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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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  • #3332
    Gynoid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,524 ✭✭✭Gynoid


    Yes I was going to say that too. UK and Irish approach are just a difference of semantics. In fairness the "lockdown" China achieved is hardly possible elsewhere, so really any other place is looking at semi-controlled spread and hoping for the best. UBI - to reiterate - might enable significant lockdown a la China. Otherwise us goofs trying to cling to jobs are going to inevitably catch and spread it.


  • #3333
    Gretas Gonna Get Ya!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,245 ✭✭✭Gretas Gonna Get Ya!


    namloc1980 wrote: »
    IMHO the economic impacts of this will make the 2008 financial crisis look like a minor blip.

    And despite this having it's origins in China, I don't think they will be too badly affected by it in the long run economically!

    If this hits the USA hard, you could see a very different world with China and possibly Russia taking over! Say what you want about the yanks, but that's a scary prospect.

    I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but I can understand why some people think this thing was deliberately released on us.


  • #3334
    pjohnson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,052 ✭✭✭✭pjohnson


    Cork Boy 53 wrote: »
    Contact tracing is meaningless at this stage.

    Yep. We fúcked it and left it waaay to late to act.


  • #3335
    spookwoman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,059 ✭✭✭✭spookwoman


    Top countries updated will be adding more and movig them around later

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nu5mIBHYoW1cYgb5JvvjyfLoyKHBG2T8ZRvTK7o80L0/edit?usp=sharing


  • #3336
    billybonkers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭billybonkers


    The Randox Health Grand National Festival will not take place between Thursday 2nd and Saturday 4th April this year.


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  • #3337
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    Jin luk wrote: »
    Comes from a hse worker believe what u will but its certainly facts, young lad in isolation in drogheda hospital so much for it only gets the old.
    Nobody said the young can't catch it. It is predominantly a risk to the old and the very old, kids are barely touched and there will of course be those in the U65s as well. The median age of the severe cases is very high everywhere and in general in other age groups just mild cases.


  • #3338
    Mervyn Skidmore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,210 ✭✭✭Mervyn Skidmore


    Adiboo wrote: »
    €1.75 was the cheapest I could find today.

    Cara pharmacy were doing 24 tablets for a euro recently, not sure if that's still the case.


  • #3339
    Christy42
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,106 ✭✭✭Christy42


    Phibsboro wrote: »
    I honestly didn't hear Leo say that 50% of the population will get it? As for the 15,000 cases, that is just an existing situation - 15k will diagnosed by the end of the month because 15k have it now. It is at that point (in two weeks time) that we are hoping the current measures will kick in. My reading of the presser is that at the 15k point we are hoping the upward curve will move a little flatter...

    He said it was a possibility. He didn't promise it.


  • #3340
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,118 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    Phibsboro wrote: »
    I honestly didn't hear Leo say that 50% of the population will get it? As for the 15,000 cases, that is just an existing situation - 15k will diagnosed by the end of the month because 15k have it now. It is at that point (in two weeks time) that we are hoping the current measures will kick in. My reading of the presser is that at the 15k point we are hoping the upward curve will move a little flatter...

    He said there is a real possibility of it happening (or words to that effect)


  • #3341
    RandomName2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭RandomName2


    A 21 year old football coach died today in Spain from it, though he was apparently suffering from cancer


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  • #3342
    scamalert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,739 ✭✭✭scamalert


    threeball wrote: »
    Because the UK put no restrictions whatsoever so now it's rampant and they don't even know how rampant. We put measures in place to stop exponential growth like closing schools and sports events. They were already one week ahead of us too.
    thats f all measures, in fairness, kids still out, people out on the streets shops etc, work in factories never stops. and no we dont have any accurate or even remotely close figures just speculation, so UK is doing no worse then here, some might imagine its doing something but reality is as some understand we all get it, and life moves on.since in terms of ICU beds and ventilators means one is **** out of luck and prob wont make it reality most cant twist their heads around, so better herd immunity and have rough estimate then have this go on forever every time new cases spark. as testing is useless if many cases dont show symptoms or are so minor that most ignore them.


  • #3343
    Jin luk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 389 ✭✭Jin luk


    tayto lover wrote: »
    Ahhh yes!!! The phantom HSE worker strikes again.

    Why do people think this isnt happening lol get a grip mate and wake up its here and its not going away i come on here to share things i hear from people who work in certain areas not some **** on whatsapp or fb i see, if u dont want to believe its bad in dundalk and drogheda then dont i never asked you too, just giving people a heads up, even the numbers make sense to it how many is in the east now??


  • #3344
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,686 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    Jack Reacher is on Sky 1 at 9, for those who want a mental break from everything (it's important to look after your mental health in times like this)


  • #3345
    Jinglejangle69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,124 ✭✭✭Jinglejangle69


    RandomName2 wrote: »
    A 21 year old football coach died today in Spain from it, though he was apparently suffering from cancer

    And he wasn't aware he had cancer.


  • #3346
    Necro
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 56,359 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Drumpot wrote: »
    Things people have said Most on these threads?............

