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

walshb · 19-03-2020 01:09PM

MD1990 wrote: »

Trump would be good as comedy value if it wasn't so serious. He's like a South Park character.

Anyone who thinks he is a good president is immensely dumb.

There is a lot of dumb people in the US

He’s deplorable!

lawred2 · 19-03-2020 01:09PM

Beasty wrote: »

People are trying to place too much reliance on reported "cases". It seems there is little if any consistency in testing, or indeed how long it takes test figures and results to come through

Even the deaths figures are being distorted as some countries are not including people with underlying symptoms where this virus may have contributed to the death. However they are the most reliable stats we have

Curious here...

If an elderly person with existing conditions contracts regular seasonal flu and dies.. how is that recorded?

gabeeg · 19-03-2020 01:09PM

Things look really bad in Indonesia.

309 known cases and 25 deaths. That's eerily similar to the Iran ratio from just a while back.

cozar · 19-03-2020 01:10PM

Sure Thing wrote: »

https://www.thejournal.ie/exams-cancelled-5051120-Mar2020/

Leaving cert and junior cert Orals cancelled.
My kids going wild !

on Today FM

"if you cant speak French well you can now"

Allinall · 19-03-2020 01:11PM

Trolley crisis is all but resolved.

Silver linings and all that.

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/21-patients-waiting-for-beds-in-irish-hospitals-988850.html

yourdeadwright · 19-03-2020 01:11PM

MD1990 wrote: »

Trump would be good as comedy value if it wasn't so serious. He's like a South Park character.

Anyone who thinks he is a good president is immensely dumb.

There is a lot of dumb people in the US

He is a political disaster , but he was never a politician
Economy wise the States are (where) In the best shape for a very long time because of him ,

Personal I don't like the guy but never in history has there been so many nonsense stories and miss quotes from certain media outlets about an American president , No coincidence he is the first president trying to actively stop all the bank hander and corruption of others in Washington

He has his own money so can't be blackmailed or bought its pretty scary for all those that have been getting away with shady deals forever in the states ,

Harry Palmr · 19-03-2020 01:11PM

walshb wrote: »

He’s deplorable!

If you took his hair off and turned it over, it would indeed be a basket of deplorable.

walshb · 19-03-2020 01:11PM

Just on state exams...

Very likely they cancelled/postponed?

gozunda · 19-03-2020 01:12PM

https://www.breakingnews.ie/business/cruise-liners-calling-to-port-of-cork-cancelled-for-one-month-988835.html

Cruise ships calling to port of Cork now cancelled for a month

Can't believe there are people still heading off on cruises ...

PhantomHat · 19-03-2020 01:12PM

Blueshoe wrote: »

Only anti Trump opinion is permitted. I have been called stupid, not well I'm the head, asked what is wrong with me etc.

If I say anything of a similar nature in return I will be reprimanded. Only one opinion permitted.

Such is life. It's ok

Some people are just obsessed with him. In fact alot are. Its just slightly annoying when you see a run of posts pretty much about him. I'm sure his advisers are making questionable choices not just him. There's another Trump thread to air your grievances

19-03-2020 01:12PM

Death rates in Germany. On phone so haven’t looked into it much yet. Perhaps the brainiacs here can peruse it

https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/DEU/germany/death-rate

Chart and table of the Germany death rate from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
The current death rate for Germany in 2020 is 11.392 deaths per 1000 people, a 1.04% increase from 2019.
The death rate for Germany in 2019 was 11.275 deaths per 1000 people, a 1.05% increase from 2018.
The death rate for Germany in 2018 was 11.158 deaths per 1000 people, a 0.41% increase from 2017.
The death rate for Germany in 2017 was 11.112 deaths per 1000 people, a 0.42% increase from 2016.

10000maniacs · 19-03-2020 01:12PM

Chief EU negotiator, Michael Barnier has confirmed he is carrying the virus.

spookwoman · 19-03-2020 01:12PM

Some parents/grandparents need a kick up the hole! At post office and ole wan with 3 grandids just letting them run around and touch everything. Small place so they were playing with the barriers so they were brushing up against people etc. :mad:

iwillyeah1234 · 19-03-2020 01:12PM

UK government - "zero prospect" of restrictions on travel in and out of London ( sky news)

( i think that's going to escalate quite rapidly over the next few days.. )

Naggdefy · 19-03-2020 01:12PM

MD1990 wrote: »

Trump would be good as comedy value if it wasn't so serious. He's like a South Park character.

Anyone who thinks he is a good president is immensely dumb.

There is a lot of dumb people in the US

There are a lot of dumb people in the US.

EDit · 19-03-2020 01:13PM

I posted this a couple of days ago re: the fact that many experts are saying that the confirmed cases are just the tip of the iceberg and there are huge numbers of asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic people everywhere VS the encouraging numbers coming out of China. Still don’t get it...

“See, this is what I don’t get. If this is correct (and I actually think he’s right) then how can China have, as they claim, almost eradicated it from the country. Unless they have tested absolutely everyone in China, then surely there must be 100s of 1000s of unknown asymptomatic people in the country”

Allinall · 19-03-2020 01:13PM

gozunda wrote: »

https://www.breakingnews.ie/business/cruise-liners-calling-to-port-of-cork-cancelled-for-one-month-988835.html

Cruise ships calling to port of Cork now cancelled for a month

Can't believe there are people still heading off on cruises ...

