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

iwillyeah1234 · 21-03-2020 08:12PM

Triggernometry interview with a Coronavirus expert:
https://youtu.be/0Hs2KKczjYA

“Coronavirus questions answered by Dr Michael Head. Michael is an epidemiologist and Senior Research Fellow in Global Health at the University of Southampton”

Very interesting interview.

Vivienne23 · 21-03-2020 08:12PM

Lads the relief I am feeling just for today ,

All we can do is go day by day doing our bit don’t look too far back or 2 far forward

Let’s go Ireland , government should keep pushing tho I think a lockdown about now would work wonders

froog · 21-03-2020 08:12PM

can someone explain the early days of italy to me? how long was this thing spreading like wildfire before they started testing and locking **** down?

lbj666 · 21-03-2020 08:12PM

C__MC wrote: »

If low numbers continue surely some of our pubs / restaurants could reopen by next weekend ?

Beyond naive.

Strazdas · 21-03-2020 08:12PM

Scuid Mhór wrote: »

Don't get me wrong, it's good news, but if we want to have any idea of whether or not we are flattening the curve to any degree, we are going to have to wait a week before the relevant numbers start coming in.

Yes indeed, we're a long way from breaking open the champagne, as it is believed we are weeks away from the peak of the virus - but these type of numbers are very welcome

zpehtsfd · 21-03-2020 08:12PM

Not sure if this has been posted already but some very interesting thoughts about this Coronavirus:

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/03/biography-new-coronavirus/608338/

bennyl10 · 21-03-2020 08:13PM

Solli wrote: »

These 102 people developed symptoms over 7-14 days. It took 3-7 days to get referred and tested and another 4-6 days to get results. These cases are about 3 weeks to a month old.
The current infection rate is far far higher.

You have zero information to back up
“Far far higher”

The results over the last few days are good signs. But we don’t have any real idea for another days yet

Distancing will start to show early next week

fritzelly · 21-03-2020 08:13PM

I worry lots of people go "told ye so, it's all rubbish", 2 weeks later we are like Italy

Bob24 · 21-03-2020 08:13PM

threeball wrote: »

Time to introduce mandatory quarantine for visitors from the UK. So far we are doing well but the powder keg next door is about to blow and our most common point of travel.

Not just the UK. Any country which has a significant outbreak (i.e. that includes most Western European countries).

flazio · 21-03-2020 08:13PM

C__MC wrote: »

If low numbers continue surely some of our pubs / restaurants could reopen by next weekend ?

Not likely. We'll probably need another month of observation.

irishlad. · 21-03-2020 08:13PM

13 in ICU as of midnight, 19th of March

893bet · 21-03-2020 08:13PM

Solli wrote: »

These 102 people developed symptoms over 7-14 days. It took 3-7 days to get referred and tested and another 4-6 days to get results. These cases are about 3 weeks to a month old.
The current infection rate is far far higher.

This

no.8 · 21-03-2020 08:14PM

harr wrote:

This 102 today will put people into a false sense of security .. once people see lower numbers they automatically think we are out of the woods and social distancing will be less adhered.

True. It's either an anomoly, missed cases or people not presenting themselves at this point.
The population should be constantly reminded that numbers sampled on a daily basis can't be used to reflect the overall big picture and that lots of countries had modulating daily case no.'s.

0 deaths is good news.

An Ciarraioch · 21-03-2020 08:14PM

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

Wombatman wrote: »

0 deaths today is the key stat I would have thought.[/QUOTE

I might have missed it but is there any mention of the number of people in 1CU? That is as significant a stat.

13, so while up one, at least not as dramatic as yesterday's increase from 7 to 12.

Strazdas · 21-03-2020 08:14PM

Solli wrote: »

These 102 people developed symptoms over 7-14 days. It took 3-7 days to get referred and tested and another 4-6 days to get results. These cases are about 3 weeks to a month old.
The current infection rate is far far higher.

But that is common knowledge.....Dr Holohan alludes to it every evening.

amadangomor · 21-03-2020 08:14PM

C__MC wrote: »

If low numbers continue surely some of our pubs / restaurants could reopen by next weekend ?

Surely on the wind up? There are thousands of people out there with it.

I'm beginning to think there should be an IQ test for people before they are allowed on the internet.

tobefrank321 · 21-03-2020 08:14PM

darced wrote: »

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

Its very good and a marked contrast to the UK where its starting to ramp up.

