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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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  • #3452
    gabeeg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,591 ✭✭✭gabeeg


    threeball wrote: »
    Such sh1te, humans have been around millennia. Vaccines about a centuary, what did we do before that.

    we died young


  • #3453
    Monkeynut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 655 ✭✭✭Monkeynut


    threeball wrote: »
    Such sh1te, humans have been around millennia. Vaccines about a century, what did we do before that.
    We didn't have planes, cars, trains etc at that stage.


    Some tribes died that was the end of their pandemic.


    But i know what you saying.


  • #3454
    tobefrank321
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,527 ✭✭✭tobefrank321


    jam_mac_jam wrote: »
    Gloves are worse. How many times are you going to wash your gloves?

    Disposable gloves.


  • #3455
    froog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,784 ✭✭✭froog


    will the Irish Times remove the paywall behind Coronavirus stories? They did it for a storm last year.


  • #3456
    gabeeg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,591 ✭✭✭gabeeg


    stephenjmcd wrote: »
    Eh nope neither

    too late man

    I'm in lifestyle sports right now and I've just bought €1300 worth of goggles


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  • #3457
    spookwoman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,059 ✭✭✭✭spookwoman


    WTF is going on today, the numbers are going nuts in switzerland, spain, usa.


  • #3458
    vladmydad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 786 ✭✭✭vladmydad


    ironingbored wrote: »
    VP of Chinese Red Cross on a visit to Milan:

    "Too many people still out on the streets and not wearing masks.

    All economic activity must stop, everyone must stay at home. Everyone needs to play their part."

    https://video.repubblica.it/dossier/coronavirus-wuhan-2020/coronavirus-il-vice-presidente-della-croce-rossa-cinese-a-milano-troppi-in-strada-e-senza-mascherina/356304/356870?ref=fbpr&videorepmobile=1

    Hopefully the Italians will ask him why information about this virus was withheld for 6 weeks......or if China will finally outlaw wet markets ... or why they lied to the WHO saying there was no human to human transmissions even though they already knew there was.


  • #3459
    sheepsh4gger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 622 ✭✭✭sheepsh4gger


    tobefrank321 wrote: »
    I agree about the mask. But gloves can make a difference and every customer in a shop should be forced to wear them. If we had a proper government they would enforce strong measures like this.

    Its very unlikely most people who go shopping wash their hands beforehand and many are likely covid infected. If you don't wear gloves you could bring it home and infect everyone in the house.


    Why do hospital workers wear masks then? Because it spreads by air if you're near someone with the disease and only n95 is rated to stop small particles like viruses.


    Surgical masks are useless. The mask needs to be rated for this type of threat. If you say paint or work construction and own a mask - you should wear it.


  • #3460
    RugbyLad11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 547 ✭✭✭RugbyLad11


    stephenjmcd wrote: »
    And this is why theres a lack of them in the health service, people have them when they dont need them.

    Read up on it

    So first you said they don't work but now you're saying they should be only for health service??

    Why wasn't our government proactive and planning for this? I bought these months ago when the virus started in China. I value my health so I bought n95s


  • #3461
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,114 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    campo wrote: »
    Die

    One of the shortest but most accurate answers to any question ever on boards


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  • #3462
    Monkeynut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 655 ✭✭✭Monkeynut


    fritzelly wrote: »
    One of the shortest but most accurate answers to any question ever on boards
    Why


  • #3463
    lainey_d_123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,385 ✭✭✭lainey_d_123


    vladmydad wrote: »
    Hopefully the Italians will ask him why information about this virus was withheld for 6 weeks......or if China will finally outlaw wet markets ... or why they lied to the WHO saying there was no human to human transmissions even though they already knew there was.

    Yes. I am absolutely sick to f**king death of how everyone is pretending this isn't a 'China' problem. Of course it is. It's not racist to say so, or any of the other pure sh1te I've seen people spouting.

    It's 100% China's fault.


  • #3464
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 12,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    spookwoman wrote: »
    WTF is going on today, the numbers are going nuts in switzerland, spain, usa.

    The predicted exponential growth.
    Hopefully this will slow down when the interventions take effect.


  • #3465
    threeball
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,757 ✭✭✭threeball


    gabeeg wrote: »
    The advice is not to get on with life.

    It's to alter it drastically.

    I meant as in not worrying where the virus is, who has and when will the government protect me by locking us down. Its worrying for the sake of it.

    Take social distancing seriously even if others don't, limit your interactions, try to keep to your family circle as much as possible but continue working if you have a job as you need to keep sane, have an income and try to help the country stay afloat. The HSE will hopefully do its bit for you if needed, we need to keep something in the coffers to make that possible and protect those unlucky enough to lose their jobs.


  • #3466
    YFlyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,717 ✭✭✭YFlyer


    Prof Luke O'Neill will do a Dr. Ciara Kelly and take over Pat Kenny's radio show.


  • #3467
    stephenjmcd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,443 ✭✭✭✭stephenjmcd


    RugbyLad11 wrote: »
    So first you said they don't work but now you're saying they should be only for health service??

    Why wasn't our government proactive and planning for this? I bought these months ago when the virus started in China. I value my health so I bought n95s

    The general public does not need to wear masks.

    Health service works who are around a patient for 12 hours do.

    It's common sense, this was said by the hse over and over at the start and even a few days ago that there was no need for the public to be wearing masks. If someone has a respiratory issue then that's a different story.

