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

JP Liz V1 · 20-03-2020 06:47PM

Do most Italian flights go and come through Dublin only?

Pinkpotato · 20-03-2020 06:47PM

I get so frustrated when I see people calling for lock down.
The government are not saying it in so many words, but read between the lines.
We need to slow the spread.
Slow it down. Not Stop it.
There is no point stopping the virus unless we close the borders and don't let a single person in or out ever again. Or until we have a vaccine in 1 or 2 years. Because even if we get to 0 cases after a lock down. As soon as its lifted, holidays will happen, the spread will start again.
It's about flattening the Curve not stopping it
We need to catch the virus so we can build immunity and protect the vulnerable. We are taking the measures because if we all catch it together then the hospitals will not cope.
However if we all catch it at different times, the hospitals will cope and lives will be saved.
In either of the 2 models the department presents to us, there is never a less amount of people who have it. There may well be a lock down, but it will be after a certain amount of us have already got it.

caveat emptor · 20-03-2020 06:48PM

If the HSE said toilet roll doesn’t work because ordinary people can’t wipe their arse properly as that only properly trained front line staff can wipe their arse properly.

Would you believe them?

nocoverart · 20-03-2020 06:49PM

Hobgoblin11 wrote: »

How do you get a haircut with social distancing?

This, my hair grows so quick. I'll be like Worzel Gummidge in a few weeks.

Heart Break Kid · 20-03-2020 06:49PM

Podge201 wrote: »

I see teenagers walking in groups today, parents worse too to be not curtailing their children in this emergency

How old are you? Curtailing their children? Everyone knows it’s important to take precautions when out but teens are always gona be difficult to manage especially now.

Class MayDresser · 20-03-2020 06:50PM

glasso wrote: »

they should be shown this or some of the worse stuff from Italy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_aN1CfiIl8

Wasn't that a fake? Yeah, I'm just sympathising with parents of teenagers, won't say I wouldn't let them at the PS4? 5? 24/7 if that's what it takes.

Xertz · 20-03-2020 06:50PM

iguana wrote: »

Not really. Only 3% of the currently detected cases are in Limerick. Same as Wicklow but Limerick has a higher population, so less cases proportionally. 51% of the cases are in Dublin. 15% in Cork. Dublin is almost certainly the epicentre, with Cork as a secondary epicentre. There is a really, really good argument for restricting regional travel so that UHL and UHG can take overflow patients from worse affected regions if at all possible. It's why Italy is on a complete lockdown when it is Lombardy and some smaller regions around it that have the worst problems. By suppressing the spread in the rest of Italy, other regions hospitals aren't overwhelmed and can provide back-up.

In terms of population, Cork has 542,868, Dublin has 1,348,000

Galway 258,058, Kildare, 222,504

You've a number 100,000 and 200,000 and a lot that are less than 100,000.

So, obviously you're going to see more cases in Dublin and Cork than anywhere else in Ireland simply because they're the two places with the largest population concentration.

I find Ireland's fixated on using county-by-county comparisons when they're actually not really comparable comparable populations or densities at all.

I heard someone this morning saying "oh sure there's no cases in Leitrim compared to Cork" There are 32,044 in Leitrim and 542,868 in Cork i.e. Cork is nearly 17 times bigger.

It would be useful to stop spread around if we're getting regional areas that are genuinely having lower case loads, but I just found or GAA shirt comparisons sometimes do us no favours.

iwillyeah1234 · 20-03-2020 06:51PM

Class MayDresser wrote: »

I agree, but I'd hate to be the parent of a teenager right now.

Show them this.
https://vimeo.com/398334975

Taken by a medical worker in an Italian hospital. This is no laughing matter.

20-03-2020 06:52PM

Your Local TD wrote: »

Anyone else notice the scumbags getting more aggressive? Had one articulate fellow threathen to box my head off today after I refused to give him 2 euro.

Can they sense something is stirring or are they just going into withdrawal and getting crazy?

his drug dealer has probably put the prices up.

Achasanai · 20-03-2020 06:52PM

Knowall1 wrote: »

Something odd about the deaths on UK. If they had the same numbers as us pro rata they should have between 30 and 40 deaths . Yet theyare are at 140

We seem to be tracking ahead of Italy in terms of cases (adjusting for time and population) but UK tracking nearly identically with Italy in terms of deaths.

floraldream · 20-03-2020 06:52PM

Is it illegal for pubs to be open? I know of one ...

JP Liz V1 · 20-03-2020 06:53PM

wakka12 wrote: »

I remember being shocked that 130 in Italy had died in one day just last week. This is just a surreal situation

The way Italy is rising it could hit 1,000 deaths a day, awful, so sad to see

stephenjmcd · 20-03-2020 06:53PM

floraldream wrote: »

Is it illegal for pubs to be open? I know of one ...

No its not

Dr. Bre · 20-03-2020 06:54PM

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

It will be virtual shifting and virtual shagging for the
future

I hear pornhub doing well from this

Corkgirl20 · 20-03-2020 06:54PM

trapp wrote: »

To those suggesting social distancing isn't working.

The schools are closed along with colleges and all other education centres.

Pubs are closed. There is no nightlife at the minute.

