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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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  • #2852
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    30% increase per day in the next 7 days would be 1123 confirmed cases then and if it continued would be 7046 a further seven days later on March 29tj

    Explains the focus to try and reduce asap


  • #2853
    Quantum Erasure
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,617 ✭✭✭Quantum Erasure


    Sierra Oscar wrote: »
    Contact tracing I would imagine.

    i thought i heard with the move to community testing, they were giving up on contact tracing?


  • #2854
    Cw85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 251 ✭✭Cw85


    Anyone have a link for the briefing at 8pm?


  • #2855
    Hurrache
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭Hurrache


    Blueshoe wrote: »
    I read the Eu are considering a travel ban. Only a few days ago Trump said the same and got lambasted for it.
    Funny old world.

    Stay safe.

    He got lambasted for it because he was blaming the EU for seeding America with the virus and taking no responsibility, nor acknowledging, the problem within his own country. Everything is a blame game. Obama even got blamed for it.


  • #2856
    wadacrack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,172 ✭✭✭wadacrack


    We cant blame the Government if this turns out terribly. They have spoken well letting the public know its very serious and been relatively proactive. Not sure what more they could have done, probably a little late to react.They cant control younger people in particular ignoring protocols


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  • #2857
    Gynoid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,524 ✭✭✭Gynoid


    freshpopcorn wrote: »
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  • #2858
    bodhrandude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,856 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    Was listening to the news on radio HSE launched a new online help with testing, but apparently the website crashed as so many people was trying to access the site to get tested so the update I reckon is going to be huge.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



  • #2859
    Roger_007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,886 ✭✭✭✭Roger_007


    ingalway wrote: »
    I read somewhere that they are recording the cause of death based on any underlying condition rather than Coronavirus. If true a shocking way to distort the figures.
    On the contrary, it’s actually a more accurate way of recording the cause of death. If someone was terminally ill anyway and then unfortunately contracted coronavirus, it would be inaccurate to say that they died from the virus.

    One figure which we are not hearing is the extent to which the virus is being transmitted within hospitals. If all the serious cases are being treated in hospital it potentially exposes everyone in the hospital to the virus, including all the other patients.


  • #2860
    pH
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,188 ✭✭✭pH


    Gretas Gonna Get Ya! wrote: »
    Don't give NSAIDS like nurofen. There is a doctor in the UK, who thinks they might be contributing to higher death rates in Italy. (Where it is very common to give them for fever symptoms)

    I'm not a doctor, so not giving medical advice. Just letting you know in case it might be important and could make a difference.

    This is the doctor who said it in this video around minute 14:00 I think.

    He's still doing more research, so he's not 100% sure yet. But just be careful with giving these drugs!

    This man in NOT a doctor, he's a retired nurse. Doesn't necessarily make what he's saying right or wrong, but identifying him and a 'doctor' is incorrect.

    "Hello Everyone,
    My name is John Campbell and I am a retired Nurse Teacher and A and E nurse based in England. I also do some teaching in Asia and Africa when time permits. These videos are to help students to learn the background to all forms of health care. My PhD focured on the development of open learning resources for nurses nationally and internationally. "
    https://www.youtube.com/user/Campbellteaching/about


  • #2861
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,311 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Blueshoe wrote: »
    I read the Eu are considering a travel ban. Only a few days ago Trump said the same and got lambasted for it.
    Funny old world.

    Stay safe.

    Trump did it to give two fingers to the EU. What emerged today is for health, rather than economical reasons. Funny old world indeed.


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  • #2862
    RandomName2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭RandomName2


    Gynoid wrote: »
    I think that is a very sensible arrangement, all cashiers and checkout people should be afforded similar

    That's really smart actually!


  • #2863
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    Cw85 wrote: »
    Anyone have a link for the briefing at 8pm?
    It will be after this.


  • #2864
    Fakediamond
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,055 ✭✭✭Fakediamond


    statesaver wrote: »
    Yer man on RTE news said 600 - 800 cases by the end of the week and now we have FF Stephen Donnelly says 10000 cases in 2 weeks ?????????????????????

    I think it’s called exponential growth :(


  • #2865
    Sierra Oscar
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 8,674 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sierra Oscar


    Quantum Erasure wrote: »
    i thought i heard with the move to community testing, they were giving up on contact tracing?

    They're still using contact tracing. The move to community testing is separate and has been underway for a good while now ever since the National Ambulance Service started testing in homes.

    The WHO stated today that countries need to massively step up both contact tracing and testing.


  • #2866
    Cw85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 251 ✭✭Cw85


    Anyone have a link to the live briefing at 8pm?


  • #2867
    pjohnson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,059 ✭✭✭✭pjohnson


    wadacrack wrote: »
    We cant blame the Government if this turns out terribly. They have spoken well letting the public know its very serious and been relatively proactive. Not sure what more they could have done, probably a little late to react.They cant control younger people in particular ignoring protocols
    They were certainly slow in acting. But they have made the correct decisions eventually and are doing a good job all things considered.


