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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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  • #6602
    cj maxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,608 ✭✭✭✭cj maxx


    awec wrote: »
    Wearing a mask is unlikely to make any difference to you, but if every Tom, Dick and Harry starts buying and wearing masks it will cause supply issues for the people who really need them, namely healthcare workers.

    but I think the point BTW was making was if everyone wore a mask, sympomatic or not , if they carried the virus it would stop them shedding to people who were virus free.
    So while wearing a mask wont make a difference to YOU it might to people you come into contact with.
    supply chains are a different matter


  • #6603
    Pacing Mule
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,085 ✭✭✭Pacing Mule


    V8 Interceptor wrote: »
    Houlahan said today that 55% of those infected are male, 43% female.

    Yeah, me neither.

    The other 2% is Sam Smith ;)


  • #6604
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,109 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    Everyone have their seeds planted by now?

    https://twitter.com/hollyshortall/status/1240784286091030530


  • #6605
    Widdensushi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,538 ✭✭✭Widdensushi


    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    Everyone have their seeds planted by now?

    https://twitter.com/hollyshortall/status/1240784286091030530

    tried, they are sold out everywhere


  • #6606
    Larbre34
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,447 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »
    Where did you get this nonsense from?

    The WHO.

    60% population infection if the genie gets out of the bottle, mortality of 3 to 6%

    65 million * 60% * 3% to 6%

    1.2 million to 2.5 million deaths over the life of the virus.


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  • #6607
    Lord Trollington
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,419 ✭✭✭Lord Trollington


    V8 Interceptor wrote: »
    I apologise for the condescension Sir.

    My frustration is because I've been asking for 6 weeks now why our borders remain wide open. All I'm met with here is guys telling me its obvious and even a child would know the answer yet when I ask them what that is they disappear!

    I didnt disappear . I'm just choosing to ignore your BS. Good day sir.


  • #6608
    cnocbui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,015 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    Everyone have their seeds planted by now?

    https://twitter.com/hollyshortall/status/1240784286091030530

    What a planter plonker.


  • #6609
    893bet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,731 ✭✭✭893bet


    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    Everyone have their seeds planted by now?

    https://twitter.com/hollyshortall/status/1240784286091030530

    This is truly unbelievable.

    It’s like a parody.


  • #6610
    Tell me how
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,031 ✭✭✭✭Tell me how


    V8 Interceptor wrote: »
    I apologise for the condescension Sir.

    My frustration is because I've been asking for 6 weeks now why our borders remain wide open. All I'm met with here is guys telling me its obvious and even a child would know the answer yet when I ask them what that is they disappear!

    Because it would be a monumental task to arrange this when the disease is already in the country and all efforts are going in to dealing with it right now, or preparing for the severity of what may happen.

    And most importantly, the people who are managing this and deciding the best course of action do not feel it is worth doing at this point.

    Also, if you started asking this question 6 weeks ago, then that would have been at a time when doing so would probably have been even more difficult to arrange and explain and would also lead to a precedence where every time WHO says we need to pay attention, people like you would be saying 'We should close the borders immediately'.

    And so what if something is difficult to arrange or explain I hear you ask. Because there is a fine line between the population accepting something and rowing in behind the efforts (as is happening now) and thinking it is either ok to ignore it, or to go in to outright panic potentially leading to societal breakdown in places.


  • #6611
    V8 Interceptor
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,332 ✭✭✭V8 Interceptor


    Lord Trollington wrote: »
    I didnt disappear . I'm just choosing to ignore your BS. Good day sir.

    OUR BORDERS ARE WIDE OPEN!!!!

    And you don't know why!


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  • #6612
    Corkgirl20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 196 ✭✭Corkgirl20


    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    Everyone have their seeds planted by now?

    https://twitter.com/hollyshortall/status/1240784286091030530

    I love Simon Harris’ face at the start !!
    Well Eamon Ryan did cause us to laugh in a very bleak time.
    I think he had a point but went about it in a hilarious way!


  • #6613
    ChikiChiki
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭ChikiChiki


    Jesus christ Eamon Ryan........

    Although its a short snippet, must have been more to it in the overall context.

    He hardly just went off on one about growing rocket leaves on the auld windowsill?


  • #6614
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    893bet wrote: »
    This is truly unbelievable.

    It’s like a parody.

