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CoVid-19 Part IX - 785 cases ROI (3 deaths) 108 in NI (1 death) (20 March) *Read OP*

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  • #122
    GM228
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    RugbyLad11 wrote: »
    I believe these WHO rules were introduced recently? possibly because China has them by a lead?

    MERS = Middle East respiratory syndrome

    Nobody seems to have the problem with MERS name

    2015, and to note they are not actually rules, simply a guideline.


  • #123
    retro:electro
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    SleetAndSnow wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/DanielNewman/status/1240294569239097345?s=20

    Terrible

    Terrible indeed but where in it does she mention coronavirus? She seems to be talking about smoking. Not saying she hasn’t got it but we’ve seen in the past how certain things can be framed


  • #124
    olestoepoke
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    D.Q wrote: »
    It's an old video. Nothing to do with corona virus.

    People should genuinely be ashamed of themselves.

    Really? FFS this fake news is messed up.


  • #125
    cnocbui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,016 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »
    It's the same as when he says stupid names like "tiny Mike, sleepy Joe or Pochahantas" he wants those words to stick in his core.supporters minds.

    Yes it probably is, but though I loath and detest the scumbag, through no credit whatsover to the POS, and of no credit to him whatsoever, it is a fact that naming Flu and other pandemics with a geographical descriptor, is a practice that has been followed, off and on, for just over a century. Spanish Flu, Hon Kong Flu, Brisbane flu, etc.


  • #126
    freddie1970
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    Is there meant to be an announcement again this evening


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  • #127
    cnocbui
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    D.Q wrote: »
    It's an old video. Nothing to do with corona virus.

    People should genuinely be ashamed of themselves.

    Exhibit A:
    The EU said Russia pushed fake news online in English, Spanish, Italian, German and French, with contradictory and malicious reports to make it harder during the coronavirus crisis.


  • #128
    nacho libre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,604 ✭✭✭✭nacho libre


    "They haven’t changed track at all. They are implementing measures at the rate that suits them, as they made clear from the outset.

    But how does any of this undermine what the Irish government is doing? "

    Are you officially employed to do PR for the British Government by any chance?
    You must be with your line that they are implementing measures at the rate that suits them. They have realised they made a mess of it with their approach,
    So they have changed by tack, by now adopting measures advised by the WHO and other leading experts in the field of infectious diseases, which we and other nations have already been doing. The UK Government is now playing catch up, because the "Science has changed". I know you are so blinkered Aegir that you'll continue to protest to the contrary, and insist anyone criticising the Uk Governments handling of this could only be anti brexit and looking to score points, because you can't accept that people might just be annoyed by the UK's cock up of this crisis.


  • #129
    smelly sock
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    Hands are in bits from the alcohol sanitiser. Just going touse thr soap from now on.


  • #130
    STB.
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    freddie1970 wrote: »
    Is there meant to be an announcement again this evening


    Weekly Press Briefing. Live RTE News Now 8.45PM


    Briefing and questions by journos.


  • #131
    Obvious Desperate Breakfasts
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    thomas 123 wrote: »
    It started in China.

    That doesn’t answer my question. What properties of the virus make it Chinese? Viruses don’t have a nationality, as anyone with more than two brain cells knows. What classifies the virus as Chinese?


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  • #132
    Quin_Dub
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    youandme13 wrote: »
    Do you think we'll ever get a break down of numbers in each county??

    They will be releasing a weekly report from this week (Friday I think) with a county by county breakdown and also info around the source (community vs. travel related etc.)


  • #133
    fritzelly
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    D.Q wrote: »
    It's an old video. Nothing to do with corona virus.

    People should genuinely be ashamed of themselves.

    It's on Twitter so it must be true (need followers)


  • #134
    D.Q
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    olestoepoke wrote: »
    Really? FFS this fake news is messed up.

    Look at it critically. She doesn't mention anything about corona. The only mention of it was the tweet. One person frames it as a covid 19 video maliciously, then it spreads through fear.


