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

pc7 · 20-03-2020 08:15AM

meath4sam wrote: »

Hopefully I will get trough the 14 days before they call then

If they hear nothing by Monday and are feeling better they are just going to ring and get taken off the list. Might save a test/time but they’ll never know if they had it.

joeguevara · 20-03-2020 08:23AM

pc7 wrote: »

If they hear nothing by Monday and are feeling better they are just going to ring and get taken off the list. Might save a test/time but they’ll never know if they had it.

Hopefully they’re ok. The concern would be if they didn’t have it and now think they are immune. Have heard loads that say they had it in December and are not worried. No convincing them that it was a different flu and they are not safe from this.

Jurgen Klopp · 20-03-2020 08:26AM

Lads I just think this deserves sharing. A team in Galway are currently trying to design an easily built and put together ventilator which can be rapidly built and deployed. It's to be an open source device so anyone or any nation will be free to use the designs to make their own. Non profit

Saw it in the journal this morning

https://www.thejournal.ie/emergency-ventilators-ireland-5051956-Mar2020/

They currently have about 36k of the 50k needed, just said I'd share it

https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-breathing-fund-emergency-covid19-ventilators

joeguevara · 20-03-2020 08:32AM

Jurgen Klopp wrote: »

Lads I just think this deserves sharing. A team in Galway are currently trying to design an easily built and put together ventilator which can be rapidly built and deployed. It's to be an open source device so anyone or any nation will be free to use the designs to make their own. Non profit

Saw it in the journal this morning

https://www.thejournal.ie/emergency-ventilators-ireland-5051956-Mar2020/

They currently have about 36k of the 50k needed, just said I'd share it

https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-breathing-fund-emergency-covid19-ventilators

Amazing.

carolmon · 20-03-2020 08:32AM

joeguevara wrote: »

I’m adopting the same behaviour I had when About 5 showers a day. And walking around the house (self isolating by myself) in a kimono. Seriously all I need is a pina colada and a cigar and I would be the spit of Del Boy.

I really hope we retain some of these practices when this is all over.
I always take my outside shoes off the minute I get home... when I see people spitting on the street and think of all the muck and dog crap I'm dragging inside it seems the best thing to do.

I also host international students regularly and they always bring slippers to change into when they come home... I'd love to ask irish friends to do the same but I'm afraid of being seen as "up myself" ...hopefully this will change attitudes

Jin luk · 20-03-2020 08:37AM

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Worldometers must be anticipating something...they have put an Ireland coronavirus stats page on their site

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/ireland/

Have they only stats for the few countries at the bottom of the page? And then ireland all them countries listed at the bottom are in a bad shape,

plodder · 20-03-2020 08:39AM

Some more info on the status of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as treatments

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2020/03/19/trump-says-fda-approved-anti-malaria-drug-chloroquine-to-test-as-coronavirus-treatment/

joeguevara · 20-03-2020 08:39AM

In times like this, people will try anything to be safe. Unfortunately fraudsters will prey on this. While usually only financial impact occurs, doing it now is downright dangerous. I’ve come across this guy before and he clearly is evil. Flies around in a jet funded by his followers. He should be arrested and charged with intentional poisoning.

Healing through the tv is disgusting and disturbing.

https://youtu.be/EU5hjBtDkjE

GooglePlus · 20-03-2020 08:40AM

plodder wrote: »

Some more info on the status of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as treatments

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2020/03/19/trump-says-fda-approved-anti-malaria-drug-chloroquine-to-test-as-coronavirus-treatment/

Won't be taking that at any stage with my irregular heartbeat..

pjohnson · 20-03-2020 08:40AM

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Worldometers must be anticipating something...they have put an Ireland coronavirus stats page on their site

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/ireland/

With a 52% jump we are on track to be worse than Italy.

amadangomor · 20-03-2020 08:43AM

pjohnson wrote: »

With a 52% jump we are on track to be worse than Italy.

It's more to do with a jump in testing as we widened the testing criteria this week.

gozunda · 20-03-2020 08:44AM

I noticed on another thread some parents givng out about new restrictions on bringing children into supermarkets

Two things:

You risk your children becoming infected with a potentially life threatening disease

Children are often asymptomatic and children are known superspreaders of a number of diseases

It has been found that "more than 90 percent of the cases in children had no symptoms, or with mild or moderate illness. However, approximately 6 percent of the coronavirus cases in children were severe or critical"

"asymptomatic children are unlikely to be tested. These children can transmit the virus to other people without them knowing"

https://www.news-medical.net/amp/news/20200319/Some-children-may-become-seriously-ill-with-coronavirus-experts-warn.aspx

Gooey Looey · 20-03-2020 08:44AM

pjohnson wrote: »

With a 52% jump we are on track to be worse than Italy.

That just means more testing early on

GooglePlus · 20-03-2020 08:44AM

amadangomor wrote: »

It's more to do with a jump in testing as we widened the testing criteria this week.

Yeah, but it shows that things are worse than they seemed before the increase.

20-03-2020 08:48AM

Jin luk wrote: »

Have they only stats for the few countries at the bottom of the page? And then ireland all them countries listed at the bottom are in a bad shape,

They added breakdowns overnight for about 20 more countries across the globe.

It's nothing ominous. They're improving their site, essentially.

