buy vegetables until then.

You can harvest lettuce after 1 month. Simple to grow.

CIARAN_BOYLE · 16-03-2020 06:06PM

Jpmarn wrote: »

Reminder the rate of infection is lower in UK than Republic of Ireland.

Remember last Thursday when the chief medical officer of the UK suggested 10k undiagnosed cases in the community.

Necro · 16-03-2020 06:06PM

Jpmarn wrote: »

Reminder the rate of infection is lower in UK than Republic of Ireland.

Aren't they only testing people hospitalised?

laugh · 16-03-2020 06:06PM

Snow Garden wrote: »

You can harvest lettuce after 1 month. Simple to grow.

Not great for calorie count though.

cameramonkey · 16-03-2020 06:06PM

political analyst wrote: »

Communist officials in Wuhan caused the crisis by covering-up the earliest cases of infection and letting a pot-luck dinner take place.

I think we all know that, have you a time machine and a chance to go back and change things?

Westernyelp · 16-03-2020 06:07PM

How can the go 'Emphatically against' mass gatherings and leave schools and colleges going. some with 1000's of students milling around campus buildings. makes no sense.

Poorside · 16-03-2020 06:07PM

3 of my extended family in the UK have been confirmed positive, they were with their severely compromised mother yesterday, advice from NHS, stay indoors for 7 days.

jamesf85 · 16-03-2020 06:07PM

Mr.S wrote: »

Switzerland to reinstate border checks from midnight. Only CH citizens and work permit holders can enter.

Surprised it took them that long.

Because these measures cripple your economy.

You can't stay in lockdown forever.

Once we open our borders we will have a steady increase in cases again.

There is no right or wrong way here, people will die, one measure may have more deaths now...but crippling your economy will cause huge deaths over decades also, not to mention make life unbearable for a lot of people. We can have a situation where you have 1,000 deaths now and 1.5million unemployed, or we can go the UK route and see where that takes us.

This is a terrible situation. The reality is we need to clean up our act as a species. We have a terrible relationship with the planet. If someone from another world came to visit, they would see the human race as the biggest virus on the planet. The reason for this particular outbreak is because of the terrible conditions we have our livestock living in. This isn't a dig at China, we are guilty of it too here in the west.

I'm not a vegan btw and I'm not 'against' the world. There is so much good in the world, and I really enjoy my life...but truthfully, look around, is this not what we deserve? We cause more harm than good overall, it's just a pity it's sick and weak that are going to pay the price for this.

bennyineire · 16-03-2020 06:07PM

BoJo the clown has now morphed into Backtrack Boris. The U.K. going down the W.H.O. recommendations route 1 week after Ireland. What a major fXXk up.

They're basically saving now that there will be an explosion of cases in Britain,London in particular in the next 2 weeks. If you have any travel plans to Britain and London in particular, cancel them now.

What I'm posting now has literally just been said by Boris and his advisers on Sky News. All we can do at this stage is hope the human cost is not massive and also that it does not have a further contagion effect to Ireland.

Boris Johnson, what a wXXker

Jpmarn · 16-03-2020 06:08PM

mloc123 wrote: »

The tested rate or the total rate?

It is the official results. They are lacking testing kits. If there is a much higher figures they’ll be closing schools.
I hope Boris and his government aren’t stuffing up.

Hobgoblin11 · 16-03-2020 06:08PM

In Ireland people passively accept what the government dictates to them , not so it England, so they need to go at this with kid gloves

Pinch Flat · 16-03-2020 06:09PM

Gardai on now about unmarked cars, community support largely.

skimpydoo · 16-03-2020 06:09PM

cnocbui wrote: »

One where the prognosis is terminal?

I don't think its terminal but regardless of that what spanner goes abroad during these strange days?

irelandspurs · 16-03-2020 06:09PM

No mass gatherings but still not closing schools.

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