  • #2868
    Ficheall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,038 ✭✭✭Ficheall


    Cw85 wrote: »
    Anyone have a link to the live briefing at 8pm?
    https://www.rte.ie/news/player/live/11/ after this


  • #2869
    Phibsboro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,376 ✭✭✭Phibsboro


    leavingirl wrote: »
    Ah the cognitive dissonance...

    https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/index.htm

    I'm not sure what your point is? Based on that link, the mortality rate for this flu season in the USA is only .06% (i.e. half the lower estimate of .1% in the post you are replying to). This season had very low mortality, though it has been very extensive compared to other recent seasons.


  • #2870
    Sir Oxman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,492 ✭✭✭Sir Oxman


    https://www.pscp.tv/w/1ypJdQPVmeaxW

    Link for press conference
    Varadkar speaking now


  • #2871
    VinLieger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,949 ✭✭✭✭VinLieger


    bodhrandude wrote: »
    Was listening to the news on radio HSE launched a new online help with testing, but apparently the website crashed as so many people was trying to access the site to get tested so the update I reckon is going to be huge.

    We will not see results of the mass testing for a while, they are opening croke parl for drive through testing in the coming days which will really help speed things up


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  • #2872
    Blueshoe
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,964 ✭✭✭Blueshoe


    Hurrache wrote: »
    He got lambasted for it because he was blaming the EU for seeding America with the virus and taking no responsibility, nor acknowledging, the problem within his own country. Everything is a blame game. Obama even got blamed for it.

    Italians blaming the Chinese. Chinese blaming some chap for eating a bat.

    He proposed a ban got lambasted now the Eu are proposing a ban and people are hailing it as a great idea.


  • #2873
    Happy4all
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,089 ✭✭✭Happy4all


    wadacrack wrote: »
    We cant blame the Government if this turns out terribly. They have spoken well letting the public know its very serious and been relatively proactive. Not sure what more they could have done, probably a little late to react.They cant control younger people in particular ignoring protocols

    Maybe Leo making announcement from US holiday junket at the time wasn't a great idea


  • #2874
    bodhrandude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,856 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    Cw85 wrote: »
    Anyone have a link to the live briefing at 8pm?

    Just go on google and type rte news now and it should be there.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



  • #2875
    Spanish Eyes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,121 ✭✭✭✭Spanish Eyes


    I kinda feel for Regina Doherty, the acting Min for Social Protection and she lost her seat too.

    Takes someone with cojones to see the SP aspect of this through, knowing you are toast anyway. High five and a fist bump to her from me anyway.j

    Can’t be easy.


  • #2876
    Funsterdelux
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭Funsterdelux


    Powers to detain people who dont isolate


  • #2877
    Sierra Oscar
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 8,674 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sierra Oscar


    Taoiseach states he believes 15,000 people will have tested positive by the end of the month.


  • #2878
    James 007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 962 ✭✭✭James 007


    flazio wrote: »
    There's a lot of three letter acronyms that I have no clue what they are.

    Apologies

    EHS = Environmental, Health & Safety
    SLT = Site Leadership Team
    APIs = Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients

    I am just concerned that I would be viewed as the person making the EHS decisions on site, which in reality it has always been management. Also I feel now that they want to have me as the person on site while they will probably hibernate for a few weeks while this boils over & then cools down again


  • #2879
    Akrasia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,235 ✭✭✭✭Akrasia


    Ger Roe wrote: »
    Yeah... I'd like to chip in with some advice, but I have no idea what is being said.

    I think he just got a promotion minus the payrise or boost in Job title

    SLT = Senior/Site Leadership Team
    EHS is Environmental Health and Safety
    API is Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (drug)

    Chomsky(2017) on the Republican party

    "Has there ever been an organisation in human history that is dedicated, with such commitment, to the destruction of organised human life on Earth?"



  • #2880
    VinLieger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,949 ✭✭✭✭VinLieger


    Blueshoe wrote: »
    Italians blaming the Chinese. Chinese blaming some chap for eating a bat.

    He proposed a ban got lambasted now the Eu are proposing a ban and people are hailing it as a great idea.

    The EUs ban is to stop it spreading further inside and outaide the EU, complwtely different to his idiotic plan which was weeks too late from being effective


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  • #2881
    brendanwalsh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 988 ✭✭✭brendanwalsh


    Spanish Eyes wrote: »
    I kinda feel for Regina Doherty, the acting Min for Social Protection and she lost her seat too.

    Takes someone with cojones to see the SP aspect of this through, knowing you are toast anyway. High five and a fist bump to her from me anyway.j

    Can’t be easy.

    Does the incumbents who even got voted out still turn up to work until new government gets elected ?

    I mean if so she’s still being paid handsomely


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