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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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  • #8042
    tobefrank321
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,527 ✭✭✭tobefrank321


    Blueshoe wrote: »
    You think 100k infections in Ireland is a possibility?

    I'm not assuming anything. I'm not making wild claims either.

    Very very likely.

    Thousands of people travelling to and from Italy and later Spain and not compelled to isolate once back in Ireland. Just the kickstart something like coronavirus needed. It may take 2 months but yes 100k cases is possible and the problem is most of them will be undocumented.


  • #8043
    BigMo1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 399 ✭✭BigMo1


    Just watched a really solid video explaining exponential growth (https://youtu.be/Kas0tIxDvrg)

    Can someone tell me our current growth factor for cases in Ireland or point me in direction of case numbers by day?


  • #8044
    tobefrank321
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,527 ✭✭✭tobefrank321


    Andrew00 wrote: »
    I come face to face with well over 700 people a day in a local shop. Theyd stand about 3 feet away from me.

    Back in again tomorrow now

    Put a glass or perspex screen up and dont take cash payments. Talk to your manager about it.


  • #8045
    tikkahunter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,052 ✭✭✭tikkahunter


    Downlinz wrote: »
    Just thinking how inconsequential and far away stuff like the RIC commemoration, Catherine Noone's comments or what David Cullinane shouted seem today. None of those things really matter at all now. This virus has changed everything in our political landscape.
    Just glad we have professional TD'S in power. Imagine if SF had of ran more candidates and they were in power now. We really would be up **** street.


  • #8046
    joeguevara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,247 ✭✭✭joeguevara


    BigMo1 wrote: »
    Just watched a really solid video explaining exponential growth (https://youtu.be/Kas0tIxDvrg)

    Can someone tell me our current growth factor for cases in Ireland or point me in direction of case numbers by day?

    There is information that we will experience 30% increase daily. However unless symptoms are unbearable advice is stay at home. Getting tested isn’t much point because no treatment. I think we have way more undetected cases.


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  • #8047
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Bozo Skeleton wrote: »
    I for one, along with 70,000 other bar staff effectively lost our jobs with the instant shut down of bars, it'll be long after March 29th before they're open again. And it had to be done, it really had to be done.
    On top of all the other chaos that is going to ensue, the realisation that the dole is not going to pay my rent is a very worrying thing. This is going to effect 100,000's of thousands of people, instantaneously.
    Well aware there's more important things to worry about, I have an elderly mother that I dearly love. The external repercussions are very worrying, we're all in the same boat :(

    Can you apply for Hap to help with your rent?


  • #8048
    1882
    Closed Accounts Posts: 65 ✭✭1882


    Too hard to keep up with this thread. I have to skip at least 50 pages everytime I check in.


  • #8049
    statesaver
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,084 ✭✭✭statesaver


    Downlinz wrote: »
    Just thinking how inconsequential and far away stuff like the RIC commemoration, Catherine Noone's comments or what David Cullinane shouted seem today. None of those things really matter at all now. This virus has changed everything in our political landscape.

    They all count in everyday politics and rightfully so. When this is over we'll be back to issues like that.


  • #8050
    BorneTobyWilde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,609 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4_7qY0IEno


  • #8051
    owlbethere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭owlbethere


    There probably wouldn't be any need for this social distancing if people would just cop on and use some basic hygiene and manners like keeping your coughs, sneezes, snots and spits to themselves and wash hands properly and regularly.

    A sizable portion of the population would be behaving on this but what is so wrong with some other people?

    There's an old man over the road from me who walks around with his hand down his pants picking his arse. I just hope to god if he ends up sick he won't be wasting valuable hospital resources.


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  • #8052
    niallo27
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,137 ✭✭✭✭niallo27


    1882 wrote: »
    Too hard to keep up with this thread. I have to skip at least 50 pages everytime I check in.

    Everything is repeated every 6 or 7 pages so your not missing anything.


