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

A deal is imminent to convert Citywest Hotel in west Dublin into a life saving health campus. Built by the late businessman Jim Mansfield, the hotel is strategically located and has 756 rooms.

Nermal wrote: »

It means our actions should have been totally different. Only high-risk groups should be self-isolating.

How do you propose that manage that segregation?
And there is plenty of evidence becoming available that the original cry of elderly and co-morbidities is a little premature.

Lots of info coming from Italy, Spain, France and the US showing a far lower average age of hospitalised patients.
The older and already ill are more vulnerable , but noone is invulnerable to this virus and as time passes it's becoming clearer that all age groups above 25 carry a risk, and that risk grows with age and co-morbidities.

wakka12 wrote: »

Nah this is just not true. A ninth passenger on the cruise died today, that is about 1.2% mortality rate and is by far the closest sample we have to any true mortality rate. When have nine passengers ever died on a cruise because of say a flu outbreak..? Never..nobody is over reacting to this, it is getting the reaction it that is needed

It depends how you get your figures. There was nearly 4700 people on the cruise with only nearly 700 testing positive. Now its impossible only 700 got it as it was rampant in the ship with all warnings ignored. How did so many not get the virus.

niallo27 wrote: »

It depends how you get your figures. There was nearly 4700 people on the cruise with only nearly 700 testing positive. Now its impossible only 700 got it as it was rampant in the ship with all warnings ignored. How did so many not get the virus.

Maybe many only stayed for a night or two. Not everyone was on it for weeks . Anyway, what is your point? Everyone on the ship was tested

niallo27 wrote: »

It depends how you get your figures. There was nearly 4700 people on the cruise with only nearly 700 testing positive. Now its impossible only 700 got it as it was rampant in the ship with all warnings ignored. How did so many not get the virus.

Maybe many had only stayed for a night or two, people get on and leave at many different stops throughout the cruise journey. Not everyone was on it for weeks . Anyway, what is your point? Everyone on the ship was tested, they got their figures by testing everyone so I dont see how else it could depend how the figures were gotten.

Anyway, it was about 745 tested positive, and it was 3700 on the ship.

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

12 in ICU is a doubling from yesterday right?

How many of these does it take to put the system under pressure?

Anyone know?

Could we couple with a couple of hundred?

Its 12 from the start that have needed ICU, it was stable at 6 for the last while so it isnt steadily growing which is good.

There isn't any confirmation if 12 are currently in ICU

Deleted User wrote: »

I think they said 255 ICU beds here....but im not sure what capacity it usually runs at....but cant imagine there is 50 spare beds either

That was before the mass mobilisation : they're aiming to make more than double this available if the worst comes to the worst

stephenjmcd wrote: »

Its 12 from the start that have needed ICU, it was stable at 6 for the last while so it isnt steadily growing which is good.

There isn't any confirmation if 12 are currently in ICU

The situation with ICU beds spirals quickly with this which is a huge part of the problems. In the Netherlands, for example, the number doubled in last 3 days.

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Happy Monday wrote: »

When will we return to normal does anyone know?

july 19th

caveat emptor wrote: »

They are far too complicated to put on your face without contaminating yourself so don’t bother trying.

Also if you see someone wearing one you should say “what’s your problem, are you a doctor or something?”

It's pretty simple, sanitise hands before putting on mask, sanitise before and after taking off mask (without touching outside and dispose of properly). School children in Asia (where masks are mandatory) can do it, so can you!

Please don't jeer or make rude comments at people wearing masks. They may look young and healthy to you, but may well suffer from chronic illness like MS (and taking meds that cause them to be immuno-compromised) or are recovering from cancer/chemo or is a carer for an ill person or just suffer anxiety and feel safer if they use a mask! It's a free world.