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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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  • #7802
    pH
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,188 ✭✭✭pH


    ceadaoin. wrote: »
    Remember when people on here were slating the US for restricting arrivals from china? And when they banned travel from europe? Do they still think it's a bad thing
    I wonder?

    China's quarantine (14 days in a secure facility) might be the way to go.
    https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/1880125/international-travellers-to-beijing-to-pay-for-quarantine

    It's not a 'ban' but it gets the job done.


  • #7803
    Ninthlife
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,466 ✭✭✭Ninthlife


    comedown wrote: »
    I guarantee the same people complaining about Leo's speech are the very same types that boasted "I'm still going on my holidays it's only a flu" two weeks ago. Clowns.

    Alot of those posters have gone very quiet

    Although I did see one admit he was wrong and realised the seriousness of it so kudos to that individual


  • #7804
    skimpydoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,074 ✭✭✭skimpydoo


    Fart wrote: »
    I beg to differ.
    Do you think she queefs?


  • #7805
    Sober Crappy Chemis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 461 ✭✭Sober Crappy Chemis


    pookiesboo wrote: »
    I know this will probably get lost with the volume of posts but anyone else's mental health suffering?
    I'm a carer for both my parents in their seventies ,my mother had a polio as a child so as a result as a curvature in her spine she has copd,had a bad heart attack a couple of years ago and is on an oxygen machine at least 12 hrs a day to help her breathe. My dad also has diabetes and has his other health issues. I'll be doing the shopping for them now so my dad doesn't have to leave the house, I'm just petrified,absolutely petrified I'll catch it and infect them. We also have five or six different carers in rotation coming in to assist me throughout the week. I've found myself sobbing uncontrollably the past few days, the enormity of this if it affects either of my parents, God forbid, I can't even bring myself to type it
    There’s lots of us here in the same boat.
    Stick with the facts from trustworthy sources.
    This thread is not that place.

    I spend lots of time away from this thread.

    Take care. You are not alone.


  • #7806
    giveitholly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,219 ✭✭✭giveitholly


    pookiesboo wrote: »
    I know this will probably get lost with the volume of posts but anyone else's mental health suffering?
    I'm a carer for both my parents in their seventies ,my mother had a polio as a child so as a result as a curvature in her spine she has copd,had a bad heart attack a couple of years ago and is on an oxygen machine at least 12 hrs a day to help her breathe. My dad also has diabetes and has his other health issues. I'll be doing the shopping for them now so my dad doesn't have to leave the house, I'm just petrified,absolutely petrified I'll catch it and infect them. We also have five or six different carers in rotation coming in to assist me throughout the week. I've found myself sobbing uncontrollably the past few days, the enormity of this if it affects either of my parents, God forbid, I can't even bring myself to type it

    Can't give you advice but try keep strong,you are doing your very best and your parents know that no matter their health,is there anyone close to you that you could talk to,even talking about it can lift your spirits,Stay strong,you are doing a brilliant job


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  • #7807
    RoryMac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,558 ✭✭✭RoryMac


    weldoninhio wrote: »
    How does that work on a busy bus, Luas or train??

    Well if you can't walk, cycle, drive or work from home I'd say the best you can do is wear a mask and be on top of the advice around handwashing and not touching your face. Maybe look to start early/late to avoid the main busy periods.

    Not ideal I know but again we're all reliant on others doing their bit so if someone feels like their coming down with an illness they need to stay off public transport and isolate themselves


  • #7808
    ITman88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 876 ✭✭✭ITman88


    STB. wrote: »
    No they are not.

    Northern Italy where a lot of the contagion spread, is also where the affluent members live. They have a health service second to none. Or should I say they had before a pandemic came and ravaged it.

    They also had 7500 ventilators and they hadn't enough. The surgeons on the ground had to make very tough decisions about who lived and who died. That amounted to not treating people under 60 so that the younger people could use the ventilators.

    If the figure is only a fraction of the 15k, it will still be a massive drain on the health infrastructure we don't have and the equipment we don't have enough of.

    Stop with the overstating claims. This is quite fúcking serious.

