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

Be right back · 24-03-2020 10:26PM

elperello wrote: »

Apparently they are trying to generate some sort of statistical info.

Who are? Foreign journalists? Not sure why they would contact Paddy C.

Mervyn Skidmore · 24-03-2020 10:26PM

Blueshoe wrote: »

Yes the workers in the health sector are. No doubt

Social welfare are doing well. Gardai and defence forces doing well. Courts Service still open for business too.

ACitizenErased · 24-03-2020 10:26PM

Apparently 2/3rds of private hospital beds in Spain are empty right now. Just goes to show what a fantastic move the government made today.
https://www.elsaltodiario.com/sanidad/1.500-camas-sanitarias-menos-desde-2012-en-madrid-la-sanidad-en-cifras

Ubbquittious · 24-03-2020 10:26PM

darjeeling wrote: »

My basic assumption is that often it's just a question of who's a few days ahead.
We're doing pretty much the same stuff as the UK, France, Germany.
Some places started a bit earlier, some a little later, none as late as Italy.

But I'm not aware of any country in Europe (bar Iceland?) or the US doing what's going to be needed to stop this.
Instead we've dithered and been indecisive due to a desire not to damage the economy and a defeatist attitude that it's just going to spread anyway.
We're now all looking at crises in our healthcare services and, ironically, a much bigger hit to the economy.

And still we're not doing what we need to do, which is what worked in S Korea.
Movement restrictions are just one part - at the same time we have to start doing huge amounts of fast turnaround testing to find & isolate cases, then massive scale rapid contact tracing / alerting, isolation and testing.

The testing and contact tracing we are doing right now is happening slower than the virus is spreading, so we are never going to keep it under control.
We need to get ahead of it.

Otherwise it's going to be one lockdown after another each time we start to lose control again.

Tis gas the people quibbling about the fecking economy when a pandemic is sweeping across the land. I reckon its a comfort mechanism for them, perpetuates the notion that some day they can go back to the selfish keeping up with the joneses craic they were at before the virus hit

Ninthlife · 24-03-2020 10:27PM

Blueshoe wrote: »

Yes the workers in the health sector are. No doubt

Absolutely

Social Protection, Revenue, Dept of Health all those in the background too

nacho libre · 24-03-2020 10:27PM

blackcard wrote: »

I have to say I am extremely impressed with Tony Holohan who must be under tremendous pressure. His answer when he talked about the other consequences of the current crisis such as the effects on the mental health and the increase of alcohol consumption shows that he is looking at the current situation from a holistic viewpoint is very encouraging

He should also mention those who are currently awaiting treatment for serious illnesses, who have had it delayed due to the virus. There mental health will also suffer greatly.

24-03-2020 10:27PM

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

What's the current ICU number for ROI?

https://twitter.com/andyazi/status/1242554760202522627?s=21

MipMap · 24-03-2020 10:27PM

darjeeling wrote: »

My basic assumption is that often it's just a question of who's a few days ahead.
We're doing pretty much the same stuff as the UK, France, Germany.
Some places started a bit earlier, some a little later, none as late as Italy.

But I'm not aware of any country in Europe (bar Iceland?) or the US doing what's going to be needed to stop this.
Instead we've dithered and been indecisive due to a desire not to damage the economy and a defeatist attitude that it's just going to spread anyway.
We're now all looking at crises in our healthcare services and, ironically, a much bigger hit to the economy.

And still we're not doing what we need to do, which is what worked in S Korea.
Movement restrictions are just one part - at the same time we have to start doing huge amounts of fast turnaround testing to find & isolate cases, then massive scale rapid contact tracing / alerting, isolation and testing.

The testing and contact tracing we are doing right now is happening slower than the virus is spreading, so we are never going to keep it under control.
We need to get ahead of it.

Otherwise it's going to be one lockdown after another each time we start to lose control again.

Couldn't have said it better myself!

owlbethere · 24-03-2020 10:29PM

BluePlanet wrote: »

For a time i was really getting interested in the Inuits, the native population of Greenland and Canada.
Then i watched a documentary and they showed one of their delicacies.
A load of lads hunker down behind rocks on this steep incline island with like butterfly nets on these long poles.
Flocks of these small birds cruise by and the lads pop-up and snag one or two.
They are all day at it.
They stuff them into a seal skin sack..
When the sack is full they stand on it to compress it, then stitch it up.
Then they bury it among the stones.
After a couple months they come back and bring the sack to the village.
Open it up and take turns dipping their hand in, grabbing one of the now rotting birds and proceed to eat it whole.
Narrator was like: yeah this one dinner that needs to be eaten outdoors!

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

Is that real?

I found worse, much much worse. It's very bad. I couldn't watch it fully.