Could be the safest place in the world, if no-one on board has the virus.

Foxx92 · 19-03-2020 01:14PM

Does anyone know if contact tracing teams are using google timeline in google maps to help with their efforts. I was able to tell almost all of the places I've been in the last month down to the exact shop and the exact time. If there was some ability to download this and send it on to the contact tracing team it would be an amazing tool to create a web of possible contacts. Im aware this is spilling into gdpr issues and what not, but for the majority of us we are opted in to this so may as well make the most of it.

harr · 19-03-2020 01:14PM

6 dead in Scotland now ( in total)

is_that_so · 19-03-2020 01:14PM

spookwoman wrote: »

Some parents/grandparents need a kick up the hole! At post office and ole wan with 3 grandkids just letting them run around and touch everything. Small place so they were playing with the barriers so they were brushing up against people etc. :mad:

Don't touch anything, especially your face, wash your hands when you get home. Be calm!:)

Rob A. Bank · 19-03-2020 01:15PM

Blueshoe wrote: »

Only anti Trump opinion is permitted. I have been called stupid, not well I'm the head, asked what is wrong with me etc.

If I say anything of a similar nature in return I will be reprimanded. Only one opinion permitted.

Such is life. It's ok

In H. G. Wells 1897 science fiction novel ‘ The War of the Worlds’ invading Martians are eventually "slain, after all man's devices had failed, by the humblest things that God, in his wisdom, has put upon this earth": microbes.

It looks like Trump's assault on decency, truth, democracy and on the planet's future will be halted by a virus.

:cool:

Kaisr Sose · 19-03-2020 01:15PM

Does anyome know if you need a licence to sell Isopropyl alcohol?
Its sold in chemists mainly, and some harware stores but now widely available at huge prices on Done Deal.

enda1 · 19-03-2020 01:16PM

Naggdefy wrote: »

There are a lot of dumb people in the US.

Colloquialism

spookwoman · 19-03-2020 01:16PM

is_that_so wrote: »

Don't touch anything, especially your face, wash your hands when you get home. Be calm!:)

All it takes is one little f*cker to get into your system

Blueshoe · 19-03-2020 01:16PM

dummy_crusher wrote: »

Ok, orange man aside, do you think their government has handled this well so far?

It's hard to get a full picture. Depends on which media and sources you consume. Also I have friends and family in New York and Florida who report everywhere is closed and people are working from home. They have have thrown a ton of money at the problem but like Italy , Spain etc the response is reactionary rather than proactive. I understand there were major issues with testing at the start.

I think Ireland and Irish people are doing a fantastic job but it's much easier as we are a smal country. It's not so straight forward in a country with 300 million people and different laws and regulations in different states.

People are so quick to jump down trump's throat without looking at the state our European neighbours are in. Trump was first to suggest a travel ban now most countries have followed.
People need a boogeyman. They won't criticize the Germans, Italians or Spanish though

is_that_so · 19-03-2020 01:16PM

Rob A. Bank wrote: »

In H. G. Wells 1897 science fiction novel ‘ The War of the Worlds’ invading Martians are eventually "slain, after all man's devices had failed, by the humblest things that God, in his wisdom, has put upon this earth": microbes.

It looks like Trump's assault on decency, truth, democracy and on the planet's future will be halted by a virus.

:cool:

That would be a tremendous positive after all of this.

Timberrrrrrrr · 19-03-2020 01:17PM

iwillyeah1234 wrote: »

Michel Barnier tested positive. ( just saw it on Sky news).

This is now affecting the EU elite.

Well that can't be right, sure haven't we the experts on some threads telling us this was created by the elites :pac:

facehugger99 · 19-03-2020 01:17PM

10000maniacs wrote: »

Chief EU negotiator, Michael Barnier has confirmed he is carrying the virus.

in a briefcase.

iwillyeah1234 · 19-03-2020 01:17PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Be careful, or the feeling of victimhood might become overwhelming.

Trump is a hapless cretin, as shown by his shambolic handling of the coronavirus threat in past two months. And yet some people will resolutely defend the indefensible.

Apparently he was taking advice from Kushner. Ivanka's husband.

You couldn't make it up.

gabeeg · 19-03-2020 01:18PM

Foxx92 wrote: »

Does anyone know if contact tracing teams are using google timeline in google maps to help with their efforts. I was able to tell almost all of the places I've been in the last month down to the exact shop and the exact time. If there was some ability to download this and send it on to the contact tracing team it would be an amazing tool to create a web of possible contacts. Im aware this is spilling into gdpr issues and what not, but for the majority of us we are opted in to this so may as well make the most of it.

I'm afraid in Ireland they just want to know what part of the country you'd been in

"Have you been in contact with someone from the north of the country?"

"No I don't think so"

"Good. And what about the East?"

"Well obviously, I'm from Dub..."

"WOAH WOAH WOAH, I don't need that level of granularity. How many people from the East have you been in contact with?"

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