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

Mervyn Skidmore · 20-03-2020 11:55PM

Bobby Baccala wrote: »

I work in retail and all my older customers are terrified at the moment, a lot of them saying they’ve never seen anything like it and some of them lived through the war. It’s worrying and sad at the same time can’t help but feel for them.

What war?

JP Liz V1 · 20-03-2020 11:56PM

Gynoid wrote: »

Whoops sorry, I just catch the odd page here and there of the thread.

No need for sorry, in all the gloom, it is nice

neonsofa · 20-03-2020 11:57PM

Roger_007 wrote: »

I heard a theory around the time that we had swine flu that if you are exposed to just a small amount of any virus, it gives the immune system just enough time to develop antibodies before the virus can get established or do too much damage.
Apparently this is common with chicken pox where many people have the antibodies but are not aware that they have ever had the disease.
Unfortunately it’s difficult to know just how much exposure you need. It just happens by a fortunate accident.

When i was pregnant they said i had no anti bodies to chicken pox even though i had them as a young child. And when i was younger all the kids played together because the parents said once you had them before you wouldn't get them again, and i never did get them again. Weird!

gabeeg · 20-03-2020 11:58PM

Roger_007 wrote: »

I heard a theory around the time that we had swine flu that if you are exposed to just a small amount of any virus, it gives the immune system just enough time to develop antibodies before the virus can get established or do too much damage.
Apparently this is common with chicken pox where many people have the antibodies but are not aware that they have ever had the disease.
Unfortunately it’s difficult to know just how much exposure you need. It just happens by a fortunate accident.

Like a person would be exposed to 47% of swineflu so not get it?

JP Liz V1 · 20-03-2020 11:58PM

Akabusi wrote: »

Thanks, all good. Self isolating as a family. My symptoms are very mild, the consistent one is a ticklish feeling in my chest. I have sporadic coughing but it's okay. One thing I did have a few days ago that I haven't heard others having is a sore eye - it was like it was infected from a contacted lens but hadn't wore any in weeks. No one else in the house showing symptoms (wife and 4 kids).

I have watery eyes but assume allergies also have sniffles too now I am worried again

Panrich · 20-03-2020 11:59PM

I'm absolutely murderous right now. My son just came home from his shift in a local restaurant and said that a kitchen porter that he was working alongside yesterday should not have been there. His wife who is a healthcare worker has been feeling ill and yet this scumbag came in to work without telling anyone.

His wife actually rang the restaurant and that's how they found out. My wife has very bad asthma and we have been very careful with our social distancing etc.

elperello · 20-03-2020 11:59PM

Mervyn Skidmore wrote: »

What war?

The Emergency

Seamai · 20-03-2020 11:59PM

Jenbach110 wrote: »

Good god the break down of society.

Were you never 14?

Bitta jostling among teenagers rewarded with an assault.

Wow just wow

When I was 14 I had the **** kicked out of me on a daily basis by pr*icks like this for being the class fag and never once hit back.

I blame the parents, and before you ask no I don't have kids myself so what would I know? oh wait a minute, I actually was one once and it wasn't so great.

Wow just wow yourself.

Cantona's Collars · 20-03-2020 11:59PM

sideswipe wrote: »

In Tesco earlier, spotted about a dozen pairs of discarded rubber gloves where people had worn them in-store, loaded the car and ****ed them on the ground.....Pretty scummy behaviour to expect someone else to pick them up after them.

People are assholes.

Here's the mentality we have to out up with:

Lads down my way organising drinks earlier,not a thought for their parents who's houses they'll be going back to later. All stocking up on cheap cans today.

JP Liz V1 · 21-03-2020 12:01AM

Lord Trollington wrote: »

Sharon Corr..

Sit on my face and dont get up until I stop moving & breathing

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

Akabusi · 21-03-2020 12:02AM

amadangomor wrote: »

Wishing you the best.

Any temperature?

