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

wadacrack · 17-03-2020 09:51PM

If Varadkar is predicting 15,000 by end of month , why aren't we on a lockdown. That's a huge number for a country of our population. I'm not feeling like we a re doing enough. 6.600 tests conducted. We are moving too slow with a virus that grows so quickly.

4Ad · 17-03-2020 09:51PM

Gooey Looey wrote: »

There's nobody on trolleys. This just proves the GPs and the old folks homes are the reason our a+e's are full. We just need better triage

And families using hospitals as a care/ nursing home..My niece is a nurse, she always said the same !!
Empty beds in Limerick and Ennis last weekend !

igCorcaigh · 17-03-2020 09:52PM

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Well it seems the speach from Leo varadkar has gone down well which isn't surprising as it was a very good speech.

It was a very good speech. I applauded it. But, words are words. Let us see how this progresses and hold them to account.

MipMap · 17-03-2020 09:52PM

froog wrote: »

i know we're not supposed to get political here, but thank F they are not in power right now.

Not sure it matters.
Dr. Tony Holohan is running the country now.
The politicians are doing what he says and I for one am grateful
that we have him doing that.

RoryMac · 17-03-2020 09:52PM

Lyanna Some Gut wrote: »

I can't believe anyone would cry listening to the mealy-mouthed speech. For one thing, the government have not acted soon enough on almost anything. They've actively made the virus sweep the country by not taking measures soon enough and spoonfeeding the public information too late.

A woman I know who wasn't feeling great in school during last week was finally diagnosed today and because her test took so long. Several people she worked with were not aware she was awaiting results. Three of her colleagues are now showing symptoms.

If the system worked, these types of situation would not be occurring with the regularity they are.

While I understand that speech was made to fill in the public who aren't online, I can't understand why anyone would be upset by what was said, unless you were upset by the person saying it.

Was there no f*cking HSE briefing today??

Hard to blame one woman you know not following advice that if they has symptoms to isolate on the HSE or government. It's obvious there's going to be delays on testing when the numbers ramp up, it's on us to not be stupid and go out mixing with people if we have symptoms

freddie1970 · 17-03-2020 09:52PM

Hurrache wrote: »

New SF TD being a dick as par for the course
[url]
https://twitter.com/PaulDonnellySF/status/1240025613450326022?s=19[/url]

Stupid tweet ..

Cilldara_2000 · 17-03-2020 09:52PM

brendanwalsh wrote: »

Mary Lou is gone to ground completely. In fairness she’d have struggled coming up with a plan once she realized she couldn’t knee cap the corona virus

This is as bad as the people knocking Leo.

Doctors room ghost · 17-03-2020 09:52PM

brendanwalsh wrote: »

Mary Lou is gone to ground completely. In fairness she’d have struggled coming up with a plan once she realized she couldn’t knee cap the corona virus

She’s working from home aswell as being a full time mother to kids off school.

spookwoman · 17-03-2020 09:52PM

Lord TSC wrote: »

Going to be honest, I hope a good chunk of the elderly got a bit of a wake up call.

The few times I've been out the last few days, it's the elderly who aren't taking social distancing seriously. I've had to queue up in shops a few times, and young people are spacing out while the elderly, the most at risk group, are all huddling up on everyone.

I get you don't want panic in general, but the ones most at risk are the ones refusing to adjust.

Parents here especially father knew something was going to happen. Has the cop on wears disposable gloves(watched video on how to remove them properly) Been wearing a snood cause he couldnt get mask. Today managed to trace p3 masks used for sprayers etc and collecting tomorrow. and he's going to wear his and doesn't give a sh*t what anyone thinks

vladmydad · 17-03-2020 09:52PM

So we’re all just going to ignore the fact the flights from Italy were allowed come in, weeks after the dog on the street knew they should be stopped. All our cases were imported....

JP Liz V1 · 17-03-2020 09:52PM

Eamon Dunphy self isolating, saying we are hoping for South Korea situation only 81 deaths, any death is bad

boege · 17-03-2020 09:52PM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

The modeling doesn't seem to take any impact from the measures already put in place.

They've used the term flatten the curve and we're doing that but they wont be 30% per day say 3 or 4 weeks down the line if the measures being put in place are effective.

Like I said if its 15k that gives us the highest number of cases per capita in the world

I have been running some fairy basic modelling for the past week. I used data from other countries. My prediction last week was 120 cases by tomorrow based on a 20% per day increase. We have actually being running at close to 31% per day for the past week which gives 10,500 positives by end of month in my model. I suspect reported numbers are not accurate as we are not testing fast enough and they admitted to a testing backlog today. If the scale up testing the positives will increase at a faster rate than 30%, so 15,000 cases by month end looks probable in my books.

What we have done in the past few days has been done in most other countries, and has not stopped the virus. There is more to come as we are seeing in other countries. Leo's speech tonight was the reality check.

