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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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  • #1022
    fr336
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭fr336


    Why the hostility towards the UK? Genuinely interested. We've just today shut down schools. What are Ireland doing that the UK isn't apart from shutting pubs? I see on Sky News non essential shops in London likely to close this weekend. Has that happened in Dublin yet?


  • #1023
    bekker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 912 ✭✭✭bekker


    brookers wrote: »
    Hi guys, what do you think of this. A friend of mine works for the NDLS and he said a lot of old people are coming in to renew their licence, they have to go to the gp if over 70 to get a form signed. He said some of their licences are not due for renewal for a few months, when challenged about it and why they are out they either have a sceptic view of the whole covid 19 pandemic or just say they are entitled etc. He feels that they really dont give a toss and whilest everybody is saying how vunerable etc they are, a lot of them couldnt give a monkeys.
    The only cure for stupidity is death, not age.


  • #1024
    Blueshoe
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,964 ✭✭✭Blueshoe


    johnmcdnl wrote: »
    https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/17/us/coronavirus-testing-data.html

    The US have tested 25,000 specimens tested
    Italy alone has 134,000 tests. (5.3x)

    Without understanding how many people have been tested for in the entire population you probably shouldn't compare the numbers directly.

    Fair point. But as things stand the Us with a population of 300 million have 9000 cases while Europe with a population of 741 million have 74,000 cases.

    As more testing is done these figures will grow. Us may be behind like you mentioned


  • #1025
    Bannasidhe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,218 ✭✭✭✭Bannasidhe


    bekker wrote: »
    The other shoe has finally dropped.

    Two thirds of cases are younger than 55, with almost one in four people with the virus aged between 35 and 44.
    Irish Examiner - this evening.

    This is NOT restricted to over 65s.

    The age group with highest percentage of people infected with Covid 19 in Ireland currently is the 35 - 44 year olds with 23% (62 cases), next is the 25 -34 with 18% (48 cases).

    Out of 271 confirmed cases 183 (67%) are under 54 years old.


  • #1026
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    J. Marston wrote: »
    Only 3 deaths from 360+ is good though, isn't it? Relatively speaking, of course. It's still very sad for the families impacted.

    Tell me it's good. I need something positive to latch on to.

    2

    3rd is not confirmed?


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  • #1027
    Thelonious Monk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,277 ✭✭✭✭Thelonious Monk


    How come in Spain and France they're not allowing people out unless absolutely necessary and now fining people for being outside?
    Should we be taking this approach?


  • #1028
    fr336
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭fr336


    Merkel is a lame duck leader anyway, she will be glad to be out of all this


  • #1029
    Strazdas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,302 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    Bannasidhe wrote: »
    The age group with highest percentage of people infected with Covid 19 in Ireland currently is the 35 - 44 year olds with 23% (62 cases), next is the 25 -34 with 18% (48 cases).

    Out of 271 confirmed cases 183 (67%) are under 54 years old.

    I suspect a big factor is that 20% of those infected are health service workers.


  • #1030
    Blueshoe
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,964 ✭✭✭Blueshoe


    Thelonious Monk wrote: »
    How come in Spain and France they're not allowing people out unless absolutely necessary and now fining people for being outside?
    Should we be taking this approach?

    Most definitely.
    Chinese cases have fallen off a cliff. Lockdown works. 22 cases yesterday. 19 of which were from citizens returning from overseas.
    30/31 provinces going back to work.

    https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/china/#coronavirus-cases-log

    Check out the graphs. Complete drop off


  • #1031
    kingshankly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,013 ✭✭✭kingshankly


    bilston wrote: »
    Possible lockdown coming to London this weekend according to Sky News.

    What is to be gained by waiting until the weekend 😡😡


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  • #1032
    neonsofa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,476 ✭✭✭neonsofa


    YFlyer wrote: »
    Ciara Kelly, and I'm sure others are not hospitalized.

    It says it in the very post you quoted, that the original approach in the beginning was to hospitalize the confirmed cases. Ciara Kelly's diagnosis was not in the beginning.


  • #1033
    Macdarack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 816 ✭✭✭Macdarack


    MD1990 wrote: »
    The Virus will fade away after a while & a Vacine will be out.

    Going to be a long 6-9 months though.

    That's grand till covid~20 troops in.


  • #1034
    Obvious Desperate Breakfasts
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,474 ✭✭✭Obvious Desperate Breakfasts


    fr336 wrote: »
    Why the hostility towards the UK? Genuinely interested. We've just today shut down schools. What are Ireland doing that the UK isn't apart from shutting pubs? I see on Sky News non essential shops in London likely to close this weekend. Has that happened in Dublin yet?

    Yes.

    We also closed schools far sooner, cancelled large events sooner and are doing far more testing per capita.

    What happens in the UK affects Ireland. We share a border with it, for starters.


  • #1035
    MurDawg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 570 ✭✭✭MurDawg


    Thelonious Monk wrote: »
    How come in Spain and France they're not allowing people out unless absolutely necessary and now fining people for being outside?
    Should we be taking this approach?

    No we should not.


  • #1036
    fr336
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭fr336


    kingshankly wrote: »
    What is to be gained by waiting until the weekend 😡😡

    Because you've got to give people a chance to digest it - stressed people are reckless, stupid people.


  • #1037
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    kingshankly wrote: »
    What is to be gained by waiting until the weekend ����

    Obviously left it way too late but they there may still be time to make a positive impact.


