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

john_doe. · 22-03-2020 09:17AM

sjb25 wrote: »

Your at nothing I work in the hse frontline
Iv gave up arguing the point with people so many think it’s all overkill and are basically doing everything they used to do as normal they might use a bit of hand sanitizer or put on a pair of gloves like they are magic and give them 100% protection

I’m just keeping myself and my wife and kids at home safe the people who are going on as normal well best of luck lads I hope you are right honestly do

If you are in HSE Frontline, how are you keeping your wife and kids safe by staying home , I would have thought the Frontline carries with it huge exposure to virus.

I'm genuinely interested as in same situation and even though we are staying home , risk of it coming back from hospital far outweighs that and there doesn't seem be thing can do for that .

Not in Kansas · 22-03-2020 09:18AM

In addition to dietry advice I think the messaging for smokers should be hammered home also. Give up now and within a day your blood pressure is lower and within one month your lungs are beginning to heal thus giving you a better chance against this thing.

nthclare · 22-03-2020 09:22AM

Keep good distance.
If you're not mixing and a bit of a loner.
If you're mixing a lot, you've a bigger chance of getting the virus.

Until you wash your hands.
Just dont touch your mouth, eyes
or pick your nose after touching something that could be potentially infected.

Its very simple advise.

If people can't adhere to this, there's seriously something wrong with them.

Unless your like the characters in zoolander or as daft as a brush you should be able to adjust to these practical suggestions.

irishgeo · 22-03-2020 09:23AM

wadacrack wrote: »

The silence round this has been deafening. Been said by a few experts but has been left out. An Italian doctpr stated the number one factor was obesity. Time for people to wake up to this start to lose weight and eat a healthier diet

The Mediterranean diet was best diet in the world according newspapers and magazines a while back.

Speakerboxx · 22-03-2020 09:25AM

lainey_d_123 wrote: »

There's a point at which sensible precautions become OCD to the point at which it's severely harming your mental health, and it sounds like you've passed it. I would be far more careful than most, being OCD diagnosed myself, but I was advised by my doctor not to be going to these kinds of lengths.

As Covid 19 is seriously contiguous. I be more than OCD to prevent it. People walking around in supermarkets could have it and if they coughed into their hands and then handle food packaging or wrappers in shelf you are then bringing the disease home with you. Be OCD, nothing wrong with it in these uncertain times.

RiseAbove4 · 22-03-2020 09:25AM

I’ve just read that 30% of all Irish cases have been hospitalised and it’s filled me with dread

So the maths on it is;

- 60% of us will get it (At least. I think it’ll be closer to 90%)

- And almost one third of those cases will end up in hospital?

Our hospital system will never cope with this!

DOCARCH · 22-03-2020 09:25AM

wadacrack wrote: »

Obesity is much lower in Korea than any Western Country

That's why I said death rate should be higher in the west (Europe and US).

fits · 22-03-2020 09:25AM

cloudatlas wrote: »

Ugh the dailymail.

It’s a personal account from a doctor.

Jim Gazebo · 22-03-2020 09:26AM

Valhallapt wrote: »

Independent reporting 14 cases in a old people home, I’d be fearful we could see a big spike in next few days

No point in being fearful, we've been told it's going to happen. Have to accept it for now and try stay positive and keep ourselves and family safe.

Jin luk · 22-03-2020 09:27AM

Sending people from monaghan to ballyhaise to get tested which is 45minutes away from our town testing only started for people local here in monaghan from 2 days ago still a high number waiting though.

I have the worst feeling ever our county will have severe high numbers :'(

coastwatch · 22-03-2020 09:28AM

RiseAbove4 wrote: »

I’ve just read that 30% of all Irish cases have been hospitalised and it’s filled me with dread

So the maths on it is;

- 60% of us will get it (At least. I think it’ll be closer to 90%)

- And almost one third of those cases will end up in hospital?

Our hospital system will never cope with this!

Most of the initial cases were hospitalised for isolation reasons, not for clinical need.

DOCARCH · 22-03-2020 09:28AM

RiseAbove4 wrote: »

I’ve just read that 30% of all Irish cases have been hospitalised and it’s filled me with dread.

Many of them are only being hospitalised at the moment while there is capacity. Medical staff need to get the experience/observe. In time, with more and more cases, that 30% figure will drop.

Lucy8080 · 22-03-2020 09:29AM

Herd immunity/protect the economy strategy ....might be coming back to haunt Dominic Cummings. The Sunday Times is reporting him as having said "..........and if that means some pensioners die,too bad."

22-03-2020 09:29AM

patnor1011 wrote: »

EU solidarity is oxymoron - it actually looks like "everyone for themselves" in time of crisis. Germans confiscated every material which may be used to fight this crisis and other countries are doing the same.
Very shameful story which we will hardly find in any eu media happened in Czech Republic where they confiscated help which was sent from China and was supposed to go to Italy. Czech government boasted that they stopped criminals from exporting their own material abroad but one investigative journalist and nonprofit agency exposed this lie when they released pictures of boxes with description in chinese and italian.

EU countries hoarding supplies and banning export (of masks, medical equipment) to ensure they have "enough for themselves" is really no different than individual panic buying. It's just on a different scale.

The people who were running down to the shops and filling their trollies wanted to make sure they had enough for themselves. They prioritized those inside their family unit over those outside.

