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

CinemaGuy45 · 17-03-2020 03:14PM

Hobgoblin11 wrote: »

I would love to be reeling in the years right now than living through this sh1t

We are reeling in this year already.

05eaftqbrs9jlh · 17-03-2020 03:14PM

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

Just went into Londis on parkgate street

Get a roll made, picked up a drink and a snack

Guy on the till wouldn't pick up any product to scan it and made me clear up the barcodes so he could scan from a distance. Also made it a point I pay with card.

Bit OTT and arrogant if you ask me.

Arrogant because of the way he went about it "stretch out the barcode for me, I like my health I'm sure you do too" being a condescending prick

Uuuugh. I really feel for shop assistants.

BluePlanet · 17-03-2020 03:14PM

SuperTortoise wrote: »

So communism!

I know communism sounds great on paper but it does'nt work either.
I'll also add i don't have a solution either.

INCORRECT.
All countries and their economies have redistributive components.

Supranational corporate tax structure is NOT communism.
The State is not owning the means of production.

Try again.

pH · 17-03-2020 03:15PM

PCeeeee wrote: »

(IMO) We can call it what we like so. We are all doing Mitigation. Suppresion isn't remotely viable.

South Korea is definitely getting close, China too (if their figures are to be believed)

elperello · 17-03-2020 03:15PM

Kivaro wrote: »

Drove through a good sized town around noon, and all of the chemists were closed with the shutters down.
Any other occurrences of this around the country?

There will be a notice on the door/window giving details of which pharmacy is the duty one for today the public holiday.

blade1 · 17-03-2020 03:15PM

Blueshoe wrote: »

Yes. Il give you 60 euro a piece. Final offer

I'll give you a piece of a ticket for 60 no problem

sonofenoch · 17-03-2020 03:16PM

Kivaro wrote: »

Drove through a good sized town around noon, and all of the chemists were closed with the shutters down.
Any other occurrences of this around the country?

It's a bank holiday, pretty sure they always are

storker · 17-03-2020 03:16PM

Deleted User wrote: »

No, you don't. My father has chronic asthma on top of terminal lung cancer. Have a bit of consideration for those with compromised immunity.

I think the poster you're quoting omitted a critical comma, full stop or semicolon, and was expressing the desire to be able to work behind a screen as she does have asthma.

I think she should have the right to refuse to check in someone coughing like that. The time for politeness with such selfish jerks is long past.

niallo27 · 17-03-2020 03:16PM

threeball wrote: »

Thats the thing. People see 200 cases and say oh 200 people have caught it. In reality 1000 have caught it but 800 did nothing about it because it was mild and there is another few thousand who came in to contact with it but it didn't affect them. Italy has 18000 cases but there could be 100sof thousands who have seen it come and go.

These 100s of thousands are more than likely immune now. If this is the case we should see death rates continue to rise for the next 14 days but then drop dramatically.

Hobgoblin11 · 17-03-2020 03:17PM

CinemaGuy45 wrote: »

We are reeling in this year already.

Reeking with covid 19 maybe

Jim_Hodge · 17-03-2020 03:17PM

Deleted User wrote: »

No, you don't. My father has chronic asthma on top of terminal lung cancer. Have a bit of consideration for those with compromised immunity.

She has asthma!

"I wish, I have asthma too"
Not
"I wish I had asthma too

Akrasia · 17-03-2020 03:17PM

Deleted User wrote: »

No, you don't. My father has chronic asthma on top of terminal lung cancer. Have a bit of consideration for those with compromised immunity.

I think there was a missing comma in that sentence

Sorry to hear about your Dad.

Hope you're ok

threeball · 17-03-2020 03:18PM

pH wrote: »

So you're saying the Irish government is officially on the policy that that the UK abandoned 2 days ago?
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51915302

Yes but the UK made a balls of it as they had no controls. We put in a system to speed it up or slow it down early. They didn't and still haven't, they just haven't see the effects yet. Todays numbers could be interesting though. We acted early and can now let it work its way through the population whilst protecting the old and vunerable. We won't see a lockdown unless the numbers start to spike and so everyone going to work is likely to see a mild case.

If we don't do that we risk it coming back once we start the airlines again.

moonlighting_1 · 17-03-2020 03:18PM

Italy 2,158 dead out of 27,980 infected. 7.7% mortality rate.

7.7% lads scary stuff
More than 70% of those who have died were men

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/17/this-is-like-a-war-view-from-italys-coronavirus-frontline

Fakediamond · 17-03-2020 03:18PM

Mysteriouschic wrote: »

I work in the airport was on check in today. Had a passenger dry cough towards me a few times didn't cover it.
As soon as he started coughing I gradually kept moving further back in the chair trying not to get close.
I wear gloves I threw them out after and went to wash my hands and used a anti bacterial wipe or disinfectant along the top.
Been worrying since in case that was corona and I might catch it.

That’s a horrible experience, I would probably have jumped away to be honest, the time for social politeness and etiquette is not now. He probably didn’t realise, but you also have a right to protect yourself, I’d have thought?

Akrasia · 17-03-2020 03:19PM

Kivaro wrote: »

Drove through a good sized town around noon, and all of the chemists were closed with the shutters down.
Any other occurrences of this around the country?

