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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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  • #3062
    Monkeynut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 655 ✭✭✭Monkeynut


    dan786 wrote: »
    Its because Holohan just finished the sub committee briefing few mins ago.
    I was thinking the same thing.

    Like please give us an hour. I need some a small break and some dinner.
    Who knows how long he's been up since.


  • #3063
    Strazdas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,338 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    Where the hell did Varadkar get the 15,000 mark from?

    30% growth day on day for 14 days (the 30 being a rough ball park number.....could be 34% or whatever)


  • #3064
    yermandan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,068 ✭✭✭yermandan


    dodzy wrote: »
    ????

    https://www.rte.ie/player/onnow/66546216065

    Sky channel 521


  • #3065
    billybonkers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭billybonkers


    Is it on rte news now?


  • #3066
    Hurrache
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭Hurrache


    Boggles wrote: »
    About 20 companies I had to deal with today.

    All going for a Friday lockdown and shutting up shop.

    But this is all based in rumour, hearsay or expectation. Ireland is a small country, ****ty rumours spread fast, but equally many of us work with many companies and state bodies around the country, enough so that no secrets are kept. The government don't even know at this point what's going to happen Friday, nevermind 20 random companies.


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  • #3067
    Get Real
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 952 ✭✭✭Get Real


    Sorry if posted already. But sweet Jesus...

    Brits in Benidorm, they know best eh? Freedom, Independence and what have you...

    https://twitter.com/RTUKnews/status/1239584711346769920?s=19


  • #3068
    murpho999
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,766 ✭✭✭✭murpho999


    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    Where the hell did Varadkar get the 15,000 mark from?

    He based it on 30% increase per day. It's going to happen.


  • #3069
    Blueshoe
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,964 ✭✭✭Blueshoe


    VinLieger wrote: »
    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

    Ah go away out of that. Comical.


  • #3070
    Inquitus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,774 ✭✭✭✭Inquitus


    Dow looks like closing close to the same level as on Trump's inauguration day!

    The Dow closed at 19,827.25 on Trump's Inauguration Day, currently sits at 20,123 barely 300 points above that level.


  • #3071
    Volthar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 326 ✭✭Volthar


    Strazdas wrote: »
    30% growth day on day for 14 days (the 30 being a rough ball park number.....could be 34% or whatever)

    Sounds like someone just typed in a formula in Excel and dragged it down. Using such "analysis" we are going to get 10 million infected in Ireland by mid-April. Wait, there are only 5 million here.


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  • #3072
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    threeball wrote: »
    That's because they need people to get it, but slowly
    Indeed, the flattening of the curve.


  • #3073
    Talisman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,652 ✭✭✭Talisman


    1st dalkey dalkey wrote: »
    Googled this 'herd immunity' thing and got this;

    ""To achieve herd immunity for measles at least 90-95% of the population need to be vaccinated. A disease like polio is less contagious, and 80-85% of the population would need to be vaccinated for herd immunity to work"

    Where is the UK getting its '60%' figure from?

    Based on the above 60% would suggest that Covid is not very contagious at all, yet we see Italy and Spain with huge contagion.
    It's based upon an equation.

    1 - (1 / R)

    R is the infection rate so if an infected individual is likely to infect 20 people then the equation becomes 1 - (1 / 20) -> 19/20 or 95%.

    Given that the virus is new there is limited data and the value of R is open to interpretation. If R is low (2~3) then you can get the figure that the UK is using.


  • #3074
    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,750 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    murpho999 wrote: »
    He based it on 30% increase per day. It's going to happen.
    That's 3000 people per million. Italy has 462 cases per million.


  • #3075
    Achasanai
    Closed Accounts Posts: 730 ✭✭✭Achasanai


    Strazdas wrote: »
    It depends what you mean by 'lockdown'. The Taoiseach says he wants people to be able to leave their houses, so it looks like Italy / Spain / France type lockdown is not coming.


    Fingers crossed. On a personal level, getting out for a walk (whilst maintaining proper social distancing) is a really important way of breaking the feeling of cabin fever (when it does start biting).


  • #3076
    threeball
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,780 ✭✭✭threeball


    hotmail.com wrote: »
    How would foreign speeches come into the decision of a timing of a press conference here.

    Because people watch them on sky or whatever, ours then goes under the radar


  • #3077
    ShamoBuc
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 34,977 CMod ✭✭✭✭ShamoBuc


    With the greater level of hygiene etc, does anyone know if the number of deaths in Ireland caused by the flu has actually decrased in the past month? Or do you think next month will show a decrease or are we far enough out of the flu season not to see any noticeable difference.


  • #3078
    cnocbui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,027 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    I wonder is his only treatment isolation

    Judging by the video, it might be a bit early to go sticking him on a ventilator.


  • #3079
    spookwoman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,059 ✭✭✭✭spookwoman


    https://twitter.com/ShaneBeattyNews/status/1239641471185289221?s=20


  • #3080
    Hurrache
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭Hurrache


    billybonkers wrote: »
    Is it on rte news now?

    No, at 9


  • #3081
    xtal191
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,534 ✭✭✭xtal191


    https://twitter.com/JOEdotie/status/1239642113173786624


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  • #3082
    dodzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,276 ✭✭✭✭dodzy


    Exclamation Marc wrote: »
    It's a channel.

    Don’t be such a tool. It was not on at time of posting.


  • #3083
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,205 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    GDY151


    Trump just gave himself a modest 10 out of 10 for managing the crisis.


  • #3084
    Tomrota
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 338 ✭✭Tomrota


    spookwoman wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/ShaneBeattyNews/status/1239641471185289221?s=20

    Why like? Are they announcing something big?


  • #3085
    shesty
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,917 Mod ✭✭✭✭shesty


    Volthar wrote: »
    Sounds like someone just typed in a formula in Excel and dragged it down. Using such "analysis" we are going to get 10 million infected in Ireland by mid-April. Wait, there are only 5 million here.

    So it might be nice to assume that is a worse case scenario figure...


  • #3086
    Jenna James
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 625 ✭✭✭Jenna James


    Get Real wrote: »
    Sorry if posted already. But sweet Jesus...

    Brits in Benidorm, they know best eh? Freedom, Independence and what have you...

    https://twitter.com/RTUKnews/status/1239584711346769920?s=19

    Incredible...


  • #3087
    hotmail.com
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,370 ✭✭✭✭hotmail.com


    threeball wrote: »
    Because people watch them on sky or whatever, ours then goes under the radar

    But our broadcaster wouldn't show foreign speeches over our own and Sky News don't show our press conferences.


  • #3088
    extra gravy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,242 ✭✭✭✭extra gravy


    hotmail.com wrote: »
    It's the reality. Some live alone and some don't like their wives.

    I bet plenty of their wives don't like them either.


  • #3089
    BorneTobyWilde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,634 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    Person asked Trump

    '' on a scale to 1-10 how would you rate your response to this virus''

    Trump

    '' 10''


  • #3090
    spookwoman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,059 ✭✭✭✭spookwoman


    Tomrota wrote: »
    Why like? Are they announcing something big?

    Haven't a clue why


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  • #3091
    hotmail.com
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,370 ✭✭✭✭hotmail.com


    extra gravy wrote: »
    I bet plenty of their wives don't like them either.

    Yes it's the wives I feel sorry for.


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