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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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  • #2972
    Tootsie_1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 309 ✭✭Tootsie_1


    greenpilot wrote: »
    This might sound daft, but my missus is a veterinary nurse and she is Willing to help where she can. I wonder if folks with any medical experience would be useful in this situation



    *waits for expected slating....*

    id say so probably most people will be used to contact trace


  • #2973
    unplayable
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 862 ✭✭✭unplayable


    Just drove past about 500 plus young people heading into a gig in Camden tonight. Boris and the lads will be haunted by their lack of action for a long long time.


  • #2974
    KathleenGrant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,789 ✭✭✭KathleenGrant


    greenpilot wrote: »
    This might sound daft, but my missus is a veterinary nurse and she is Willing to help where she can. I wonder if folks with any medical experience would be useful in this situation



    *waits for expected slating....*

    What slating? I'd be happy to have a vet see me. Highly trained professionals adept at diagnoses and people are members of the animal kingdom after all.


  • #2975
    statesaver
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,084 ✭✭✭statesaver


    WriteThings wrote: »
    Anywhere to watch the announcements live?

    RTE News Now


  • #2976
    Monkeynut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 655 ✭✭✭Monkeynut


    When will the give today's numbers?
    I thought at the live conference they would have said it.


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  • #2977
    Donald Trump
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,327 ✭✭✭✭Donald Trump


    Griffin Tasteless Floor wrote: »
    Did I see correctly that the mortality rate for closed case for Italy is 44% currently??

    This shocking, absolutely horrific if that's the real rate.

    China not telling the truth at all about this infection, I know we thought the figures were not the full truth but this is proof, this virus is lethal.


    I'm not sure where you are calculating those figured from.

    Do you just mean that the number who have recovered is about double those who have died? That isn't quite comparing like with like.


    I would imagine that "recovered" means a few negative tests for the virus on subsequent days, regardless of your symptoms.


  • #2978
    r93kaey5p2izun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,962 ✭✭✭r93kaey5p2izun


    greenpilot wrote: »
    This might sound daft, but my missus is a veterinary nurse and she is Willing to help where she can. I wonder if folks with any medical experience would be useful in this situation



    *waits for expected slating....*

    Already been suggested, and derided by a pharmacist here.

    Personally I think it's perfectly sensible.


  • #2979
    Ger Roe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,194 ✭✭✭Ger Roe


    Lundstram wrote: »
    Would it kill RTE to fcuk off with Eastenders and put theses conferences out live? Such hoops you've to jump through to get watchng it.

    They could put up a screenflash on RTE 1 and 2 to say that there is an announcement going out over on News Now - just like the newsflash in the old days.


  • #2980
    Hurrache
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭Hurrache


    landofthetree wrote: »
    Dont mock us. I dont gamble but I used to go watch sky sports football matches for free. :D

    Better than in the pub paying for overpriced drinks( even soft ones) during the day.

    In fairness, I'll accept your scabbiness!


  • #2981
    astrofool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,418 ✭✭✭✭astrofool


    Griffin Tasteless Floor wrote: »
    Did I see correctly that the mortality rate for closed case for Italy is 44% currently??

    This shocking, absolutely horrific if that's the real rate.

    China not telling the truth at all about this infection, I know we thought the figures were not the full truth but this is proof, this virus is lethal.


    Present your maths, them jump to scaremongering, less of the faux concern.


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  • #2982
    Christy42
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,106 ✭✭✭Christy42


    Griffin Tasteless Floor wrote: »
    Did I see correctly that the mortality rate for closed case for Italy is 44% currently??

    This shocking, absolutely horrific if that's the real rate.

    China not telling the truth at all about this infection, I know we thought the figures were not the full truth but this is proof, this virus is lethal.

    It kills you a lot quicker than you get better. That'll drop dramatically. Italy is still not that long into this no matter how it feels. The death rate at the start is also made look worse as it will be the worst cases being checked at the start. As testing and tracking comes into play we get more and more mild cases coming into the figures.


  • #2983
    greenpilot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,789 ✭✭✭greenpilot


    spookwoman wrote: »
    They do says vets are probably better at diagnosing becuase their patients can't speak. Fair play to her

    Hmmm....so that's why she married me...


  • #2984
    BorneTobyWilde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,633 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    If anyone here said 15000 will have it soon they'd be banned, but the Taoiseach pulls that number out of his arse and it's taken seriously. What an idiot.


  • #2985
    threeball
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,780 ✭✭✭threeball


    Was looking at the infection rates and deaths stats there and came across Thailand. They have less cases and deaths than us. How is this possible given it's global position.

    Also somewhere like north Korea must be decimated. No health care, constant famine. Is there any anecdotal evidence of what's happening there.


  • #2986
    statesaver
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,084 ✭✭✭statesaver


    Monkeynut wrote: »
    When will the give today's numbers?
    I thought at the live conference they would have said it.

    8 o'clock.


