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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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  • #5972
    ceadaoin.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,620 ✭✭✭ceadaoin.


    NSAman wrote: »
    Illinois just enacted a stay at home order also.


    Just read that Coveney wants all us irish to come home... easier said than done.

    Just worried in case anything happens to family in Ireland, I will have no way of coming home at all (based on the possibility of airlines ceasing flights)

    Worrying times.


    Its all worrying for me. At least at the moment everyone is safe, no one is showing signs of infection. Stay safe all....

    Yeah I'm in the same boat in Nevada. I've accepted that I wont see my family back home until this is all over or calmed down a lot. My daughter doesn't understand that we most likely wont be going to stay with nana and grandad this summer. Trying not to worry too much though, theres literally nothing I can do. If I start to think about it then I get too upset really. Hope your family all stay safe.


  • #5973
    Dayor Knight
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 769 ✭✭✭Dayor Knight


    GiftofGab wrote: »
    Do you think it's ok to visit a friend tonight? I told her it's not safe but she wants to see me and wants to chance it. Have been staying in on my own all week. Have a family member showing symptoms which I told her about.

    Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo


  • #5974
    caveat emptor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,134 ✭✭✭caveat emptor


    DevilsHaircut wrote: »
    No they wouldn't. Did you watch the briefing? He said giving the age info may identify the person.

    It would help identify the person if you have all of the other information. Seriously I think we need to stop putting personal freedoms before societal benefit.

    The vast majority won't know who it is based on age. OMG do you know a 32 year old male in the country? Yes I do actually. It must be them. FFS

    That 35 YO former inter county hurler putting up his experience on twitter was good by the fact it serves a warning for those who are complacent.


  • #5975
    gabeeg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,591 ✭✭✭gabeeg


    J. Marston wrote: »
    The way I'm looking at it is 3 deaths from 683. A mortality rate of 0.43%.

    That's great in my book. It will increase but I'm confident we have a handle on things.

    Why are you confident we have a handle on things?


  • #5976
    Widdensushi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,536 ✭✭✭Widdensushi


    Class MayDresser wrote: »
    One of the nicest things I've ever seen is two 10 year old girls skipping hand in hand after school down the main street of Shinjuku.

    Never happen here.

    kamikazes ?


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  • #5977
    DevilsHaircut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 524 ✭✭✭DevilsHaircut


    caveat emptor wrote: »
    It would help identify the person if you have all of the other information. Seriously I think we need to stop putting personal freedoms before societal benefit.

    The vast majority won't know who it is based on age. OMG do you know a 32 year old male in the country? Yes I do actually. It must be them. FFS

    That 35 YO former inter county hurler putting up his experience on twitter was good by the fact it serves a warning for those who are complacent.

    Take that up with the Chief Medical Officer.


  • #5978
    threeball
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,752 ✭✭✭threeball


    mick987 wrote: »
    Yes three months but might extend it.

    You need to request it, its not automatic.
    The usual line, you need to engage with your bank


  • #5979
    smelly sock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,820 ✭✭✭smelly sock


    Anyone else still working?


  • #5980
    gabeeg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,591 ✭✭✭gabeeg


    beggars_bush wrote: »
    Our borders are porous
    It's a huge issue

    Yeah, but that goes both ways. The largest outbreak on the island is in Dublin.

    Sorry. The "East".


  • #5981
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    GiftofGab wrote: »
    Do you think it's ok to visit a friend tonight? I told her it's not safe but she wants to see me and wants to chance it. Have been staying in on my own all week. Have a family member showing symptoms which I told her about.
    Use WhatsApp video instead.

    Meanwhile zero new cases in China over 24 hours.

    https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0320/1124268-china-virus-no-new-cases/


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  • #5982
    BarryD2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,732 ✭✭✭BarryD2


    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    I wish they would provide more information on the fatalities, I know families probably don't want to release but I think it might help knowing age and underlying illnesses

    Not sure whether the fatalities are important..but what should be public knowledge is where clusters of infection are located.

    Of course we should all take a good level of precautions but most people would be extra vigilant if they knew their own locality was a bit of a hot spot.

    Authorities missing a trick here, just like they were slow on the early containment phase.


  • #5983
    Westernyelp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,410 ✭✭✭Westernyelp


    threeball wrote: »
    You need to request it, its not automatic.
    The usual line, you need to engage with your bank

    Friend of mine did it yesterday. it took about 3 minutes on the phone (once he got through)


  • #5984
    Plumbthedepths
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,653 ✭✭✭✭Plumbthedepths


    smelly sock wrote: »
    Anyone else still working?

    Yes and I hope it continues as my wife was laid off Monday.
    Bills won't pay themselves unfortunately.


  • #5985
    Shelly66
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56 ✭✭Shelly66


    Dayor Knight wrote: »
    Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo

    No , you could pass it even if you not showing symptoms and hopefully the person in your household has s cold , but why take chance.


  • #5986
    smelly sock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,820 ✭✭✭smelly sock


    is_that_so wrote: »
    Use WhatsApp video instead.

    Meanwhile zero new cases in China over 24 hours.

    https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0320/1124268-china-virus-no-new-cases/
    Lol.


