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

paw patrol · 24-03-2020 04:10PM

skimpydoo wrote: »

Are you sure about that? Gob****es are still out there not practising social distancing.

at the moment yes I am sure.

There are only a small minority misbehaving - people like that can't be helped.
It's tough enough for people without taking away the few parts of our routine that are still up and running when it isn't (yet) called for

saabsaab · 24-03-2020 04:10PM

As we appear to head into a black situation the possibility of a triage situation as in Italy is real. i.e. for those that don't know 3 types of case. Those that need little help, those that need a lot of help and those that are deemed to be beyond help.

If it doesn't exist already shouldn't guidelines be drawn up as to who in category 2 are given priority. Probably medical personnel first, Government and vital service people second etc.

is_that_so · 24-03-2020 04:10PM

walshb wrote: »

Is it just me or did Leo fly through that list? Slow the fook down...

It will be published later.

flashforward · 24-03-2020 04:11PM

SlowBlowin wrote: »

5 Days thats really quick, so I sould have said "the most reliable" as opposed to "reliable".

Was this at the start of the outbreak ?

5 days is quick for the test result to come back after been swabbed for a patient who is in ICU?
Test result came back yesterday.

Harry Palmr · 24-03-2020 04:11PM

All crowded places to be avoided.....hmmm surely that is a contradiction in terms right now.

SEPT 23 1989 · 24-03-2020 04:11PM

No shutting factories and construction sites

Dymo · 24-03-2020 04:12PM

Is there any changes to what most people have being doing, more distance between need and more park rangers

WTF

Mervyn Skidmore · 24-03-2020 04:13PM

Dymo wrote: »

Is there any changes to what most people have being doing, more distance between need and more park rangers

WTF

Yes, several more restrictions. Did you miss the first half of speech?

otnomart · 24-03-2020 04:13PM

accensi0n wrote: »

Is this meant to highlight that even young healthy people can get very sick from it?

Because the article says he has mild asthma and has previously been in hospital for a collapsed lung and pneumonia.

1800 30 year olds have contracted covid-19 pneumonia - in Bergamo, Italy

https://www.rainews.it/dl/rainews/articoli/a-bergamo-1800-trentenni-con-polmonite-covid-19-42470ad9-8389-4152-ac26-00cfc9a6a449.html?

gozunda · 24-03-2020 04:13PM

Is it now an official lockdown?

Allinall · 24-03-2020 04:13PM

Dymo wrote: »

Is there any changes to what most people have being doing, more distance between need and more park rangers

WTF

Most people have been doing what is needed.

Why would there be any change?

Mervyn Skidmore · 24-03-2020 04:14PM

gozunda wrote: »

Is it now an official lockdown?

What's an official lockdown?

ChikiChiki · 24-03-2020 04:14PM

gozunda wrote: »

Is it now an official lockdown?

No, just another escalation in restrictions.

Acosta · 24-03-2020 04:14PM

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Four people - that's a party!

Better than 100 people in a pub I suppose. The HSE are just picking numbers out of the sky. Outside people you live with you shouldn't be near anyone for social reasons.

is_that_so · 24-03-2020 04:15PM

gozunda wrote: »

Is it now an official lockdown?

No, we can still move about, just any non-essential stuff is now out.

boetstark · 24-03-2020 04:15PM

Folks new symptoms to watch out for. Loss of sense of taste and smell. Feeling fine, bit of headcold but smell and taste gone.
Gp has referred me for covid 19 test as the above is a red flag symptom.

otnomart · 24-03-2020 04:15PM

Martina1991 wrote: »

Antibodies to the virus are not part of testing. Antibody assays arent available yet. They hopefully will be someday.

The current test detects the presence of the virus. It is a test for active infection.

Antibody tests will determine previous infection or exposure to the virus.

French Gov just announced plans to conduct mass antibody testing after the end of the lockdown
https://www.bfmtv.com/politique/coronavirus-vers-une-campagne-massive-de-prises-de-sang-apres-le-confinement-1881578.html

randy hickey · 24-03-2020 04:15PM

On BBC News just now: the Uk have carried out 90,406 tests for Covid19 as of this morning. You don't need a degree in mathematics to see they are at nuthin, with that level of testing.

So why does their inadequate response to this pandemic affect us here?

