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

Hrududu · 20-03-2020 02:56PM

is_that_so wrote: »

And we can now say the situation in Ireland is fully in hand as posters squabble over the more burning issue of the origins of a nursery rhyme!

And getting incensed by being referred to as "Boomer"

neonsofa · 20-03-2020 02:56PM

bottlebrush wrote: »

I was in a pharmacy on monday. Assistant handed me my medication which I had ordered an hour beforehand and went back home while they got it ready. I produced my card expecting her to offer me the swipe machine thingy but she took the card from me and walked back up the top of the shop to swipe my card herself. She was on her way back down to me with the card when another pharmacist asked me to step outside the door which I did, passing the other people in the queue as I did so but this meant that the assistant who had served me also had to pass (squeeze past, as the place is very narrow) these people to come outside to me with my card and pass them again on the way back in. Maybe it made sense to them but not to me...

My local pharmacy is similar to this, they try to resolve/avoid one issue but create another in doing so. Hopefully they work out an effective system, in fairness they are dealing with high volume of customers during a stressful and ever evolving situation, so they are trying their best, and i dont envy them.

walshb · 20-03-2020 02:58PM

yourdeadwright wrote: »

Do people think trump is wrong to call it the China Virus ?
I can't see why he is getting stick for it , that's where it came from and they actively tried to blame it on American soldiers and they actively tried to hide it form the world for a month,

I can't for the life of me see why people are annoyed at Trump for taking a stand against China ,Sars also came from China about time someone started calling them out if they continue the way the have been what's next ? something worse than this could wipe out everybody ,

What is right and wrong in this mad world?

Trump is vile. Rather than trying to be a decent human, that should be bringing people together, he is deliberately stoking division and hatred and hostility. He’s truly disgusting.

What actual help is him deliberately offending so many people?

He is even starting to emphasise his words when mentioning it. Unreal..

Dangerously odd man.

Longing · 20-03-2020 03:00PM

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1240957885665939457

iwillyeah1234 · 20-03-2020 03:02PM

Looks like the British haven't really closed their schools.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-51643556

spookwoman · 20-03-2020 03:02PM

MipMap wrote: »

Everyone's an expert.

Went to Tescos today as I'm in the older age group and a old guy said to me that the masks are "No good .they only protect other people from catching it from you.!"

I asked him what do you do if you want to cough and he said "Cough in your elbow"

Why, I asked. "So you don't give it to anyone else !"

So if I don't have it then "I should just cough and splutter all over the place?" I asked. The point is you don't know you haven't got it, you only think you haven't got it. You have no right to take risks with your own life
if it risks the live of others as well.

The number of people who think that they are the only ones who have watched the news, Prime Time, Claire Burn, BBS, Sky News and browsed online is amazing.

People hear the advise and make their own judgements. I wear a mask when I am out and have done so now for days. I have stocked up on frozen food (and some beer) and intend to self isolate from now on until the worst of this passes. I think the order is coming soon for the so called cocooning and I am ready to put up with it.

It was great in Tescos this morning, shelves full, very few people and the staff doing everything to help.

I am thankful to the vast majority of young and middle aged people in this country for their consideration.

Even if the mask and gloves give 30% more protection its still better. He's 70's ex smoker so high risk and he's going to take every precaution he can to keep uninfected.

BorneTobyWilde · 20-03-2020 03:03PM

Everyone out and about today, every where looks busy. All the industrial retails premises are open, life goes on. Gangs of teenagers out and about, summer holidays have come early.
We're doing a little, but hardly enough. The '' dumb'' part of society will force a lockdown, as it's the only way those dumbasses will distance themselves from others.

An Ri rua · 20-03-2020 03:04PM

walshb wrote: »

What is right and wrong in this mad world?

Trump is vile. Rather than trying to be a decent human, that should be bringing people together, he is deliberately stoking division and hatred and hostility. He’s truly disgusting.

What actual help is him deliberately offending so many people?

He is even starting to emphasise his words when mentioning it. Unreal..

Dangerously odd man.

They'll probably make a film about this angle in years to come.
The China Syndrome.

Rob A. Bank · 20-03-2020 03:04PM

walshb wrote: »

What is right and wrong in this mad world?

Trump is vile. Rather than trying to be a decent human, that should be bringing people together, he is deliberately stoking division and hatred and hostility. He’s truly disgusting.

What actual help is him deliberately offending so many people?

He is even starting to emphasise his words when mentioning it. Unreal..

Dangerously odd man.

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joeguevara · 20-03-2020 03:05PM

interlocked wrote: »

Over a thousand people have signed this petition, not requesting, but "demanding" that the Leinster Schools Rugby competition be completed.

https://www.change.org/p/irish-rugby-football-union-have-leinster-schools-cup-finals-played

Paul Howard must be banging his head off his laptop, the art of satire is dead:rolleyes:

1000 not much and probably school going age vast majority. Irfu has cancelled remainder of season so doubt it is anything but a teenagers clicking.

gabeeg · 20-03-2020 03:05PM

iwillyeah1234 wrote: »

Looks like the British haven't really closed their schools.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-51643556

That sounds sensible though

caveat emptor · 20-03-2020 03:06PM

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

Why do you keep asking me about respirators?

