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

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  • #3032
    vladmydad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 786 ✭✭✭vladmydad


    Boggles wrote: »
    You do know I'm not the FDA right?

    It was the FDA who came out and contradicted his bullshít, not me.

    No they didn’t. They said it was being given to some patients and showed promise but it needs more study before it’s used widespread. Cheer up mate .. this is good news


  • #3033
    DevilsHaircut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 524 ✭✭✭DevilsHaircut


    Re gloves, masks, etc., advice from HSE consultant in Coronavirus 'ask me anything' earlier in the week https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058062219#4


  • #3034
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,109 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    https://twitter.com/jabinbotsford/status/1240701140141879298


  • #3035
    Loafing Oaf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,817 ✭✭✭✭Loafing Oaf


    wakka12 wrote: »
    They arent, many with mild conditions are told to self isolate, theyre not going to have people in mild states clogging up hospitals

    at the start


  • #3036
    Shn99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,353 ✭✭✭Shn99


    Lord TSC wrote: »
    If it's your one from twitter, didn't she say her mother was in her late 80s?

    If its her, she had Athsma and COPD.


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  • #3037
    bb12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 888 ✭✭✭bb12


    mohawk wrote: »
    I have noticed an uptick in people wearing gloves that are wasting their time. If your wearing gloves when your out would you stop touching your faces. A dirty glove touching your face is the same as a dirty hand touching your face.

    As for use of face masks I wonder how many people are following proper techniques to put them on, replacing them once there are damp etc.

    From what I can see most people wearing gloves and masks are no more protected then those who are not using them.

    disagree completely esp for people who don't have any sanitiser and are out and about. disposable gloves are a life saver. put them on before leaving the vehicle, do your shopping and dispose of them into bin before hopping back in vehicle. the door handles won't even be infected them.

    i believe the only reason why there is a message against mask wearing is because there are none available to buy. if they don't work why are they mandatory for anyone going outside in china or south korea? anyone i know who works in pharma or biomed tells me to wear masks at all time when venturing outside.


  • #3038
    Duke of Url
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,662 ✭✭✭Duke of Url


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  • #3039
    owlbethere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭owlbethere


    Mervyn Skidmore wrote: »
    When did Ireland get its first case? You mean 1st positively tested case? At that stage it was too late. In reality, the first case was probably here weeks beforehand. If it was so easily avoided why are there 140+ countries with cases? Are Leo and FG in charge of all those countries too?

    The first reported case. A woman from the north travelled through Dublin airport.

    I know the virus was probably in our country before that but it makes no sense to continue importing cases. From today, all these numbers are going climb and our health service is going to collapse and our numbers could have been lowered if the government stopped importing cases.


  • #3040
    SleetAndSnow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,753 ✭✭✭SleetAndSnow


    This guy is really mapping the cases here

    https://twitter.com/higginsdavidw/status/1240704187157164032?s=20

    https://twitter.com/higginsdavidw/status/1240716173806886920?s=20


  • #3041
    daheff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,030 ✭✭✭daheff


    Nermal wrote: »
    Why? What’s your reasoning? Why not relax the measures if we are nowhere near ICU capacity?

    Because this stuff spreads like wildfire.

    1 case becomes 5 before it's caught. 5 becomes 25...and then you are back to where we are in about 3 weeks after a lockdown....and off we go for another 2 months.

    I think when we get to that stage..take a few extra days to be sure rather than risk another outbreak


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  • #3042
    Gynoid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,524 ✭✭✭Gynoid


    https://twitter.com/thebryman530/status/1240367716864647168?s=19

    Encouraging the teens to stay home and play games.
    The young man in red needs a bigger pair of trousers though.


  • #3043
    cosanostra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 886 ✭✭✭cosanostra


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    Has anyone mapped today's results into Italian curve, how's the flattering going?

    The median age is a bit worrying here at 43yrs old.

    We want the median age to be as low as possible younger people wont require hospitalisation as much and we wont have as high a mortality rate as Italy which has a median rate of 63 although i think their figures are skewed if they have a high number of untested people


  • #3044
    pH
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,188 ✭✭✭pH


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    Has anyone mapped today's results into Italian curve, how's the flattering going?

    The median age is a bit worrying here at 43yrs old.

    Median age of the Irish population is 38.2 years and given the reports of how asymptomatic the very young are, 43 is not that surprising.


  • #3045
    daheff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,030 ✭✭✭daheff


    Hector Savage wrote: »
    When do they expect Italy to peak ? its been 10 days since total lockdown and still rising rapidly

    Talking with an Italian colleague today , they think it's still another 7-10 days away.


  • #3046
    Deeper Blue
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,398 ✭✭✭Deeper Blue


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    Has anyone mapped today's results into Italian curve, how's the flattering going?

    The median age is a bit worrying here at 43yrs old.

    I don't think this is worrying at all, it's the median age of the fatalities that we should be worried about, I know it's about 80 in Italy.


