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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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  • #7472
    Roger_007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,886 ✭✭✭✭Roger_007


    Tacitus Kilgore wrote: »
    Fuckin loser old men constantly giving out about some kid, fuckin weirdos the lot of them.

    Or possibly loser kid giving out about old men.?


  • #7473
    Longing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,235 ✭✭✭Longing


    Some good news. My GP called me. Putting me straight through as a priority. He was so concerned about my cough coming straight from my lungs. He said. If my test comes back negative he sending me straight into hospital for x-ray.

    Thank you all for your support.


  • #7474
    Silverfish
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,698 Mod ✭✭✭✭Silverfish


    caveat emptor wrote: »
    I would disagree. Firstly I'd listen to the doc. Secondly and this is not medical advice. If you do indeed have Covid and were prescribed antibiotics it could in theory exasperate the situation. Antiobiotics kill bacterial infections. We have plenty of "good" bacteria in our system which would also take a hit.
    You don't want depleted resources in fighting this infection just when your body needs them most.

    You can go downhill quite quickly with this infection so be very careful. If you have a pulse oximeter, use that to monitor how much oxygen your body is getting. If you start to see a change at least you can report to a doctor.

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Oximeter-Finger-Saturation-Monitor-Display/dp/B078ZF18G7


    You mean exacerbate, not exasperate.


  • #7475
    frillyleaf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 801 ✭✭✭frillyleaf


    eagle eye wrote: »
    It is a time for getting rid of people who are not up to the job. You need somebody ruthless in charge who will stop at nothing to improve testing etc.
    Like Michael O'Leary would be my choice to lead us through this. Obviously he can't because he is not an elected official but it's the closest you can get to him is what we need.

    Yes that’s a good point.


  • #7476
    Bob24
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,905 ✭✭✭✭Bob24


    caveat emptor wrote: »
    There's more. Are we actually protecting them. We have an awfully high proportion of cases who are health care workers.

    Clearly we are not protecting them enough. Both lack of PPE supplies and training on how to use it.

    This isn't just Ireland though. A number of Asian countries are basically teaching us a lesson on how they are now the developed world, not the West (at least on this aspect).


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  • #7477
    yourdeadwright
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,951 ✭✭✭✭yourdeadwright


    Tacitus Kilgore wrote: »
    Fuckin loser old men constantly giving out about some kid, fuckin weirdos the lot of them.

    Wow get off the high horse will ye ,
    I never spoke about here before ,I'm not old ,and yes the cynic in me wonders is it publicity ,


  • #7478
    gabeeg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,591 ✭✭✭gabeeg


    Naos wrote: »
    To the posters that are saying the amount of test results we are producing is pathetic, what is your solution?

    Bearing in mind that there is only a finite amount of testing that can be done in the labs and that you need people who are actually qualified to conduct these tests (normally requiring 5+ years of education).

    So if your solution is more labs or more lab technicians then that's fine but please provide details as to how we would achieve that in the 2-3 month timespan since this virus has been known or speculated to be as impactful as it has been.

    Talk to other nations that have managed it. See if you can copy them.

    If not, we're in big, big trouble.


  • #7479
    josip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,785 ✭✭✭✭josip


    the.red.baron wrote: »
    currently the space station has zero cases

    just goes to show

    but its a virus, unless you exist in a bubble you could get it

    Someone super rich on a private island where they can self isolate is far less likely to get it than someone working in an A&E


    The Space Station aren't testing :)


  • #7480
    A Dub in Glasgo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,992 ✭✭✭✭A Dub in Glasgo


    https://twitter.com/BBCJamesCook/status/1242769869982044161


  • #7481
    the.red.baron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,636 ✭✭✭the.red.baron


    Longing wrote: »
    Some good news. My GP called me. Putting me straight through as a priority. He was so concerned about my cough coming straight from my lungs. He said. If my test comes back negative he sending me straight into hospital for x-ray.

    Thank you all for your support.




    surely that's not much good to you if you have to retest and it takes you 6 days to get a result


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  • #7482
    caveat emptor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,134 ✭✭✭caveat emptor


    billybonkers wrote: »
    Some amount of b****ing the last few pages.

    The issue of PPE is being addressed as mentioned in the press conference last night. We are not the only country experiencing these issues, we had to negotiate a deal with China to get PPE sent over. Every country affected needs more! There are also mass stockpiles ready to go. We aren't seeing nurses and doctors assessing patients without wearing PPE are we? Where is the proof of it if so? We have been told there is plenty of PPE on the way.

    https://twitter.com/CossPeter/status/1242539010028908550?s=20


  • #7483
    murpho999
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,783 ✭✭✭✭murpho999


    MarkY91 wrote: »
    It's been well over two weeks since the Italy lockdown..how the hell are thousands per day still being confirmed if they're on severe lockdown procedures?

