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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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  • #7382
    FVP3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,187 ✭✭✭FVP3


    sheepsh4gger wrote: »
    On image boards people are saying tonics include plant extracts used to make the malaria drug:

    I bet now everyone will be buying Schweppes

    Are you saying that there is some evidence that quinine helps fight the CV?


  • #7383
    stephenjmcd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,443 ✭✭✭✭stephenjmcd


    https://twitter.com/FergalBowers/status/1241403305655521281?s=19


  • #7384
    ricero
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,348 ✭✭✭✭ricero


    Rocko wrote: »
    Taking Tommy Robinson's past outta of it, don't want to hear of that.

    What ye think of this..

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJp7jLRGOqY

    Fair play to Tommy. Thats the attitude we need to get scum off our streets. No respect for the elderly, vile vermin.


  • #7385
    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,749 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    stephenjmcd wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/FergalBowers/status/1241403305655521281?s=19
    Fair play to the HSE for securing this amount of testing kits. Keeping well on top of it now.


  • #7386
    stephenjmcd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,443 ✭✭✭✭stephenjmcd


    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    Fair play to the HSE for securing this amount of testing kits. Keeping well on top of it now.

    Yeah they seem to be well on top of procurement.

    Things that usually take weeks are taking days


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  • #7387
    Jim Gazebo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,363 ✭✭✭Jim Gazebo


    It's all so demoralising. If these measures turn out not to work and at the end of this they go for another 2 weeks of proper lockdown I'd be really ******. I'm working really hard as a young person to stay self isolating and put my life on hold for this but if the partial lockdown wasn't going to work(they should know by now from other data) why prolong the pain and not just go full lockdown asap?

    If anything when it's over we'll be paying the bill then for many years as well. Do we have a positivity thread on the forum for the Corona virus at all?


  • #7388
    Spook_ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,896 ✭✭✭✭Spook_ie


    https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-8-000-more-hospital-beds-and-20-000-extra-staff-join-covid-19-fight-11961532



    And yet I feel that it will still be well short of their needs, are we in Ireland getting our private hospitals on board I haven't heard much about it if we are.


  • #7389
    noodler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,385 ✭✭✭✭noodler


    Spook_ie wrote: »
    https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-8-000-more-hospital-beds-and-20-000-extra-staff-join-covid-19-fight-11961532



    And yet I feel that it will still be well short of their needs, are we in Ireland getting our private hospitals on board I haven't heard much about it if we are.

    You can guarantee that the private hospitals will be brought on board one way or another.


  • #7390
    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,749 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    Spook_ie wrote: »
    https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-8-000-more-hospital-beds-and-20-000-extra-staff-join-covid-19-fight-11961532



    And yet I feel that it will still be well short of their needs, are we in Ireland getting our private hospitals on board I haven't heard much about it if we are.
    We have got 500 ICU beds available, this has doubled in the last two weeks. If we follow the same path as Italy we can expect ~4000 cases. 7% requiring ICU means we are well within what we require.


  • #7391
    bekker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 912 ✭✭✭bekker


    noodler wrote: »
    Edit: I dunno what the link the poster linked to is but it's certainly not a news site not can Google translate find anything about his claims.

    I knew I was right to be sceptical.
    If your really interested in details Cura Italia Decree 16.03.2020, translate provisions from Italian Govt site.

    Financial details as the apply to business continuity etc, all over business finance advisory sites, especially US.

    No idea of social protection details, not interested in wading through reams of detailed provisions.

    Relinquish the belief that English speaking mass media are concerned with comprehensive news coverage. They know their public and publish that which reinforces their worldview, or provides a club for them to beat whichever party, or group they currently hold disfavour.


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  • #7392
    Loafing Oaf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,817 ✭✭✭✭Loafing Oaf


    Jim Gazebo wrote: »
    . Do we have a positivity thread on the forum for the Corona virus at all?

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058060900


  • #7393
    joeguevara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,244 ✭✭✭joeguevara


    GM228 wrote: »
    All we need now is an Oasis reunion (we have a better chance of 0 new cases today):-

    https://twitter.com/liamgallagher/status/1241382187179610112?s=19

    What an absolute legend. Love Liam. He cracks me up. He tweeted that he thought he had contracted it as he felt really hot, then realised he just left the heating on.

    https://www.nova.ie/liam-gallagher-fears-he-got-covid-19-but-had-just-left-the-heating-on-176451/


  • #7394
    cosanostra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 886 ✭✭✭cosanostra


    It was claimed that the new test kits had arrived on wed eve and yesterdays results were some of the new batch of kits being rolled out it was also said earlier in the week that if we didn't get new kits on stream by Thursday we'd run out, Now its being said that "35000 kits have arrived and ready to go from today" I don't want to be negative but I don't think we're getting the full picture https://twitter.com/FergalBowers/status/1241403305655521281?s=20


  • #7395
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    stephenjmcd wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/FergalBowers/status/1241403305655521281?s=19

    Can the kits support multiple swabs if that makes sense? I.e one kit allows 6 tests to be car TV ied out?


  • #7396
    macnug
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 619 ✭✭✭macnug


    cameramonkey wrote: »
    What are the chances of 7 people in one group having exactly the same outcome 100% no symptoms? Pretty low I would say.


