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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
    Mervyn Skidmore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,244 ✭✭✭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.


  • #7953
    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.


  • #7954
    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.


  • #7955
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92,394 ✭✭✭✭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


  • #7956
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,980 ✭✭✭✭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.


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  • #7957
    Airyfairy12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,500 ✭✭✭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.


  • #7958
    joeguevara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,350 ✭✭✭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.


  • #7959
    pjohnson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,589 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #7960
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,596 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #7961
    Larbre34
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,805 ✭✭✭✭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.


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  • #7962
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 9,106 ✭✭✭ [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:


  • #7963
    Kaisr Sose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,026 ✭✭✭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


  • #7964
    beggars_bush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,285 ✭✭✭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


  • #7965
    Sir Oxman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,490 ✭✭✭Sir Oxman


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


  • #7966
    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!


  • #7967
    tobefrank321
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,621 ✭✭✭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.


  • #7968
    sadie1502
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 666 ✭✭✭sadie1502


    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    Ah sweet Jesus I don't know them and I have tears

    So sad.


  • #7969
    Mwengwe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 454 ✭✭Mwengwe


    fritzelly wrote: »
    If they seriously believed she had the virus they wouldn't be moving her around and letting people in and out
    Twitter account that til a week or so ago consisted of morning, evening, morning...everyone's a victim

    Wtf, man?


  • #7970
    An Ri rua
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,714 ✭✭✭An Ri rua


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

    Cretins.

    Liquid Ass is your friend in such scenarios.


  • #7971
    Panrich
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,186 ✭✭✭Panrich


    pjohnson wrote: »
    Too slow to react and keep importing more people with it.

    Looking at the UK response where they still seem behind us in shutdown terms, why are we going to come out worse?
    Something is not adding up.


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  • #7972
    pjohnson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,589 ✭✭✭✭pjohnson


    Kaisr Sose wrote: »
    "The calm before the storm, before the surge " is how I recall his words

    That'd the infected Holiday makers from Spain/ the Cheltenham wânks blowing up figures.


  • #7973
    Blueshoe
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,957 ✭✭✭Blueshoe


    1wizards sleeve wrote: »
    IV no problem with all that. But you laughing at figures in a condescending way annoyed me. Have you travelled back in time.

    I'm laughing at your man saying we will have 100k cases. Il lol again.

    Pie in the sky stuff


  • #7974
    Raconteuse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭Raconteuse


    Blueshoe wrote: »
    Some folk on here are getting completely carried away and losing the run of themselves.
    Based. On. What.

    By the way, I presume you're a virologist/epidemiologist? If not, wishful thinking is not a qualification.


  • #7975
    maebee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,816 ✭✭✭maebee


    Hubby and I (early to mid 60s) have been almost self-isolating for the past 5 days. Son No 2. lives with us and is working for a house removal company who don't give a flying f**k. He told them today by txt that he was concerned about going into all sorts of homes in the mid west of Ireland this week and possibly carrying home whatever to us, his compromised parents.. Txt reply was "We'll keep going as long as we can"


  • #7976
    nocoverart
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,354 ✭✭✭nocoverart


    Quadrature50 wrote: »
    It's much better to prepare for the worst and get those ventilators as soon as we can .

    Oh I agree about that, but on a social level I feel we should reel it in a bit. Fear can even make us do the right things tackling this virus but no excuse for some posts on here over the past few weeks that obviously wanted to distill fear in people.


  • #7977
    RandomViewer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,173 ✭✭✭RandomViewer


    Larbre34 wrote: »
    Here's a wild idea, ring your shift manager or other such supervisor in the morning? It would be quite a stroke of luck for that person to be an active poster on this thread, this very minute.

    Full shutdown for the weekend plus either side of Patrick's day, we were quiet , if there is supposed to be a lockdown I was thinking piling 150 people into close proximity wasn't a great idea, I was wondering was there any official advice, nothing else


  • #7978
    Larbre34
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,805 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    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

    If you had 100% health, I'd say yes.

    With your underlying conditions however, the HSE advice is definitely not. Your life is more important than the business right now.


  • #7979
    ShooterSF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,822 ✭✭✭ShooterSF


    Off topic but for those of us that need a nice break Dropkick Murphy's currently having a live free concert on youtube and facebook...


  • #7980
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 9,106 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    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.

    So, just so I can follow, is this Airport, or. The Poseidon Adventure?


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  • #7981
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 18,748 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    Mwengwe wrote: »
    Wtf, man?

    Don't believe everything you read on the internet - mother dying but don't worry I'll keep twitter updated, thats more like WTF


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