    I thought it was, Im just after saying so someone here that now is no time to be joking about this,

    but its real?!


  • #6615
    paleoperson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,522 ✭✭✭paleoperson


    V8 Interceptor wrote: »
    OUR BORDERS ARE WIDE OPEN!!!!

    And you don't know why!

    You can't close the borders, it would unconstitutional!!! :rolleyes:


  • #6616
    paleoperson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,522 ✭✭✭paleoperson


    Larbre34 wrote: »
    The WHO.

    60% population infection if the genie gets out of the bottle, mortality of 3 to 6%

    65 million * 60% * 3% to 6%

    1.2 million to 2.5 million deaths over the life of the virus.

    God only knows what's happening in African/south american countries right now.


  • #6617
    Corkgirl20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 196 ✭✭Corkgirl20


    ChikiChiki wrote: »
    Jesus christ Eamon Ryan........

    Although its a short snippet, must have been more to it in the overall context.

    He hardly just went off on one about growing rocket leaves on the auld windowsill?

    He was talking about mental health and keeping hardware stores open. I think his point was if people or the elderly do have to self isolate, they’ll need something to do - painting , planting , diy in general to keep us all busy and sane.


  • #6618
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,638 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Larbre34 wrote: »
    The WHO.

    60% population infection if the genie gets out of the bottle, mortality of 3 to 6%

    65 million * 60% * 3% to 6%

    1.2 million to 2.5 million deaths over the life of the virus.

    Do we think the fact that we have rolling news and social media is making all this worse?

    Say it kills 2.5 million over its lifespan. The Spanish flue killed between 50mill and 100mill.

    Is this one so scary because we are hering about it ALL THE TIME?


  • #6619
    1882
    Closed Accounts Posts: 65 ✭✭1882


    Would a way out of this be to get the kids back to school and the adults back to work before the economy crashes like we've never seen before.
    Order all the main at risk groups to self isolate and practice social distancing. Focus all our rescources at them to provide whatever they need. Realistically, how long can we live like this. Let us get back to work because the consequences for most of us will be far worse than catching a virus that will be mild for most.


  • #6620
    paleoperson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,522 ✭✭✭paleoperson


    893bet wrote: »
    This is truly unbelievable.

    It’s like a parody.

    Why I don't like Eamon Ryan even though I heavily support green policy, though I don't remember him ever being as dumb as this before.


  • #6621
    joseywhales
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,350 ✭✭✭joseywhales


    Lord Trollington wrote: »
    Any particular reason they think it stops at 70%?

    I think it's the hope of hers immunity making the disease die out before the remaining 30% are infected


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  • #6622
    V8 Interceptor
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,332 ✭✭✭V8 Interceptor


    Tell me how wrote: »
    Because it would be a monumental task to arrange this when the disease is already in the country and all efforts are going in to dealing with it right now, or preparing for the severity of what may happen.
    Stopping flights coming into an island. How would that be a monumental task?

    Tell me how wrote: »
    And most importantly, the people who are managing this and deciding the best course of action do not feel it is worth doing at this point.
    No and they didn't feel it was worth it at the beginning which was criminal.
    Tell me how wrote: »
    Also, if you started asking this question 6 weeks ago, then that would have been at a time when doing so would probably have been even more difficult to arrange and explain and would also lead to a precedence where every time WHO says we need to pay attention, people like you would be saying 'We should close the borders immediately'.
    Again, how difficult could stopping flights be to arrange?

    Explain? The explanation would've been clear. When the Italian outbreak began and they cancelled the rugby match they should've stopped all Italian flights. Its really not that difficult.

    And yes! If a deadly contagious disease breaks out again I will, once again, be calling for the borders to be closed!!!
    Tell me how wrote: »
    And so what if something is difficult to arrange or explain I hear you ask, because there is a fine line between the population accepting something and rowing in behind the efforts (as is happening now) and thinking it is either ok to ignore it, or to go in to outright panic potentially leading to societal breakdown in places.
    So stopping people flying to Italy (and monitoring other potential outbreak areas) would send the Country into such a panic that it was preferable to import the disease and spread it as quickly and as wide as possible?

    I'm sorry but that makes zero sense to me.


  • #6623
    kyote00
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,664 ✭✭✭kyote00


    wolves
    carpooling in small country towns
    2008 diesel gate

    paleoperson wrote: »
    Why I don't like Eamon Ryan even though I heavily support green policy, though I don't remember him ever being as dumb as this before.