Every group, sports club, community organisation etc is no longer happening or training or meeting up.

There are no mass gatherings, matches etc.

There are no weddings, funerals, communions, confirmations etc with crowds together.

Many people are out of work or working from home.

These are huge restrictions and will surely make a difference

And again, maybe I'm wrong but perhaps the boards posters generally speaking don't appreciate this as many spend much time indoors, on computers etc anyway?

The only further restriction we have is to stop people going out doors.

As of yet this hasn't been necessary and hopefully will not be.

But to suggest there are not restrictions in place that could make a difference is foolish in the extreme, even if some people are not quite adhering as best they could.

On a final point, is there anything worse than the old biddies sitting on their computer moaning about a few teenagers having a chat with their friends. They're only kids who are already putting up with huge restrictions on their lives. How would you have felt at 16 if you were told to spend the next two months with nobody only your family. Give the whinging a break.

I don’t think people going out door is an issue.
I haven’t seen anybody complain about a parent kicking a ball around with their kid or going for a walk.
It’s the groups meeting up and different families coming together in groups that are an issue !

Jesus you’d swear we’re asking teens to go to war or something. It’s just asking them not hang out in a group. Nobody is saying don’t go into your back garden or don’t cycle your bike. Teen nowadays have phones and iPads so can keep in contact with their friends.

Gooey Looey · 20-03-2020 06:55PM

floraldream wrote: »

Is it illegal for pubs to be open? I know of one ...

No, but they were saying on VM news that Gardai could object to the next license renewal because of it

Hobgoblin11 · 20-03-2020 06:55PM

Your Local TD wrote: »

Anyone else notice the scumbags getting more aggressive? Had one articulate fellow threathen to box my head off today after I refused to give him 2 euro.

Can they sense something is stirring or are they just going into withdrawal and getting crazy?

I think they can more than sense, they are humans after all!

JP Liz V1 · 20-03-2020 06:55PM

Hobgoblin11 wrote: »

How do you get a haircut with social distancing?

Edward Scissorhands

PokeHerKing · 20-03-2020 06:55PM

The average person just doesn't seem to grasp exactly what China did to get on top of this. I live near a park and the constant stream of people in and out of it all week that I can see from my living room window is outrageous.

Literally no one was on the streets of Wuhan/Hubei for months. The only activity on the streets were trucks disinfecting them.

I'm not sure we have the capability or desire to get rid of this in the manner China did.

20-03-2020 06:55PM

Class MayDresser wrote: »

Wasn't that a fake? Yeah, I'm just sympathising with parents of teenagers, won't say I wouldn't let them at the PS4? 5? 24/7 if that's what it takes.

it's not a fake

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/20/dont-take-any-chances-warning-of-woman-with-covid-19-shared-online

Hobgoblin11 · 20-03-2020 06:56PM

Dr. Bre wrote: »

I hear pornhub doing well from this

probably crashing with 103 errors constantly

is_that_so · 20-03-2020 06:56PM

floraldream wrote: »

Is it illegal for pubs to be open? I know of one ...

Rat them out so!

munsterlegend · 20-03-2020 06:56PM

PokeHerKing wrote: »

The average person just doesn't seem to grasp exactly what China did to get on top of this. I live near a park and the constant stream of people in and out of it all week that I can see from my living room window is outrageous.

Literally no one was on the streets of Wuhan/Hubei for months. The only activity on the streets were trucks disinfecting them.

I'm not sure we have the capability or desire to get rid of this in the manner China did.

We are not China and hopefully never will be.

JP Liz V1 · 20-03-2020 06:57PM

glasso wrote: »

they should be shown this or some of the worse stuff from Italy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_aN1CfiIl8

Class MayDresser wrote: »

Wasn't that a fake? Yeah, I'm just sympathising with parents of teenagers, won't say I wouldn't let them at the PS4? 5? 24/7 if that's what it takes.

Is it fake?

rainyrun · 20-03-2020 06:57PM

The biggest concern out there is social isolation. There are people awaiting tests and awaiting outcome of tests out in the community/ shopping etc. That scares me the most. People need to understand that if you have symptoms and your gp refers you for a test you MUST go into isolation.
Please follow government guidelines.

Ninthlife · 20-03-2020 06:57PM

Re: social distancing

Today in work it was stated that failure to comply with social distancing can be deemed a disciplinary issue

franglan · 20-03-2020 06:57PM

Duke of Url wrote: »

Where's this from? Daily corona cases in Ireland graph.

Rockbeast2 · 20-03-2020 06:57PM

So the UK have tonight begun to "nationalise" wages.
There is talk of nationalising industries.
There are rent and mortgage freezes.
There are queues for food shops.
Empty shelves.
Curfews and lockdowns incoming.

Jeremy Corbyn must think all his Christmases have come at once!

* A little humour in dark days.

Class MayDresser · 20-03-2020 06:57PM

Dr. Bre wrote: »

I hear pornhub doing well from this

Tell the neighbours to take it handy, they'll tear themselves to death.

20-03-2020 06:58PM

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Is it fake?

it's real

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/20/dont-take-any-chances-warning-of-woman-with-covid-19-shared-online

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