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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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  • #4922
    leavingirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 551 ✭✭✭leavingirl


    If this madness doesn't stop nobody will have a job and we'll be eating grass.


  • #4923
    Living Off The Splash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,179 ✭✭✭Living Off The Splash


    Are we to keep the tap running as we wash our hands? Or fill up the sink and wash our hands? Will there be plenty of water during the summer months.....even with businesses closing?


  • #4924
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,917 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    Still expected, won't be anything happening before Friday. One of the Governments plans could be gone pearshaped though after what I witnessed last night. Anyway I'll keep the bollix talk to myself to keep the doubters happy.

    You can't help but talk bollix your post history is proof enough of this.

    If/when we go to further containment measures we're most likely going to be able to shop etc. People talking ****e online is one of the reasons we see panic buying.


  • #4925
    weisses
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,758 ✭✭✭weisses


    rob316 wrote: »
    We are also adopting the same strategy "flattening the curve" which is delaying the spread. I believe its the best way while keeping the country ticking over and not collapsing our health system.

    I was thinking the same and agree with the strategy .... I was confused as to why the Irish times calls the dutch approach controversial while the same strategy is adopted here .....


  • #4926
    Hobgoblin11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,062 ✭✭✭Hobgoblin11


    leavingirl wrote: »
    If this madness doesn't stop nobody will have a job and we'll be eating grass.

    In principle, people can eat grass; it is non-toxic and edible. As a practical food source, however, your lawn leaves a lot to be desired. There are two main problems with a grass diet. The first is that human stomachs have difficulty digesting raw leaves and grasses

    Dundalk, Co. Louth



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  • #4927
    OneEightSeven
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,358 ✭✭✭OneEightSeven


    leavingirl wrote: »
    If this madness doesn't stop nobody will have a job and we'll be eating grass.
    Why eat grass when we can resort to cannibalism?


  • #4928
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    Living Off The Splash wrote: »
    Are we to keep the tap running as we wash our hands? Or fill up the sink and wash our hands? Will there be plenty of water during the summer months.....even with businesses closing?
    Sure, we've been lashed out of it for weeks!


  • #4929
    Akrasia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,234 ✭✭✭✭Akrasia


    yogmeister wrote: »
    This nonsense about getting a test is clogging the system. If you are fit and healthy, stay and home and sit it out.

    Eh because a lot of people need a positive test to get payed from work or social welfare. Bills have to be paid.[/QUOTE]

    You don't need a positive test to get paid welfare, you just need to be advised by a doctor that you should self isolate, and this can be done by describing your symptoms over the phone

    Testing is still very important for epidemiology control however, and also, lots of peope may have non viral chest infections that need treatment like antibiotics, for these people the advice to stay at home and rest could make them worse.

    Getting tested to rule out the virus can allow them access to their gp who are currently advising all suspected Covid 19 cases to stay away from their surgeries.

    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?"



  • #4930
    rob316
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,670 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    From what I knew at the time I believed it to be correct, the pubs, shops, hotels all voluntarily closing changed things, anything is a guess from here on regarding timelines.

    I'm very concerned for our front line staff after seeing something last night with my own two eyes. I may be able to confirm in the next few days. The HSE need to release local data as a matter of priority and if someone has it from a shop, bar, restaurant etc they need to tell people where it is, it would be impossible to contact everyone. These people need to isolate before they show symptoms.

    And there he goes again can't help himself. Its a fast moving thread you will be forgotten quick if you just drop it.


  • #4931
    Funsterdelux
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭Funsterdelux


    Duke of Url wrote: »
    I like this map created in Germany

    https://interaktiv.morgenpost.de/corona-virus-karte-infektionen-deutschland-weltweit/

    This is the first thing that came into my mind

    0n-wklSzs7FwAzLQjuujdDl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVvK0kTmF0xjctABnaLJIm9


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  • #4932
    Seamai
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,250 ✭✭✭Seamai


    I don't want to start a new thread on this but would like to know how people are dealing with social distancing in the work place? I work for a small supplies company with 10 staff on the premises. For the moment it's business as usual but I think it could be a whole different ball game by this time next week. I know things have moved up a gear since last week but I have a few colleagues who don't seem to be taking things too seriously. We have a small kitchen area with a microwave, fridge, toaster and kettle, last week I put a sign up asking people to wash their hands BEFORE using the area and to wash up afterwards, most of them ignored it.
    Some of them are very laid back about the whole thing, whinging about having the kids at home and not having any sport to watch but not being anyway proactive in the work environment. How do we deal with people like this?


  • #4933
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    leavingirl wrote: »
    If this madness doesn't stop nobody will have a job and we'll be eating grass.
    That happened in Spain during what were called the Hunger Years(1940s) but only after the dogs and cats disappeared first!:eek:


  • #4934
    Doc07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,156 ✭✭✭Doc07


    Fakediamond wrote: »
    It’s not a rumour https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/16/health-experts-criticise-nhs-advice-to-take-ibuprofen-for-covid-19?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

    Please only take medical advice from official sources like HSE or HPRA websites.

    https://www.hpra.ie/homepage/medicines/news-events/item?t=/covid-19-infection-anti-inflammatory-and-anti-hypertensive-medicines&id=2d2c0d26-9782-6eee-9b55-ff00008c97d0


  • #4935
    Funsterdelux
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭Funsterdelux


    leavingirl wrote: »
    If this madness doesn't stop nobody will have a job and we'll be eating grass.

    Is it leavin girl

    Or leaving Irl?