  • #6624
    owlbethere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭owlbethere


    1882 wrote: »
    Would a way out of this be to get the kids back to school and the adults back to work before the economy crashes like we've never seen before.
    Order all the main at risk groups to self isolate and practice social distancing. Focus all our rescources at them to provide whatever they need. Realistically, how long can we live like this. Let us get back to work because the consequences for most of us will be far worse than catching a virus that will be mild for most.

    That was the route Boris Johnson was going to take but I think it might have changed over the past day or two. News reports from today says London/London hospital is I trouble already.

    It would never work here.


  • #6625
    V8 Interceptor
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,332 ✭✭✭V8 Interceptor


    paleoperson wrote: »
    You can't close the borders, it would unconstitutional!!! :rolleyes:

    What?!


  • #6626
    paddythere
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 439 ✭✭paddythere


    NIMAN wrote: »
    Do we think the fact that we have rolling news and social media is making all this worse?

    Say it kills 2.5 million over its lifespan. The Spanish flue killed between 50mill and 100mill.

    Is this one so scary because we are hering about it ALL THE TIME?
    2.5 million? Thats quite an optimistic estimate..Unless a vaccine can be found this could easily kill 50 million


  • #6627
    Tell me how
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,031 ✭✭✭✭Tell me how


    V8 Interceptor wrote: »
    Stopping flights coming into an island. How would that be a monumental task?



    No and they didn't feel it was worth it at the beginning which was criminal.


    Again, how difficult could stopping flights be to arrange?

    Explain? The explanation would've been clear. When the Italian outbreak began and they cancelled the rugby match they should've stopped all Italian flights. Its really not that difficult.

    And yes! If a deadly contagious disease breaks out again I will, once again, be calling for the borders to be closed!!!


    So stopping people flying to Italy (and monitoring other potential outbreak areas) would send the Country into such a panic that it was preferable to import the disease and spread it as quickly and as wide as possible?

    I'm sorry but that makes zero sense to me.

    Can't help you any more I'm afraid. You can no longer say you've been asking the question and not getting an answer.

    Have a good night.


  • #6628
    Plumbthedepths
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,653 ✭✭✭✭Plumbthedepths


    Mervyn Skidmore wrote: »
    You have lots of customers in their 90s and 100s? Where do you work?

    The morgue.


  • #6629
    TheCitizen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,710 ✭✭✭TheCitizen


    Corkgirl20 wrote: »
    He was talking about mental health and keeping hardware stores open. I think his point was if people or the elderly do have to self isolate, they’ll need something to do - painting , planting , diy in general to keep us all busy and sane.

    Yeah I think it was a reasonable suggestion and as it turns out lots of people are doing exactly that while they’re off work, a bit of DIY around the house.


  • #6630
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,109 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1241170681104142338


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  • #6631
    Corkgirl20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 196 ✭✭Corkgirl20


    1882 wrote: »
    Would a way out of this be to get the kids back to school and the adults back to work before the economy crashes like we've never seen before.
    Order all the main at risk groups to self isolate and practice social distancing. Focus all our rescources at them to provide whatever they need. Realistically, how long can we live like this. Let us get back to work because the consequences for most of us will be far worse than catching a virus that will be mild for most.


    I don’t think the kids should be back in schools this soon. Schools will be closed for Easter anyway April 3rd to 19th. Kids are normally mildly affected by this virus. The week before schools closed I’d so many kids in my classroom sick with colds and coughs. If a child in my class had the virus it would be hard to tell from a sniffle. There is no keeping primary children apart from eachother I don’t have the tables nor space in my room. It would spread even further. If it was passed onto me , I live my sister and my who are nurses and my dad who’s almost 70. Me passing it onto any of them would be a disaster.

    I know people have to go back to work and people are still working atm. But the thing about kids is they have minor symptoms, we won’t know who is infected or not.

    Anyway hopefully after Easter we’ll be in a better situation.

    In my opinion Ireland was going to have a recession soon anyway. I’d rather the force on saving lives. Our health system can’t hope if we go down the let’s carry on as normal route. More people would die , ICU beds would be filled with Co-Vid patients leaving less space to anybody with any other life threatening injury/illness.


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