  • #5987
    Kaisr Sose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,683 ✭✭✭Kaisr Sose


    J. Marston wrote: »
    The way I'm looking at it is 3 deaths from 683. A mortality rate of 0.43%.

    That's great in my book. It will increase but I'm confident we have a handle on things.

    Lower again would be better. A nation holds its breath.


  • #5988
    This is it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,103 ✭✭✭This is it


    smelly sock wrote: »
    Anyone else still working?

    Just finishing up for the weekend :)


  • #5989
    Mollycam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21 ✭Mollycam


    tikkahunter wrote: »
    Throat is sore , like it is nearly closed up , chills and flu feeling but no temperature. Cough is not as bad today .

    Have u been called yet ?


  • #5990
    ironingbored
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,390 ✭✭✭ironingbored


    dummy_crusher wrote: »
    Breakdown of Italian numbers by region. Still very much centred in Lombardia.

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    Piedmont had 840 cases last week.


  • #5991
    coastwatch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 909 ✭✭✭coastwatch


    J. Marston wrote: »
    The way I'm looking at it is 3 deaths from 683. A mortality rate of 0.43%.

    That's great in my book. It will increase but I'm confident we have a handle on things.

    At 0.43%, that would result in over 11000 deaths if just 50% of the population became infected.


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  • #5992
    zvone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 98 ✭✭zvone


    comment from Reddit:

    "Italian here, we've been locked down for almost two weeks now and I swear to god every time I quickly go out to do some shopping I've seen loads of old people just causally hanging around with their ****ing dogs, no face mask, no distance, no gloves. We've been halting the country for them and they refuse to stick to the rules."

    This is main problem. People don't have self discipline. Simon Harris is right when he said people need to take social distancing measures more seriously.


  • #5993
    caveat emptor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,134 ✭✭✭caveat emptor


    Some good news.

    https://twitter.com/AhmadRajpoot555/status/1241093896530268162?s=20


  • #5994
    J. Marston
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,346 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    gabeeg wrote: »
    Why are you confident we have a handle on things?

    Because our response so far doesn't seem haphazard or chaotic. Very low death-rate. Loads of testing. 24,000 people signed up to be emergency staff across the healthcare sector. Med-tronic is doubling its ventilator staff. People aren't being savages in supermarkets.

    I'm aware of how dangerous this is but I'm confident we'll get through this strongly.


  • #5995
    threeball
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,752 ✭✭✭threeball


    is_that_so wrote: »
    Use WhatsApp video instead.

    Meanwhile zero new cases in China over 24 hours.

    https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0320/1124268-china-virus-no-new-cases/

    I fail to see how this is sustainable in the long run. Does the country self isolate for two years. No flights or ferries


  • #5996
    tikkahunter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,052 ✭✭✭tikkahunter


    Mollycam wrote: »
    Have u been called yet ?
    No not yet , if this isn’t Corana it’s a pretty ****ty bug . Newstalk were say 3-5 days to get called .


  • #5997
    Blaze420
    Closed Accounts Posts: 904 ✭✭✭Blaze420


    Seamai wrote: »
    I was out walking on my own this afternoon when I saw three guys of about 14 coming towards me, from the way they were walking that they were up to no good so I was prepared when one pushed another towards me and was rewarded a swift jab of my elbow into his solar plexus. That cooled him down. To all you parents with feral kids out there (and there are many) keep your little darlings on a very short lead if you've not trained them.properly.

    Fair play to you. A lot of these little ****s are in for a very real shock with bollix acting like this - nobody has time for it and they only have themselves to blame if they get hurt.


  • #5998
    Shelly66
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56 ✭✭Shelly66


    is_that_so wrote: »
    Use WhatsApp video instead.

    Meanwhile zero new cases in China over 24 hours.

    https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0320/1124268-china-virus-no-new-cases/

    My daughter and friends having a sit in group what’s app night , great idea each in their own houses but video calling through the group app


  • #5999
    mumo3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,854 ✭✭✭mumo3


    smelly sock wrote: »
    Anyone else still working?

    Yes but can seriously see the slow down, so only a matter of time I think and I seriously don't know how I feel about it, I want to go into complete lockdown but don't want to be let go if we're not getting lockdown


  • #6000
    Class MayDresser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 395 ✭✭Class MayDresser


    ceadaoin. wrote: »
    Yeah I'm in the same boat in Nevada. I've accepted that I wont see my family back home until this is all over or calmed down a lot. My daughter doesn't understand that we most likely wont be going to stay with nana and grandad this summer. Trying not to worry too much though, theres literally nothing I can do. If I start to think about it then I get too upset really. Hope your family all stay safe.

    My parents are 40km away and won't be seeing their 22 grandkids(not all mine:-)) for a while.
    Don't beat yourself up because you're in a different country and likely locked down for the foreseeable is what I'm trying to say. Kids are tougher than we give them credit for ime. Take care over there, scary times.


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  • #6001
    DeanAustin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,885 ✭✭✭DeanAustin


    coastwatch wrote: »
    At 0.43%, that would result in over 11000 deaths if just 50% of the population became infected.

    Just 50% of the population?


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