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CoVid19 Part X - 1,564 cases ROI (9 deaths) 209 in NI (7 deaths) (25 March) *Read OP*

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  • #452
    Raconteuse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭Raconteuse


    Cork Boy 53 wrote: »
    But are they though?
    There were some small dips over the last few weeks and then the numbers sky rocketed again. At what point could you say that the curve is being flattened with any degree of confidence?
    Exactly. It dropped one day last week, then went absolutely nuts.


  • #453
    SharpshooterTom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,017 ✭✭✭SharpshooterTom


    Lord Trollington wrote: »
    5476 deaths in Italy. That is a really really grim . I can only imagine the despair in Italy right now.

    I really hope it gets absolutely no where near that level here in Ireland.

    Bergamo - a population of 120k had had over 2,000 deaths alone. Imagine that in Cork. It'd be similar to 20,000 deaths in Dublin. Tragic .

    Italy tends to have a much higher death rate from infectious diseases than normal.

    16,000 apparently die from the flu there annually.


  • #454
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    Class MayDresser wrote: »
    Hopefully they'll pass peak fatalities soon and a time difference with peak new cases established. Can that be taken as a consideration?
    At some point I believe the end of March was suggested as peak for Italy.


  • #455
    christy G
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 45 ✭christy G


    See posts on Facebook today of so many people still out in bullsland, wicklow all on top of on another, these are the idiots that are going to to put alot of people in hospital. stay at home!!


  • #456
    Longing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,224 ✭✭✭Longing


    UK complete 180 on there Covid19 approach. The have really dropped the ball here been to slow to act. Wanted to look different to everybody else. Shameful response in my view to date.


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  • #457
    stephenjmcd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,443 ✭✭✭✭stephenjmcd


    Italian figures yesterday
    New cases: 6557 , deaths 793

    Today 5560 and 651 deaths.

    Still awful numbers but crucially lower on both counts.

    Recovered is at 952 in the last 24hrs

    Rate of increase in new infections is 9% - lowest since outbreak began.

    Hopefully these numbers continue into tomorrow


  • #458
    TheDenialTwist
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    is_that_so wrote: »
    Harris stated they do or rather he does under the emergency legislation.

    https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2020/0320/1124336-covid19-coronavirus-ireland/


  • #459
    bekker
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    bilston wrote: »
    Statistically today has been a better day for Italy. Loss of life is still horrendous, but the drop in new cases may be significant. Below 10% now. Is there a faintest hint of light at the end of the tunnel for Italy? A long long way to go.
    Hopefully, metric I've been using from late Jan. is dead/recovered %, and on that metric Italy is 44.28%, down from slightly over 48% yesterday.

    Usually when it gets under 50%, it's an indication of health system beginning to get on top of it.

    All the usual caveats still apply,


  • #460
    TheDenialTwist
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 681 ✭✭✭TheDenialTwist


    is_that_so wrote: »
    Harris stated they do or rather he does under the emergency legislation.

    https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2020/0320/1124336-covid19-coronavirus-ireland/


  • #461
    TracyFlick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48 ✭TracyFlick


    Finding it hard to let go of simmering rage I'm feeling towards a friend who selfishly decided to go to London to see her boyfriend on Monday, 6 days ago, and has since come back to infect everyone.

    People who just suit themselves and view this as a big holiday just make me sick tbh.


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  • #462
    Cork Boy 53
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    walshb wrote: »
    Something that seems to have disappeared and was never questioned, or ridiculed...

    You needed to spend 15 minutes in the company of someone with the virus...

    It’s gone from that, to stop saying “hello” to people..

    What was it all about?

    I remember first hearing of the 15 minutes contact and thinking, wtf is this about?

    It was all bull****e that`s what it was.


  • #463
    Kaisr Sose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,684 ✭✭✭Kaisr Sose


    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    It begins...

    https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1241771128739291136

    Everything with the IOC takes ages... Including much needed reform!


  • #464
    El Weirdo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,647 ✭✭✭✭El Weirdo


    walshb wrote: »
    Something that seems to have disappeared and was never questioned, or ridiculed...

    You needed to spend 15 minutes in the company of someone with the virus...

    It’s gone from that, to stop saying “hello” to people..

    What was it all about?

    I remember first hearing of the 15 minutes contact and thinking, wtf is this about?

    15 minutes isn't a time limit. I mean, you're not definitely safe as long you only spend 14 mins 59 secs in the company of someone.

    FFS.


  • #465
    Heres Johnny
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,738 ✭✭✭Heres Johnny


    I know not everyone is great with numbers and looking at graphs etc but from our base of 785 yesterday :

    If we increase this by 30% a day we have 10000 cases by end of month.
    If we increase by 15% a day we end up with 3000 cases.