I had a cough for 2 weeks and chesty now, but don't think I had any temperature at any stage. Doctor thinks I'm past infective stage so isn't getting me tested

Thanks, no temperature at all. I'm hoping that I come back negative for fear that I passed it onto someone prior to my self isolation. Even if I get a negative I'll continue the isolation for another few days just to be sure.
In the countryside so it's fine really, my club have been very good, we got some groceries and even petrol for the lawnmower dropped to the gate yesterday. I might add Revolut is great for situations like this.

Mervyn Skidmore · 21-03-2020 12:02AM

elperello wrote: »

The Emergency

You have lots of customers in their 90s and 100s? Where do you work?

cj maxx · 21-03-2020 12:03AM

Akabusi wrote: »

Thanks, all good. Self isolating as a family. My symptoms are very mild, the consistent one is a ticklish feeling in my chest. I have sporadic coughing but it's okay. One thing I did have a few days ago that I haven't heard others having is a sore eye - it was like it was infected from a contacted lens but hadn't wore any in weeks. No one else in the house showing symptoms (wife and 4 kids).[/quote

I isolating too. The ticklish throat thing I've heard but had, not a sore eye, but slight pangs of irritation in my eyes

gozunda · 21-03-2020 12:04AM

niallo27 wrote: »

The older generation are a bigger problem but it's easier the blame the younger generation as they are blamed for everything else. The amount of older people who just dont give **** about this far outweighs younger people.

It's not a competition!

Saw with my own eyes - gangs of teenagers out together in close proximity All over town. and not giving a flying fuk. Social distancing my rear end.

But how the fuk do you figure that other 'older generation's are to blame exactly? Groups of young gobhites out congregating because they dont believe they can be infected or carry infection to anyone else!!!

They need a kick up the hole as do the parents who are allowing this type of behaviour to continue.

Spook_ie · 21-03-2020 12:05AM

Have a question.

Given we have such an exponential rise in positive tests, shouldn't we also get a similar exponential rise in the number of people cured.

We need to be testing people faster and retesting them to see if the cure rate has a similar curve following on a week or whatever afterwards

Stheno · 21-03-2020 12:06AM

skellig_rocks wrote: »

China Unicom -1.1m in January 2020

https://www.chinaunicom.com.hk/en/ir/operating.php?type=monthly

So in total between Jan and Feb total mobile subscriptions in China decreased by over 12 million?

JP Liz V1 · 21-03-2020 12:07AM

sideswipe wrote: »

In Tesco earlier, spotted about a dozen pairs of discarded rubber gloves where people had worn them in-store, loaded the car and ****ed them on the ground.....Pretty scummy behaviour to expect someone else to pick them up after them.

:mad: there is bins everywhere, bad fcuking arseholes

rosiem · 21-03-2020 12:07AM

Does anybody have a link to the cases per county breakdown for today ?

Bobby Baccala · 21-03-2020 12:08AM

Mervyn Skidmore wrote: »

You have lots of customers in their 90s and 100s? Where do you work?

I’ve a lady who’s 92 was still coming up to get her meat off us up until the week before last but now the sons and daughters are coming up without her (and rightly so). I’ve another lady of 88 who comes up every week because she doesn’t trust the family to pick out the right cuts :pac: she’s no choice at the moment unfortunately.

Edit: now that I think about it I have at least 5+ customers in their 90s and countless in their 80s. Old people love picking out their own meat.

patnor1011 · 21-03-2020 12:08AM

TTLF wrote: »

genuine question, How come Iran has had a steady 1.2k-1.3K cases per day and hasn't gone up in the last week?

At some stage government starts massaging statistics. It is called politics.
After that come another stage when you simply cant keep up with or abandon testing altogether.

amadangomor · 21-03-2020 12:08AM

Akabusi wrote: »

Thanks, no temperature at all. I'm hoping that I come back negative for fear that I passed it onto someone prior to my self isolation. Even if I get a negative I'll continue the isolation for another few days just to be sure.
In the countryside so it's fine really, my club have been very good, we got some groceries and even petrol for the lawnmower dropped to the gate yesterday. I might add Revolut is great for situations like this.

Was thinking the exact same thing if I did/do have it that wouldn't have wanted to pass it on to anyone when I thought it was just a cold.

