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

Snow Garden · 19-03-2020 06:41PM

We are a week beyond Panic Thursday when all the shelves were emptied of noodles, rice, pasta and loo roll.

eggy81 · 19-03-2020 06:42PM

is_that_so wrote: »

Is there any reason for them to close?

Hard to say really. On one hand it seems fairly manageable to maintain social distancing. On the other hand we all have people at home with underlying hesltybissues and there are in some cases 1000s of people on these sites. When reading the horror of Italy and that it makes you uneasy about it. I suppose they will wait until some cases turn up on site then make a decision but the the days out of the bag.

BorneTobyWilde · 19-03-2020 06:42PM

Italy have double the deaths for have the cases. WTF
Why can't they stead the ship.

Tippex · 19-03-2020 06:42PM

citysights wrote: »

Wow incredible, we are seeing sights we though we’d never see in our life time. Good on the Spanish though, they don’t want to be the next Italy.

not sure what you mean by good on the spanish? this was allegedly Ecuador blocking a flight ladning from spain (eventhough the footage is from a helicopter)

Inquitus · 19-03-2020 06:44PM

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Italy have double the deaths for have the cases. WTF
Why can't they stead the ship.

Health service is overwhelmed, not enough Respirators to treat cases means they have to decide who lives and who dies at time of Triage.

19-03-2020 06:44PM

Tippex wrote: »

wouldn't expect their figures to be droppping really for another week or thereabouts if the incubation period is 14 days.

But on average its 7-10 days for sythoms i taught??

Hobgoblin11 · 19-03-2020 06:44PM

I have no hesltybissues , I hope I’m ok

Mervyn Skidmore · 19-03-2020 06:45PM

Most of us while Eamonn Ryan is discussing his cabbage patch.

gmisk · 19-03-2020 06:45PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

And what if you’re still working ? I’m a temporary civil servant, still working , ABSOLUTELY non essential service at the moment. Today I have a sore throat , a cough and chest tightness. I didn’t go to work but I was at work yesterday. It’s simply unbelievable that non essential workplaces are still operating !!

I’m furious about this , I live alone so it’s very likely I got this at work (they only gave us hand sanitizer yesterday !)

Just off phone to my daughter in Vancouver, Covid 19 is only a week old over there and they are already completely shut down and working from home except for essential services.

Did they not give you the option to work from home?
I work in CS working from home since Monday.
Literally just a couple of people in our office currently. I think getting public transport probably still a bigger risk.

ZX7R · 19-03-2020 06:45PM

Tippex wrote: »

not sure what you mean by good on the spanish? this was allegedly Ecuador blocking a flight ladning from spain (eventhough the footage is from a helicopter)

And from Russia today news

mick987 · 19-03-2020 06:45PM

YFlyer wrote: »

My aunt rang me if I would going shopping with her tomorrow. I said sure why not. She said we can have a meal back in her place afterwards.

Would others go shopping with their relatives?

Get a list from her and do the shopping yourself

DOCARCH · 19-03-2020 06:46PM

eddie73 wrote: »

There is the question of it spreading beyond the badly effected areas too.

From what I read, cases in the original 'hot spots' have stabilised. The virus is now rampant (or just getting going) in the rest of the country now.

is_that_so · 19-03-2020 06:46PM

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Italy have double the deaths for have the cases. WTF
Why can't they stead the ship.

Partly because they are being forced to make treatment choices on account of the numbers. I think I saw a claim that they should hit peak at the end of the month.

Tippex · 19-03-2020 06:47PM

ZX7R wrote: »

And from Russia today news

haha I didn't even cop that:D

enda1 · 19-03-2020 06:47PM

is_that_so wrote: »

Is there any reason for them to close?

Non essential work should be suspended unless it can be performed in self-isolation.

Away With The Fairies · 19-03-2020 06:47PM

fattymuatty wrote: »

My husband works for an internet company and they have had a rash of calls from UK numbers calling to check that their internet is up and running in their holiday home in Ireland before they come over here to wait it out.

Hope he said there's a problem with getting internet in their holiday home. They might not come here.

YFlyer · 19-03-2020 06:47PM

Chardee MacDennis wrote: »

no

if they are elderly and needed assistance, I would just go by myself for them.

Thanks.

I can say that to her.

She is in her mid 60s and can move about. It was for her to get more messages than she normally can get.

threeball · 19-03-2020 06:47PM

eddie73 wrote: »

I'm sure Italy did and are doing their very best with their quarantine. Unfortunately they had the virus before any other European country and therefore had no warning as to what was in store re infection numbers.