    I don't know how either figure will impact health service but I know which I'd prefer. Social distancing might keep us to 15%, big crowds will not.

    If that 30% continues for an extra week the numbers rise to 60,000 by 7th April

    If 15% continues for an extra week we are at 8,000 by 7th April, less cases than even end of March at the higher rate of spread and a week longer to even the workload

    Come on people, slow down the spread, flatten the curve.


  • #466
    BorneTobyWilde
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    UK on course for 20,000 deaths .


  • #467
    amadangomor
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    splinter65 wrote: »
    I’m just back from shouting in the window at my Ma. The usual suspects are drinking cans on the bank of the river heaped up on top of one another for warmth.

    Is it deep there,? Would be a pity if they "accidentally" slipped in.


  • #468
    DOCARCH
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    nacho libre wrote: »
    It might be a bit premature to make that conclusion. If the figures go down for a few days in row , then it is looking likely the lockdown measures have worked in slowing it down.

    If you look at graphs for Italy, over the last few days, new cases, day by day, have been coming in below the 33% mark That would indicate that they are starting to flatten the curve.


  • #469
    Kidchameleon
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    TracyFlick wrote: »
    Finding it hard to let go of simmering rage I'm feeling towards a friend who selfishly decided to go to London to see her boyfriend on Monday, 6 days ago, and has since come back to infect everyone.

    People who just suit themselves and view this as a big holiday just make me sick tbh.


    You should really let it go. Its none of your business where your friend goes. If your that paranoid you can always de-friend them. Problem sorted.


  • #470
    Funsterdelux
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    Kaisr Sose wrote: »
    Everything with the IOC takes ages... Including much needed reform!

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  • #471
    bilston
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    Raconteuse wrote: »
    Yeah it's one day. Not a sign of a pattern at all.

    It's not one day, it's 3 days in a row that the percentage has dropped. Today is by far the biggest drop though


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  • #472
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    TracyFlick wrote: »
    Finding it hard to let go of simmering rage I'm feeling towards a friend who selfishly decided to go to London to see her boyfriend on Monday, 6 days ago, and has since come back to infect everyone.

    People who just suit themselves and view this as a big holiday just make me sick tbh.
    Console yourself that we will get through this and that you can rehearse the almighty bollocking your friend is in for after it's all over!


  • #473
    amadangomor
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    Kidchameleon wrote: »
    You should really let it go. Its none of your business where your friend goes. If your that paranoid you can always de-friend them. Problem sorted.

    It is everyone's business if they are carelessly transmitting a deadly disease Kidcontrarian.


  • #474
    walshb
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    Cork Boy 53 wrote: »
    It was all bull****e that`s what it was.

    It sure was. But it seemed to be said with such assuredness..


  • #475
    Funsterdelux
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    El Weirdo wrote: »
    15 minutes isn't a time limit. I mean, you're not definitely safe as long you only spend 14 mins 59 secs in the company of someone.

    FFS.

    Do you have to reset the counter if they sneeze or cough ar 7m 30secs?


  • #476
    STB.
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    ThomasFlynn wrote: »
    Italy tends to have a much higher death rate from infectious diseases than normal.

    16,000 apparently die from the flu there annually.

    "Tends", "flu". WTF are you on about ?

    The reason why the death rate is massive in Italy is people selfishly ignored the advice of their Health Executive because they didn't like imposition and their fantastic health care system became overwhelmed.

    The surgeons now get the lovely job of not treating people over 60 years of age because a younger person needs the ventilator over them. Lovely death surrounded by no family in a non descript field hospital, gasping for air, morphined up to the gills.


  • #477
    TheDenialTwist
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    TheDenialTwist wrote: »
    https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2020/0320/1124336-covid19-coronavirus-ireland/

    From what I read it seems it's a matter of non compliance and the publican in question may have their licence revoked.

    Anyway, my concern is non adherence to compliance of shutting all pubs in an effort to stop the spread of the virus.


  • #478
    DOCARCH
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    USA: +12,549 cases today!

    F**k!


  • #479
    STB.
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    DOCARCH wrote: »
    If you look at graphs for Italy, over the last few days, new cases, day by day, have been coming in below the 33% mark That would indicate that they are starting to flatten the curve.


    Testing fatigue more like.


  • #480
    JanuarySnowstor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,384 ✭✭✭JanuarySnowstor


    I think we have a fair chance that this virus will not survive the Summer months. Long hours of sunshine and warmer temperatures should make an impact in killing it off.
    Not certain of course just my gut.

    If nothing else they will be much less colds and flu around and it will be easier to identify it


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  • #481
    SharpshooterTom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,017 ✭✭✭SharpshooterTom


    Dr.Fauci said testing would ramp up in the US massively and that it would be a good thing, so the numbers of new cases rapidly rising in the US at least shows their getting a better picture of the scale of their pandemic.


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