I have skin in this game as my partner is frontline HSE worker and I have heard about some of the preparations that are currently being undertaken. They are truly preparing for a war.

threeball · 17-03-2020 09:53PM

Syncpolice wrote: »

I'm not fully convinced on Coveny and vardkar

They've earned a lot of statesman brownie points with Brexit and Corona

End of the day they're mostly talking heads with speechwriters and others pulling the strings

So you want to blame them for housing and health but they're only mouthpieces for scriptwriters when it comes to Brexit and this.

Good lad yourself. You've put alot of thought in to that

walshb · 17-03-2020 09:53PM

SF with the half assed praise.

I can’t take Louise seriously at all..sorry..

Straight to the money and take take take...

SAM SO NITE · 17-03-2020 09:53PM

all about the mane wrote: »

Are you working for free?

90% chance im about to be laid off. But if i could do my job over the phone i wouldn't have the temerity to charge 30 for a phone call.

Your retort was some sort of attempt to put me in my place but im doubling down .

Heroes my bollocks. 30 euro per phone call. They don't get to be heroes and gouge us at our biggest time of need.

Id say their throughput will go the through the roof now. I cant get a same day appointment with my GP but i won't be surprised is he rattles through the phone consultations at an unseen before rate. He won't need to update his collection of golfers digest in the waiting room either.

What a load of bollox. And the taoiseach surrounded by medical people in his circle too

2ndcoming · 17-03-2020 09:53PM

Pacing Mule wrote: »

Feck sake if they hold an election tomorrow I'd be tempted to vote for him.

Few weeks ago he was the only person on the ballot I didn't give a preference to.

That was the idea I'd imagine.

17-03-2020 09:53PM

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Eamon Dunphy self isolating

''It's a good virus, not a great virus.''

owlbethere · 17-03-2020 09:53PM

Lyanna Some Gut wrote: »

I can't believe anyone would cry listening to that mealy-mouthed speech. For one thing, the government have not acted soon enough on almost anything. They've actively made the virus sweep the country by not taking measures soon enough and spoonfeeding the public information too late.

A woman I know who wasn't feeling great in school during last week was finally diagnosed today and her test took so long to come back that several people she worked with were not aware she was awaiting results. Three of her colleagues are now showing symptoms and had no idea that they even needed to self isolate until today. That is what we're dealing with.

If the system worked, these types of situation would not be occurring with the regularity they are.

While I understand that speech was made to fill in the public who aren't online, I can't understand why anyone would be upset by what was said, unless you were upset by the person saying it.

Was there no f*cking HSE briefing today??

Thanks for reminding me. They were very slow to act indeed. They allowed flights into Ireland from the hotspot. The day the first day in the north who travelled through Dublin was diagnosed was the day for action.

About the woman you know: what was she doing going into work showing symptoms?

Lobsterlady · 17-03-2020 09:53PM

Lyanna Some Gut wrote: »

I can't believe anyone would cry listening to that mealy-mouthed speech. For one thing, the government have not acted soon enough on almost anything. They've actively made the virus sweep the country by not taking measures soon enough and spoonfeeding the public information too late.

A woman I know who wasn't feeling great in school during last week was finally diagnosed today and her test took so long to come back that several people she worked with were not aware she was awaiting results. Three of her colleagues are now showing symptoms and had no idea that they even needed to self isolate until today. That is what we're dealing with.

If the system worked, these types of situation would not be occurring with the regularity they are.

While I understand that speech was made to fill in the public who aren't online, I can't understand why anyone would be upset by what was said, unless you were upset by the person saying it.

Was there no f*cking HSE briefing today??

Why if she wasn't 'feeling great' and got tested did she not self isolate?

Vivienne23 · 17-03-2020 09:54PM

holyhead wrote: »

I thought he spoke well. A little corny in parts but his delivery was good and warm. Light though on details re the financial hardship facing us though.

We all know we are hitting hard times financially but let’s get this out of the way first , no need to tell us that

Well done Leo

fritzelly · 17-03-2020 09:54PM

wadacrack wrote: »

If Varadkar is predicting 15,000 by end of month , why aren't we on a lockdown. That's a huge number for a country of our population. I'm not feeling like we a re doing enough. 6.600 tests conducted. We are moving too slow with a virus that grows so quickly.

Wake up call - do the right thing now or...

GM228 · 17-03-2020 09:54PM

Doctors room ghost wrote: »

11am came and went lads.
When’s the next bandwagon due in??

Tomorrow at 11AM, failing that Thursday at 11AM, failing that Friday 11AM etc

Kaisr Sose · 17-03-2020 09:54PM

Lyanna Some Gut wrote: »

I can't believe anyone would cry listening to the mealy-mouthed speech. For one thing, the government have not acted soon enough on almost anything. They've actively made the virus sweep the country by not taking measures soon enough and spoonfeeding the public information too late.

