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

Cilldara_2000 · 17-03-2020 10:05PM

landofthetree wrote: »

Italy will be the subject of huge austerity by the EU.

I think the EU could break up after all this.

Why would they do that? It makes no sense. Why single out one country when we'll all be in the same boat?

spookwoman · 17-03-2020 10:05PM

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1240036033242320903?s=20

BorneTobyWilde · 17-03-2020 10:05PM

Mental Mickey · 17-03-2020 10:05PM

walshb wrote: »

Is this lad wearing fooking runners on tv?

So??

ldy4mxonucwsq6 · 17-03-2020 10:05PM

billybonkers wrote: »

I've a feeling we're not going to have enough tests at all

It doesn't matter at the end of the day, when the surge hits testing won't be as important as it is now. It will come and many will be infected, most will be just fine.

The whole purpose of all of this is to protect those who won't be fine and to make sure essential services can keep running.

I am concerned long term that we are going to end up with a generation of socially awkward agoraphobes and massive unemployment.

Padre_Pio · 17-03-2020 10:06PM

Shelga wrote: »

Ireland apparently has 3.1 doctors per 1000 people, according to this: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS

Lower than the EU average of 3.6, higher than the UK number of 2.8.

What should it be? I know we have a lot of Irish doctors who've left for places like Australia and Canada, but they're replaced with doctors from all over the place, right?

Obviously hardly any countries have enough doctors to be fully prepared for what's to come, but how do people who work in the health sector feel about the numbers we have, and the number of nurses, and resources in general?

Nope. There's a worldwide shortage of doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals. Every country has been recruiting for years.

Ireland isn't an attractive place for HCPs, with the low pay compared to other countries, high patient to nurse ratios, poor conditions and the HSE lurching from one crisis to the next.

MrMusician18 · 17-03-2020 10:06PM

Blueshoe wrote: »

A silver lining then. Not the Italians but the Eu breaking up

Fuck off and leave your politics at the door.

weldoninhio · 17-03-2020 10:06PM

LRNM wrote: »

wtf was the point of that?

Leo, obviously jealous that the 2 simple Simons were getting more screen time than him, decided he needed to come on and parrot what they have been saying all week.

Gynoid · 17-03-2020 10:06PM

https://twitter.com/RealJamesWoods/status/1239748037359988737?s=19

You guys have probably all seen this but I missed it till now

this woman is so melodramatic, eloquent and hilarious. Completely wrong of course, don't touch your face! But I did laugh...

ldy4mxonucwsq6 · 17-03-2020 10:06PM

Cilldara_2000 wrote: »

Why would they do that? It makes no sense. Why single out one country when we'll all be in the same boat?

Because if anything this pandemic has shown just how weak the union is.

When the **** hits the fan its everyone for themselves.

Raconteuse · 17-03-2020 10:07PM

Even at this difficult, worrying time, there are people more interested in being bitter about the cost of phone calls without a breakdown of these costs.

bekker wrote: »

Usual political stirrers out tonight on all sides.

If you have so little cop-on that you don't understand that all pols have been brought on board with the general thrust of the proposed measures, I feel for you.

Do you mean politicians when you say pols?

Mervyn Skidmore · 17-03-2020 10:07PM

Blueshoe wrote: »

A silver lining then. Not the Italians but the Eu breaking up.

PS after Leo's speech it's suddenly ok to think about and be proud your country again.

Basics of nationalism.
Nationalism is a good thing despite what has been force fed down your throats.

Come together for Ireland

You can be Irish and European at the same time.

Sober Crappy Chemis · 17-03-2020 10:07PM

Lyanna Some Gut wrote: »

Optics.

He's so slimy, I can't stand it. I think he loves this.

You think Leo loves this?

My Jesus you are a tulip.

lawred2 · 17-03-2020 10:07PM

Blueshoe wrote: »

A silver lining then. Not the Italians but the Eu breaking up

Oh do shut the fūck up

cj maxx · 17-03-2020 10:07PM

The calm before the storm. That's freaked me out

Strumms · 17-03-2020 10:07PM

Juwwi wrote: »

GP's charging the government €30 per phone call ,, ffs that's a disgrace talk about taking the piss

Nuts, I had to pinch myself when I heard that. It’s beyond comprehension. One negative from the evening. GPs or whoever negotiated that deal for them needs a good swift kick in the cerebellum.

Only 10 phone calls per day which would be expected with the concern perhaps and a bill to the government for 300 euros... if a gp makes themselves available 6 days a week and why wouldn’t you that’s 1800 a week, 7200 a month for answering a few phone calls... sweet Jesus, you’d think their numbers were ...1590xxxxxx

Clarence Boddiker · 17-03-2020 10:07PM

"We must halt the spread of fear so please rely only on information from trusted sources"

Is it not these same 'trusted sources' that are hyping up the fear levels?

