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

21-03-2020 07:58PM

Anyways, I find it bizarre that people in Ireland are complaining about China while it's doing fuk all to stop the spread. Asia locked up shop when they realised what was happening and Europe hasn't. Surely the greater fault of a country is in its reaction to the crisis rather than the one citizen who started it.

Pretzill · 21-03-2020 07:58PM

Italy is suffering so much - it's so upsetting I can hardly watch news or even follow this thread - I have come down with a heavy cold and that's making me feel very conscious how easy germs are transmitted considering I have taken every precaution - this pandemic is a disaster - I only hope China/elsewhere will come up with a vaccine/or antiviral solution soon -

RugbyLad11 · 21-03-2020 07:58PM

GiftofGab wrote: »

Just seen that 10,000 people were tested in Ireland. We already have 683 cases. Looks like a minimum (not counting todays figures) of 6.83% of the population have Coronavirus. That's about 330,000 people have it here and it's growing fast.
Italy has a mortality rate of 9%. Apply the same here and there could easily be nearly 30,000 deaths in Ireland alone from this. This looks like a huge moment in history.

But we are not testing people randomly, we are only testing people with symptoms

PropJoe10 · 21-03-2020 07:58PM

As someone that's spent months in China over a few trips, I find the attitude here to be pretty sad. If not unexpected. I've also never seen anyone eating bats or the like. People should try to educate themselves on other cultures before making idiots of themselves - online or otherwise.

bennyl10 · 21-03-2020 07:58PM

GM228 wrote: »

102 new cases today.

Below 30% again?
Not all bad

Mervyn Skidmore · 21-03-2020 07:58PM

The Hound Gone Wild wrote: »

102 new cases here. 785 all in.

https://www.gov.ie/en/news/7e0924-latest-updates-on-covid-19-coronavirus/#march-21

That's promising. Now keep testing, testing, testing, and isolating.

igCorcaigh · 21-03-2020 07:58PM

The Hound Gone Wild wrote: »

102 new cases here. 785 all in.

https://www.gov.ie/en/news/7e0924-latest-updates-on-covid-19-coronavirus/#march-21

An increase of 15pc I reckon

youreadthat · 21-03-2020 07:58PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

No. Italy has one of top three health systems in the world

People keep saying that, yet before all this I never heard the Italian health system used as a model to aspire to.

An Ciarraioch · 21-03-2020 07:58PM

102 cases - is the curve flattening?

https://amp.independent.ie/world-news/coronavirus/102-new-cases-of-coronavirus-confirmed-in-ireland-bringing-total-to-785-39064094.html?__twitter_impression=true

frillyleaf · 21-03-2020 07:58PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

If China weren't such a large country, it would be one person in a regular country of say ten million who started it.

But it is a very large country and now the whole thing gets branded as "bat eaters"..

Yes it’s like our country getting branded as fox hunters when most people think it’s barbaric

893bet · 21-03-2020 07:58PM

GiftofGab wrote: »

Just seen that 10,000 people were tested in Ireland. We already have 683 cases. Looks like a minimum (not counting todays figures) of 6.83% of the population have Coronavirus. That's about 330,000 people have it here and it's growing fast.
Italy has a mortality rate of 9%. Apply the same here and there could easily be nearly 30,000 deaths in Ireland alone from this. This looks like a huge moment in history.

That’s not how maths works. You can’t extrapolate like that.

The people who were tested were largely symptomatic or in contact with a known case etc so will have a much higher concentration of positive cases verses a random 10,000 test in the general population.

TheValeyard · 21-03-2020 07:58PM

102 is not that bad considering it was 191 couple days ago

c montgomery · 21-03-2020 07:59PM

GiftofGab wrote: »

Just seen that 10,000 people were tested in Ireland. We already have 683 cases. Looks like a minimum (not counting todays figures) of 6.83% of the population have Coronavirus. That's about 330,000 people have it here and it's growing fast.
Italy has a mortality rate of 9%. Apply the same here and there could easily be nearly 30,000 deaths in Ireland alone from this. This looks like a huge moment in history.

No!
10000 have been tested
6.8 % of the population that have been tested have it.
It's actually surprisingly low considering that you must have symptoms to be tested.

TheDoctor · 21-03-2020 07:59PM

102 cases on top of the 683 from yesterday

15% increase

joeguevara · 21-03-2020 07:59PM

GiftofGab wrote: »

Just seen that 100,000 people were tested in Ireland. We already have 683 cases. Looks like a minimum (not counting todays figures) of 6.83% of the population have Coronavirus. That's about 330,000 people have it here and it's growing fast.
Italy has a mortality rate of 9%. Apply the same here and there could easily be nearly 30,000 deaths in Ireland alone from this. This looks like a huge moment in history.

You could be right but are you saying because 683 out of 100k are positive then 6.83% of population have it? People are only testing if they have symptoms or similar symptoms. That isn’t able to be extrapolated you could say that 6.83 % of people who currently have symptoms are infected.