I'm simply responding to your reference to scientific journals. Any ones on this novel virus that have already been published need to be closely evaluated because that is very quick in scientific research land. Some have been sloppy, even including patient names on CT scans included in the articles. That's why we should not just assume they are good science.

Doctors are taking precautions whilst the knowledge on this virus is still nascent. And?

Hand washing will only get you so far. The governments stated objective is to flatten the curve.

People who are at risk should have a different objective. Don't get it.
People should treat everyone they come into contact with as potentially having it.
They should reduce that risk wherever possible.

It's a respiratory disease. We know that.
It's spread by aerosol. We know that.
Respirators can filter out aerosols.
Do they work? HSE says "masks" don't work.

walshb · 20-03-2020 03:07PM

Rob A. Bank wrote: »

Brilliant!

An Ri rua · 20-03-2020 03:07PM

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Everyone out and about today, every where looks busy. All the industrial retails premises are open, life goes on. Gangs of teenagers out and about, summer holidays have come early.
We're doing a little, but hardly enough. The '' dumb'' part of society will force a lockdown, as it's the only way those dumbasses will distance themselves from others.

This is perhaps true in urban areas. If so, those who are working at home or lost their jobs, and schoolkids, are what you are seeing.
I've come up the M7 all week and it's as empty as the M6 on a busy day West. IE empty.

20-03-2020 03:07PM

Hobgoblin11 wrote: »

This game of tag the kids are playing , where they shout covid 19 when tagged is a dangerous disgrace

Hobgoblin11 wrote: »

the worst part is they Playing outside pharmacies and tagging elderly people leaving the pharmacy

I heard they're pulling old people's masks down and sneezing into their mouths.

Naggdefy · 20-03-2020 03:07PM

Hrududu wrote: »

And getting incensed by being referred to as "Boomer"

I don't think people underestimate the gravity of the situation.

You need little side chats about nonsense like boomers and nursery rhymes. There's no rule stipulating you can only talk about Covid 19 all of the time.

tobefrank321 · 20-03-2020 03:08PM

Silent Running wrote: »

A family member returned from the UK last night. He said the ferry was packed with UK cars. There were no checks when he disembarked.

I wonder how many are leaving the UK because of the current policies there. I also wonder how many are bringing the virus with them.

Entirely predictable. People can give out about ordinary people not respecting the lockdown. But our government are worse. They are not enforcing it and they are letting thousands into Ireland with no checks and not imposing mandatory isolation. The whole thing is a farce.
I was in a shop earlier and wouldn't you know a little old lady was withdrawing cash from the atm machine inside the shop. Completely ignoring the news about cash possibly being a carrier of coronavirus. If anything catches the older generation out its their love of cash. There's no point isolating yourself for a week, and then going to the ATM to collect cash. Might as well not isolate at all. Might be time to shut down ATMS while this cv crisis is ongoing.

spookwoman · 20-03-2020 03:09PM

Anyone with OCD social distancing don't look at webcams. Tramore's one can see groups of people together

Donald Trump · 20-03-2020 03:09PM

gabeeg wrote: »

That sounds sensible though

Maybe in theory. We all know how it will pan out in practice.

sReq | uTeK · 20-03-2020 03:09PM

walshb wrote: »

What is right and wrong in this mad world?

Trump is vile. Rather than trying to be a decent human, that should be bringing people together, he is deliberately stoking division and hatred and hostility. He’s truly disgusting.

What actual help is him deliberately offending so many people?

He is even starting to emphasise his words when mentioning it. Unreal..

Dangerously odd man.

But you see what he's doing right, its deliberate, effective and clever.
This is a man who has been LAUGHING about a pandemic for months, now its at his front door and he's done so little to curb it he's offering up another culprit on the spot. He realises that without someone else to blame he's in the firing line, classic politics 101.

He's shifting blame and masses and masses of people will believe him. Expect incoming sanctions and travel bans relating to China to up the ante more.

spookwoman · 20-03-2020 03:09PM

https://twitter.com/skydavidblevins/status/1241003487611281409?s=20

pH · 20-03-2020 03:09PM

gabeeg wrote: »

That sounds sensible though

The Irish 'solution' from my experience over the last few days seems to be for the older ones to be wandering the streets and parks in groups and the younger ones accompanying mammy on her trip to Tesco and the chemist.