    I know it’s serious stop patronising.

    I said I hope we don’t get those figures but of course you ignore the facts I stated by saying no they have not.

    The facts I stated are true so


  • #7809
    Blueshoe
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,964 ✭✭✭Blueshoe


    pookiesboo wrote: »
    I know this will probably get lost with the volume of posts but anyone else's mental health suffering?
    I'm a carer for both my parents in their seventies ,my mother had a polio as a child so as a result as a curvature in her spine she has copd,had a bad heart attack a couple of years ago and is on an oxygen machine at least 12 hrs a day to help her breathe. My dad also has diabetes and has his other health issues. I'll be doing the shopping for them now so my dad doesn't have to leave the house, I'm just petrified,absolutely petrified I'll catch it and infect them. We also have five or six different carers in rotation coming in to assist me throughout the week. I've found myself sobbing uncontrollably the past few days, the enormity of this if it affects either of my parents, God forbid, I can't even bring myself to type it

    Shop during the middle of the day or early morning. Keep sanitizer in the car and wear gloves while shopping. Throw the gloves away before getting in the car. Obviously don't have too much social interaction for this period

    Try not to worry. Just take the proper precautions and you will be fine. If 15000 people get the virus it's still only .3% percent of the population.

    The odds are vastly in your favour


  • #7810
    rob316
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,670 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    STB. wrote: »
    No they are not.

    Northern Italy where a lot of the contagion spread, is also where the affluent members live. They have a health service second to none. Or should I say they had before a pandemic came and ravaged it.

    They also had 7500 ventilators and they hadn't enough. The surgeons on the ground had to make very tough decisions about who lived and who died. That amounted to not treating people under 60 so that the younger people could use the ventilators.

    If the figure is only a fraction of the 15k, it will still be a massive drain on the health infrastructure we don't have and the equipment we don't have enough of.

    Stop with the overstating claims. This is quite fúcking serious.

    Doesn't matter, the infection spread undetected in a highly densely populated region.

    To put how densely populated it is its the same size of munster with 10m people vs 1m people.


  • #7811
    CinemaGuy45
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭CinemaGuy45


    Blueshoe wrote: »
    Shop during the middle of the day or early morning. Keep sanitizer in the car and wear gloves while shopping. Throw the gloves away before getting in the car. Obviously don't have too much social interaction for this period

    Try not to worry. Just take the proper precautions and you will be fine. If 15000 people get the virus it's still only .3% percent of the population.

    The odds are vastly in your favour

    Thats 15000 by the end of the month.


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  • #7812
    Raconteuse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭Raconteuse


    Blueshoe wrote: »
    He banned flights from the Eu and quickly added in the UK and Ireland. He was slated for it.

    Canada has banned non nationals from entering the country. No grief for Trudeau.

    Boris wants the elderly to isolate. Got slated for it

    Leo says the same this evening. Calls it cocooning. Not a bad word said against him.
    Plenty being said against him. The dishonesty is unreal here.
    Clarence Boddiker wrote: »
    Yes exactly, the "everyone is stupid except me" attitude is running rampant throughout the Irish population.
    You still haven't clarified what on earth you're talking about.


  • #7813
    bekker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 912 ✭✭✭bekker


    Just back from putting bins out, like to add my thanks and appreciation for those preforming another essential and under appreciate public health service.


  • #7814
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 91,073 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    pookiesboo wrote: »
    I know this will probably get lost with the volume of posts but anyone else's mental health suffering?
    I'm a carer for both my parents in their seventies ,my mother had a polio as a child so as a result as a curvature in her spine she has copd,had a bad heart attack a couple of years ago and is on an oxygen machine at least 12 hrs a day to help her breathe. My dad also has diabetes and has his other health issues. I'll be doing the shopping for them now so my dad doesn't have to leave the house, I'm just petrified,absolutely petrified I'll catch it and infect them. We also have five or six different carers in rotation coming in to assist me throughout the week. I've found myself sobbing uncontrollably the past few days, the enormity of this if it affects either of my parents, God forbid, I can't even bring myself to type it

