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

ZX7R · 17-03-2020 07:51PM

Xertz wrote: »

Who in their right mind would throw a face mask on the ground like that? It should be way beyond a littering fine. This has really freaked out local residents and would potentially undermine the location of test facilities.

HSE and Government actually needs to act on this.

If it's people throwing them out car windows, I'd suggest something like CCTV evidence and an enormous fine.

That's not litter. It's creating a public health hazard and worrying the hell out of people for no reason.

Whoever made the video put them there it's called visual effect

Ninthlife · 17-03-2020 07:52PM

1800_Ladladlad wrote: »

Imagine having to self-quarantine and your at-home fighting Covid_19 and you have people out on their balconies screaming and shouting or some wedding DJ baring 'best of 90's trance. Must be f*cking horrible.

Sounds horrible even before Covid 19 existed

lillycakes2 · 17-03-2020 07:52PM

I heard that Proper/ the correct PPE equipment are not being provided to health care professionals in Irish Hospitals due to a shortage. Very worrying as health care workers have became ill , some have died around the world, we do not want this to happen to our health care workers due to lack of adequate equipment/PPE

Logan Roy · 17-03-2020 07:53PM

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

We may soon have no choice.

You are comfortably the most pessimistic person on this thread. Quite the achievement, well done.

17-03-2020 07:53PM

James 007 wrote: »

*Yes, but as someone mentioned earlier, the company is a private company & they need to honour their contracts of supply & manufacturing
*Note that all parts come from china, so its only assembled here, so someone has said
*Only the people of Ireland could stop the supply reaching other countries (not the army, guards, government)

Having just this moment to come from work. The problem isn't the number of generators. It's the number of staff who are trained to use them that is the limiting factor.

RoryMac · 17-03-2020 07:53PM

Mehan2000 wrote: »

Went into McDonalds yesterday ( maintaining my distance of course) and was quite shocked to see staff wearing no gloves handling food ... especially given the circumstances.

Not sure why you'd be shocked, McDonald's are known for having very high standards and wearing gloves while preparing food would be a big drop in those standards unless they had an unlimited supply and were changing them every 30 secs

igCorcaigh · 17-03-2020 07:54PM

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Anyone else craving at Big Mac now, damn all the McDs talks

https://twitter.com/SkyNewsBreak/status/1239998337253769216?s=19

lainey_d_123 · 17-03-2020 07:55PM

wakka12 wrote: »

Japan has not contained it at all. It has one of the lowest rate of testing in the world

Who cares? How many deaths have they had? That tells more of a story.

caveat emptor · 17-03-2020 07:55PM

Positive news.

Aggressive testing helps Italian town cut new coronavirus cases to zero

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An infection control experiment that was rolled out in a small Italian community at the start of Europe’s coronavirus crisis has stopped all new infections in the town that was at the centre of the country’s outbreak.

Through testing and retesting of all 3,300 inhabitants of the town of Vò, near Venice, regardless of whether they were exhibiting symptoms, and rigorous quarantining of their contacts once infection was confirmed, health authorities have been able to completely stop the spread of the illness there.

https://www.ft.com/content/0dba7ea8-6713-11ea-800d-da70cff6e4d3

Cee-Jay-Cee · 17-03-2020 07:55PM

Irish_peppa wrote: »

But sure if Idris Elba has it and has no symptoms couldnt 50% of the population have this virus allready and not even know !

I’ve seen similar in relation to other celebrities. If they had no symptoms then why were they tested??? Was he in Italy/Chins/Spain???

Rewired · 17-03-2020 07:56PM

antodeco wrote: »

It's interesting the over 50% of all ventilators used worldwide are made in Ireland. So if everything was locked down, we would have a series stockpile to use as needed (I know that's not how business works, but interesting to see that we can feed ourselves and ventilate ourselves as needed)

Source?

JP Liz V1 · 17-03-2020 07:56PM

Simon Harris said that 19 out of 30 new test centres have now opened throughout the country. In relation to the use of buildings, the Minister for Health said there was a very clear mandate from Government to the HSE to open whatever building that's needed

Prop Joe · 17-03-2020 07:56PM

Leo addressing the nation at 9

retro:electro · 17-03-2020 07:56PM

James 007 wrote: »

I don't hear of any companies ranking up production on ventilators. Yes we need trained staff, but that will have to be done swiftly now too, with an experienced person over the team

I’m friends with someone who works in ventilator production and they were called into work today when they were scheduled to have it off. Some are also doing overtime on weekends.