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.independent.ie/world-news/coronavirus/coronavirus-face-masks-sell-out-but-hse-say-no-evidence-that-they-benefit-those-not-sick-38994645.html


  • #3468
    uncle_sam_ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,192 ✭✭✭uncle_sam_ie


    spookwoman wrote: »
    WTF is going on today, the numbers are going nuts in switzerland, spain, usa.

    More people are getting tested.


  • #3469
    kowloon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,721 ✭✭✭✭kowloon


    whisky_galore wrote: »
    We need some new clichés.

    The horse has sailed the nest.

    bTaR5n3.jpg


  • #3470
    PhantomHat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 151 ✭✭PhantomHat


    smelly sock wrote: »
    Prof Luke O'Neill is a bit of header.
    He's a small bit daft alright. Conveying his message in a somewhat jovial manner that is different from the grave tones heard in other quarters can be comforting for some


  • #3471
    tobefrank321
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,527 ✭✭✭tobefrank321


    martco wrote: »
    My sister was diagnosed + referred by GP on Monday morning so nearly 5 days now
    apparently as a priority case as there's a child with Down Syndrome in the house
    she's worse now but holding steady at moment
    there are 5 of them in lockdown in the house, Dun Laoghaire area

    still no HSE call to test

    I doublechecked with GP the referral was done

    Can anyone give me a steer on the testing timeframes at the moment please? I'm starting to wonder whats going on??

    thanks

    What's happening is its now endemic. And the government bottled it on a proper lockdown. Might as well go down the herd immunity route now as we really don't have the willpower to impose a lockdown here.


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  • #3472
    [Deleted User]
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    sheepsh4gger wrote: »
    You can isolate the old and vulnerable, not shut down the entire economy and cause a 1929 level depression.
    Most people in their 50s will survive it, there will be the odd case of someone who is a heavy smoker or is already sick in some way dying.

    That's charming. My husband fits all those criteria. Nice to know you consider him expendable! Except - he's not.
    Aside from the moral and emotional repercussions, like many of our generation, we babysit grandchildren so our kids can work. We're also con sumers, have no debt burden, and assist our family in many other ways other than babysitting. We're not quite as expendable to the economy as you might think. Nor are many, many others who are older or have a health condition.


  • #3473
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    sheepsh4gger wrote: »
    You can isolate the old and vulnerable, not shut down the entire economy and cause a 1929 level depression.
    Most people in their 50s will survive it, there will be the odd case of someone who is a heavy smoker or is already sick in some way dying.

    That's charming. My husband fits all those criteria. Nice to know you consider him expendable! Except - he's not.
    Aside from the moral and emotional repercussions, like many of our generation, we babysit grandchildren so our kids can work. We're also con sumers, have no debt burden, and assist our family in many other ways other than babysitting. We're not quite as expendable to the economy as you might think. Nor are many, many others who are older or have a health condition.


  • #3474
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 12,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    lainey_d_123 wrote: »
    Yes. I am absolutely sick to f**king death of how everyone is pretending this isn't a 'China' problem. Of course it is. It's not racist to say so, or any of the other pure sh1te I've seen people spouting.

    It's 100% China's fault.

    Not entirely.

    If this virus originated in Europe or any other region, would the result be much different? I would bet not.


  • #3475
    RugbyLad11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 547 ✭✭✭RugbyLad11


    stephenjmcd wrote: »
    The general public does not need to wear masks.

    Health service works who are around a patient for 12 hours do.

    It's common sense, this was said by the hse over and over at the start and even a few days ago that there was no need for the public to be wearing masks. If someone has a respiratory issue then that's a different story.

    The best counties at dealing with this virus all make it mandatory to wear a mask when someone goes outside.

    China, South Korea and Signapore....can you see the connection???


  • #3476
    gabeeg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,591 ✭✭✭gabeeg


    spookwoman wrote: »
    WTF is going on today, the numbers are going nuts in switzerland, spain, usa.

    I think we're entering the next phase of this mind**** where everything is exponentially worse


  • #3477
    1800_Ladladlad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,452 ✭✭✭1800_Ladladlad


    191 new cases


  • #3478
    jam_mac_jam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,733 ✭✭✭jam_mac_jam


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Lol at the people fantasising about the army coming in to shoot scumbags. Won't be long until their foaming at the mouth to wipe out the knacks and the dole scroungers.
    Boards.ie will never change.

    It didn't take long at all.


  • #3479
    threeball
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,757 ✭✭✭threeball


    lainey_d_123 wrote: »
    Yes. I am absolutely sick to f**king death of how everyone is pretending this isn't a 'China' problem. Of course it is. It's not racist to say so, or any of the other pure sh1te I've seen people spouting.

    It's 100% China's fault.

    It is but its not the time to fight that battle, they have valuable info and resources for the rest of us. Take them to task when this has passed.


  • #3480
    smelly sock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,820 ✭✭✭smelly sock


    igCorcaigh wrote: »
    Not entirely.

    If this virus originated in Europe or any other region, would the result be much different? I would bet not.

    Google chinese wet markets. And then look for something similar on Europe.


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  • #3481
    Vivienne23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 238 ✭✭Vivienne23


    Why not just test us all to start , like the NCT you get your time and your number , pay a few bob and get a text with your results at least then we would have a real scale ,

    5million people , 25,000 testers , 200 people a day wouldn’t it give a great picture of exactly where we are


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