    It's a hard situation for all, I also look after elderly relatives who have underlying health issues as do I but I must carry on while being very careful, take care yourself, I do appreciate Leo's speech but it has scaried me even more
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  • #7815
    IamtheWalrus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,075 ✭✭✭IamtheWalrus


    pookiesboo wrote: »
    I know this will probably get lost with the volume of posts but anyone else's mental health suffering?
    I'm a carer for both my parents in their seventies ,my mother had a polio as a child so as a result as a curvature in her spine she has copd,had a bad heart attack a couple of years ago and is on an oxygen machine at least 12 hrs a day to help her breathe. My dad also has diabetes and has his other health issues. I'll be doing the shopping for them now so my dad doesn't have to leave the house, I'm just petrified,absolutely petrified I'll catch it and infect them. We also have five or six different carers in rotation coming in to assist me throughout the week. I've found myself sobbing uncontrollably the past few days, the enormity of this if it affects either of my parents, God forbid, I can't even bring myself to type it

    I got very anxious and worried a few days back but made a commitment to myself not to let it happen again, so I only occasionally dip into the news to see the headlines. Might be worth a try. Reading opinion pieces and so forth will drive you up the wall. It's hard but just trust that the government is doing all is can. The mind has an evolutionary tendency to fear the worst so be aware of it playing tricks on you. Talk to others about your fears. You're not alone.


  • #7816
    pookiesboo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,666 ✭✭✭pookiesboo


    giveitholly wrote: »
    Can't give you advice but try keep strong,you are doing your very best and your parents know that no matter their health,is there anyone close to you that you could talk to,even talking about it can lift your spirits,Stay strong,you are doing a brilliant job

    Thank you, my partner is great,he's talked me down a lot the past few days,it hasn't been easy for him either,self employed lost all the work he was due to get in since Friday,out of work now.it's really hitting hard, like so many


  • #7817
    Jinglejangle69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,123 ✭✭✭Jinglejangle69


    Could Michael Martin be in charge my next week??


  • #7818
    Ace2007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,029 ✭✭✭✭Ace2007


    pookiesboo wrote: »
    I know this will probably get lost with the volume of posts but anyone else's mental health suffering?
    I'm a carer for both my parents in their seventies ,my mother had a polio as a child so as a result as a curvature in her spine she has copd,had a bad heart attack a couple of years ago and is on an oxygen machine at least 12 hrs a day to help her breathe. My dad also has diabetes and has his other health issues. I'll be doing the shopping for them now so my dad doesn't have to leave the house, I'm just petrified,absolutely petrified I'll catch it and infect them. We also have five or six different carers in rotation coming in to assist me throughout the week. I've found myself sobbing uncontrollably the past few days, the enormity of this if it affects either of my parents, God forbid, I can't even bring myself to type it

    Reach out to people - local sports clubs or even FB pages of your local area - people will help with shopping and that for you so that it's not all on your plate - indeed anyone else that finds themselves in this situation - every little helps.

    I would also suggest getting off boards, and not looking at the news that much, buy books and read them, - I say buy because that way you are away from your phone/ipod etc.

    Try listen to calming music even for 30 mins in the day. Enjoy time with your parents - as bad as this situation is. Go for walks when the carers are in, even if it's raining just to get out of the house.

    Stay positive, this will lift in time.


  • #7819
    aido79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,374 ✭✭✭aido79


    igCorcaigh wrote: »

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

    I would hazard a guess that this is the real reason for the speech being broadcast on Rte just before the 9 o'clock news. There's a lot of people commenting that Leo didn't give any new information in his speech but that's only the case if you are up to date with the news through websites or social media. But what if you don't have access to these things? Would you still be up to date?
    The elderly are the most vulnerable and the least likely to keep up with any updates through the day so a speech on rte, giving the facts in a clear, concise manner, at the time when they are most likely to tune in makes a lot of sense.


  • #7820
    ITman88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 876 ✭✭✭ITman88


    rob316 wrote: »
    Doesn't matter, the infection spread undetected in a highly densely populated region.

    To put how densely populated it is its the same size of munster with 10m people vs 1m people.