Its a bank holiday
Some of them opened at lunchtime for a half day

RandomName2 · 17-03-2020 03:19PM

Away With The Fairies wrote: »

How will Ireland deal with quarantine people flying into the country?

They won't. That haven't thus far, so why bother now?

You can still book a flight from Milan to Dublin no issues by the way.

https://www.edreams.com/travel/?locale=en_GB#/results/type=R;buyPath=1003;from=MIL;to=DUB;dep=2020-03-20;adults=1;children=0;infants=0;internalSearch=false;collectionmethod=false;ret=2020-03-22;

Cilldara_2000 · 17-03-2020 03:19PM

BluePlanet wrote: »

INCORRECT.
All countries and their economies have redistributive components.

Supranational corporate tax structure is NOT communism.
The State is not owning the means of production.

Try again.

I like how anyone who wants fairness in the economy is automatically labelled a communist.

It's not communism to adequately provide for those who cannot do so or to make a half decent effort at giving everyone a chance to make it in life. Unless you're going to count WE Gladstone, David Lloyd George, Clement Attlee, Eamon De Valera, FDR, Helmut Kohl and so on and on as communists.

Kivaro · 17-03-2020 03:20PM

sonofenoch wrote: »

It's a bank holiday, pretty sure they always are

Thanks Lads and Lassies.
Completely forgot that it was a bank holiday.

cosanostra · 17-03-2020 03:22PM

moonlighting_1 wrote: »

Italy 2,158 dead out of 27,980 infected. 7.7% mortality rate.

7.7% lads scary stuff
More than 70% of those who have died were men

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/17/this-is-like-a-war-view-from-italys-coronavirus-frontline

Once you factor in the number of people who are asymptomatic and/or haven't been tested that will bring down the mortality rate significantly

Gretas Gonna Get Ya! · 17-03-2020 03:22PM

pH wrote: »

South Korea is definitely getting close, China too (if their figures are to be believed)

Where is the evidence that some of the Asian countries have even left the so-called "containment phase"?

From what I am reading and watching, they are all still very aggressively testing, contact tracing and continuing to severely restrict movement of people!

This "phased approach" that we've heard so much about on this side of the world, seems like nonsense to me. Why would you stop trying to aggressively test and contain this thing? The Asians are leading the way, and that's exactly what they seem to be doing!

Ace2007 · 17-03-2020 03:23PM

moonlighting_1 wrote: »

Italy 2,158 dead out of 27,980 infected. 7.7% mortality rate.

7.7% lads scary stuff
More than 70% of those who have died were men

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/17/this-is-like-a-war-view-from-italys-coronavirus-frontline

It shouldn't make a difference if the rate is 2%, 5%, or 10% in what society have to do - stay home, social distancing etc.

I said it before, no one is asking you to go fight a war with a gun, they are simple asking you to stay at home. simple.

greenpilot · 17-03-2020 03:23PM

elperello wrote: »

There will be a notice on the door/window giving details of which pharmacy is the duty one for today the public holiday.

That reminds me, there is a massive coedine addiction problem in this country at the moment and, should the chemists begin to restrict their hours, close, or just open for essentials, there is going to be a bell of a lot of people going cold Turkey. As a formerly injured person due to car crash years ago, I became completely dependant on Nurophen plus and it too me 3 years to kick them. The withdrawal symptoms are akin to the worst flu ever.
If there is anyone out there dependant on Coedine, take this situation of lack of supply as a good opportunity to get off them.

threeball · 17-03-2020 03:23PM

niallo27 wrote: »

These 100s of thousands are more than likely immune now. If this is the case we should see death rates continue to rise for the next 14 days but then drop dramatically.

I would say it will take 4 weeks or so to work its way through the percentages we need to begin reducing the person to person transmission. Our ICU numbers are very encouraging so far.

facehugger99 · 17-03-2020 03:23PM

Adiboo wrote: »

You sound like a bigger prick than the first poster and the cashier combined.

Is this open season on calling people pricks? - because I've a few posters in mind.

17-03-2020 03:23PM

Akrasia wrote: »

I think there was a missing comma in that sentence

Sorry to hear about your Dad.

Hope you're ok

Thank you for your kind words.

I dove back into the thread having skipped a few pages and misinterpreted the remark out of context. Things are evolving at considerable pace...

PCeeeee · 17-03-2020 03:23PM

pH wrote: »

South Korea is definitely getting close, China too (if their figures are to be believed)

Sorry I wasn't being clear. I do believe it can be achieved. I fear however that it's success would be brief and and worse cyclical. I also belive that there are other factors to consider than medical ones. Economy, public acceptance etc. And worst of all it does not have a defined outcome, we wait for a vaccine (likely but slow) or a medical breakthrough (who knows).

That's why I don't see it as a viable straegy.

Adiboo · 17-03-2020 03:23PM

Kivaro wrote: »

Thanks Lads and Lassies.
Completely forgot that it was a bank holiday.

I was wondering if the post man had come this morning, forgot it was Paddy's. Days are already starting to get jumbled.

recyclebin · 17-03-2020 03:24PM

Can anyone explain why the fatality rate in Italy is so high compared to everywhere else?

Adiboo · 17-03-2020 03:25PM

facehugger99 wrote: »

Is this open season on calling people pricks? - because I've a few posters in mind.

I'm of the opinion pricks always need to be called out. Especially now.

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