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Worldometers must be anticipating something...they have put an Ireland coronavirus stats page on their site

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/ireland/

Just shut up. That post of yours is designed to alarm people and it's baseless.

joeguevara · 20-03-2020 08:48AM

gozunda wrote: »

I noticed on another thread some parents givng out about new restrictions on bringing children into supermarkets

Two things:

You risk your children becoming infected with a potentially life threatening disease

Children are often asymptomatic and children are known superspreaders of a number of diseases

It has been found that "more than 90 percent of the cases in children had no symptoms, or with mild or moderate illness. However, approximately 6 percent of the coronavirus cases in children were severe or critical"

"asymptomatic children are unlikely to be tested. These children can transmit the virus to other people without them knowing"

https://www.news-medical.net/amp/news/20200319/Some-children-may-become-seriously-ill-with-coronavirus-experts-warn.aspx

Why home delivery isn’t used by everyone is bizarre. If it’s an option then it should be mandatory. If need fresh air or get out of house then a walk to park is better than a supermarket with crowds of people.

alroley · 20-03-2020 08:51AM

joeguevara wrote: »

Why home delivery isn’t used by everyone is bizarre. If it’s an option then it should be mandatory. If need fresh air or get out of house then a walk to park is better than a supermarket with crowds of people.

I tried to arrange home delivery and all my local supermarkets had no times available until April

marklazarcovic · 20-03-2020 08:51AM

https://twitter.com/saurabh_supriya/status/1240861178563375109?s=19

The rise of Italy and Iran are a stark warning .. scary

TheW1zard · 20-03-2020 08:51AM

Hse expects surge to hit first week in april. My wife works in a hospital.

Blueshoe · 20-03-2020 08:52AM

Off to work again today. Will today be the day I pick it up from some snotball?

Who knows maybe I have it and il pass it on to someone else.

Stay safe and keep guessing.

jay0109 · 20-03-2020 08:52AM

joeguevara wrote: »

Why home delivery isn’t used by everyone is bizarre. If it’s an option then it should be mandatory. If need fresh air or get out of house then a walk to park is better than a supermarket with crowds of people.

The waiting times seem to be 10 days minimum from what I've read on other threads. And they are often now bringing only half what you ordered due to shortages....no substituting taking place

whatswhat · 20-03-2020 08:54AM

As it is business as usual at airports all around the country still, I wonder how they are checking incoming passengers????????

joeguevara · 20-03-2020 08:57AM

jay0109 wrote: »

The waiting times seem to be 10 days minimum from what I've read on other threads. And they are often now bringing only half what you ordered due to shortages....no substituting taking place

I’m very lucky. I live 10 feet opposite a corner shop. While not greatly stocked, the owner knocked over to me last week and said to write anything I need down and he will get it from the cash and carry and drop it into me. Life saver and something I won’t forget.

plodder · 20-03-2020 08:58AM

GooglePlus wrote: »

Won't be taking that at any stage with my irregular heartbeat..

I think the hydroxy- variant has fewer side-effects, which are:

skin rashes, especially those made worse by sunlight
feeling sick (nausea) or indigestion
diarrhoea
headaches
bleaching of the hair or mild hair loss
tinnitus (ringing in the ears)
visual problems.

Bob24 · 20-03-2020 08:58AM

amadangomor wrote: »

It's more to do with a jump in testing as we widened the testing criteria this week.

Definitly. But it also shows we have now idea how widespread the issue is at the moment due to our initial restrictive testing policy.

WildWater · 20-03-2020 09:02AM

Jurgen Klopp wrote: »

Lads I just think this deserves sharing. A team in Galway are currently trying to design an easily built and put together ventilator which can be rapidly built and deployed. It's to be an open source device so anyone or any nation will be free to use the designs to make their own. Non profit

Saw it in the journal this morning

https://www.thejournal.ie/emergency-ventilators-ireland-5051956-Mar2020/

They currently have about 36k of the 50k needed, just said I'd share it

https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-breathing-fund-emergency-covid19-ventilators

Just made a donation.

stephenjmcd · 20-03-2020 09:03AM

Morning Ireland hyping up yesterdays numbers yet again and referring to numbers by the island of Ireland.

No point in giving massive airtime to the numbers when testing has been ramped up and we wont see the benefits of social distancing for at least a week - 2 weeks. Only then will we have a clearer picture as to if we can reduce the curve.

joeguevara · 20-03-2020 09:04AM

whatswhat wrote: »

As it is business as usual at airports all around the country still, I wonder how they are checking incoming passengers????????

Had a look at flight radar live map and was shocked at number of flights arriving. DAA said it was their responsibility to keep flights open to ensure supply chain isn’t effected. If tourists are coming in then it is shocking. One saving grace is because most countries have closed their borders and stopped air travel it severely diminishes passengers arriving. But it’s the one thing that needs to be stopped immediately.

stephenjmcd · 20-03-2020 09:06AM

Mr.S wrote: »

It's not business as usual, passenger travel has been massively reduced and the main airports are running limited services.

All passengers are told to self-isolate for 2 weeks on arrival.

That plus EI and the DAA announcing massively scaled back operations yesterday.

Airport is like a ghost town supposedly

Akrasia · 20-03-2020 09:06AM

gozunda wrote: »

I noticed on another thread some parents givng out about new restrictions on bringing children into supermarkets

Two things:

You risk your children becoming infected with a potentially life threatening disease

Children are often asymptomatic and children are known superspreaders of a number of diseases

It has been found that "more than 90 percent of the cases in children had no symptoms, or with mild or moderate illness. However, approximately 6 percent of the coronavirus cases in children were severe or critical"

"asymptomatic children are unlikely to be tested. These children can transmit the virus to other people without them knowing"

https://www.news-medical.net/amp/news/20200319/Some-children-may-become-seriously-ill-with-coronavirus-experts-warn.aspx

This is why we need emergency measures to get shopping delivered to people’s houses for free if they’re in a position where they are the sole carers for one or more children.
Take away every excuse for bringing kids into supermarkets for the time being

There are plenty of people who have just been laid off work who would be more than happy to do this if supplied with the correct PPE

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