I do agree though that it will increase but hopefully only in a way that is below that critical hospital Line.

darced · 21-03-2020 07:59PM

If 102 is correct, I think we are doing really well.

autumnbelle · 21-03-2020 07:59PM

Does the lower number not just tie into them running out of tests a few days ago

Strazdas · 21-03-2020 08:00PM

TheValeyard wrote: »

102 is not that bad considering it was 191 couple days ago

Excellent news : that puts us behind the 15,000 curve

Panrich · 21-03-2020 08:00PM

GiftofGab wrote: »

Just seen that 10,000 people were tested in Ireland. We already have 683 cases. Looks like a minimum (not counting todays figures) of 6.83% of the population have Coronavirus. That's about 330,000 people have it here and it's growing fast.
Italy has a mortality rate of 9%. Apply the same here and there could easily be nearly 30,000 deaths in Ireland alone from this. This looks like a huge moment in history.

If the 10,000 were picked at random and tested, then you could extrapolate to make the case that this represents 6.83% of the general population but that is not the case.

tastyt · 21-03-2020 08:00PM

Thats positive news thank God.

What is happening in Italy? Why is it so so bad ? Why can't they get it under some control, its just going up and up.

Its heartbreaking

stephenjmcd · 21-03-2020 08:00PM

autumnbelle wrote: »

Does the lower number not just tie into them running out of tests a few days ago

They didnt run out of tests

21-03-2020 08:00PM

GiftofGab wrote: »

Just seen that 10,000 people were tested in Ireland. We already have 683 cases. Looks like a minimum (not counting todays figures) of 6.83% of the population have Coronavirus. That's about 330,000 people have it here and it's growing fast.
Italy has a mortality rate of 9%. Apply the same here and there could easily be nearly 30,000 deaths in Ireland alone from this. This looks like a huge moment in history.

utter nonsense.

if these were randomly tested from the population at large, then yes.

But these were people who were at high risk for some reason or another, and "only" 6.83% of those risky people have it.

wpd · 21-03-2020 08:00PM

kids out in groups playing football, golf courses full, parks full of people
what is the point of shutting stuff when everyone is just wandering around
passengers still arriving at airport and not being checked, just handed a leaflet

at this stage when you see what is happening in italy we should have a full lock down

is_that_so · 21-03-2020 08:00PM

102 today.

lainey_d_123 · 21-03-2020 08:00PM

PropJoe10 wrote: »

As someone that's spent months in China over a few trips, I find the attitude here to be pretty sad. If not unexpected. I've also never seen anyone eating bats or the like. People should try to educate themselves on other cultures before making idiots of themselves - online or otherwise.

I've been to China, worked with loads of Chinese people, have had very good friends from there.

It doesn't mean it's unacceptable to point the finger at the country who started all of this out of a blatant disregard for human life and health.

I'm tired of people pulling out the racism card to shirk responsibility for what their country has done.

Obviously picking on individuals is absolutely wrong and nobody should do that, but if I want to express my disgust towards the place and their culture, I will.

TheValeyard · 21-03-2020 08:01PM

102 is not that bad considering it was 191 couple days ago

Scuid Mhór · 21-03-2020 08:01PM

An Ciarraioch wrote: »

102 cases - is the curve flattening?

https://amp.independent.ie/world-news/coronavirus/102-new-cases-of-coronavirus-confirmed-in-ireland-bringing-total-to-785-39064094.html?__twitter_impression=true

While 102 cases is decent, it's probably too early to say if the curve is flattening because we only implemented containment measures about a week ago.

cameramonkey · 21-03-2020 08:01PM

joeguevara wrote: »

You could be right but are you saying because 683 out of 100k are positive then 6.83% of population have it? People are only testing if they have symptoms or similar symptoms. That isn’t able to be extrapolated you could say that 6.83 % of people who currently have symptoms are infected.

I do agree though that it will increase but hopefully only in a way that is below that critical hospital Line.

They also didnt say how many test results have been published. They might have tested 10000 but they may be a back log in getting them processed.

21-03-2020 08:01PM

tastyt wrote: »

Thats positive news thank God.

What is happening in Italy? Why is it so so bad ? Why can't they get it under some control, its just going up and up.

Its heartbreaking

Age profile, closeness of family groups, and heavy smoking among that demographic?

Class MayDresser · 21-03-2020 08:01PM

smallfryy wrote: »

I feel so annoyed reading accounts of people out and about and taking days out and playdates with other families.

My poor little 5 year old cried her heart out today, the isolation is definitely getting in on her and she misses her school friends so much. We are all making huge sacrifices and efforts here and it pisses me off that there are adults not doing their share.
Supermacs in town here is out the door with crowd because the other fast food places are closed.

102 New Cases here today according to the news just now.

You can only do your own bit, **** em. Neighbour here the same, sneering at us isolated the last week, pure money driven individual.

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