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

Goldengirl · 19-03-2020 05:21PM

Blaze420 wrote: »

I don't even know who he is and even I want to punch him in the face - that's a special talent.

He has that effect on a lot of people alright!

BLIZZARD7 · 19-03-2020 05:21PM

DOCARCH wrote: »

Italy!

+5,322 cases/+427 deaths.

Horrific stuff :eek:

wakka12 · 19-03-2020 05:21PM

Good to see the death toll drop by a good bit in Italy at least, nearly 50 less than yesterday.

Looptheloop30 · 19-03-2020 05:21PM

Boris is bumbling away again. How could you have any confidence in him?

mick987 · 19-03-2020 05:22PM

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

Italy now have more reported deaths then China. Reported an important word there. Terrifying

Not a hope in hell China's figures are true

Corkgirl20 · 19-03-2020 05:22PM

How far behind Italy are we supposed to be ?

I really thought we’d be seeing a decline in their numbers right about now. Seems as though they’re still reaching their peak unfortunately. Hopefully this is it now and the decline will start!

DOCARCH · 19-03-2020 05:23PM

BLIZZARD7 wrote: »

Horrific stuff :eek:

Out of control!

Only small consolation is deaths are down slightly today, but if cases keep rising (as they have done today) death rate will follow.

TheCitizen · 19-03-2020 05:23PM

Blaze420 wrote: »

I don't even know who he is and even I want to punch him in the face - that's a special talent.

I always liked him, I like him even more now that he annoys you so much. You're definitely doing something right Joe if you got at this one.:pac:

tromtipp · 19-03-2020 05:23PM

Even normally sensible people are failing to get exactly what social distancing means. A friend phoned to invite me to a St P's day dinner with her and he husband, just the three of us. She's a schoolteacher, I'd been in a supermarket and a bank the day before*, their kitchen is big but their table is table-sized. I said no. Another friend phoned for a chat, said if the weather stayed nice we'd be able to meet up for tea in the garden if we sat 2 metres apart. And I was thinking, who touches the cups, who does the washing up, what if either of us coughs on the biscuits, what if that Chinese bus with the 4.5 metre spread is typical?, so I said no again.

I'd rather not make my lovely friends sick, I'd rather not catch anything from them, and this bug has an incubation period of 14 days or more with potential presymptomatic spread. The message needs to be spelled out a lot more explicitly. I'm a bit worried that we're too relaxed.

*Won't need to do that again for a couple of months I hope, village Spar for the immediate future, if that.

lmimmfn · 19-03-2020 05:23PM

Looptheloop30 wrote: »

Boris is bumbling away again. How could you have any confidence in him?

Can't believe he actually said "the cloak of Invisibility"

hetuzozaho · 19-03-2020 05:23PM

Boris very upbeat at his press conference today!

walshb · 19-03-2020 05:24PM

Blaze420 wrote: »

What is that clown coming out with now, reintroduce wolves to stop the virus?

No, just odd. Cracking jokes and talking in yarns. Not jokes, as in being insensitive, just trying to be very witty...it came across very odd..

olestoepoke · 19-03-2020 05:24PM

Gas, I come onto this thread for an update. Scroll back and all you read is SF bashing. Did you guys not get your fill of that when they won the election? Cop onto yourselves, there are more important issues to be worried about now.

SleetAndSnow · 19-03-2020 05:24PM

Corkgirl20 wrote: »

How far behind Italy are we supposed to be ?

I really thought we’d be seeing a decline in their numbers right about now. Seems as though they’re still reaching their peak unfortunately. Hopefully this is it now and the decline will start!

Or else the effect of people fleeing south before the northern lockdowns is starting to take effect

MOR316 · 19-03-2020 05:24PM

threeball wrote: »

They would, if they weren't out in the park, drinking cans.

Not that I voted for SF but, that's a very cynical, ignorant, uneducated and false attitude/point of view.

Looptheloop30 · 19-03-2020 05:24PM

"Do you feel they're useful?"

Christ

cloudatlas · 19-03-2020 05:24PM

TheCitizen wrote: »

Who's being xenophobic

You are with your ‘west brit’ slur.

DOCARCH · 19-03-2020 05:25PM

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

Or else the effect of people fleeing south before the northern lockdowns is starting to take effect

That's my theory....it's going to get worse before better.

paconnors · 19-03-2020 05:25PM

Boris true english fashion speaking with a stiff upper lip

tastyt · 19-03-2020 05:25PM

My God, literally villages and towns being wiped out in Italy daily, its heartbreaking and scary.

Very worried about the UK on our doorstep taking such a relaxed attitude, its too close to home. I don't think any of us will have ever lived through anything that looks like coming in the next few weeks.

drunkmonkey · 19-03-2020 05:25PM

wakka12 wrote: »

Good to see the death toll drop by a good bit in Italy at least, nearly 50 less than yesterday.

What your missing there is nearly 500 extra beds became available the day before with the hope of extending life, they'll be full now and the toll goes up again.

Cork Boy 53 · 19-03-2020 05:25PM

Question for the mods.
I wonder is it time to open a sub forum to discuss the new Govt Emergency Powers Bill?

owlbethere · 19-03-2020 05:26PM

Blaze420 wrote: »

Not pleased in the slightest but i think we shouldn’t have played along with it - you went to Cheltenham? Hope you enjoyed it, now stay in the U.K. for 2 months because you are not coming back. We are doing so much here to combat it and being undermined by ****ing idiots across the pond from us

There's personal responsibility here for sure for people who travelled from Ireland to the UK for Cheltenham, our government is equally to blame for not bringing in measures to quarantine people on their return.

JP Liz V1 · 19-03-2020 05:26PM

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

Italy now have more reported deaths then China. Reported an important word there. Terrifying

3405

heartbreaking

drunkmonkey · 19-03-2020 05:26PM

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

Question for the mods.
I wonder is it time to open a sub forum to discuss the new Govt Emergency Powers Bill?

Not a mod but that's something for the legal discussion forum.

tikkahunter · 19-03-2020 05:27PM

olestoepoke wrote: »

Gas, I come onto this thread for an update. Scroll back and all you read is SF bashing. Did you guys not get your full of that when they won the election? Cop onto yourselves, there are more important issues to be worried about now.

Yes important issues they should stay the **** out of ,I’m in no way a FG supporter but they are handling this brilliantly.

MD1990 · 19-03-2020 05:27PM

China's numbers are not legit,

Far more than 3400 died there.

freshpopcorn · 19-03-2020 05:27PM

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TheCitizen · 19-03-2020 05:27PM

cloudatlas wrote: »

You are with your ‘west brit’ slur.

No I'm not. I wasn't talking about British people, I'm talking about eejits (some in the media) in this country that fawn over things British. There's nothing xenophobic about what I said. Don't be using big words you don't understand unless you're capable of placing them in the correct context.

GolfNut33 · 19-03-2020 05:27PM

Corkgirl20 wrote: »

How far behind Italy are we supposed to be ?

I really thought we’d be seeing a decline in their numbers right about now. Seems as though they’re still reaching their peak unfortunately. Hopefully this is it now and the decline will start!

No. It'll be another week or so before we see the effects of the lockdown.

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

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