A woman I know who wasn't feeling great in school during last week was finally diagnosed today and because her test took so long. Several people she worked with were not aware she was awaiting results. Three of her colleagues are now showing symptoms.

If the system worked, these types of situation would not be occurring with the regularity they are.

While I understand that speech was made to fill in the public who aren't online, I can't understand why anyone would be upset by what was said, unless you were upset by the person saying it.

Was there no f*cking HSE briefing today??

Give over. That was an important speech. People should coming off line as posts like yours, but not just yours, feed the flame of panic, but offer no warmth or comfort.

Francie Barrett · 17-03-2020 09:54PM

I predict we won't get to anything near 15000 cases by the end of the month.

theoneeyedman · 17-03-2020 09:54PM

JRant wrote: »

Remember folks, the most important part of his speech was that there is a big Bill coming and it needs to be paid.

Emergency budget in a month to increase tax rates without a doubt.

This

Austerity is now going to be here to stay, and not just here. Central banks printing money now, will have to pay it back sometime. I'm guessing that there is strength in numbers, every country in the western world is in the same boat, so eventually the banking corporations and whoever is holding the chits will have to write a lot of it off to stimulate the economies again.

That's for another day though. We'll see who the heros are over the next while, not just health care workers. They are (mainly) just doing their jobs, and fully expect a lot including doctors and private hospitals/clinics to make a mint over the next while. Also expect the ambulance chasing legal eagles to be watching closely for 'i' s to be dotted and 't' s to be crossed and to be hovering like buzzards when things settle down to see what can be picked from the carcasses.

igCorcaigh · 17-03-2020 09:54PM

2016 wrote: »

Bingo!

I've talked to only 4 >70 year olds, but the complacency was shocking ("if I get it, I get it"). They needed a wake-up call.

This speech alone will save a few lives if it gets them to cop on.

My mam had similar stories today.

I wonder if a certain group of our elderly are just not clued in to the news and live in their own bubble.

Das Reich · 17-03-2020 09:55PM

Mr Meanor wrote: »

All we were missing were the Spitfires and Hurricanes in the speech

He doesn't know what Churchill used to think about Indians in England.

Jinglejangle69 · 17-03-2020 09:55PM

theoneeyedman wrote: »

This

Austerity is now going to be here to stay, and not just here. Central banks printing money now, will have to pay it back sometime. I'm guessing that there is strength in numbers, every country in the western world is in the same boat, so eventually the banking corporations and whoever is holding the chits will have to write a lot of it off to stimulate the economies again.

That's for another day though. We'll see who the heros are over the next while, not just health care workers. They are (mainly) just doing their jobs, and fully expect a lot including doctors and private hospitals/clinics to make a mint over the next while. Also expect the ambulance chasing legal eagles to be watching closely for 'i' s to be dotted and 't' s to be crossed and to be hovering like buzzards when things settle down to see what can be picked from the carcasses.

AAA should dust off their posters.

Red for Danger · 17-03-2020 09:55PM

Lyanna Some Gut wrote: »

I can't believe anyone would cry listening to that mealy-mouthed speech. For one thing, the government have not acted soon enough on almost anything. They've actively made the virus sweep the country by not taking measures soon enough and spoonfeeding the public information too late.

A woman I know who wasn't feeling great in school during last week was finally diagnosed today and her test took so long to come back that several people she worked with were not aware she was awaiting results. Three of her colleagues are now showing symptoms and had no idea that they even needed to self isolate until today. That is what we're dealing with.

If the system worked, these types of situation would not be occurring with the regularity they are.

While I understand that speech was made to fill in the public who aren't online, I can't understand why anyone would be upset by what was said, unless you were upset by the person saying it.

Was there no f*cking HSE briefing today??

In your last post you said he's loving all this!!!
Admit it, You're just pissed off, because in one move he crushed the online bull****ers, whatever voice you thought you once had, is now gone

retro:electro · 17-03-2020 09:55PM

Lyanna Some Gut wrote: »

I can't believe anyone would cry listening to that mealy-mouthed speech. For one thing, the government have not acted soon enough on almost anything. They've actively made the virus sweep the country by not taking measures soon enough and spoonfeeding the public information too late.

A woman I know who wasn't feeling great in school during last week was finally diagnosed today and her test took so long to come back that several people she worked with were not aware she was awaiting results. Three of her colleagues are now showing symptoms and had no idea that they even needed to self isolate until today. That is what we're dealing with.

If the system worked, these types of situation would not be occurring with the regularity they are.

While I understand that speech was made to fill in the public who aren't online, I can't understand why anyone would be upset by what was said, unless you were upset by the person saying it.

Was there no f*cking HSE briefing today??

How is that Leo’s fault? Maybe she should have told them to keep clear or shown a bit of responsibility for herself and stayed isolated. People have known this for weeks now

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