Blueshoe · 17-03-2020 10:07PM

MrMusician18 wrote: »

Fuck off and leave your politics at the door.

Take your fears out on me if it makes you feel better.

The virus will pass. What comes after will change everything

landofthetree · 17-03-2020 10:07PM

Cilldara_2000 wrote: »

Why would they do that? It makes no sense. Why single out one country when we'll all be in the same boat?

Italy had a large budget deficit last year. They are in bad shape for a crisis.

We are lucky, we balanced the books.

"The Italian deficit is expected to balloon to 3.5 per cent of gross domestic product in 2020, up from an already higher than expected 2.5 per cent this year."

Achasanai · 17-03-2020 10:08PM

Francie Barrett wrote: »

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

I think he's quoting the highest possible figures to try and get the message through: social distancing and essentially isolating yourself (where possible) is the only way to go. People have been heeding the message, but not everyone, so this is the warning to everyone else.

I think we will have very high numbers, but only because we're ramping up the testing (which is apparently best practice): the consensus being that many of these positive tests would be primarily those exhibiting mild symptoms and not a 'drain' on the health services and also these people will be taken out of circulation through strict self-isolation.

6 in ICU and two deaths. I don't know how those figures compare (in terms of population and where they are in relation to the virus) to other countries that have been swamped.

expectationlost · 17-03-2020 10:08PM

are the staff in the supermarkets stocking the shelves wearing gloves

vladmydad · 17-03-2020 10:08PM

China will have to be held accountable for this virus. The disgusting wet markets and vile dog eating habits must end. Also the vital information they suppressed for 6 vital weeks.

syngindub · 17-03-2020 10:08PM

spookwoman wrote: »

Heard lidl will have security

On the Jack's roll isle

Kaisr Sose · 17-03-2020 10:09PM

MrMusician18 wrote: »

Fuck off and leave your politics at the door.

I agree. The use of the F word, i dont. Please be civil. Attack the post, not poster.

PmMeUrDogs · 17-03-2020 10:09PM

Not a FG voter, and I don't agree with everything they've done so far wrt the pandemic (but then I'm not a politician), but I really do have enormous respect for how they've handled this. I can see Varadkar going down in history for his handling of this. Fair play to them. It's definitely making me re-think my voting preferences.

17-03-2020 10:09PM

Shelga wrote: »

Ireland apparently has 3.1 doctors per 1000 people, according to this: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS

Lower than the EU average of 3.6, higher than the UK number of 2.8.

What should it be? I know we have a lot of Irish doctors who've left for places like Australia and Canada, but they're replaced with doctors from all over the place, right?

Obviously hardly any countries have enough doctors to be fully prepared for what's to come, but how do people who work in the health sector feel about the numbers we have, and the number of nurses, and resources in general?

Class MayDresser wrote: »

30 quid a call. The absolute ****ing leeches.

This is your answer as to why Ireland has a below average number of doctors. Who the hell wants to lose most of their 20s in a haze of sleep deprivation, stress and overwork to then be referred to as a "leech" for having the temerity to seek some sort of income to keep their practice solvent and running in this unprecedented time.

ninebeanrows · 17-03-2020 10:09PM

Imagine its possible Louise OReilly could be a future health minister.

Dear god

statesaver · 17-03-2020 10:09PM

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Did you watch Trumps press conference today ?
If not, i think you should. Was measured just like Leo's but without the scaremongering of Leo's.
Go watch it and see.

Christy42 · 17-03-2020 10:09PM

Clarence Boddiker wrote: »

"We must halt the spread of fear so please rely only on information from trusted sources"

Is it not these same 'trusted sources' that are hyping up the fear levels?

I believe it is those droning own about what they swear they saw at the Clayton or how the army is going to lock you up at 11.

Or those taking the clearly mentioned bad case scenario figures as complete gospel.

RoryMac · 17-03-2020 10:09PM

Lyanna Some Gut wrote: »

She self-isolated when she got symptoms last Monday afternoon. She became extremely unwell during the week and was prioritised for testing on Friday when they introduced the new criteria. It was still Sunday by the time she got seen. They just got her results this morning and she is confirmed now.

Her husband contacted everyone on her behalf to say she is not doing well at all, said to put the word out there that she has it in case anyone she was around last week slip through the cracks, as contact tracing is not proving very effective, she isn't well enough to be able to communicate who she had around. They're tracking her GPS but it's very slow going.

The story was reported in the local news this morning and mentioned at the press conference. At the press conference, the officials were livid when it was brought up and when I checked, the news article I had seen this morning about it was removed.

That's terrible and I hope it will turn out to be a mild case, it must be a nightmare for her and her family/friends.

But those timeframes don't seem too bad in the circumstances. With the increase in cases I don't think contact tracing is as high a priority as it was a few weeks ago.

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