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

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  • #7502
    Clarence Boddiker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 776 ✭✭✭Clarence Boddiker


    "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?


  • #7503
    Blueshoe
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,964 ✭✭✭Blueshoe


    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


  • #7504
    landofthetree
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,462 ✭✭✭landofthetree


    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."


  • #7505
    Achasanai
    Closed Accounts Posts: 730 ✭✭✭Achasanai


    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.


  • #7506
    expectationlost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,489 ✭✭✭✭expectationlost


    are the staff in the supermarkets stocking the shelves wearing gloves


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  • #7507
    vladmydad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 786 ✭✭✭vladmydad


    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.


  • #7508
    syngindub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,798 ✭✭✭syngindub


    spookwoman wrote: »
    Heard lidl will have security
    On the Jack's roll isle


  • #7509
    Kaisr Sose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭Kaisr Sose


    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.


  • #7510
    PmMeUrDogs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 769 ✭✭✭PmMeUrDogs


    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.


  • #7511
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 1,427 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    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.


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  • #7512
    ninebeanrows
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,780 ✭✭✭✭ninebeanrows


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

    Dear god


  • #7513
    statesaver
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,084 ✭✭✭statesaver


    BorneTobyWilde wrote: »
    ETV0fzIWoAAXpRA?format=jpg&name=small

    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.


  • #7514
    Christy42
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,106 ✭✭✭Christy42


    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.


  • #7515
    RoryMac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭RoryMac


    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.


  • #7516
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 4,214 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Spanish Eyes wrote: »
    Would anyone know if there’s a transcript of the speech anywhere. Thanks. Just missed it live, and by the time the RTE Player gets to the point, I’ll have given up.

    Thanks


    It's here
    https://www.broadsheet.ie/2020/03/17/this-emergency-is-likely-to-go-on-well-beyond-march-29/


  • #7517
    Raconteuse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭Raconteuse


    Blueshoe wrote: »
    A silver lining then. Not the Italians but the Eu breaking up.
    Imagine with the death toll in italy, thinking this way.

    Life or death situation? Gotta keep grinding that axe!


  • #7518
    MD1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,740 ✭✭✭✭MD1990


    Sleety_Rain wrote: »
    Imagine its possible Louise OReilly could be a future health minister.

    Dear god

    she may want to concentrate on your own health first


  • #7519
    silver2020
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,045 ✭✭✭silver2020


    whatever your political views, (and mine is not blue), that speech was out of the ball park in terms of calmness, information, a small amount of humour and general common sense.

    Whilst all the SF types are probably throwing up (Thank F"CK they are not in power) most sensible people will have been comforted by the speech.


  • #7520
    Cilldara_2000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,189 ✭✭✭Cilldara_2000


    ShaneU wrote: »
    You would think, Tesco staff can't refuse anyone entry, can only advise people in future to shop after 9am. And judging by the selfishness of some customers so far it will fall on a lot of deaf ears.

    Who says they can't refuse entry?


  • #7521
    cannotlogin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,172 ✭✭✭cannotlogin


    Our leaders are doing everything possible to keep as many people as safe as they can.

    They have done so much positive-

    - recruitment in the health care section
    - mobilising the €320 per week for those who lost their jobs
    - closing schools, universities, churches, bars
    - banning large gatherings and events
    - securing more ventilators
    - setting up additional testing centres
    - requesting banks, utility providers & the Revenue to defer payments

    What more do people want? We are dealing with the biggest crisis of our time.

    Compared to Trump & Boris, their actions are excellent, strategic and reassuring.


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  • #7522
    joe40
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,813 ✭✭✭joe40


    Griffin Tasteless Floor wrote: »
    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.

    We should get the guards to do the testing. We'd get a million done in a week no problem.


  • #7523
    silver2020
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,045 ✭✭✭silver2020


    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?

    Fakebook and Whatsh1t are not trusted sources. Neither is the daily muck or the evening hysterical. (now just called The Hysterical)


  • #7524
    ThunbergsAreGo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,399 ✭✭✭✭ThunbergsAreGo


    Francie Barrett wrote: »
    Of course not.

    I am just saying I think that the number of cases will level off in the next few days as people (generally) take more precautions.

    I hope you are right.

    And publicising a "worst case" scenario might help in that


  • #7525
    Sawduck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,713 ✭✭✭Sawduck


    My 20 year old cousin got shouted at and verbally abused in tesco tonight for asking people to distance themselves, came home in tears, what's wrong with people ffs


  • #7526
    Raconteuse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭Raconteuse


    Sober Crappy Chemis wrote: »
    You think Leo loves this?

    My Jesus you are a tulip.
    The sh1t people tell themselves to make him out to be a bogeyman.


  • #7527
    harvester of sorrow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 832 ✭✭✭harvester of sorrow


    vladmydad wrote: »
    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.

    They should be sanctioned up to the neck and also pay compensation to other countries.


  • #7528
    vladmydad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 786 ✭✭✭vladmydad


    statesaver 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.

    Yep and the team around him are amazing


  • #7529
    Duke of Url
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,662 ✭✭✭Duke of Url


    vladmydad wrote: »
    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.

    You mean the Government. Not the Country.


  • #7530
    Mental Mickey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,669 ✭✭✭✭Mental Mickey


    cannotlogin wrote: »
    Our leaders are doing everything possible to keep as many people as safe as they can.

    They have done so much positive-

    - recruitment in the health care section
    - mobilising the €320 per week for those who lost their jobs
    - closing schools, universities, churches, bars
    - banning large gatherings and events
    - securing more ventilators
    - setting up additional testing centres
    - requesting banks, utility providers & the Revenue to defer payments

    What more do people want? We are dealing with the biggest crisis of our time.

    Compared to Trump & Boris, their actions are excellent, strategic and reassuring.

    Could you imagine Enda Kenny trying to handle this?? Fook


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  • #7531
    RoryMac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭RoryMac


    expectationlost wrote: »
    are the staff in the supermarkets stocking the shelves wearing gloves

    If you look after your own hand hygiene you don't need to worry about that. Why expect everyone else to do it for you


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