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

Jin luk wrote: »

Im a realist not someone in fantasy land

As Dr T said were only at the beggining of the curve

I keep imagining Mr T in doctor's gear when reading that.

An Ciarraioch wrote: »

144 was widely reported yesterday, and there were 40 today.

still dont understand....so did sky news report 137 day before yesterday and 40 yesterday ?
either way, why is there a difference of 7 people dead ?

oh : hang on....worldometers have changed it now...from 184 to 177....seems theres been a few changes on their lists today.

harr wrote: »

Don’t know how to get this into people’s heads and how serious it could get , the amount of people on some of my WhatsApp groups going for days out tomorrow or birthday parties tomorrow night.
Pull them up on it and most have quoted today’s numbers being down on yesterday and saying numbers are being to fall and we are over the worst of it ... brain dead fools

I would probably send them a few videos from Italy’s hospital and remind them that at the start Italy too didn’t take much heed when the school were closed.

That should do the job.

Can I add my mum a retired nurse at 66 is working 4 days a week in the hospital. As are many others! She works , comes home and stay in. The furthest she goes is the back garden. Honestly it’s so unfair to see others jeopardising the work of health care workers risking their own lives!

It only takes one or two people in a group to say no I don’t think this is a good idea and surely the rest will follow suit. If the majority stop doing this there won’t be a group meet up.

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

With test centres and test kits increased then it is or am I wrong

All those results from the new test centres and new batch of kits hasn’t kicked it yet as far as I am aware.

Headline on today's Irish Examiner says "Italy's healthcare system nears breaking point".... how exactly is it "near" breaking point? Saying it's near breaking point is for the common flu gone especially bad or something, what could possibly be worse than how it is?

627 new deaths today, they're sending patients to other countries, total lack of equipment, triage situation (allowing some people to die) - what exactly would breaking point be if they aren't at it now? I think it's fair to say they went past breaking point long ago, they're now trying to do the best they can with a broken system.

Jin luk wrote: »

The cases were lower today for 2 reason folks,

1. They were running low on testing kits and just recieved more kits yesterday

2. Paddys day would create a lag.

Would love if it was declining but thats not the case im afraid.

I dont agree with your logic here.

There is a lag between test and results which is more than 24hrs, so running oit of kits yesterday would not impact so quickly, if at all.

Given that lots of people are not out and about these days, Paddys Day was no different to any other day this week

Finally, it wont decline for a while. I do wish they would publish recovered stats as well as new cases now we have more than 14days since first confirmed case.

Is social distancing the new norm until a vaccine is widely in effect?

Sounds to me like it will be around for years !!

Antares35 wrote: »

I don't think any of us can be accused of living in a fantasy land anymore. We all have things to worry about, myself included. My elderly parents, one of whom has an underlying condition are in one of the worst affected countries, and I am on the cusp of bringing their first grandchild into a world suffering the fallout of a pandemic.

Fantasy land is one place I am not in. Doesn't mean I want to be a misery merchant either. I'll take whatever glimmer of positivity I can to get through the day.

Am not loving this at all, i just want to drill it home to everyone this isnt going away anytime soon we cant let our gaurd down weve made a good start to flatten the curve but we can do more and not get complacent.

Stheno wrote: »

Its 5

Theres 6 in one cluster recovered so its more

CSSE09 wrote: »

They don't expect the peak to be near, he said we'll still be going up the curve just at a slower rate, one of the reporters asked if it went up by 15% per day would that be good and he said they'd be happy to see it be 15%.

No country in Europe seems to have peaked yet (certainly not Italy).

The aim is to get behind the curve and slow the spread right down

Yakult wrote: »

He is *probably* right.

Don't think for a second numbers will drop off starting today and people can leave their guard down again.

He keeps repeating the mantra of social distancing and that it's a societal effort so hopefully not too much danger of that.

Xertz wrote: »

Which would achieve what? They could devalue the lira and have no ability to feed the population? You can at least print Euro within the scale of the Eurozone without drastically impacting inflation as the currency is a reference value and is huge and there's a massive internal market with most goods/services readily available in that € currency.

Once you get down to smaller currencies you're into risk of hyperinflation and lass of spending power, and because supply chains are global and complex, that means you'd end up with loss of ability to supply basic goods and services.

May be a good time to reevaluate floating EURO rate for national economies, with fixed rate for inter EU and international trade.

Maintains EURO international stability while allowing individual economies tweak national measures, reduces arguments in favour of exiting EU.

e.g. Germany buys EURO at 1/1 to DM, Italy 1/1.4 Lira, Germany sells in EURO, Italy pays in EURO. EURO/non-EU currencies floats as normal.

Jin luk wrote: »

Am not loving this at all, i just want to drill it home to everyone this isnt going away anytime soon we cant let our gaurd down weve made a good start to flatten the curve but we can do more and not get complacent.

I get the need to drill home the importance of control measures (especially because so many people are being complete plebs about the whole thing) but it just seems that every time there is a bit of good news, someone shoots it down.

But yes it is annoying to see so many morons thinking "ah shure it'll be grand" when there are people dying