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

Bannasidhe · 18-03-2020 11:17PM

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.

Stheno · 18-03-2020 11:17PM

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?

Thelonious Monk · 18-03-2020 11:17PM

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?

fr336 · 18-03-2020 11:18PM

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

Strazdas · 18-03-2020 11:19PM

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.

Blueshoe · 18-03-2020 11:19PM

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

kingshankly · 18-03-2020 11:19PM

bilston wrote: »

Possible lockdown coming to London this weekend according to Sky News.

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

neonsofa · 18-03-2020 11:20PM

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.

Macdarack · 18-03-2020 11:20PM

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.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 18-03-2020 11:20PM

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.

MurDawg · 18-03-2020 11:20PM

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.

fr336 · 18-03-2020 11:21PM

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.

tuxy · 18-03-2020 11:21PM

kingshankly wrote: »

What is to be gained by waiting until the weekend &#55357;&#56865;&#55357;&#56865;

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

fritzelly · 18-03-2020 11:21PM

Stheno wrote: »

2

3rd is not confirmed?

It was on twitter :rolleyes:

kingshankly · 18-03-2020 11:21PM

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

Beasty · 18-03-2020 11:21PM

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....

wakka12 · 18-03-2020 11:22PM

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

pawdee · 18-03-2020 11:22PM

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.

expectationlost · 18-03-2020 11:22PM

fritzelly wrote: »

It was on twitter :rolleyes:

that means it true

Stheno · 18-03-2020 11:22PM

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

gabeeg · 18-03-2020 11:22PM

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

redarmy · 18-03-2020 11:23PM

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

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

Thelonious Monk · 18-03-2020 11:24PM

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.

Strazdas · 18-03-2020 11:24PM

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).

YFlyer · 18-03-2020 11:24PM

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.

Gods Gift · 18-03-2020 11:24PM

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.

Cuckoo7 · 18-03-2020 11:25PM

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.

fr336 · 18-03-2020 11:25PM

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

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.

I obviously understand the border issue. When did schools close - less than a week ago? I'll give you the testing. I'm the last person to defend a Tory government but I'm not sure comparing a country of 5 million with one of nearly 70 million is always wise. I'm sure there have been errors in thinking, as there have been and will be in Ireland, but I also suspect certain measures were based on sound thinking regarding managing a population of 70 mil vs 5 mil.

Thelonious Monk · 18-03-2020 11:25PM

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

I would have thought the more people being outside increases the chances of interactions. Why else would the other European countries be doing it?

Blueshoe · 18-03-2020 11:25PM

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

Hundreds of thousands are working together everyday in offices, building sites etc.
Do you want us to be China or Italy?

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