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

https://twitter.com/FergalBowers/status/1240711010622877696

yermandan wrote: »

No underlying condition indicated for the 3rd death according to Dr T

RIP

Do we know what part of the country from?

Is it me, or do the numbers on worldometers make it look like the UK is further ahead than we are in terms of infection rates?

If they are, their lack of social distancing, especially in the pubs, is going to bite hard.

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

WFH so it's grand.

Don't laugh at me, but when I go out for a walk (on my own), I wear surgical gloves underneath other gloves and I don't give a fk who thinks that's mad.

It may be useless, but gives me a bit of confidence. I watched the YouTube about how to remove surgical gloves correctly, for the record. The outer gloves go into quarantine in a basin of milton and washing up liquid outside the back door, I have three changes.

Am gonna look ridiculous when the weather gets warmer, but I won't care either. Every little helps.

The brother earlier slagged me and said I'm a model for contracting it. LOL with much touching of wood.

i've been wearing surgical gloves for the past week anytime i have to into a shop or at the fuel pumps.

up to now wasn't comfortable enough to wear my respirator in public, but that's coming with me on my next shopping trip

scamalert wrote: »

no $hit how many road deaths and other are there daily from way lesser unecessary risks that people take, this virus aint falling anyhwere near deaths we have on day to day basis. so i get where OP is coming from, and this joke of distance keeping wont make it go away, as eventually most will contract it one way or another, since buying time option is only for those who would face critical situation anyway, as been outlined today any real treatment is about year away. and people nor businesses wont be able to live like this forever, so coming to terms and accepting risk most can manage.

Found Danny Healy-Rae.

Italy also nearly snog the face of each other when the meet which can’t have helped we basically say howya 😂

The Gov really needs to tell people what we should be doing regarding going outside etc. Are they going for herd immunity over time? From what I can see it's even busier in many places as kids are out and about, and lots of people are still going to work, and parks and public spaces are far busier than usual.

harr wrote: »

That number might get people back inside .. the amount of teenagers and kids wandering around today was mad. All shops trying the best they can but parents need to up responsibility for where kids are.. local playground full today local park near even had families having picnics.
This is exactly what happened in Italy, people told to stay home took it as an extra holiday and went out on family breaks and to socialise in groups.
We are following that pattern now ...
Time for the full lock down

Ourselves and one other family on our row of houses look to be adhering to the advice. The remainder that have kids (5 different families) have them all out on the street playing together this week. I said to my wife the parents might as well be in each others kitchens for tea.

At the weekend the residents WhatsApp group had a well intentioned message about looking after the older members in the estate with some of the same people happily volunteering their availability. They could cause more harm than good though.

I take the kids out each day to the green for a kick around and a bit of a run. They both under 7 and are accepting that they're not allowed out near the other kids. We're very fortunate to have a nice back garden too which they are still out in as I type. My OH was walking with our newborn yesterday and had to make haste when she saw that she was spotted by a couple of young girls that were making a beeline to her to have a goo.

I don't know if/when the message will hit home.

snowgal wrote: »

We are not doing the same thing.... Italy was way worse initially, with partial lock down. They were in pubs, restaurants, short holidays, beaches, family gatherings for many days. People here more or less started social distancing and staying in almost immediately. I know we had some dumbasses over the first few days but nothing close to them.

What I have noticed is people stuck to it ok for the first couple of days ... Boredom Set in today and people and families are heading off for days out..its all gone very lax yesterday and today. Need to shut down all public parks , playgrounds and anywhere else people might gather.
A clear direction from government needs to happen on what shops and services stay open.

I haven't been in work in a few days as I'm doing work on the house. Due back in Monday. I was not going to wear gloves or a mask due to my inner irishness of thinking what will people think of me doing that. But I don't care now.

The government knows that there will be a percentage that will still act the bollocks, thats what they have modelled for. Whats been implemented probably follows the 3rd simulation moderate distancing in the famous Washington post article.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/corona-simulator/

smelly sock wrote: »

Ffs 191 new cases.

Ffs what. Nearly every post you put up starts with this.

Its expected

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

The amount of teenagers in gangs out is fcuking disgraceful, lockdown needs to be way stricter, curfewing too

There is no lockdown.

We're being asked to social distance, work from home etc.

These numbers would have been infected before this started. From what I can see social distancing is going well, people are paying more attention.