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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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  • #7952
    Heiser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 253 ✭✭Heiser


    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.

    In fairness people were going on holidays two weeks ago as this only really kicked off big time in Ireland last week. Two weeks ago the St Paddy's Day parade was still going ahead and tonnes of Italians were coming to Ireland for the weekend. No travel warnings. It's all changed so quickly.


  • #7953
    Mwengwe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 454 ✭✭Mwengwe


    Akrasia wrote: »
    This is a contagious disease, not cancer. The very brutal reality is that people will die alone, separated from their loved ones. It’s awful, but that is the reality

    The thing that really horrifies is that some of them probably won't know or comprehend why they're being left alone to die. So, so horrifying.


  • #7954
    Sir Oxman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,492 ✭✭✭Sir Oxman


    tuxy wrote: »
    Is anyone else enjoying the peace and quiet?

    Not even the sound of a single car driven past my house in the last hour.
    I live in a fairly big apartment complex.
    There's a courtyard/green area where kids play the second they are back from school day in, day out.

    Not a peep!
    Nor in the common areas inside (they aren't allowed officially but they do sometimes when it's lashing out)


  • #7955
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    Leo is a doctor, will he be helping on the front line

    Do you think we should remove our political leader and have him do other duties during a crisis?


  • #7956
    Raconteuse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭Raconteuse


    Larbre34 wrote: »
    Do you know the only cohort who aren't falling apart and ****ting their pants (at least not this reason)?

    The elderly!! Now take a lesson from them and pull yourself together.

    The Country and the Planet will get through this, but only if everyone has a word with themselves about perspective, proportion and common sense.
    The same elderly who are risking their health/lives and those of others by not following protocol?

    This IS a time to be worried and vigilant - and THAT'S what will get folk through the virus's presence, not having a word about perspective, proportion and common sense. And "pull yourself together" certainly will not stem the virus.

    Now in order to prevent the inevitable ad hominems, I am not saying people should freak out. That won't help in the least (although it's hard for some not to). People should also keep away from online stuff about it if it upsets them. And people should get out for a walk/cycle/run, eat well, get enough sleep and take vitamin c. Also do relaxation stuff like yoga, meditation, mindfulness, breathing exercises, put on relaxing music.

    But a certain amount of worry and over the top vigilance is necessary.

    Perspective? Have a look at Italy - that's the kind of perspective that's appropriate. To make us do our best not to let it get that way.


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  • #7957
    babybuilder
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,111 ✭✭✭babybuilder


    1wizards sleeve wrote: »
    I like most of the people in here probably have a fear of the tax man and all those deductions from my payslip. Its hard work 40-60 hrs a week and have so much tax taken away. But I will have no problem paying a bit extra for the next few years. This is not corrupt bankers and useless politics that has caused this. So we will have to suck this up. It's going to be tough but me and many more have survived the last crash. I was hoping for a lot longer before this happened again but it is what it is .
    As long as it's equitable. Wait and see.


  • #7958
    Sawduck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,713 ✭✭✭Sawduck


    Debating with myself, should I go to work
    I work in a warehouse unloading goods from all over Ireland and dealing with people from everywhere
    I don't have any protection gear
    I have asthma and scars in my lungs
    It's difficult to know what the right thing to do is, I don't want this business to struggle either


  • #7959
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,187 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    GDY151


    daheff wrote: »
    To the people who are querying the 15k figure, we're still not 14days since the Italian rugby fans came over to visit.

    Looking at the last few nights announcements I've noticed the majority of cases are in the east(Dublin & surroundings).

    I would suspect most cases came in contact with these Italian fans. Expect numbers to be close to the 15k.

    Let's hope they are less though.


    + the 20k odd over in Spain to come back this week.


  • #7960
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,654 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    rob316 wrote: »
    Anyone else find it absolutely bizarre he is live tweeting about his mother dying.

    The world we live in nowadays unfortunately.

    Some can't put their phone down, even when a parent is dying in front of them.

    A new level of narcissism.


  • #7961
    05eaftqbrs9jlh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,104 ✭✭✭05eaftqbrs9jlh


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    I hope everyone here is having a nice evening in spite of the apocalyptic sh!t that's gone down. Having drank more than a month's ration of the fermented cherry gin I made a few months ago, I have to express that I've encountered some smart, kind and hilarious people throughout this whole thing through this thread.