  • #4936
    Curlysue76
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,786 ✭✭✭Curlysue76


    Wrex wrote: »
    So since Wuhan went into lockdown around Jan 20th and things returning back to a sort of normality, some 8 weeks later, i suppose we will be looking at mid to late May at earlies before they may look to relax things, but i say that's minimum.

    That’s such a long time. I just pray, like everyone else I’m sure, that we don’t need to go into Italy style lockdown. We all need to make the most of the freedom to get out for a walk everyday while we still can.


  • #4937
    Thrashssacre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,281 ✭✭✭Thrashssacre


    Spain over 11k and over 100 more dead


  • #4938
    moonlighting_1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 135 ✭✭moonlighting_1


    spain is in serious trouble


  • #4939
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,035 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    rob316 wrote: »
    And there he goes again can't help himself. Its a fast moving thread you will be forgotten quick if you just drop it.

    I can't express my concern over something I witnessed without giving facts and naming parts of the emergency services and I'm wrong to say we need to start isolating before symptoms appear if you know you've been in a high risk area.


  • #4940
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    Thrashssacre wrote: »
    Spain over 11k and over 100 more dead
    If that is the total then it looks like the number of daily cases might be falling, a positive in itself.


  • #4941
    amadangomor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,148 ✭✭✭amadangomor


    Seamai wrote: »
    I don't want to start a new thread on this but would like to know how people are dealing with social distancing in the work place? I work for a small supplies company with 10 staff on the premises. For the moment it's business as usual but I think it could be a whole different ball game by this time next week. I know things have moved up a gear since last week but I have a few colleagues who don't seem to be taking things too seriously. We have a small kitchen area with a microwave, fridge, toaster and kettle, last week I put a sign up asking people to wash their hands BEFORE using the area and to wash up afterwards, most of them ignored it.
    Some of them are very laid back about the whole thing, whinging about having the kids at home and not having any sport to watch but not being anyway proactive in the work environment. How do we deal with people like this?

    You have to keep telling them.


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  • #4942
    Akrasia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,234 ✭✭✭✭Akrasia


    is_that_so wrote: »
    If that is the total then it looks like the number of daily cases might be falling, a positive in itself.

    It’s not even 11am yet (or 12 local time)

    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?"



  • #4943
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,315 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    Hobgoblin11 wrote: »
    This virus is the opposite to concrete, nobody knows anything about it, this induces anxiety
    The threat itself is concrete.
    leavingirl wrote: »
    If this madness doesn't stop nobody will have a job and we'll be eating grass.
    The vegans will be happy anyway.
    OneEightSeven wrote: »
    Why eat grass when we can resort to cannibalism?
    Nah, too salty. #I'vesaidtoomuch

    Many worry about Artificial Intelligence. I worry far more about Organic Idiocy.



  • #4944
    kingbhome
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 518 ✭✭✭kingbhome


    Self employed sole trader and feeling unwell. I've isolated myself away from others just incase. Going to phone the doctor soon but where do I stand with benefits if I'm.to stay in the house for 8-12 weeks.


  • #4945
    neonsofa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,476 ✭✭✭neonsofa


    Seamai wrote: »
    I don't want to start a new thread on this but would like to know how people are dealing with social distancing in the work place? I work for a small supplies company with 10 staff on the premises. For the moment it's business as usual but I think it could be a whole different ball game by this time next week. I know things have moved up a gear since last week but I have a few colleagues who don't seem to be taking things too seriously. We have a small kitchen area with a microwave, fridge, toaster and kettle, last week I put a sign up asking people to wash their hands BEFORE using the area and to wash up afterwards, most of them ignored it.
    Some of them are very laid back about the whole thing, whinging about having the kids at home and not having any sport to watch but not being anyway proactive in the work environment. How do we deal with people like this?

    Many of our staff cant work while kids are at home, so WFH or off, so we have been able to reassign as much staff as possible to one designated office/workspace for social distancing. Canteen closed at lunch time. We all have to take staggered breaks and eat lunch at our desks. Hand sanitizer and soap at the sink area in the canteen for staff to use and sign up telling them to use it.


  • #4946
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    Akrasia wrote: »
    It’s not even 11am yet (or 12 local time)
    Yesterday was nearly 2000. Anything less than that would be a positive.


  • #4947
    theteal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,593 ✭✭✭theteal


    weisses wrote: »
    not true.. That position is best for the lungs to function when dealing with inflammation

    Stop spreading nonsense

    Nonsense indeed, then every ventilated ICU patient would be in prone position. That doesn't even make sense. In cases where paralysis doesn't work and arterial blood gasses are not improving then the patients go in the prone position. Prone is a last resort as nothing else is working. This is not NICU.


  • #4948
    munsterlegend
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,549 ✭✭✭munsterlegend


    Akrasia wrote: »
    It’s not even 11am yet (or 12 local time)

    Perhaps they do daily update at midday. I don’t know though


  • #4949
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,219 ✭✭✭✭biko


    ‘Not a single EU country’ responded to Italian plea for help with coronavirus
    https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/not-a-single-eu-country-responded-to-italian-plea-for-help-with-coronavirus


  • #4950
    MonkieSocks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,393 ✭✭✭MonkieSocks


    https://twitter.com/paulkirwan/status/1239269867833954310

    =(:-) Me? I know who I am. I'm a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude (-:)=



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  • #4951
    CIARAN_BOYLE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,599 ✭✭✭✭CIARAN_BOYLE


    is_that_so wrote: »
    If that is the total then it looks like the number of daily cases might be falling, a positive in itself.

    Sapins main update is around 12:30 or 1:30. There's an earlier update. I'm not sure if it's a regional update (just Madrid maybe) or something else.


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