SnrInfant · 20-03-2020 03:10PM

Corkgirl20 wrote: »

I would also like a lockdown. My 66 year old mum is a retired nurse who went back to work for the hospital this week on request. She’s so petrified of contacting it and not knowing and then passing it onto my dad, she’s sleeping in a separate room to him. She doesn’t leave the house only to go to work. I’m a teacher so off work and able to run all the errands for them. But it pains me to see how careful she is being and risking a lot ( she’s not young the virus may not be so kind if she contracts it). I was driving through my town this evening and I saw a group of about 10-12 teens hanging out and it angered me. Then I saw someone had posed about it on the town Facebook page and some parents were writing back asking what the issue was and for people to calm down.
The issue is these teens will go home and pass it onto family members who may end up in hospital , taking up hospital beds when it could have been prevented if they just told their kids to stay in for a matter of weeks. It’s not forever , kids have phones and TV’s , they can go for walks and ride their bikes. They won’t die from a bit of social distancing and it may save the lives of others.

I know this rant doesn’t apply to most parents are doing an excellent job keeping their kids away from groups. I applaud those who are doing this !!

We really need a dislike button 😡
Your poor mam, what an inspiration to us all.
Then you have these little ****s!!

Doctors room ghost · 20-03-2020 03:10PM

bottlebrush wrote: »

I was in a pharmacy on monday. Assistant handed me my medication which I had ordered an hour beforehand and went back home while they got it ready. I produced my card expecting her to offer me the swipe machine thingy but she took the card from me and walked back up the top of the shop to swipe my card herself. She was on her way back down to me with the card when another pharmacist asked me to step outside the door which I did, passing the other people in the queue as I did so but this meant that the assistant who had served me also had to pass (squeeze past, as the place is very narrow) these people to come outside to me with my card and pass them again on the way back in. Maybe it made sense to them but not to me...

They’re making it up as they go along.its drama queen leading drama queen.fcukin laughable the lot of it.
They’ll have us walking on our hands next week so as not to contaminate the floor with our shoes.pulling makey uppey rules out of the sky.
Fcukers going around with hats scarves masks and gloves and they wouldn’t go in a bath if they were payed the same ones.
Anything for a bandwagon some of them.times like these you stand back and realise the huge population of gobsh1tes this country has

WildWater · 20-03-2020 03:11PM

SnrInfant wrote: »

My mam (73) said the same, it's her time to go, she says 😢

I do understand fatalism and acceptance if one actually gets critically ill, but feck me 73 is too young for that malarkey. My mum is 88 and is fully intent on getting through this. Plenty of living yet to do as far as she is concerned. I'm pretty sure her target is the President's cheque:D

Extremely worried for her but taking all the precautions we can. Only contacts are two of my sisters and the rest of us it's FaceTime. She's hilarious, gets all dressed up for the calls

dublin99 · 20-03-2020 03:12PM

Took a walk in local park yesterday after 5pm. Place was quiet but two gardai cars drove by (inside park) within 20 minutes.

Then I saw a group of over ten teenagers running out from a shaded tree lined area, messing around. A few empty cans etc.... They didn't bother me like false cough in my face, but I felt uneasy. Please parents, even if your kids swear they are at their best friend's house watching netflix, CHECK ON THEM!

Also people tend to keep a distance but please please keep your dog on the leash. Your slobbery mutt may be your best friend but he has been sniffing and rolling around the park. Dogs can pick up Covid as well from the environment (as in 2 cases in Hong Kong) and test positive. Although there is no evidence it can be trasmitted from dog to human, I'd rather not have others dogs come up to me in the park!

TheAsYLuMkeY · 20-03-2020 03:14PM

tobefrank321 wrote: »

Entirely predictable. People can give out about ordinary people not respecting the lockdown. But our government are worse. They are not enforcing it and they are letting thousands into Ireland with no checks and not imposing mandatory isolation. The whole thing is a farce.
I was in a shop earlier and wouldn't you know a little old lady was withdrawing cash from the atm machine inside the shop. Completely ignoring the news about cash possibly being a carrier of coronavirus. If anything catches the older generation out its their love of cash. There's no point isolating yourself for a week, and then going to the ATM to collect cash. Might as well not isolate at all. Might be time to shut down ATMS while this cv crisis is ongoing.

Be careful.

The machine on the tills rely on the internet to operate, the internet infrastructure is being weighed on already.

If it went down, there would be no form of possible transaction able to occur.

m17 · 20-03-2020 03:14PM

Italian air force we will win coronavirus outbreak

twinytwo · 20-03-2020 03:14PM

Lundstram wrote: »

There won't be an economy to deal with. Why don't the "lockdown now" shower understand this?

Lock down now? Lock down in 2/3 weeks time?. When the virus kicks off here there will not be much economy left anyway. A lot of people are unable to comprehend the severity of what we are dealing with here.

20-03-2020 03:15PM

interlocked wrote: »

Over a thousand people have signed this petition, not requesting, but "demanding" that the Leinster Schools Rugby competition be completed.

https://www.change.org/p/irish-rugby-football-union-have-leinster-schools-cup-finals-played

That's some of the greatest horseplay of all time.

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