Although probably would be better to have had it with mild symptoms and be one of the first to be immune. Can then go and help people.

Problem with me not being tested is I don't know either way. Have to self isolate until next Thursday

skellig_rocks · 21-03-2020 12:08AM

Stheno wrote: »

So in total between Jan and Feb total mobile subscriptions in China decreased by over 12 million?

In fairness someone may have more than one phone numbers, and maybe some businesses failed too. But these figure should be a good indications of the actual number of people infected (not necessary died) and how serious the situation was in China

Maybe they are errors and those companies will *amend* the data in the next few days!

niallo27 · 21-03-2020 12:10AM

gozunda wrote: »

It's not a competition!

Saw with my own eyes - gangs of teenagers out together in close proximity All over town. and not giving a flying fuk. Social distancing my rear end.

But how the fuk do you figure that other 'older generation's are to blame exactly? Groups of young gobhites out congregating because they dont believe they can be infected or carry infection to anyone else!!!

They need a kick up the hole as do the parents who are allowing this type of behaviour to continue.

The older generation need to stay the **** at home as well, they are both to blame but you never hear people saying a bunch of old gob****es outside the shop talking to each other.

expectationlost · 21-03-2020 12:12AM

this is a new bit of info https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/8eadd0-an-analysis-of-the-438-cases-of-covid-19-in-ireland-as-of-wednesday-18-m/

Cluster type

Travel 11
Hospital 5
Nursing Home 3
Private house 3
Extended family 2
Workplace 2
Under investigation 1
Total 27

*All statistics measured at midnight, 18 March.

Achasanai · 21-03-2020 12:12AM

niallo27 wrote: »

The older generation are a bigger problem but it's easier the blame the younger generation as they are blamed for everything else. The amount of older people who just dont give **** about this far outweighs younger people.

Not true in my experience, and I would imagine most people's. You rarely see old people congregate in large groups (at least not out in the open) but any time I've been to my local park, there are at least four or five large groups of teenagers congregating (one in a fairly cramped skate park). Older people are definitely bad for the stopping and chatting, and I'm sure it accumulates, but nothing on a par with teenagers from what I've seen.

Jim_Hodge · 21-03-2020 12:13AM

rosiem wrote: »

Does anybody have a link to the cases per county breakdown for today ?

Have people lost the ability to look things up?

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2020/0320/1124448-coronavirus-ireland/

skimpydoo · 21-03-2020 12:13AM

Why has the media not mentioned what Paddy Cosgrave and The WebSummit did earlier today? It is a gesture that others such as Denis O'Brien, Dermot Desmond and Larry Goodman should be doing but I will hold my breath on that.

https://websummit.com/blog/web-summit-donation-changex

Funsterdelux · 21-03-2020 12:13AM

Mervyn Skidmore wrote: »

What war?

Balkans

Bobby Baccala · 21-03-2020 12:13AM

Achasanai wrote: »

Not true in my experience, and I would imagine most people's. You rarely see old people congregate in large groups (at least not out in the open) but any time I've been to my local park, there are at least four or five large groups of teenagers congregating (one in a fairly cramped skate park). Older people are definitely bad for the stopping and chatting, and I'm sure it accumulates, but nothing on a par with teenagers from what I've seen.

Ever see a good Sunday mass? Wall to wall with the fùckers

Akabusi · 21-03-2020 12:14AM

amadangomor wrote: »

Was thinking the exact same thing if I did/do have it that wouldn't have wanted to pass it on to anyone when I thought it was just a cold.

Although probably would be better to have had it with mild symptoms and be one of the first to be immune. Can then go and help people.

Problem with me not being tested is I don't know either way. Have to self isolate until next Thursday

Yes my worry is my elderly parents, I have stayed clear of them since coming back from Spain but I let my brother who lives with them borrow my car on Sunday. I had just been in it before him, so the worry is I pass it to him through that and he passes it onto them. If it wasn't for that incident i be quite relieved to have a positive as in my case and fingers crossed my wife's case symptoms so far are mild or non existent.

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