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

Hobgoblin11 · 16-03-2020 10:14PM

Shipment of test kits coming in on Thursday! Don't tell the kinahans!

JoeA3 · 16-03-2020 10:14PM

Just to give people a bit of reason for optimism...

I work with some guys in China. I was speaking with one of them today and they are starting to get back to “normal”, things are much more upbeat there in the last week or so. He had been under full lockdown since late January. Very strict. Only allowed out for grocery shopping a couple of times a week. Now they are allowed leave their homes and many are starting to go back to their old routines.

RandomName2 · 16-03-2020 10:14PM

Lundstram wrote: »

They're trying to find a balance. People shouting for a lockdown every five minutes don't realise it will kill our economy dead in a very short space of time.

Over-reacting is not going to help, let curve even out.

That's the line I heard previously about flights from China, then about flights from Italy, then about sports events, then about schools being shut.

I didn't believe it then. I don't believe it now.

Generally in life I believe in balance, but not in relation to this. This is like the last 10 minutes of a rugby game. Balance would be saying that the team had been playing hard for 70 minutes and deserve a break, and hope that your 6 point lead won't be eroded if you take your entire team off the pitch.

Strazdas · 16-03-2020 10:14PM

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Holohan saying 355 cases per day expected by Sunday

I suppose the plus side is that if they could keep it to 150 or 200, that would be seen by everyone as a huge win.

Irish_rat · 16-03-2020 10:14PM

niallo27 wrote: »

54 is too low. Hopefully very few people are getting tested. Any figures on how many are getting tested.

It's as if people are wishing for higher figures. That's just sick.

Cork Boy 53 · 16-03-2020 10:15PM

Umpalumpa wrote: »

Is that 223 people infected at the moment or total amount of people affected to date?

223 confirmed cases to date.

take everything · 16-03-2020 10:15PM

pjohnson wrote: »

Its ridiculous. We dont have capacity for the currently projected figures. Letting it increase more and more breaks everything.

15000 by the end of the month means 2400 serious cases (and 750 in critical care/ICU).

Ireland has 250 or so ICU beds (IIRC).

So should we expect ICUs to be overwhelmed in the next week or two.

Strumms · 16-03-2020 10:15PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

The government really needs to just shut everything down. I don't know what they're waiting for.

Probably to grow a pair and piss off the corporates and grow a conscience.

Spanish Eyes · 16-03-2020 10:15PM

fritzelly wrote: »

30 male, 24 female

41 in the east, 11 in the south and 2 in the north/west of the country

East (Dublin) is ramping up, thought it would be the case in the South a few days ago

Would always be rampant in the cpiatal and commuting counties. Think about it

le_girl · 16-03-2020 10:15PM

EDit wrote: »

I knew there had to be some benefits of living in the midlands, seemingly no cases in the middle yet

There are cases in the midlands. They must be referring to us as the south for whatever reason.

darced · 16-03-2020 10:15PM

I think its obvious we don't have the test kits till Thursday.

rob316 · 16-03-2020 10:15PM

pjohnson wrote: »

Apparently its better to destroy to health service and kill off a few hundred so long as people keep their jobs

I guess you have a free house and can live on fresh air?
**** off with that sanctimonious crap.

perrito caliente · 16-03-2020 10:16PM

Lundstram wrote: »

I really hope there's massive consequences for China once all this dies down. The absoute carnage they've caused with their disgusting eating habits.

And I bet you're one of the many in this country that eat factory farmed chickens and pigs. Those in glass houses etc.

Hobgoblin11 · 16-03-2020 10:16PM

Irish_rat wrote: »

It's as if people are wishing for higher figures. That's just sick.

people don't believe the ball park figures , it's gotta be in the thousands

billyhead · 16-03-2020 10:16PM

People have to accept personal responsibility for this escalation. The amount of numpties not heeding to social distancing and having proper hygiene standards with covering their mouth when they cough with tissue or washing hands when needed is causing this. Irrespective of the clowns who went to Cheltenham or crowded pubs some people need to be accountable for their stupidity. Everyone should have the he opinion that anyone you meet is already infected and keep their distance.

stephenjmcd · 16-03-2020 10:16PM

I dont think anyone should be shocked at the increases, we expected them to quickly rise.

We wont have a proper picture for the next week or 2

fisgon · 16-03-2020 10:16PM

forgodssake wrote: »

Anyone else feel like we are living in a virtual reality or some kind of nightmare at the moment. Life has changed so so much over the last few days ...and become so precious to those of us who think we invincible.

