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

fritzelly · 17-03-2020 06:00PM

Stevieluvsye wrote: »

Fcuk all were tested today

And you are privy to this information?
Testing increased from yesterday

walshb · 17-03-2020 06:00PM

69 new cases!

frisbeeface · 17-03-2020 06:00PM

Any figures on how many of the cases require intensive care?

GM228 · 17-03-2020 06:01PM

Get Real wrote: »

It's not going to be exactly 30% every day. But even so, it actually was an increase of 30.9%.

223 cases, increase by 69 to 292.

69/223 =30.9% increase.

Which equates to 19290 cases by the end of the month working off the 30% per day increase.

1wizards sleeve · 17-03-2020 06:01PM

Naked Lepper wrote: »

is the general rule of thumb that new cases recorded today were probably contracted 14 days ago?

I doubt it. I'd say less than that. Probably 7-10 days ago. Allowing for 2 days for the test results to return. Am I right is saying most people get symptoms around day 5. But a smaller amount don't show for 14 days

rossie1977 · 17-03-2020 06:01PM

Hector Savage wrote: »

Italys cases up again ....
f*ck this ****, lockdown's not working, might as well just let it spread, at least that way the economy won't die.

Italys cases are actually falling 12.5% rise today, 13% yesterday. 25% daily rise pre lockdown.

Lockdown isn't going to show true effect for at least 2-3 weeks. There is lag on test results and up to 14 day incubation period for the virus remember

JP Liz V1 · 17-03-2020 06:01PM

Fakediamond wrote: »

They’ve sent a lot of equipment to Italy.

Only fair as they sent them the virus too

thomas 123 · 17-03-2020 06:02PM

Hector Savage wrote: »

Italys cases up again ....
f*ck this ****, lockdown's not working, might as well just let it spread, at least that way the economy won't die.

Did the economy change your nappies when you where helpless

Grow up and have some respect.

fritzelly · 17-03-2020 06:02PM

2Mad2BeMad wrote: »

tests turn around not 48hours?

i know of several people who took a test yesterday and the day before and still not been given results

And as has been said priority contact is only with those tested positive - do you think they gonna waste time phoning the ones that are negative til they have time

bennyl10 · 17-03-2020 06:02PM

rossie1977 wrote: »

Italys cases are actually falling 12.5% rise today, 13% yesterday. 25% daily rise pre lockdown.

Lockdown isn't going to show true effect for at least 2-3 weeks. There is lag on test results and up to 14 day incubation period for the virus remember

And this is the important thing, people seem to think lockdown means instant results.

We won’t see the results until approaching the 29th.

wadacrack · 17-03-2020 06:02PM

4.5% of people tested are positive. That's very high

kfrp · 17-03-2020 06:02PM

Where was the prime time special announced?

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 17-03-2020 06:03PM

Do restaurants have to close or is it just pubs? I see a restaurant open on the Temple Bar cam.

scamalert · 17-03-2020 06:03PM

completedit wrote: »

The whole island of Ireland has half the population of Lombardy. The figures won’t seem catastrophic here.

read it as the Dole island, funny enough few muppets dont realize if this $hit drags one few more weeks past into summer we will face total economical collapse, imagine same muppets will cry because their house cars and everything their borrowed will be taken away in a blink of an eye, the state can only fund themselves and once uneployment hits factories and major companies we will have much worse crisis to deal with.

as whatever is left of working class once funding will be needed and if ICB decides to print billions of euros, everything will lose value, and as almost highest taxed country cant imagine many people will stand together when facing poverty, maybe mass exodus.

Cupatae · 17-03-2020 06:03PM

why dont they just lock down the country, instead of waiting and seeing and doing it in bits and pieces.

meath4sam · 17-03-2020 06:03PM

So I got a call today to say a guy in work has tested positive . I had contact with him early last week. I have no symptoms.
I have been asked to stay out of work until early next week 14 days. Would I be entitled to full pay due to it being out of my control and I am well and willing to work.

mcgucc22 · 17-03-2020 06:04PM

meath4sam wrote: »

So I got a call today to say a guy in work has tested positive . I had contact with him early last week. I have no symptoms.
I have been asked to stay out of work until early next week 14 days. Would I be entitled to full pay due to it being out of my control and I am well and willing to work.

maybe ask your employer??

trapp · 17-03-2020 06:04PM

Maybe I'm missing something but surely people are staring to realise that the new cases are not death sentences.

The vast, vast majority of the 69 new cases today will recover, most without even needing hospital care.

Actually the fact that cases are being identified is a positive as it means they should stop passing on the virus.

Idiots getting hysterical about new cases

bekker · 17-03-2020 06:04PM

yourdeadwright wrote: »

How old?

Please stop fixating on age, this is not like the Plagues of Egypt with date on birth cert promising a free pass.

Hypertension, as an existing medical condition, has the death rate as a result of COVID-19..

'Ireland has one of the highest rates of high blood pressure internationally, but among the lowest levels of diagnosis, treatment and control of the condition, according to new research.

A study of people from 12 high-income countries found that men and women from Ireland were least likely to have been diagnosed with high blood pressure, given medication to treat the condition or have it controlled.

Irish men ranked second for prevalence of hypertension, at 56 per cent. Only Finland, at 59 per cent, was worse. Irish women ranked fourth, at 43 per cent, according to the study, published in the Lancet.
Irish Times - Sep 11, 2019

is_that_so · 17-03-2020 06:04PM

Several days to clear the backlog of tests.

munsterlegend · 17-03-2020 06:04PM

wadacrack wrote: »

4.5% of people tested are positive. That's very high

All people being tested are those with symptoms so not that unusual I would presume.

trapp · 17-03-2020 06:05PM

walshb wrote: »

69 new cases!

And that excites you does it?

walshb · 17-03-2020 06:05PM

Cupatae wrote: »

why dont they just lock down the country, instead of waiting and seeing and doing it in bits and pieces.

Define lockdown?

Cannot completely lockdown..

walshb · 17-03-2020 06:05PM

trapp wrote: »

And that excites you does it?

What?

Are you for fooking real?

Harry Palmr · 17-03-2020 06:05PM

When is the daily briefing?

shesty · 17-03-2020 06:05PM

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

It's rising, more stricter lock down needed, how many cases are from returnees?

What's the full population of ROI? And also NI?

We expect it to rise.
It is the rate at which it is rising is the key thing.
We cannot make it stop, but we can limit the speed or the rate of change each day.That is the aim.Stop looking at the end total there (because already a proportion of them are over it) and start looking at what the increase is compared to yesterday and the day before etc.

is_that_so · 17-03-2020 06:05PM

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

Do restaurants have to close or is it just pubs? I see a restaurant open on the Temple Bar cam.

They can implement social distancing more easily so not obliged to close.

wakka12 · 17-03-2020 06:05PM

wadacrack wrote: »

4.5% of people tested are positive. That's very high

Not compared to mainland, up to 20-25% coming back positive in Netherlands, Denmark

dharma200 · 17-03-2020 06:06PM

KingBobby wrote: »

Sorry if its already been asked...
But how did Italy come to have such an old population?

Good diet. Nice climate.

completedit · 17-03-2020 06:06PM

trapp wrote: »

Maybe I'm missing something but surely people are staring to realise that the new cases are not death sentences.

The vast, vast majority of the 69 new cases today will recover, most without even needing hospital care.

Actually the fact that cases are being identified is a positive as it means they should stop passing on the virus.

Idiots getting hysterical about new cases

I haven’t understood this since last week. Am I missing something? The new cases count just seems to be information for information sake so people can feed into the anxiety of the situation. It’s genuinely confusing.

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