  • #8053
    4Ad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,798 ✭✭✭4Ad


    owlbethere wrote: »
    There probably wouldn't be any need for this social distancing if people would just cop on and use some basic hygiene and manners like keeping your coughs, sneezes, snots and spits to themselves and wash hands properly and regularly.

    A sizable portion of the population would be behaving on this but what is so wrong with some other people?

    There's an old man over the road from me who walks around with his hand down his pants picking his arse. I just hope to god if he ends up sick he won't be wasting valuable hospital resources.

    Cos people are selfish, stupid idiots.
    'I'm ok Jack'..


  • #8054
    cnocbui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,021 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    ITman88 wrote: »
    Fantastic speech. Very measured. He more or less suggested to forget about boards!!!

    Hope that means you'll be signing off then.


  • #8055
    Charles Babbage
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,401 ✭✭✭Charles Babbage


    joeguevara wrote: »
    There is information that we will experience 30% increase daily. However unless symptoms are unbearable advice is stay at home. Getting tested isn’t much point because no treatment. I think we have way more undetected cases.


    We'll certainly have loads of undetected cases if people don't even try to be tested.


  • #8056
    Kaisr Sose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,694 ✭✭✭Kaisr Sose


    1882 wrote: »
    Too hard to keep up with this thread. I have to skip at least 50 pages everytime I check in.

    Agreed. Its like the virus. We can only hope to flatten the thread posting curve


  • #8057
    Raconteuse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭Raconteuse


    Blueshoe wrote: »
    Perhaps it was a different poster. It's getting hard to keep up with the amount of different ones who seem to have lost rationality and are completely caught up in panic.

    Wardrobes full of toilet paper crew I'd imagine. I'm signing off for a bit. Too many have lost the run of themselves . Peace
    The worst case scenario from official sources, I meant.


  • #8058
    65535
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 922 ✭✭✭65535


    tikkahunter wrote: »
    Just glad we have professional TD'S in power. Imagine if SF had of ran more candidates and they were in power now. We really would be up **** street.


    What an odd statement.
    'Professional' TD's is exactly the reason they were voted against and can not form a government.


  • #8059
    Raconteuse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭Raconteuse


    RobertKK wrote: »
    The reality is the disease is out of control here
    It is? Hardly.

    Now Italy - that's out of control.


  • #8060
    An Ri rua
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,638 ✭✭✭An Ri rua


    Bozo Skeleton wrote: »
    I for one, along with 70,000 other bar staff effectively lost our jobs with the instant shut down of bars, it'll be long after March 29th before they're open again. And it had to be done, it really had to be done.
    On top of all the other chaos that is going to ensue, the realisation that the dole is not going to pay my rent is a very worrying thing. This is going to effect 100,000's of thousands of people, instantaneously.
    Well aware there's more important things to worry about, I have an elderly mother that I dearly love. The external repercussions are very worrying, we're all in the same boat :(

    Eviction would take up to 8 months. Relax and focus on what you need to do now. If you can bills you will. If you can't, you can't.


  • #8061
    murpho999
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,765 ✭✭✭✭murpho999


    RobertKK wrote: »
    A lot of people were taken in by show over substance with Leo's speech.

    The reality is the disease is out of control here and no one will take responsibility for the lack of measures that allowed it to get out of control.

    Can you back up how it is out of control and what about in other countries?

    Can you name one European country where it could be deemed in control?

    I don't think it's out of control at all and the government are taking actions now.

    It's people here who are spreading the virus by not practicing social distancing or proper hand hygiene.

    You can't blame the government on everything.


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  • #8062
    Raconteuse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭Raconteuse


    Evictions and electricity/gas disconnections are for "won't pays", not "can't pays". And after an extremely long time of non payment/non engagement.


  • #8063
    regedit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 864 ✭✭✭regedit


    joeguevara wrote: »
    There is information that we will experience 30% increase daily. However unless symptoms are unbearable advice is stay at home. Getting tested isn’t much point because no treatment. I think we have way more undetected cases.