    22% - “sure it’s just a flu , that kills people every year and nobody cares about that...”
    16% - “Aren’t most people going to be fine so what’s the big deal?“
    15% - “I will be ok, why do I have to change something that will inconvenience me?”
    14% - “ I am not saying we should not protect the old and vulnerable but aren’t they going to die anyway?”
    8% - “ But only 2 people have died”
    7% - “But only 1 person has died”
    6% - “But there’s only a few infected”
    5% - “But there’s nobody infected in Ireland”
    4% - “But we aren’t Italy”
    3% - “ But that’s in Asia , what’s wrong with you...?”
    0.000001% - “ Sure people die every year In road crashes and you don’t see people scaremongering about that”

    Top words used = “scaremongering”, “hysterical” followed closely by “panic”

    Along with

    'Flattening the curve'

    'Lockdown'

    'The horse has bolted'

    And of course....

    1500 single word posts:

    'Source?'

    Moderator: Current Affairs/IMHO, Soccer, Pro Wrestling



  • #3347
    Jin luk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 389 ✭✭Jin luk


    is_that_so wrote: »
    Nobody said the young can't catch it. It is predominantly a risk to the old and the very old, kids are barely touched and there will of course be those in the U65s as well. The median age of the severe cases is very high everywhere and in general in other age groups just mild cases.

    No what i meant is hes critical.


  • #3348
    tayto lover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 54,161 ✭✭✭✭tayto lover


    Jin luk wrote: »
    Why do people think this isnt happening lol get a grip mate and wake up its here and its not going away i come on here to share things i hear from people who work in certain areas not some **** on whatsapp or fb i see, if u dont want to believe its bad in dundalk and drogheda then dont i never asked you too, just giving people a heads up, even the numbers make sense to it how many is in the east now??

    It’s here alright and it’s scary.
    No need to make up stuff though.


  • #3349
    Jin luk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 389 ✭✭Jin luk


    tayto lover wrote: »
    It’s here alright and it’s scary.
    No need to make up stuff though.

    Goodlad


  • #3350
    Hooked
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,918 ✭✭✭Hooked


    Necro wrote: »
    Along with

    'Flattening the curve'

    'Lockdown'

    'The horse has bolted'

    And of course....

    1500 single word posts:

    'Source?'



    Don’t forget... ‘PM Please’


  • #3351
    ldy4mxonucwsq6
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,537 ✭✭✭ldy4mxonucwsq6


    Lundstram wrote: »
    Lose your job in UK you get £94 (€103).

    Ireland €203.

    We often criticise our welfare state (like myself) but at times like this it's invaluable. There will be consequences down the line in terms of tax increases but I don't mind contributing to those who will and have had their livelyhoods taken from them for the good of the rest of us.

    I think the government have done a great job so far.

    I know we will pay for it in the long term but people need some sense of security and reassurance at this scary time.

    Once the fear wears off community spirit will hopefully come out running, you can already see it with plenty of initiatives and volunteers nationwide.

    I hope we continue to care about each other when things get tougher in the coming weeks because the alternative isn't pretty.


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  • #3352
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    fritzelly wrote: »
    He said there is a real possibility of it happening (or words to that effect)
    Yeah and an insight into what they are planning for.


  • #3353
    Larbre34
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,459 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    pjohnson wrote: »
    Yep. We fúcked it and left it waaay to late to act.

    You can't institute contact tracing until you have a case. We hopped on the tracing but there were too many independent cases popping up. Doesn't mean it was particularly ****ed, in other types of outbreak it would've contributed to snuffing it out, but this bugger is airborne and hot contagious. So we move on to the next measure.


  • #3354
    Pudsy33
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,874 ✭✭✭✭Pudsy33


    54 new cases


  • #3355
    Drumpot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,306 ✭✭✭✭Drumpot


    54 cases, RTÉ newsnow update


  • #3356
    spookwoman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,059 ✭✭✭✭spookwoman


    https://twitter.com/PaulQuinnNews/status/1239656260036935681?s=20


  • #3357
    whisky_galore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,032 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    Reckless Abandonment wrote: »
    It's a waste of time if they don't release to the public where each case was found. East of the country, south. ****e

    So the public can do what? Flee the village of ballygobackwards or lynch whoever is suspected of having it? With hazmat suits of course.


  • #3358
    murpho999
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,765 ✭✭✭✭murpho999


    RugbyLad11 wrote: »
    In fairness the cost of living is a lot cheaper in the UK (apart from London)

    It's not that much cheaper. Social welfare is simply better here despite what many say.


  • #3359
    bottlebrush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,215 ✭✭✭bottlebrush


    I had a look at the very first thread on the corona virus and read posts on the first few pages.

    Was struck about one in particular which said 'much ado about nothing'


  • #3360
    dan786
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,341 ✭✭✭dan786


    54 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed here, the Dept of Health has said.

    It brings the total number of cases to 223.


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  • #3361
    Sir Oxman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,492 ✭✭✭Sir Oxman


    That's 223 now in RoI


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