  • #1038
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,115 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    Stheno wrote: »
    2

    3rd is not confirmed?

    It was on twitter :rolleyes:


  • #1039
    kingshankly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,013 ✭✭✭kingshankly


    Blueshoe wrote: »
    US Population 300 million. Cases 9000
    Europe population 741 million. Cases 74 000

    It's spiraling alright

    Only gave started testing in fairness will be x10 within days


  • #1040
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 78,458 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    As Sephiroth_dude stole my thunder/gazumped me by starting this thread when I had another already lined up I'm throwing the stats up in an obscure location in this thread:pac:

    Thread 1 - 9,947 posts in 34 days - 1 post every 4.9 minutes
    Thread 2 - 8,575 posts in 125 hours - 1 post every 52 seconds
    Thread 3 - 9,601 posts in 105 hours - 1 post every 39 seconds
    Thread IV - 9,278 posts in 74 hours - 1 post every 29 seconds
    Thread V - 9,852 posts in 74 hours - 1 post every 27 seconds
    Thread VI - 9,988 posts in 58 hours - 1 post every 21 seconds
    Thread VII - 9,157 posts in 51 hours - 1 post every 20 seconds
    Thread VIII - 9,674 posts in 68 hours - 1 post every 25 seconds

    In the time we've had thread VIII running we've opened up a new forum, and posts in the forum and thread since the thread was created amount to 13,200 in 72 hours, or one every 19.6 seconds....


  • #1041
    wakka12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,786 ✭✭✭wakka12


    Thelonious Monk wrote: »
    How come in Spain and France they're not allowing people out unless absolutely necessary and now fining people for being outside?
    Should we be taking this approach?

    No like I dont get the point to this personally? Like people walking around in a park with their dog is not going to infect anybody or even have the slightest risk of infecting aanyone, and if quarantine is going to last well into summer at least it will keep people sane. It just seems unnecessarily restrictive, to literally lock people in their homes. I think Ireland is striking a really good balance at the moment and hopefully next week we will see the numbers go down and show that we dont need complete end of the world lock down to stop this


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  • #1042
    pawdee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 558 ✭✭✭pawdee


    fr336 wrote: »
    Merkel is a lame duck leader anyway, she will be glad to be out of all this

    Ah now. Angular Merkin is ok.


  • #1043
    expectationlost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,475 ✭✭✭✭expectationlost


    fritzelly wrote: »
    It was on twitter :rolleyes:
    that means it true


  • #1044
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Strazdas wrote: »
    I suspect a big factor is that 20% of those infected are health service workers.

    And ski trips between school trips and holidays

    Of the 20 odd people I know who went on ski trips they were all under 44


  • #1045
    gabeeg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,591 ✭✭✭gabeeg


    fr336 wrote: »
    Because you've got to give people a chance to digest it - stressed people are reckless, stupid people.

    In Italy, France and elsewhere it gave people the chance to digest it and then decide to leave, bringing the virus with them


  • #1046
    redarmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,858 ✭✭✭redarmy


    At these times keep checking on those that are important to you.

    Like the person who's Netflix account you're using.


  • #1047
    Thelonious Monk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,277 ✭✭✭✭Thelonious Monk


    MurDawg wrote: »
    No we should not.

    Why not? Do you think the French and Spanish approach is wrong? I don't really know what we should be doing but I don't get why we're being lax about it and they're on total lockdown.


  • #1048
    Strazdas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,302 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    wakka12 wrote: »
    No like I dont get the point to this personally? Like people walking around in a park with their dog is not going to infect anybody or even have the slightest risk of infecting aanyone, and if quarantine is going to last well into summer at least it will keep people sane. It just seems unnecessarily restrictive, to literally lock people in their homes

    Also, Italy, Spain and France have a huge number of cases and fatalities.

    I don't think you could justify that level of quarantine in Ireland (at the moment).


  • #1049
    YFlyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,717 ✭✭✭YFlyer


    Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »
    I’d be saying ‘sue me’ and put the design on the www for everyone and anyone to copy. Screw them.

    What is the design of the valve? I doubt it is different to valves from over 100 years.


  • #1050
    Gods Gift
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,713 ✭✭✭Gods Gift


    Beasty wrote: »
    As Sephiroth_dude stole my thunder/gazumped me by starting this thread when I had another already lined up I'm throwing the stats up in an obscure location in this thread:pac:

    Thread 1 - 9,947 posts in 34 days - 1 post every 4.9 minutes
    Thread 2 - 8,575 posts in 125 hours - 1 post every 52 seconds
    Thread 3 - 9,601 posts in 105 hours - 1 post every 39 seconds
    Thread IV - 9,278 posts in 74 hours - 1 post every 29 seconds
    Thread V - 9,852 posts in 74 hours - 1 post every 27 seconds
    Thread VI - 9,988 posts in 58 hours - 1 post every 21 seconds
    Thread VII - 9,157 posts in 51 hours - 1 post every 20 seconds
    Thread VIII - 9,674 posts in 68 hours - 1 post every 25 seconds

    In the time we've had thread VIII running we've opened up a new forum, and posts in the forum and thread since the thread was created amount to 13,200 in 72 hours, or one every 19.6 seconds....

    Exponential growth.


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  • #1051
    Cuckoo7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 235 ✭✭Cuckoo7


    Strazdas wrote: »
    I suspect a big factor is that 20% of those infected are health service workers.

    Plus most of the earliest cases being travel related, things will change once there is wider community spread I think.


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