    Valid point.
    An estimate has it that globally, for every diagnosed patient, there's 10-20x more undiagnosed ones with COVID-19. Meaning, if these got tested, they'd be positive. Also worth mentioning that some patient shave very mild symptoms and will have a very mild clinical picture therefore, not presenting for testing let a lone hospital admissions.


  • #8064
    CinemaGuy45
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭CinemaGuy45


    regedit wrote: »
    Valid point.
    An estimate has it that globally, for every diagnosed patient, there's 10-20x more undiagnosed ones with COVID-19. Meaning, if these got tested, they'd be positive. Also worth mentioning that some patient shave very mild symptoms and will have a very mild clinical picture therefore, not presenting for testing let a lone hospital admissions.

    I have no idea if you are correct or not but I really hope you are.


  • #8065
    Mongfinder General
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,992 ✭✭✭Mongfinder General


    murpho999 wrote: »
    Can you back up how it is out of control and what about in other countries?

    Can you name one European country where it could be deemed in control?

    I don't think it's out of control at all and the government are taking actions now.

    It's people here who are spreading the virus by not practicing social distancing or proper hand hygiene.

    You can't blame the government on everything.

    There are some right scruffy cnuts out there. I was in work on Monday and there was a lady, sick as **** about 20 yards away from who just let rip with a sneeze. We were the only two on the floor. She didn't think anybody else was around. And the worst thing about where I work is that desks aren't assigned - you have to basically take what is available on a daily basis.


  • #8066
    Gretas Gonna Get Ya!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,245 ✭✭✭Gretas Gonna Get Ya!


    ChikiChiki wrote: »
    It's ****ing downright bizarre how the virus is so severe on some people and not on others.

    Almost seems like a luck of the draw scenario.

    Sounds like it could be a particular blood group that this virus is targeting...

    Could also be the viral load that you acquire, when you become infected too. Which is even more reason to limit your contact with other people... keep your distance and don't congregate in groups within enclosed spaces if possible. Even if you get this thing, hopefully you might just get a light dose/small viral load... which could be survivable!


  • #8067
    joe40
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,813 ✭✭✭joe40


    Bozo Skeleton wrote: »
    I for one, along with 70,000 other bar staff effectively lost our jobs with the instant shut down of bars, it'll be long after March 29th before they're open again. And it had to be done, it really had to be done.
    On top of all the other chaos that is going to ensue, the realisation that the dole is not going to pay my rent is a very worrying thing. This is going to effect 100,000's of thousands of people, instantaneously.
    Well aware there's more important things to worry about, I have an elderly mother that I dearly love. The external repercussions are very worrying, we're all in the same boat :(

    That is really awful but is there any way rent can be frozen. I can't imagine evictions been tolerated for the next while. Maybe I'm been naive. Hope all works out.


  • #8068
    RandomViewer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,191 ✭✭✭RandomViewer


    Mehan2000 wrote: »
    I’m just wondering how in most countries the virus is spreading to different parts of each country however in China it was mainly the Hubei province ? I know there were cases in other parts but it was mostly there.

    How can they get rid of it from a country with a population of 1.5 billion so quickly , are they reporting the real figures ?

    They are not rid of it, lots of areas still in lockdown,


  • #8069
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 91,074 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    Strength and will from the human race is the only thing to get through this all

    Touch wood when this is over we will be stronger people

    I'm too afraid to touch anything now
    https://forumofgames.com/




  • #8070
    cnocbui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,021 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    nthclare wrote: »
    Anybody going bush craft?

    I hear the badgers will all rush you, pin you to the wet sodden ground and give you TB.

    Me, I like my central heating, fast internet connection, fridge, hot showers and a warm dry bed.

    Have fun.


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  • #8071
    tikkahunter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,052 ✭✭✭tikkahunter


    65535 wrote: »
    What an odd statement.
    'Professional' TD's is exactly the reason they were voted against and can not form a government.
    Who would you rather be looking after this ? Varadkar, Harris, Covney or Mary lou and Louise o Reilly ?


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