  • #2987
    Strazdas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,337 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    Monkeynut wrote: »
    When will the give today's numbers?
    I thought at the live conference they would have said it.

    That wasn't the HSE press conference.....it must be coming after


  • #2988
    Akrasia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,235 ✭✭✭✭Akrasia


    Griffin Tasteless Floor wrote: »
    Did I see correctly that the mortality rate for closed case for Italy is 44% currently??

    This shocking, absolutely horrific if that's the real rate.

    China not telling the truth at all about this infection, I know we thought the figures were not the full truth but this is proof, this virus is lethal.

    The final figures won't be anywhere near 44% but that is a devastating loss for the people of Italy. I am not looking forward to seeing this replicated over here.

    If Ireland have 15k cases having closed all of our schools and cancelled all public gatherings, how many cases will NI have given that their government are doing literally nothing to stop this spreading?

    If it gets really bad in the North, will people start trying to take refuge down south?

    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?"



  • #2989
    dan786
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,341 ✭✭✭dan786


    French President Emmanuel Macron has ordered people to stay at home from midday Tuesday except for necessary reasons such as shopping, saying any violations of the stricter rules to battle the coronavirus would be punished.

    In a 20-minute address to the nation, he said the French had to "severely restrict movements for the next 15 days at least" and limit social contacts as much as possible. Any violation of this new regime would be "punished," he said.


  • #2990
    Hurrache
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭Hurrache


    spookwoman wrote: »
    They do says vets are probably better at diagnosing becuase their patients can't speak. Fair play to her

    Some time next week we'll see an unexplained jump of the parvo virus into humans.


  • #2991
    hotmail.com
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,369 ✭✭✭✭hotmail.com


    Hurrache wrote: »
    Addiction aside, pathetic to use a bookies to "escape" your house.

    It's the reality. Some live alone and some don't like their wives.


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  • #2992
    Snowbiee21
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 798 ✭✭✭Snowbiee21


    WriteThings wrote: »
    Anywhere to watch the announcements live?

    What’s app


  • #2993
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    Lundstram wrote: »
    Would it kill RTE to fcuk off with Eastenders and put theses conferences out live? Such hoops you've to jump through to get watchng it.
    It's on RTE News Now!


  • #2994
    JanuarySnowstor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,388 ✭✭✭JanuarySnowstor


    Would agree on the jumping around of timings is ridiculous. Surely they can agree a time like 630 and go live on rte1 as well as news now


  • #2995
    Dymo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,569 ✭✭✭Dymo


    Monkeynut wrote: »
    When will the give today's numbers?
    I thought at the live conference they would have said it.

    It doesn't look like they're going to probably keeping with their policy of keeping the areas affected secret maybe now the numbers.


  • #2996
    KathleenGrant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,789 ✭✭✭KathleenGrant


    BorneTobyWilde wrote: »
    If anyone here said 15000 will have it soon they'd be banned, but the Taoiseach pulls that number out of his arse and it's taken seriously. What an idiot.

    Hardly pulled it out of his arse.
    Wonder who is the idiot?


  • #2997
    kevin12345
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,171 ✭✭✭kevin12345


    is_that_so wrote: »
    It's on RTE News Now!

    Looks like it's being pushed back?

    https://twitter.com/JackHoJo/status/1239638344839106561


  • #2998
    Happy4all
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,089 ✭✭✭Happy4all


    Conchy wrote: »
    Boylesports is closing on Wednesday night until the 30th of March. Not sure why they are waiting until Wednesday though.

    Every cloud.......


  • #2999
    FutureGuy
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 15,255 Mod ✭✭✭✭FutureGuy


    Experts expecting 6-700 cases by end of week.


  • #3000
    pH
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,188 ✭✭✭pH


    Griffin Tasteless Floor wrote: »
    Did I see correctly that the mortality rate for closed case for Italy is 44% currently??

    This shocking, absolutely horrific if that's the real rate.

    China not telling the truth at all about this infection, I know we thought the figures were not the full truth but this is proof, this virus is lethal.

    It probably means the 'cases' figure is wildly inaccurate. The diamond Princess gave us a "lucky" insight into these figures, very solid data came out of it showing a fatality rate of slightly under 1% overall. Interestingly even on a cruise ship only 20% of the total 3,700 actually contracted the virus.

    https://www.sciencenews.org/article/coronavirus-outbreak-diamond-princess-cruise-ship-death-rate


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  • #3001
    lbj666
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,027 ✭✭✭lbj666


    Griffin Tasteless Floor wrote: »
    Did I see correctly that the mortality rate for closed case for Italy is 44% currently??

    This shocking, absolutely horrific if that's the real rate.

    China not telling the truth at all about this infection, I know we thought the figures were not the full truth but this is proof, this virus is lethal.

    I means that those that die are dieing faster than those that are due to recover are making a full recovery. Italy critical health service is so over capacity that it's in a triage situation where those with the least chance of making it are being left to die.


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