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

I'm getting checked for boardsamonia in the morning. I've been waiting a few days now. Wish me luck. It's a very tiresome, fatiguing disease. Get off it while you can.

joe_99 wrote: »

200k net increase in world population today . Culling this ain't

Long term it may, some evidence that the virus leaves scaring on the lungs. Which could lead to premature death for those folks in 10-20 years time. Now that's purely speculation on my part.

Blueshoe wrote: »

The Chinese are not sound. They are guilty

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/chinese-scientists-destroyed-proof-of-virus-in-december-rz055qjnj

And to that you can add further evidence of suspect official attitudes in China:

Chinese laboratory that first shared coronavirus genome with world ordered to close for ‘rectification’, hindering its Covid-19 research

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/chinese-laboratory-first-shared-coronavirus-145827147.html

mohawk wrote: »

What a ****ty thing to do to an elderly person. Scumbags is right.

As an aside should we be telling pensioners be making arrangements to have pension paid to their bank accounts?

Absolutely for the first point.

The second is very valid My mother has no bank account that can take inpayments. She is amazing for her age and has a very sharp mind. I once suggested to her setting things up like this and she said no. I want to go out and meet people. Its hard to argue with that, and it also keeps her in touch with others.

Today, she had no delay in the PO, met no-one and got a lift there and back. I tried to talk her out of it earlier but she had it all thought through and planned out. Except for the scumbags trying to steal her valuables while she was out. They got nothing

saabsaab wrote: »

Our increase in cases rises as expected. I wonder how many are related to Cheltenham or Italian Tourists? Any figures for this?

It's from the Italian rugby people now. Even the totals being more in Dublin is saying that.

It's just around the 2 week timeframe from when they came over now. We'll see big numbers the next 4 or 5 days now from this.

Then there'll be a week or so where the numbers won't be as bad & then another surge.

I think there's still 3 more weeks before we start to see this level off.

Hopefully then the social distancing measures /school closures will start to kick in and numbers will start dropping...unless there's loads of infected Brits flying in still

DUBLIN (Reuters) - The prime ministers of Ireland and Britain agreed in a phone call on Thursday to align in so far as possible the neighboring countries’ actions to help slow the spread of coronavirus, a spokesman for the Irish government said.

The two leaders also agreed on the importance of close co-operation in the context of the operation of the common travel area between Britain and Ireland, which includes Ireland’s open border with British-run Northern Ireland, the spokesman added.

“The (British) Prime Minister outlined the steps announced yesterday to close the schools. The Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) welcomed this decision which had brought a greater closeness between the position in Ireland and Northern Ireland,” he said in a statement.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-ireland-britain/irish-british-pms-pledge-to-align-closely-on-coronavirus-spokesman-idUSKBN2163XD

Martial law is no fun...
Well it is to the oligarchs.

c.p.w.g.w wrote: »

Long term it may, some evidence that the virus leaves scaring on the lungs. Which could lead to premature death for those folks in 10-20 years time. Now that's purely speculation on my part.

pseudonym121 who has posted on these threads and would appear to have some medical knowledge and HSE experience, said that the diminished lung function would likely see many patients having a very short life expectancy - as in unlikely to get even half way to even 10 years.

bb12 wrote: »

according to worldometers, today we have 113 cases per million population. china has 56.

It's quite a pointless statistic

San Marino 4,126
Faeroe Islands 1,474
Vatican City 1,248
Iceland 967
Andorra 958
Liechtenstein 734

threeball wrote: »

They should have enacted a law saying looters and thieves will be shot while they were at it today. Frontline have no time for this sh1t now. Scumbags will use this as an opportunity.

Absolutely.

sheepsh4gger wrote: »

Martial law is no fun...
Well it is to the oligarchs.

Indeed. It's not meant to be fun. This is war!

Went for a run by the coast in Dublin tonight and there was the usual people out walking on there own or with there partner,
Then I came across a group of 10 adults hogging the path not even a half a meter between them all walking at snails pace gloggin up the paths for everyone,
WTF is wrong with these people do they have no TVs or radios to understand what they are doing is just stupid,
On my way back same group of 10 stíll going slowly blocking up the whole path, Narrow path and busy road so it's hard to get past them if I wasn't nackered from the runid have certainty called them out

daheff wrote: »

It's from the Italian rugby people now. Even the totals being more in Dublin is saying that.

It's just around the 2 week timeframe from when they came over now. We'll see big numbers the next 4 or 5 days now from this.

Then there'll be a week or so where the numbers won't be as bad & then another surge.

I think there's still 3 more weeks before we start to see this level off.

Hopefully then the social distancing measures /school closures will start to kick in and numbers will start dropping...unless there's loads of infected Brits flying in still

No its because Dublin is the biggest city, with most public transport, workforce and social interaction. Dublin amazingly will be ground zero for the outbreak here, followed by Cork city, Limerick and Galway.