BorneTobyWilde · 17-03-2020 07:56PM

If say 50 cases were discovered 2 weeks ago, and 50 cases discovered today, does that mean we have 50 active cases, as the first 50 are now recovered.

I keep seeing people say we how have 292 cases, but how can you keep adding up the cases of 14 days ago when they are recovered? Surely we how have over a 100 recovered?

Ninthlife · 17-03-2020 07:56PM

With the kids off school and people isolating and staying indoors you'd think the likes of RTE would start throwing on a few kids movies during the day and better day time viewing

spookwoman · 17-03-2020 07:56PM

https://twitter.com/LeoVaradkar/status/1240003872657231874?s=20

caviardreams · 17-03-2020 07:57PM

New Home wrote: »

I would hope they are clean masks that have fallen out of a box, or something. Had they been used, they would've been tied. Hope being the keyword, here.

Do testees even get given masks? It's a swab at the back of teh throat so I imagine a mask may complicate that, also they may need to keep the masks for health care workers.

fritzelly · 17-03-2020 07:57PM

wakka12 wrote: »

Anyone living in Dublin CC, whats it like there? Really quiet today I would imagine?

When I woke up today the quietness was quite surreal - normally cars flying over a loose sewer cover on the road, kids playing...made me think for about it all the more

Jinglejangle69 · 17-03-2020 07:57PM

lillycakes2 wrote: »

I heard that Proper/ the correct PPE equipment are not being provided to health care professionals in Irish Hospitals due to a shortage. Very worrying as health care workers have became ill , some have died around the world, we do not want this to happen to our health care workers due to lack of adequate equipment/PPE

Lady month we ordered 1.7 million face masks gowns etc for our health workers.

They are well stocked up.

We are handling this well for now.

LaFuton · 17-03-2020 07:57PM

the invasion will be along shortly

imokyrok · 17-03-2020 07:58PM

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

I’ve seen similar in relation to other celebrities. If they had no symptoms then why were they tested??? Was he in Italy/Chins/Spain???

Maybe testing is an insurance thing for whichever production companies they are under contract to.

Sam Hain · 17-03-2020 07:58PM

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Greater Dublin is a million people many of whom will be in closer proximity than turnip farmers in Monaghan.

Dublin produces more turnips than any other county in Ireland and has the monopoly on cabbages.

lillycakes2 · 17-03-2020 07:58PM

Jinglejangle69 wrote: »

Lady month we ordered 1.7 million face masks gowns etc for our health workers.

They are well stocked up.

We are handling this well for now.

I know for a fact they are not, I am a health care worker :mad::(

JP Liz V1 · 17-03-2020 07:58PM

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

I’ve seen similar in relation to other celebrities. If they had no symptoms then why were they tested??? Was he in Italy/Chins/Spain???

Idris said he was in close contact with a confirmed carrier

igCorcaigh · 17-03-2020 07:58PM

Dinarius wrote: »

25-30% day-on-day increases in confirmed cases has brought us to about 300.

If this continues, we should be at 50-60 thousand confirmed cases by mid-April. I.e. one month from now.

Self-isolation is the only way to stop our health system being overwhelmed.

D.

It will work! I'm really glad to see so many people take this seriously. Town was deserted yesterday, felt like Christmas day.

Irish_peppa · 17-03-2020 07:58PM

Logan Roy wrote: »

You are comfortably the most pessimistic person on this thread. Quite the achievement, well done.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbemVRN03OI

Seamai · 17-03-2020 07:59PM

wakka12 wrote: »

Yeh but then wouldnt you say any towns in Southern Switzerland suffering badly are 'basically Italy'. It's its own country, it is experiencing a very high number of deaths relative to it's size

I know it's an independent country but with it being so small, it's very reliant on the country that surrounds it and unfortunately that country has the highest infection rate outside China.

caveat emptor · 17-03-2020 07:59PM

igCorcaigh wrote: »

https://twitter.com/SkyNewsBreak/status/1239998337253769216?s=19

Another success for boards.ie bringing pressure to bear on GB and IE decision makers

RoryMac · 17-03-2020 07:59PM

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

I’ve seen similar in relation to other celebrities. If they had no symptoms then why were they tested??? Was he in Italy/Chins/Spain???

Apparently he was in contact with a person who had been confirmed positive so got tested

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