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

dharma200 · 17-03-2020 05:20PM

Lundstram wrote: »

It's £330BN for businesses at no interest for 6 months. 15% of their GDP. Pretty decent if you ask me.

ah yeah. I missed out a 3.

Yeah. Cause everyone wants to be in mass debt right. Its working out well here.

BorneTobyWilde · 17-03-2020 05:20PM

spookwoman wrote: »

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1239963765241569281?s=20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8FF1g-ZdUE

completedit · 17-03-2020 05:20PM

Those numbers of deaths are getting extremely high in Italy. The dust will have settled before we know the non CV deaths that have resulted as a consequence of this. Not as headline grabbing but surely rising.

But still, not a huge spike, staying constant and effects of lockdown won’t be apparent for a bit longer so given the circumstances, encouraging.

Lundstram · 17-03-2020 05:21PM

Genuniely feel grief for Italy. Such a fantastic country and people who don't deserve this.

spookwoman · 17-03-2020 05:22PM

Italy 7.94% mortality

bilston · 17-03-2020 05:22PM

dharma200 wrote: »

UK government offering 330 billion in loans.

I mean really.

It is so insulting. The Uk people should run them out.

Nope, you missed a zero.

£330bn

Ace2007 · 17-03-2020 05:22PM

2Mad2BeMad wrote: »

That is ****ing crazy

and it's what happens when people don't listen to the advice of experts... it's only going to get much worse as well.

kowloon · 17-03-2020 05:22PM

The Mulk wrote: »

Big Trouble in Little China.
Probably the greatest movie ever made (according to my pre-teen self in the 80s)

How did I not remember that!?

stephenjmcd · 17-03-2020 05:22PM

spookwoman wrote: »

https://twitter.com/FergalBowers/status/1239964295657484288?s=20

Wouldn't run out if so many people didn't keep requesting tests when they clearly aren't infected.

I know of 2 people who got tested after ringing the gp, neither matched all of the symptoms but still got referred on.

Needless strain on the system

davedanon · 17-03-2020 05:22PM

greenfield21 wrote: »

That's complete rubbish, pharma companies are here purely for transfer pricing reasons and we all know this. They are saving billions by locating in Ireland completely ripping of the American consumer. The US gov need to be smart and they will get them back.

I think I spot the flaw in that post...

Blud · 17-03-2020 05:22PM

niallo27 wrote: »

Not getting worse either though which must be sign for optimism. Are the numbers getting tested every day increasing.

I'd guess the numbers testing positive are limited by the number it is physically possible to test.

coolshannagh28 · 17-03-2020 05:22PM

niallo27 wrote: »

Not getting worse either though which must be sign for optimism. Are the numbers getting tested every day increasing.

Numbers may have plateaued , could be a glimmer of hope,

BorneTobyWilde · 17-03-2020 05:23PM

I wanted Italy to show progress, DAM!!!

One thing I see around the world is it's every country for themselves, EU??? Yea right, they abandoned everyone when the chips were down !!!

ITman88 · 17-03-2020 05:23PM

TheCitizen wrote: »

Stop pretending that you know what you're talking about, you haven't a clue.

Likewise

Rob A. Bank · 17-03-2020 05:23PM

Harry Palmr wrote: »

In Ireland it's high UV levels that might be some benefit in reducing the virus potency. If so hope for a 2018 type summer.

There is no absolutely no scientific evidence available on the effect of seasons on this virus.

It has only been known to science for 13 weeks.

The Orange idiot in the White House was talking rubbish, as usual, when he said that it would all be gone with the arrival of summer.

is_that_so · 17-03-2020 05:23PM

statesaver wrote: »

Italian numbers are heartbreaking.

They are but new cases on on par with the last few days.

silverharp · 17-03-2020 05:23PM

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Crude nationalism, like the talk of foreign virus.

i'd say some kind of decoupling from China is a dead cert after this. The number one country in the world will not want to be beholden to China for its medicine and medical equipment after this.

completedit · 17-03-2020 05:24PM

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

I wanted Italy to show progress, DAM!!!

One thing I see around the world is it's every country for themselves, EU??? Yea right, they abandoned everyone when the chips were down !!!

Not the EU’s fault in its current form but needs to be a serious discussion about its future. Right now it’s in limbo.

ninebeanrows · 17-03-2020 05:24PM

One would hope much of italy has covid at this stage , would make the death numbers slightly more palatable if equally tragic

BorneTobyWilde · 17-03-2020 05:24PM

completedit wrote: »

Not the EU’s fault in its current form but needs to be a serious discussion about its future. Right now it’s in limbo.

No solidarity whatsoever. They abandoned Italy.

Ace2007 · 17-03-2020 05:24PM

Rob A. Bank wrote: »

The UK are royally f*cking up our efforts at containment by allowing the schools in NI to remain open.

The media needs to get very do the very opposite of 'calm down' about that !

SF with a deputy first minister can't even get the schools in NI closed. Irish Media won't either.

TheCitizen · 17-03-2020 05:25PM

ITman88 wrote: »

Likewise

Likewise? I'm not the one pretending pal.

1wizards sleeve · 17-03-2020 05:25PM

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

They're not in government???

And they don't want to be. That was my point not a peep from them.

bennyl10 · 17-03-2020 05:25PM

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

I wanted Italy to show progress, DAM!!!

One thing I see around the world is it's every country for themselves, EU??? Yea right, they abandoned everyone when the chips were down !!!

They are showing progress.
The numbers have seemingly levelled out

Addle · 17-03-2020 05:25PM

Am nervous about going to work tomorrow. I feel like it’s just a matter of time before we all catch it.

Funsterdelux · 17-03-2020 05:26PM

ITman88 wrote: »

People advocating the stay at home/lockdown policy must not have large mortgages with kids.

People get offended easily by facebook and hashtags.

If you have to work, you have to work. From home or not. Id say its more to stay home the rest of the time.

davedanon · 17-03-2020 05:26PM

silverharp wrote: »

The number one country in the world

What country are you referring to?

tuxy · 17-03-2020 05:26PM

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

No solidarity whatsoever. They abandoned Italy.

Which EU country have enough excess capacity on medical equipment and staff that they can afford to donate to Italy.

The EU is not a super state each of its countries had to make their own decision on this.

completedit · 17-03-2020 05:27PM

I don’t know what to do with these numbers. It just boggles my mind we have shut down the whole economy, and I mean that in a global sense, from numbers which while absolutely heartbreaking, are minuscule as a percentage of the population. I just can’t get my head around the severity of the situation.
When I say it boggles my mind, I don’t mean that I don’t agree with it, just my pea brain cannot see how it’s happened.

is_that_so · 17-03-2020 05:27PM

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

No solidarity whatsoever. They abandoned Italy.

EU have no ability to intervene in health matters. Italy abandoned Italy and are looking for a scapegoat.

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