I don't know how they are going to turn this around if this is at all possible. The virus may just have to run its course on its own terms. Taking Italy more than a week to stop this is a certainty. IT would be more like 6 to 9 months if you were to be realistic.

There is the question of it spreading beyond the badly effected areas too.

Very worrying and sad situation.

We should sit up and take note here too.

We have an open border with a country that is very far behind with quarantine measures plus testing. We need to address this as it is a massive issue and will be a major player in the numbers that this virus multiply to here.

I'd say they're afraid that if they annouce we will stop travel to the UK you'll get 1000's trying to get back here and more down from the north spreading this thing to the 4 corners. Right now its based around the big urban centres.

Rosemary working in London will hightail it back to Dingle and start a whole new infection strain down there. Every action has unintended consequences. be careful what you wish for.

Longing · 19-03-2020 06:48PM

After hearing Eamon Ryan a real shiver went up my back thinking if the Greens were in power during this crisis.

Gael23 · 19-03-2020 06:48PM

Italy’s death toll has now surpassed China

fritzelly · 19-03-2020 06:49PM

People shopping in Lidl do not understand what social distancing is. And why do you need to take all your kids shopping?
One elderly woman, covered in scabies or something and scratching rabidly at her arm, literally in my face at the checkout. Told her to move back to the black line. The look of contempt
Irish people are fooked. The more "foreign" looking people were maintaining a distance and moving out of the way when trying to pass

Think I'll stick to shopping in Tesco from now on

Snow Garden · 19-03-2020 06:50PM

Longing wrote: »

After hearing Eamon Ryan a real shiver went up my back thinking if the Greens were in power during this crisis.

Having said that, I have been in B&Q more than I have been in any supermarket. I have bought loads of stuff to do in the house/garden.

Hobgoblin11 · 19-03-2020 06:50PM

Longing wrote: »

After hearing Eamon Ryan a real shiver went up my back thinking if the Greens were in power during this crisis.

Sounded like he was thrilled

Away With The Fairies · 19-03-2020 06:50PM

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Italy have double the deaths for have the cases. WTF
Why can't they stead the ship.

What's their total cases, recovered and deaths.

eddie73 · 19-03-2020 06:50PM

threeball wrote: »

I'd say they're afraid that if they annouce we will stop travel to the UK you'll get 1000's trying to get back here and more down from the north spreading this thing to the 4 corners. Right now its based around the big urban centres.

Rosemary working in London will hightail it back to Dingle and start a whole new infection strain down there. Every action has unintended consequences. be careful what you wish for.

Well thought out. thanks.

Ce he sin · 19-03-2020 06:50PM

Tippex wrote: »

wouldn't expect their figures to be droppping really for another week or thereabouts if the incubation period is 14 days.

Given that the number of new cases per day is still rising (hopefully because of more testing) it'll be longer than that.

walshb · 19-03-2020 06:50PM

Hobgoblin11 wrote: »

Sounded like he was thrilled

It was weird!

threeball · 19-03-2020 06:52PM

Away With The Fairies wrote: »

What's their total cases, recovered and deaths.

41,035 cases, 5322 new today, 3405 deaths, 427 new deaths, 4,440 recovered, 33,190 active, 2,498 serious/critical

Spanish Eyes · 19-03-2020 06:52PM

fattymuatty wrote: »

My husband works for an internet company and they have had a rash of calls from UK numbers calling to check that their internet is up and running in their holiday home in Ireland before they come over here to wait it out.

Lockdown can't come quickly enough so. And I include many city dwellers here with high infection numbers too.

Problem is, they will export the virus to their country cousins no doubt.

But as long as I'm alright Jack. I hope people will not be that irresponsible, but in some ways I can't blame them either.

Snow Garden · 19-03-2020 06:52PM

Deleted User wrote: »

And what if you’re still working ? I’m a temporary civil servant, still working , ABSOLUTELY non essential service at the moment. Today I have a sore throat , a cough and chest tightness. I didn’t go to work but I was at work yesterday. It’s simply unbelievable that non essential workplaces are still operating !!

I’m furious about this , I live alone so it’s very likely I got this at work (they only gave us hand sanitizer yesterday !)

Just off phone to my daughter in Vancouver, Covid 19 is only a week old over there and they are already completely shut down and working from home except for essential services.

You wont be going to work again for a long time. That being said, there is a very high chance you do not have Covid19.
I think most people have chest tightness these days

I expect the restrictions to increase week by week. Day by day even. New legislation today.

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