  • #135
    whisky_galore
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    cnocbui wrote: »
    What makes an Irish tourist 'Irish'?

    Pasty skin and GAA shirt?


  • #136
    STB.
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    Speaking of Russia.


    WHY are their figures so low ????????


    They are bang in the middle of it.


  • #137
    2ndcoming
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    All of those watching various unverified horror videos on twitter and whatsapp etc definitely aren't doing their mental health any favours.


  • #138
    Quin_Dub
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    smelly sock wrote: »
    Hands are in bits from the alcohol sanitiser. Just going touse thr soap from now on.

    All the evidence out there is that Soap & Hot water are better anyway - Hand Sanitiser is supposed to be used "when you don't have access to soap/water"


  • #139
    Widdensushi
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    STB. wrote: »
    Weekly Press Briefing. Live RTE News Now 8.45PM


    Briefing and questions by journos.

    no evening with leo today, thank god


  • #140
    Professor Moriarty
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    STB. wrote: »
    Speaking of Russia.


    WHY are their figures so low ????????


    They are bang in the middle of it.

    Do you really have to ask?


  • #141
    skimpydoo
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    I was supposed to be seeing my Haemotologist nest Tuesday for my first checkup since I finished my cancer treatment last Halloween. I got a text earlier today asking for my Skype details as all clinics for the foreseeable future are going to be virtual clinics. Expect this to be happening all over the country.


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  • #142
    ZX7R
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    STB. wrote: »
    Speaking of Russia.


    WHY are their figures so low ????????


    They are bang in the middle of it.

    Because there figures are fake just like there news


  • #143
    blackcard
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    Cody montana wrote: »
    Again, everyone is calling it the Coronavirus, not the Chinese virus.
    Why is he trying to change the name?
    We all know it started in China and now it's global.

    Trump was ahead of the posse in banning entry of Chinese to the USA even if it was more to do with his trade war with China. He was however extremely negligent in dealing with the spread of the virus otherwise calling it a democratic hoax. So he is now calling it the Chinese virus to make himself look good. As with everything else, it is all about


  • #144
    Obvious Desperate Breakfasts
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    cnocbui wrote: »
    What makes an Irish tourist 'Irish'?

    That they are Irish by nationality. What a daft comparison. Seriously like. Unless you think ‘nationality’ can’t be defined?


  • #145
    gmisk
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    smelly sock wrote: »
    Hands are in bits from the alcohol sanitiser. Just going touse thr soap from now on.
    Or use some moisturiser on your hands.
    Garnier one with maple syrup is good!

    Hand sanitizer only when no sink obviously


  • #146
    whisky_galore
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    STB. wrote: »
    Speaking of Russia.


    WHY are their figures so low ????????


    They are bang in the middle of it.

    If I were cynical, I'd say quite a few countries aren't telling the complete truth.


  • #147
    Kidchameleon
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    STB. wrote: »
    Speaking of Russia.


    WHY are their figures so low ????????


    They are bang in the middle of it.


    They are in control of their own borders.


  • #148
    tuxy
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    smelly sock wrote: »
    Hands are in bits from the alcohol sanitiser. Just going touse thr soap from now on.

    Alcohol will seriously dry out your skin.
    Everyone should be using soap and hot water as much as possible and not hand sanitiser. But if you are out and about most the day it can't be helped.

    Bring some moisturiser with you and use it a few times throughout the day


  • #149
    Esel
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    Not Your Ornery Onager


    Quin_Dub wrote: »
    All the evidence out there is that Soap & Hot water are better anyway - Hand Sanitiser is supposed to be used "when you don't have access to soap/water"

    This x100

    Not your ornery onager



  • #150
    Kidchameleon
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    There's a sh1t tonne of cases in Australia considering they have relatively high temperatures. I'm starting to think this "higher temperatures" line is fake news.


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  • #151
    Quantum Erasure
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    Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »
    That they are Irish by nationality. What a daft comparison. Seriously like. Unless you think ‘nationality’ can’t be defined?

    what is 'nationality' anyway?


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