It is because the world has transformed in the space of a few days. Humans are adaptable, but we are not capable of processing such a massive upturning of our whole world in 72 hours.

Phil.x · 16-03-2020 10:16PM

I've semi given up on this thread, its grim.

bottlebrush · 16-03-2020 10:16PM

EDit wrote: »

I knew there had to be some benefits of living in the midlands, seemingly no cases in the middle yet

Live in the Midlands too. Have been wondering if there are no cases or are they absorbed into west/east/south depending on how close the counties are to these regions

macnug · 16-03-2020 10:16PM

Imo the numbers are a bit meaningless or at least analysing them until testing capacity meets the demand.

Scotty # · 16-03-2020 10:16PM

Lundstram wrote: »

They're trying to find a balance. People shouting for a lockdown every five minutes don't realise it will kill our economy dead in a very short space of time.

Over-reacting is not going to help, let curve even out.

Best post in the last 10 pages.

gabeeg · 16-03-2020 10:17PM

take everything wrote: »

15000 by the end of the month means 2400 serious cases (and 750 in critical care/ICU).

Ireland has 250 or so ICU beds (IIRC).

So should we expect ICUs to be overwhelmed in the next week or two.

Yes.

JP Liz V1 · 16-03-2020 10:17PM

JoeA3 wrote: »

Just to give people a bit of reason for optimism...

I work with some guys in China. I was speaking with one of them today and they are starting to get back to “normal”, things are much more upbeat there in the last week or so. He had been under full lockdown since late January. Very strict. Only allowed out for grocery shopping a couple of times a week. Now they are allowed leave their homes and many are starting to go back to their old routines.

China has had it since last year

Necro · 16-03-2020 10:17PM

GolfNut33 wrote: »

54 is about right for the 30% prejected increase per day. Should be about 70 tomorrow. These numbers are predicted and the measures we're taking now won't be seen for a week or two.

They said 78 projected for tomorrow, 109 for Wednesday and 355 new cases by Sunday.

Daily increases btw, not total

afro man · 16-03-2020 10:17PM

Purple Mountain wrote: »

If true, that's disgusting.

100% true unfortunately

threeball · 16-03-2020 10:17PM

Lyanna Some Gut wrote: »

Do I seriously have to post all the same links with this level of regularity.
https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-recovery-damage-lung-function-gasping-air-hong-kong-doctors-2020-3?r=US&IR=T

https://www.google.ie/amp/s/futurism.com/coronavirus-patients-lung-damage/amp

https://www.google.ie/amp/s/nypost.com/2020/03/13/coronavirus-survivors-may-suffer-from-reduced-lung-function/amp/

Just because you don't like the reality, doesn't mean you can be selective about the facts. If people don't realise that this can damage their lungs, they will be complacent. As somebody who has had a bad asthma attack and ended up on a respirator, it is extremely important to me that people understand that lying gasping for air is not a nice feeling and the fact that it will become one of the features of death for many needs to be known.

Just as an experiment, hold your breath there until you can't anymore. Now when you really need to breathe, don't. Imagine suffocating. It is absolutely sh!t craic.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. The virus has various mutations already. We simply don't know the contrary either, but the poster I quoted was saying that herd immunity is the "only way" we can approach this. It is a completely stupid view which would only be held by somebody who had sufficient distance from the consequences as to not consider the full ramifications, i.e. Hundreds of thousands of people (250,000 in the UK at their current estimate) needlessly suffocating to death without medical assistance.

So excuse whatever my perceived ignorance was.

So answer my question then. Whats the endgame Chicken Licken

Hobgoblin11 · 16-03-2020 10:17PM

perrito caliente wrote: »

And I bet you're one of the many in this country that eat factory farmed chickens and pigs. Those in glass houses etc.

factories that only contain one animal type are safe and controllable, wet markets that contain thousands of exotic animal types that should never met in the wild are the problem, especially the manner these animals are handled and slaughtered

The_Brood · 16-03-2020 10:17PM

What the absolute hell is happening. How are the cases exploding like this. How is this even possible. This is spiraling into the biggest crisis the modern world has ever faced, thinking about the wipeout to the economy.

amadangomor · 16-03-2020 10:17PM

EDit wrote: »

I knew there had to be some benefits of living in the midlands, seemingly no cases in the middle yet

Will be ringing GP in the morning, will let you know:)

niallo27 · 16-03-2020 10:18PM

pjohnson wrote: »

If we copy Italy the economy is utterly fúcked anyway. The world economy is fùcked anyway. Just a question how many do we want to kill off.

Life is more important than economy.

There has to be a balance, do you not think the economy is going affect life.

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