GooglePlus · 24-03-2020 10:29PM

Blueshoe wrote: »

Yes the workers in the health sector are. No doubt

Well I've been redeployed to contact trace along with a load of others, what are you doing?

elperello · 24-03-2020 10:30PM

nacho libre wrote: »

He should also mention those who are currently awaiting treatment for serious illnesses, who have had it delayed due to the virus. There mental health will also suffer greatly.

Good point and when Niall Breslin was trying to do something about it the smart crowd dismissed his efforts.

walshb · 24-03-2020 10:31PM

elperello wrote: »

Good point and when Nial Breslin was trying to do something about it the smart crowd dismissed his efforts.

That’s because that lad is a right dose himself...

YFlyer · 24-03-2020 10:31PM

Off licences essential.

Mwengwe · 24-03-2020 10:32PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Yeah exactly. Let's say I'm in my house with my wife and 2 kids and have been working from home for 2 weeks, rarely gone for anything other than milk. If I get tested, they're my close contacts.

If you'd been to the supermarket/shop, would the staff be traced?

borderlinemeath · 24-03-2020 10:32PM

mariaalice wrote: »

Are the numbers from those who had the test 5 days ago and diagnosed today as it is taking that long for the tests to come back i.e today's numbers are from the 19th?

I know somebody who got tested last Thursday. Results this week some time they were told - I got a message this evening - no result yet.

ACitizenErased · 24-03-2020 10:33PM

Mwengwe wrote: »

If you'd been to the supermarket/shop, would the staff be traced?

Fairly certain it's minimum 15 minutes in the person's company is the requirement to be deemed a close contact.

Coyote · 24-03-2020 10:33PM

No Change in number

Slow Change

Big Drop in numbers

again with all of this i'm just trying to show people the 14 day delay in an change in how we deal with this
if you wait till we are overloaded it's too late
everyone has to make up there own mind but at least look at the maths

3 weeks no change 42K
3 weeks slow change 23K
3 weeks big drop 9K

you need to decide what you do today to affect 3 weeks from now

elperello · 24-03-2020 10:33PM

owlbethere wrote: »

Is that real?

I found worse, much much worse. It's very bad. I couldn't watch it fully.

Supermacs closed there too?

boardise · 24-03-2020 10:33PM

blackcard wrote: »

I have to say I am extremely impressed with Tony Holohan who must be under tremendous pressure. His answer when he talked about the other consequences of the current crisis such as the effects on the mental health and the increase of alcohol consumption shows that he is looking at the current situation from a holistic viewpoint is very encouraging

Future President material possibly ?

gmisk · 24-03-2020 10:33PM

YFlyer wrote: »

Off licences essential.

Less chance of them being looted if they are open...

citytillidie · 24-03-2020 10:33PM

Offies to close in the North, lots of border hopping

Jim_Hodge · 24-03-2020 10:33PM

Dr Cillian De Gascun, Director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory, said that in relation to the almost 18,000 tested for the virus to date, all of these patients have got their results.

JP Liz V1 · 24-03-2020 10:34PM

Did I read today Simon Coveney tested negative

Sir Oxman · 24-03-2020 10:34PM

WrenBoy wrote: »

Student nurses apparently being drafted into hospitals, unpaid as well.

I haven't heard a peep about them, most losing their part-time jobs as well.
Unless I missed some announcement this is a fcking disgrace and tells a lot about 'not all heroes wear capes' trash

Snowbiee21 · 24-03-2020 10:34PM

1,329 confirmed cases...24 days after our 1st confirmed case. Compare that to Italy...they had 150 confirmed cases 24 days after their first.

owlbethere · 24-03-2020 10:34PM

blackcard wrote: »

I have to say I am extremely impressed with Tony Holohan who must be under tremendous pressure. His answer when he talked about the other consequences of the current crisis such as the effects on the mental health and the increase of alcohol consumption shows that he is looking at the current situation from a holistic viewpoint is very encouraging

For sure. Isn't he fantastic. Stress must be very high and he's looking very well.

Cork Boy 53 · 24-03-2020 10:34PM

QUOTE=caveat emptor;112939948]Can we not start doing this? Please. I think it's a good opportunity for everyone to learn the importance of social cohesion.

https://twitter.com/handyman1543/status/1242400908912349185?s=20[/QUOTE]

It seems that in the UK people who break the no congregating in large numbers law are liable to be fined £30 for a first offence rising to unlimited fines for repeat offenders. Something similar should have been announced here today.

walshb · 24-03-2020 10:34PM

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Did I read today Simon Coveney tested negative

Correct!

ACitizenErased · 24-03-2020 10:34PM

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Did I read today Simon Coveney tested negative

Yes.
https://www.independent.ie/world-news/coronavirus/claire-byrne-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-but-tanaiste-tests-negative-for-covid-19-after-appearing-on-show-39068451.html

fritzelly · 24-03-2020 10:35PM

Can we look at this here

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1242564736291659777

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