    Exactly. It’s a densely populated region with an older age profile.

    The poster that disagreed with those facts, alluded to the fact it’s wealthy, whatever difference that would of made I’m unsure


  • #7821
    tayto lover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 54,157 ✭✭✭✭tayto lover


    Jinglejangle69 wrote: »
    Could Michael Martin be in charge my next week??

    In charge of what?


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  • #7822
    Obvious Desperate Breakfasts
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,474 ✭✭✭Obvious Desperate Breakfasts


    IamtheWalrus wrote: »
    I got very anxious and worried a few days back but made a commitment to myself not to let it happen again, so I only occasionally dip into the news to see the headlines. Might be worth a try. Reading opinion pieces and so forth will drive you up the wall. It's hard but just trust that the government is doing all is can. The mind has an evolutionary tendency to fear the worst so be aware of it playing tricks on you. Talk to others about your fears. You're not alone.

    I’m doing the same. I reached a nadir on Thursday but have given myself a talking to since then.


  • #7823
    stretchaq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 567 ✭✭✭stretchaq


    Jinglejangle69 wrote: »
    Could Michael Martin be in charge my next week??

    More chance of being in hiding than in charge, not a peep out of him


  • #7824
    yrreg0850
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 532 ✭✭✭yrreg0850


    As things progress more and more people will be needed for contact tracing.
    We now have quite a number of state paid teachers who are not working but, being paid.

    Why not enlist them for contact tracing?


  • #7825
    Jinglejangle69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,123 ✭✭✭Jinglejangle69


    tayto lover wrote: »
    In charge of what?

    The country.

    Talks between FF and FG resume tommorrow with a view to forming a government quickly.


  • #7826
    Sir Oxman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,492 ✭✭✭Sir Oxman


    A few changes to the shopping experience from tomorrow at Lidl's, Tesco etc
    https://www.independent.ie/world-news/coronavirus/coronavirus-ireland-supermarkets-doing-headcounts-as-customers-enter-shops-39053233.html

    "Meanwhile, Lidl said that, starting today, it was setting aside the 9am to 11am hours for shoppers aged 65 or older. And starting tomorrow, Tesco shops on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays until 9am will be reserved for those aged 65 and over and family carers.

    Iceland said it would devote the 8am-9am hour each day to elderly shoppers and wanted others "to give time to this customer group so they can shop in comfort and safety".

    The grocers say notably younger customers will be asked to come back later - but those determined to shop won't be barred unless crowd control warrants this."


  • #7827
    crx===
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭crx===


    Stupid is what stupid does..

    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/coronavirus-boris-johnson-stanley-pub-nonessential-social-contact-a9407181.html


  • #7828
    Jinglejangle69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,123 ✭✭✭Jinglejangle69


    stretchaq wrote: »
    More chance of being in hiding than in charge, not a peep out of him

    Talks resume tommorrow.


  • #7829
    cameramonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,220 ✭✭✭cameramonkey


    https://twitter.com/andreamatranga/status/1239774862572277760

    According to Crisanti, the director of the virology lab of U Padua, as little as 10% of #COVID2019 carriers show any symptoms at all. He sampled repeatedly the entire 3k+ population of Vo ', one of the initial clusters.

    This guy says 9 out of 10 people he tested were asymptomatic. So testing has to be widened to include contacts that have shown no symptoms. This is pretty amazing if true.


  • #7830
    ChikiChiki
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭ChikiChiki


    frillyleaf wrote: »
    I feel the government have really ramped up their response this week which is fantastic to see. I saw a video of the testing centre and it looks very well planned out.

    I’ve heard of people needing to wait to the end of the week for testing. What is involved in the process and why does it take so long got them to get tested ?

    Tbh, I think there is almost an admission from the Govt that the health service is not where it should be at. And they are making a hard effort bring it up to standard.

    That in itself is refreshing to see.

    All people want is honesty and transparency. That in itself is very reassuring.


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  • #7831
    maebee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,755 ✭✭✭maebee


    Looks like we can't join the EU shutdown coz of the Brits. They are stopping us from closing the border.


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