    Whether I've agreed or disagreed with ye about flim flam down the pages, I wish every single person every bit of luck in the next few weeks. I'm so sorry to those who lost their jobs.

    Thank you so much to the healthcare staff. I reckon soon I'll be able to provide administrative assistance from home, as I care for my vulnerable family. But you are putting yourselves on the firing line and anything I can do to help, I want to do. Even if Leo's line was tokenistic, ye are absolute superheroes. I'm looking especially at Pseudonym121, they are absolutely sound.

    We're gonna keep banging out the trad tunes here in the living room and sesh on into the night. It was only a few weeks ago that I had four different venues offering absurd amounts of money for myself and the lads I play with to come and belt out the tunes tonight. I'm mourning the loss of incredible friends but I'm still optimistic that we'll play together again before the end of this sh!t year.

    Godspeed all, and remain cautiously optimistic.


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  • #7962
    d8491prj5boyvg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 508 ✭✭✭d8491prj5boyvg


    Strazdas wrote: »
    It's definitely been along those lines in the last three or four days, yes.

    The growh rate is exponential, it's doubling ever 3-4 days.

    We are following the Italian trajectory. 1 infection on the first of march leads to tens of thousands by first of April.


  • #7963
    ChikiChiki
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭ChikiChiki


    tuxy wrote: »
    Is anyone else enjoying the peace and quiet?

    Not even the sound of a single car driven past my house in the last hour.

    No peace and quiet here. House party and cheering on the balcony.

    Cretins.


  • #7964
    1wizards sleeve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 208 ✭✭1wizards sleeve


    Blueshoe wrote: »
    China gives you all the information you need. Lock a country down completely, treat as many as you can. Some will die most will recover. It's a virus

    22 new infections in China today. 19 of those travelled from overseas.

    3 weeks from now new cases in Italy will be dropping quickly. Quote me on that.
    Life will go on. The economic effects for all will be much more severe and long lasting

    IV no problem with all that. But you laughing at figures in a condescending way annoyed me. Have you travelled back in time.


  • #7965
    Panrich
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,973 ✭✭✭Panrich


    Quadrature50 wrote: »
    That's exponential growth. Keep multiplying the total by 1.3 and the number gets very big very fast. In 30 days there will be 700k infected on Ireland if it continues at this rate.

    I do know that and how exponential growth works in general but why are we going to have the highest exponential growth rate of any western country? If we hit 15k two days faster than Italy then that will confirm it.


  • #7966
    Mervyn Skidmore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,210 ✭✭✭Mervyn Skidmore


    Duggie2012 wrote: »
    Anyway do we even know if many of those fans even came over?

    Whatsapp says millions came over and every single one was infected.


  • #7967
    CinemaGuy45
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭CinemaGuy45


    Sawduck wrote: »
    Debating with myself, should I go to work
    I work in a warehouse unloading goods from all over Ireland and dealing with people from everywhere
    I don't have any protection gear
    I have asthma and scars in my lungs
    It's difficult to know what the right thing to do is, I don't want this business to struggle either

    I know how you feel.


  • #7968
    Naggdefy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,981 ✭✭✭Naggdefy


    Blueshoe wrote: »
    China gives you all the information you need. Lock a country down completely, treat as many as you can. Some will die most will recover. It's a virus

    22 new infections in China today. 19 of those travelled from overseas.

    3 weeks from now new cases in Italy will be dropping quickly. Quote me on that.
    Life will go on. The economic effects for all will be much more severe and long lasting


    '3 weeks from now new cases in Italy will be dropping quickly. Quote me on that'

    We all hope so. But for Christ sake you're a random internet poster. I presume you don't have the qualifications to make such statements. It would be naive to trust Chinese figures. South Korea ok. But every country is different. And lockdown is different country to country too.

    The positive tests seem to be plateauing in Italy. Or maybe 3,500 is a figure which corresponds to the max amount of tests they can do. The death rate is still dreadful.


  • #7969
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 91,073 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    tuxy wrote: »
    Do you think we should remove our political leader and have him do other duties during a crisis?