  • #3047
    rob316
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,667 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    Has anyone mapped today's results into Italian curve, how's the flattering going?

    The median age is a bit worrying here at 43yrs old.

    Isn't it better that our median age is low, meaning we will have less critical cases.
    Sorry it goes against the doom grain in here.


  • #3048
    rossie1977
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,433 ✭✭✭✭rossie1977


    Hector Savage wrote: »
    When do they expect Italy to peak ? its been 10 days since total lockdown and still rising rapidly

    Sunday 29th if following same trajectory as Hubei province.


  • #3049
    weldoninhio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,311 ✭✭✭✭weldoninhio


    Thelonious Monk wrote: »
    Bye bye Auntie Weldoninhio

    I’m sure she’ll be grand.


  • #3050
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,883 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    Has anyone mapped today's results into Italian curve, how's the flattering going?

    The median age is a bit worrying here at 43yrs old.

    That's the median age of infection, not death!


  • #3051
    Hector Savage
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,809 ✭✭✭Hector Savage


    DOCARCH wrote: »
    Possibly could still be 2 weeks away!

    Christ !!! We could be looking at 60/70 K NEW cases a day at that stage...


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  • #3052
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58,453 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Why is the median age worrying? If anything, at least older people not contracting it more..


  • #3053
    Mervyn Skidmore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,210 ✭✭✭Mervyn Skidmore


    owlbethere wrote: »
    The first reported case. A woman from the north travelled through Dublin airport.

    I know the virus was probably in our country before that but it makes no sense to continue importing cases. From today, all these numbers are going climb and our health service is going to collapse and our numbers could have been lowered if the government stopped importing cases.

    Well fire up the time machine so. Might as well send an email to those 140 countries as they might want to come with us.


  • #3054
    2016
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 110 ✭✭2016


    bb12 wrote: »
    disagree completely esp for people who don't have any sanitiser and are out and about. disposable gloves are a life saver. put them on before leaving the vehicle, do your shopping and dispose of them into bin before hopping back in vehicle. the door handles won't even be infected them.

    i believe the only reason why there is a message against mask wearing is because there are none available to buy. if they don't work why are they mandatory for anyone going outside in china or south korea? anyone i know who works in pharma or biomed tells me to wear masks at all time when venturing outside.

    Think this through - you're wearing the gloves to protect your hands from picking up the virus in the store. So assume this works, you touch something in the store that carries the virus, but it stays off your skin, and you dump the gloves outside the store. Perfect ....

    HOWEVER, everything you touched while wearing the gloves may now be carrying the virus. Your wallet, cards, the outside packaging of everything you purchased. You still need to cleanse everything you touched with the gloves in order for the gloves to protect you.

    That's why medical personnel change their gloves constantly.

    I'm not saying they're useless, they have their place, but....


  • #3055
    weldoninhio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,311 ✭✭✭✭weldoninhio


    pjohnson wrote: »
    tenor.gif

    Nothing hard about it. It’s my usual weekend routine minus Thursday.


  • #3056
    Mervyn Skidmore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,210 ✭✭✭Mervyn Skidmore


    Hector Savage wrote: »
    Christ !!! We could be looking at 60/70 K NEW cases a day at that stage...
    They probably can't test that many.


  • #3057
    Marty Bird
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,197 ✭✭✭Marty Bird


    Loafing Oaf wrote: »
    AFAIK they were hospitalising everyone in the early stage, partly to ensure their self-isolation...

    That’s what I was thinking the reason was behind the high numbers makes sense.

    🌞6.02kWp⚡️3.01kWp South/East⚡️3.01kWp West



  • #3058
    weldoninhio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,311 ✭✭✭✭weldoninhio


    Hobgoblin11 wrote: »
    Disgrace

    Talk to Joe


  • #3059
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    bb12 wrote: »
    disagree completely esp for people who don't have any sanitiser and are out and about. disposable gloves are a life saver. put them on before leaving the vehicle, do your shopping and dispose of them into bin before hopping back in vehicle. the door handles won't even be infected them.

    i believe the only reason why there is a message against mask wearing is because there are none available to buy. if they don't work why are they mandatory for anyone going outside in china or south korea? anyone i know who works in pharma or biomed tells me to wear masks at all time when venturing outside.
    I find not touching my face is the best option and hand washing coming in and out of the house.


  • #3060
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,883 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    Hector Savage wrote: »
    Christ !!! We could be looking at 60/70 K NEW cases a day at that stage...

    Possibly, but only if they have the resources to test to be able to confirm the figures!

    There are probably x10 the number of actual/unconfirmed cases in Italy (and many other countries).


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  • #3061
    billyhead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,634 ✭✭✭✭billyhead


    Your Local TD wrote: »
    191 new cases? Christ, time to open a bottle...


    Was in town today and a junkie/wino got in my face and asked to 'borrow' my phone. These idiots are going to spread it.

    There probably immune from itðŸ˜


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