Well, the signs are there, that they have let this get out of control already, and unfortunately, the famous curve isn't going to get as flattened as it should, which in turn means the health system is very likely to be overwhelmed á la Italy, and here's where we are going to have a serious problem: When the hospitals are buckling over the border, where do we think our brothers and sisters in the North are going to go? If you think the recent panic-buying was crazy, wait and see how a population reacts when their hospitals are no longer able to cope, and a short drive down the road, the hospitals in the republic still have some capacity.

I do not say this to scare-monger.

I raise it because I haven't seen anybody else talking about this, and I believe it is extremely important for a conversation to start here, so that our authorities can put a plan in place asap to cope with this heretofore unforeseen demand on our health services.

WrenBoy · 24-03-2020 04:15PM

Didnt even think of the private hospitals, good idea, obvious really

17larsson · 24-03-2020 04:15PM

So construction sites remain open

Mervyn Skidmore · 24-03-2020 04:15PM

Great news about the private hospitals.

caveat emptor · 24-03-2020 04:16PM

Martina1991 wrote: »

1. No, only personnel qualified to work in clincial labs can process the tests.

2. Some helthcare professionals have their work suspended. Off the top of my head, staff that primarily worked in outpatient departments can be redeployed at testing centres to take the swabs.

You would think taking a swab is a simple task but it still has to be done correctly. 2 swabs are taken, 1 from the throat, 1 from the nose.
If you don't swab the correct area i.e right at the back of the throat and right up the nasal cavity then you won't get a good sample. The quality of the sample is so important.

This task cannot be just left to the public to do themselves as they may not take the swabs correctly. I say that because I see urine and feces specimens sent into the lab in every container you can imagine; 7up bottles, jam jars, pill bottles. Any specimen not taken correctly has to be rejected.

UK not fvcks given......How many machines do we have in the state?

Army moves in: Military seize testing machines from private laboratories for urgent coronavirus checks on NHS staff

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8146055/Army-seizes-testing-machines-ministers-race-carry-coronavirus-checks-NHS-staff.html

josip · 24-03-2020 04:16PM

otnomart wrote: »

1800 30 year olds have contracted covid-19 pneumonia - in Bergamo, Italy

https://www.rainews.it/dl/rainews/articoli/a-bergamo-1800-trentenni-con-polmonite-covid-19-42470ad9-8389-4152-ac26-00cfc9a6a449.html?

Once again.
I suspect he's referring to the province of the same name (pop. 1.1 million) rather than the town/city.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_Bergamo

keano_afc · 24-03-2020 04:16PM

"Hello everyone. See what Boris said last night, we're doing that too. Bye".

Harry Palmr · 24-03-2020 04:16PM

Acosta wrote: »

Better than 100 people in a pub I suppose. The HSE are just picking numbers out of the sky. Outside people you live with you shouldn't be near anyone for social reasons.

It does feel like a "let's be nice" sop to the wrong sort of mentality. Ah sure they said 4 so 6 is grand could be what follows.

JanuarySnowstor · 24-03-2020 04:16PM

Nothing much being said today

Humberto Salazar · 24-03-2020 04:17PM

17larsson wrote: »

So construction sites remain open

Yes. Surprised about that. The unions are not happy.

JaimeLannister · 24-03-2020 04:17PM

What do they mean by "rent freeze" in this context? Is it just that rents can't be increased during the emergency?

Allinall · 24-03-2020 04:17PM

randy hickey wrote: »

On BBC News just now: the Uk have carried out 90,406 tests for Covid19 as of this morning. You don't need a degree in mathematics to see they are at nuthin, with that level of testing.

So why does their inadequate response to this pandemic affect us here?

Well, the signs are there, that they have let this get out of control already, and unfortunately, the famous curve isn't going to get as flattened as it should, which in turn means the health system is very likely to be overwhelmed á la Italy, and here's where we are going to have a serious problem: When the hospitals are buckling over the border, where do we think our brothers and sisters in the North are going to go? If you think the recent panic-buying was crazy, wait and see how a population reacts when their hospitals are no longer able to cope, and a short drive down the road, the hospitals in the republic still have some capacity.

I do not say this to scare-monger.

I raise it because I haven't seen anybody else talking about this, and I believe it is extremely important for a conversation to start here, so that our authorities can put a plan in place asap to cope with this heretofore unforeseen demand on our health services.

Do you really think the authorities are looking at boards for advice?

Tacitus Kilgore · 24-03-2020 04:17PM

17larsson wrote: »

So construction sites remain open

Not sure it's a great idea, economically it makes sense, but this isn't an economic emergency.

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