    If we are short doctors then yes, deputy Tanaiste take over
    https://forumofgames.com/




  • #7970
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    ChikiChiki wrote: »
    No peace and quiet here. House party and cheering on the balcony.

    Cretins.

    Awful :(

    It's times like this I'm very happy to live outside a small town.


  • #7971
    Airyfairy12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,453 ✭✭✭Airyfairy12


    Heres Johnny wrote: »
    Most of the population are in the east (Dublin and surroundings to be exact). Its denser than anywhere else too. This is bigger than Italian rugby fans coming over now.

    Id wonder is it that they have more testing facilities in Dublin and thats why so many numbers are showing up that side of the country and not elsewhere?
    When you consider the amount of people from all over the country who travel to and from Dublin daily, no doubt the figures are higher in the west and south than we realise. Dublin will always get first priority in testing and health care.


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  • #7972
    joeguevara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,247 ✭✭✭joeguevara


    tobefrank321 wrote: »
    Well for all those who say the government are doing a good job, the issue of the Italian rugby fans showed otherwise. Those flights should have been banned. It was utterly incompetent to postpone a game but allow the fans to come.

    Banning air travel without WHO direction was impossible. Looking back on actions not taken will always show things in a bad light. But I think we are being seen as doing the most before others. U.K. allowing stereophonic concerts with tens of thousands on Friday night is disgusting. U.K. teachers on social media asking do they have to attend school worse.


  • #7973
    pjohnson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,023 ✭✭✭✭pjohnson


    Panrich wrote: »
    I do know that and how exponential growth works in general but why are we going to have the highest exponential growth rate of any western country? If we hit 15k two days faster than Italy then that will confirm it.

    Too slow to react and keep importing more people with it.


  • #7974
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,187 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    GDY151


    With the airports still open it's like the country is a sinking ship and you are tackling the hole below the water line but no matter how good you patch it up there's a steady new flow coming in that you simply can never stop until the airports are shut down.


  • #7975
    Larbre34
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,452 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    ChikiChiki wrote: »
    No peace and quiet here. House party and cheering on the balcony.

    Cretins.

    Call the cops on them. The numbers are on the streets to respond. They can't stop it by law, (yet) but it might scare /shame a few of them.


  • #7976
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 8,856 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Brentley Teeny Priestess wrote: »
    The growh rate is exponential, it's doubling ever 3-4 days.

    We are following the Italian trajectory. 1 infection on the first of march leads to tens of thousands by first of April.

    April fool :pac:


  • #7977
    Kaisr Sose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,694 ✭✭✭Kaisr Sose


    cjmc wrote: »
    The calm before the storm. That's freaked me out

    "The calm before the storm, before the surge " is how I recall his words


  • #7978
    beggars_bush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,900 ✭✭✭beggars_bush


    I've spent the last 2 weeks downloading tv series and movies
    Hope it will keep us going

    Also, volunteer.ie for those wishing to volunteer

    And if you need groceries delivered contact your local gaa club. There are over 2500 around the country. Or soccer club. Or any voluntary organisation


  • #7979
    Sir Oxman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,492 ✭✭✭Sir Oxman


    Even Boucher-Hayes is raising a smile with me
    https://twitter.com/boucherhayes/status/1240023885891932162?s=20


  • #7980
    ChikiChiki
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭ChikiChiki


    Sawduck wrote: »
    Debating with myself, should I go to work
    I work in a warehouse unloading goods from all over Ireland and dealing with people from everywhere
    I don't have any protection gear
    I have asthma and scars in my lungs
    It's difficult to know what the right thing to do is, I don't want this business to struggle either

    Mate, I think if you are asking yourself that question, you probably know the answer.

    Are there any back office functions you can help with? Alternatively the option of the welfare is there.

    Any employer worth there salt will understand and when we come out the other side (which we will) help you out.

    Best of luck!


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  • #7981
    tobefrank321
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,527 ✭✭✭tobefrank321


    Duggie2012 wrote: »
    Anyway do we even know if many of those fans even came over?

    Some came. From what i've read and seen, Dublin seems to have plenty of Italian visitors in recent weeks including some who have decided to stay with friends here. There is a huge Italian community in Dublin both recent arrivals and those here for years.


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