Countries like Germany are prioritizing those inside their borders over those outside.

is_that_so · 22-03-2020 09:31AM

RiseAbove4 wrote: »

I’ve just read that 30% of all Irish cases have been hospitalised and it’s filled me with dread

So the maths on it is;

- 60% of us will get it (At least. I think it’ll be closer to 90%)

- And almost one third of those cases will end up in hospital?

Our hospital system will never cope with this!

You seem to assume there is no planning going on. Plenty of reports on it daily.
Not where their model is going at all and it's the ICU numbers to be concerned about , which are currently at 13. A whole lot of people getting it over a period of months is what we want to achieve as it's far more manageable.

cj maxx · 22-03-2020 09:35AM

Not in Kansas wrote: »

In addition to dietry advice I think the messaging for smokers should be hammered home also. Give up now and within a day your blood pressure is lower and within one month your lungs are beginning to heal thus giving you a better chance against this thing.

I stopped smoking but have slipped a bit. I'm surprised it's not mentioned more in covid19 news

kevcos · 22-03-2020 09:35AM

irishgeo wrote: »

The Mediterranean diet was best diet in the world according newspapers and magazines a while back.

Well I suppose that the Mediterranean diet is healthy and can increase longevity; however increased longevity puts you within the grasp of Covid 19.
Cant bloody win!

silverharp · 22-03-2020 09:36AM

grim

https://twitter.com/CCalcistica/status/1241624772385046528

is_that_so · 22-03-2020 09:36AM

Jin luk wrote: »

Sending people from monaghan to ballyhaise to get tested which is 45minutes away from our town testing only started for people local here in monaghan from 2 days ago still a high number waiting though.

I have the worst feeling ever our county will have severe high numbers :'(

Even if there are, the vast majority of cases are mild so it's contact tracing and isolate at home for 14 days.

careless sherpa · 22-03-2020 09:38AM

Lucy8080 wrote: »

Herd immunity/protect the economy strategy ....might be coming back to haunt Dominic Cummings. The Sunday Times is reporting him as having said "..........and if that means some pensioners die,too bad."

If he said that and things get nasty his shiny head could be on a spike

is_that_so · 22-03-2020 09:38AM

cjmc wrote: »

I stopped smoking but have slipped a bit. I'm surprised it's not mentioned more in covid19 news

Piece here mentions the possible effect of smoking and also considers why males have been worst hit.

https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2020-03-21/why-is-the-coronavirus-more-deadly-for-men-than-for-women

DevilsHaircut · 22-03-2020 09:39AM

'Germany’s coronavirus anomaly: high infection rates but few deaths'

https://twitter.com/tom_nuttall/status/1240902505053261825

stephenjmcd · 22-03-2020 09:41AM

Valhallapt wrote: »

Independent reporting 14 cases in a old people home, I’d be fearful we could see a big spike in next few days

This wouldn't be unexpected so I wouldn't read too much into it really. A spike was always predicted

22-03-2020 09:42AM

Morning everyone. Just checking in.

I’ve found myself reading less and less of this thread. The same with the news. This is going to be with us and all that is talked about for a very long time.

For your own well being, please take a good chunk of your day to concentrate on other things. Try to have 7-8 hours of sleep too.

Wishing each and every one of us the best xxx

stephenjmcd · 22-03-2020 09:43AM

RiseAbove4 wrote: »

I’ve just read that 30% of all Irish cases have been hospitalised and it’s filled me with dread

So the maths on it is;

- 60% of us will get it (At least. I think it’ll be closer to 90%)

- And almost one third of those cases will end up in hospital?

Our hospital system will never cope with this!

Stop scaremongering, everyone who had it at the start was hospitalised, they were basically test cases for hospitals to gain more experience.

That 30% figure is not accurate nor is that 90% will get it.

Irish_peppa · 22-03-2020 09:43AM

RiseAbove4 wrote: »

I’ve just read that 30% of all Irish cases have been hospitalised and it’s filled me with dread

So the maths on it is;

- 60% of us will get it (At least. I think it’ll be closer to 90%)

- And almost one third of those cases will end up in hospital?

Our hospital system will never cope with this!

Wheres this 60% number coming from? I saw that before So ultimately over half of Dublin will have this at some stage:eek:

Elessar · 22-03-2020 09:43AM

The irishtimes has an interview with one of the first people who got Covid-19 here from a skiing trip to Italy. He had absolutely no symptoms at all. In fact nobody in the group of 6 had symptoms yet they all tested positive. They only got tested because a nurse with them insisted on testing herself and found she had it.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/wicklow-man-recovered-from-coronavirus-showed-no-symptoms-after-ski-trip-1.4209060

It means a lot of people could have it and not even realise. You might have already had it and gotten over it.

is_that_so · 22-03-2020 09:44AM

Irish_peppa wrote: »

Wheres this 60% number coming from? I saw that before So ultimately over half of Dublin will have this at some stage:eek:

It's probably from that initial UK number when they were rounding up the herd!

DevilsHaircut · 22-03-2020 09:47AM

https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/1237068656514928640

Away With The Fairies · 22-03-2020 09:49AM

DOCARCH wrote: »

It's actually at 9% atm.

But, you would have to assume that there are far more untested/unconfirmed cases to get to that %.

Isn't that 9% from people who died in the hospitals? So it could actually be more.

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