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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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  • #7832
    Bob24
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,886 ✭✭✭✭Bob24


    stephenjmcd wrote: »
    Way too early to read anything into charts. We wont see the benfit of social distancing yet for at least another week to 2 weeks.

    Exactly. Italy which has had much stricter containment measures for longer is still struggling control the number of news cases.

    To me there is no doubt we are still in an exponential growth phase, and the numbers are likely doe to statistical anomaly or the testing policy.


  • #7833
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 18,765 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    frillyleaf wrote: »
    That means 785 out of the 10,000 have the virus

    10,000 tests does not equate to 10,000 people


  • #7834
    threeball
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,867 ✭✭✭threeball


    Naggdefy wrote: »
    It's promising compared to the UK. But we have to double our efforts to try and keep numbers down.

    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.


  • #7835
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,132 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    Humberto Salazar wrote: »
    Is this a downward trend? A flattening of the curve? I expect the Vintners Federation to call for pub reopenings if tomorrow's figured continue the trend....
    Give it a week or so to see.


  • #7836
    Solli
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 116 ✭✭Solli


    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.


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  • #7837
    super_furry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,387 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    Away With The Fairies wrote: »
    Apparently China offered us help and Ireland ignored their offer of help

    Source?


  • #7838
    Jurgen Klopp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,801 ✭✭✭Jurgen Klopp


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

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


  • #7839
    C__MC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,430 ✭✭✭C__MC


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


  • #7840
    iwillyeah1234
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 445 ✭✭iwillyeah1234


    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.


  • #7841
    Vivienne23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 238 ✭✭Vivienne23


    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


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  • #7842
    froog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,784 ✭✭✭froog


    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?


  • #7843
    lbj666
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,027 ✭✭✭lbj666


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

    Beyond naive.


  • #7844
    Strazdas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,536 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    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


  • #7845
    zpehtsfd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 627 ✭✭✭zpehtsfd


    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/


  • #7846
    bennyl10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,608 ✭✭✭bennyl10


    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


  • #7847
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 18,765 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


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


  • #7848
    Bob24
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,886 ✭✭✭✭Bob24


    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).


  • #7849
    flazio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,077 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    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.

    This too shall pass.



  • #7850
    irishlad.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 216 ✭✭irishlad.


    13 in ICU as of midnight, 19th of March


  • #7851
    893bet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 10,627 ✭✭✭✭893bet


    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


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  • #7852
    no.8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 907 ✭✭✭no.8


    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.


  • #7853
    An Ciarraioch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,806 ✭✭✭An Ciarraioch


    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.


  • #7854
    Strazdas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,536 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    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.


  • #7855
    amadangomor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,144 ✭✭✭amadangomor


    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.


  • #7856
    tobefrank321
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,621 ✭✭✭tobefrank321


    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.


  • #7857
    BorneTobyWilde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39,345 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


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


  • #7858
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 13,540 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


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

    Lol! No.


  • #7859
    Jin luk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 396 ✭✭Jin luk


    Good news on the numbers,

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


  • #7860
    joeguevara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,355 ✭✭✭joeguevara


    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


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  • #7861
    citytillidie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,146 ✭✭✭✭citytillidie


    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

    ******



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