    I do understand your point as I have never had the flu to my knowledge. I think the virus may be more widespread than many thing and many may not be aware that they got it. It means that the good news is that it may not be as deadly as we think, the bad news is that we all must consider that we are already infected if we want to prevent old and compromised people from getting infected.

    Honestly haven't a clue and agree its very unusual, would they be related? maybe its genetic?


  • #7397
    noodler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,385 ✭✭✭✭noodler


    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    We have got 500 ICU beds available, this has doubled in the last two weeks. If we follow the same path as Italy we can expect ~4000 cases. 7% requiring ICU means we are well within what we require.

    When we get to 13,000 cases as is expected in next few week though?


  • #7398
    padjocollins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 463 ✭✭padjocollins


    prob posted earlier but i haven't read back on much of todays postings
    https://www.wired.com/story/coronavirus-interview-larry-brilliant-smallpox-epidemiologist/#intcid=recommendations_wired-homepage-right-rail-popular_d00a3648-f912-49b3-9b8a-f82ade2ecbd5_popular4-1


  • #7399
    neonsofa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,476 ✭✭✭neonsofa


    little bess wrote: »
    Can anyone advise where to get printed social welfare forms?

    I want to change my mum’s pension Payment method to go directly to her bank account. I’ve downloaded the form but she doesn’t have a printer, mine is broken, the libraries and local Internet cafes are closed.

    I’m sure there are others in the same situation?

    Ring your local citizens information service and they should be able to post one out to you or your mum. You can request/order some forms from deasp online, to be posted to your address, but im not sure if that form is one of them.


  • #7400
    Signore Fancy Pants
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,698 ✭✭✭Signore Fancy Pants


    stephenjmcd wrote: »
    Yeah they seem to be well on top of procurement.

    Things that usually take weeks are taking days

    Mossad "got hold" of 100,000 kits in 24hrs.


  • #7401
    GooglePlus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,010 ✭✭✭GooglePlus


    What's in the testing kits exactly?


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  • #7402
    stockshares
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,760 ✭✭✭stockshares


    little bess wrote: »
    Can anyone advise where to get printed social welfare forms?

    I want to change my mum’s pension Payment method to go directly to her bank account. I’ve downloaded the form but she doesn’t have a printer, mine is broken, the libraries and local Internet cafes are closed.

    I’m sure there are others in the same situation?

    I've done this. You don't need a form.

    Get you Mother to write a letter stating that she wants to change her payment from the post office to her bank. Include her pps number in the letter.

    Then enclose the top portion of her recent bank statement showing her BIC and IBAN account numbers. You can cut this piece from the bank statement.

    Post these to the
    Social Welfare Services,
    Pension Services
    College road,
    Sligo.

    You can check the full address on Citizens information website.
    You can call the Sligo office on
    (071) 915 7100 or
    Locall: 1890 500 000


  • #7403
    Hobgoblin11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,062 ✭✭✭Hobgoblin11


    I don't think countries will bail each other out during or after this emergency, debt forgiveness is down the road, nobody likes to write off debt

    Dundalk, Co. Louth



  • #7404
    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,749 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    noodler wrote: »
    When we get to 13,000 cases as is expected in next few week though?
    That is worst case scenario. If you factor Italy's growth rate with our population, it tops at about 4000.
    506491.jpg


  • #7405
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    GooglePlus wrote: »
    What's in the testing kits exactly?
    Fire off a tweet to Fergal Bowers or the HSE!


  • #7406
    cosanostra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 886 ✭✭✭cosanostra


    GooglePlus wrote: »
    What's in the testing kits exactly?

    Open to correction but these types of test are usually a test tube with a special chemical that extracts the virus from your saliva something similar to ancestry dna test


  • #7407
    Shn99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,353 ✭✭✭Shn99


    Is there a conference this eve or press release via email? Usually Fergal tweets but nothing this eve yet


  • #7408
    GM228
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,922 ✭✭✭GM228


    cosanostra wrote: »
    It was claimed that the new test kits had arrived on wed eve and yesterdays results were some of the new batch of kits being rolled out it was also said earlier in the week that if we didn't get new kits on stream by Thursday we'd run out, Now its being said that "35000 kits have arrived and ready to go from today" I don't want to be negative but I don't think we're getting the full picture https://twitter.com/FergalBowers/status/1241403305655521281?s=20

    They were to be shipped in on Thursday I thought, they had to come off a ship (I assume) and be distributed so I would think available today is about right.


  • #7409
    Keith186
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,233 ✭✭✭Keith186


    Signore Fancy Pants wrote: »
    Mossad "got hold" of 100,000 kits in 24hrs.

    They forgot to get hold of the swab parts too, I believe.


  • #7410
    Signore Fancy Pants
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,698 ✭✭✭Signore Fancy Pants


    Keith186 wrote: »
    They forgot to get hold of the swab parts too, I believe.

    Yeah I was dissapointed with that :)

    That was Barry's job.....Barry blew it!


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  • #7411
    cosanostra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 886 ✭✭✭cosanostra


    GM228 wrote: »
    They were to be shipped in on Thursday I thought, they had to come off a ship (I assume) and be distributed so I would think available today is about right.

    No they specifically said if they didn't receive kits by thursday they'd run out


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