We can't get complacent and we need to keep an eye on those coming from the UK where it could easily become as endemic as Italy. Personally I'd like to see flights there cut back to no more than a couple a day with anyone coming here ordered into quarantine.

BorneTobyWilde · 21-03-2020 08:15PM

If we closed the country to only freight we'd be back to normal in 3 weeks. But we won't, crazy.

igCorcaigh · 21-03-2020 08:15PM

C__MC wrote: »

If low numbers continue surely some of our pubs / restaurants could reopen by next weekend ?

Lol! No.

Jin luk · 21-03-2020 08:15PM

Good news on the numbers,

Did italy spain or the likes have any decreases before theyve exploded?

joeguevara · 21-03-2020 08:15PM

yourdeadwright wrote: »

People should be sharing these numbers on there Facebook day by day and getting encouraging frie ds to do there upmost to help reduce it every day, Stay in and stay apart its working let's ramp our efforts up

More than likely people would say ah sure the worry is over and leave their hose.

Similar to the mid 20s U.K. lad who was out in a pub and argued that because there was only 200k worldwide, chances of being in a small pub in U.K. was negligible. Followed it up by saying he was visiting his mum for mother’s day tomorrow.

https://twitter.com/JOE_co_uk/status/1241292212446486529

citytillidie · 21-03-2020 08:15PM

Sittingpretty wrote: »

I actually saw a woman come out the door of my local chemist today and spit on the ground

What hope have we with maggoty bags like that let loose?!?

Seen a woman come out of the doctors wearing gloves and a mask, only to remove the mask touching her face with the gloves on defeating the purpose.

She then walked away taking the gloves off taking the 2nd one off with her bare hand totally defeating any purpose of them

lak · 21-03-2020 08:15PM

Jurgen Klopp wrote: »

Aren't we testing everyone? Where as say Spain is only testing hospitalisations?

It's going to luck to good for us numbers wise that way I suppose

We should be testing as many as we can but i think the only number that really matters is those who die from this.Keep that number down and we'll be as happy as we can under these circumstances.

21-03-2020 08:15PM

Call Me Jimmy wrote: »

We can and will complain about both, don’t know why you feel the need to be defensive. Expect a lot more focus on China during and after the crisis as it affects more and more people. There has been loads of complaints about our government too, they’re not exclusive.

And I'm being defensive because by virtue of being European, I am now being blamed for the spread in Vietnam.

Did I eat a bat? No. Did I fail and allow this spread in my country? No. But because of my nationality and what I look like, I am the cause. Just like a bunch of people here think Chinese people are the cause.

Had it started in Ireland, I don't think ye'd all own it like you would like the Chinese, all 1.4bn billion of them, to.

Gods Gift · 21-03-2020 08:16PM

C__MC wrote: »

If low numbers continue surely some of our pubs / restaurants could reopen by next weekend ?

No.
Keep them closed till we’re sure we’ve beaten this ba$tard. Then START THE PARTY

21-03-2020 08:16PM

Loughc wrote: »

Fantastic news 2 days in a row. I think any country that had 3 decreases in a row essentially turned the tide on it completely. Hopefully we get a 3rd decrease tomorrow.

I don't think so.

We have a whole thread on people still waiting for a test and while some msy be full of it and just complaining about the government, services and general trolling, people are still genuinely waiting for a test, we are getting results based on a number of days ago (open to correction on this) and the number of tests due to increase.

I think we might see higher numbers in the future, but hopefully the measures employed so far and people actually adhering to them will help and that the numbers we seen for the last two days aren't seen as a reason for people to think everything is OK and not do what is needed.

threeball · 21-03-2020 08:16PM

Bob24 wrote: »

Not just the UK. Any country which has a significant outbreak (i.e. that includes most Western European countries).

Europe has already began the travel lockdown. Soon our only significant travel will be with the U.K.

davedanon · 21-03-2020 08:17PM

C__MC wrote: »

If low numbers continue surely some of our pubs / restaurants could reopen by next weekend ?

No.

freshpopcorn · 21-03-2020 08:17PM

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munster87 · 21-03-2020 08:17PM

Two days in a row we have a lower number of new cases. Brilliant. Fair play to everyone making sacrifices and a tremendous effort to flatten the curve. Hopefully this continues now and complacency doesn't start to kick in. Keep up the fight!

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