    Even if some people are breaking rules, it's surely just a miniscule amount as 99% of people there are surely decent human beings and the police/army would be putting a stop to anyone they seeing acting the bollocks.

    Incubation period, testing procedure and backlogs, also depends when people report symptoms and apply to get checked.

    It's going to take time.


  • #7484
    Shelga
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,052 ✭✭✭Shelga


    I highly doubt that Charles wasn't prioritised for testing, over the peasants.

    This crisis is exposing so many disgusting aspects of the British class system, and their bizarre deference to people like the Royal Family and Boris.

    Thank christ we are a republic.


  • #7485
    Tacitus Kilgore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,128 ✭✭✭Tacitus Kilgore


    yourdeadwright wrote: »
    Wow get off the high horse will ye ,
    I never spoke about here before ,I'm not old ,and yes the cynic in me wonders is it publicity ,

    What high horse? Does that phrase even apply here?


    Tell me this, did you instantly wonder if Charles Mountbatten, Idris Elba, Tom Hanks et al were all for publicity?


  • #7486
    FVP3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,187 ✭✭✭FVP3


    eagle eye wrote: »
    It is a time for getting rid of people who are not up to the job. You need somebody ruthless in charge who will stop at nothing to improve testing etc.
    Like Michael O'Leary would be my choice to lead us through this. Obviously he can't because he is not an elected official but it's the closest you can get to him is what we need.

    Best man for the HSE job alright.

    What we need is a man who will charge money for hospital admissions and even more if you want a bed, respirator, room, or nurse.


  • #7487
    the.red.baron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,636 ✭✭✭the.red.baron


    josip wrote: »
    The Space Station aren't testing :)




    sure where do you think this was developed?


  • #7488
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,206 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    Just seen on Sky News how the rate of growth in southern Italy is surging.

    Up to 23% growth reported in some towns/cities. Whereas it's around 8% in most places in the north.

    Consequences of infected migrating north/south perhaps.


  • #7489
    Roger_007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,886 ✭✭✭✭Roger_007


    murpho999 wrote: »
    Incubation period, testing procedure and backlogs, also depends when people report symptoms and apply to get checked.

    It's going to take time.

    It’s also important to remember that although the infection rates look horrendous, it still represents only 0.1% of the population. Not that high in a pandemic ?


  • #7490
    GM228
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,922 ✭✭✭GM228


    Clarification on weather the new case definitions were WHO or DoH mandated, this may not go down well as it appears the requirements is now WHO case definitions and priority groups which has been determined by the DoH it seems, not the WHO:-

    https://twitter.com/FergalBowers/status/1242762914647457794?s=19


  • #7491
    caveat emptor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,134 ✭✭✭caveat emptor


    caveat emptor wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/CossPeter/status/1242539010028908550?s=20

    To the HSE spinbots on here. Shame on you. Constant attack on here for trying to raise awareness about what medics are actually facing on the ground.

    Feel free to apologise.

    No fancy background, daily brief, man in the east, obfuscated data will hide the extent of this problem.


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  • #7492
    Bob24
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,905 ✭✭✭✭Bob24


    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    Just seen on Sky News how the rate of growth in southern Italy is surging.

    Up to 23% growth reported in some towns/cities. Whereas it's around 8% in most places in the north.

    Consequences of infected migrating north/south perhaps.

    Either that, or people in the South haven't been following containment measures as well as they haven't felt as threatened. If correct, this is worrying anyway :-/


  • #7493
    dublincelt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 418 ✭✭dublincelt


    Mass walk out of Moy Park and ABP in the North over safety concerns Re Coronavirus. This could be the beginning of food supply chain issues as there could be a domino effect across the country. Hundred's of people in food production halls does not sound like a safe way to protect against infection..


  • #7494
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,941 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    Just seen on Sky News how the rate of growth in southern Italy is surging.

    Up to 23% growth reported in some towns/cities. Whereas it's around 8% in most places in the north.

    Consequences of infected migrating north/south perhaps.

    Yip. Italy has some way to go yet.


  • #7495
    A Dub in Glasgo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,992 ✭✭✭✭A Dub in Glasgo


    Shelga wrote: »
    I highly doubt that Charles wasn't prioritised for testing, over the peasants.

    This crisis is exposing so many disgusting aspects of the British class system, and their bizarre deference to people like the Royal Family and Boris.

    Thank christ we are a republic.


    The other thing with it is that he fecked off to his holiday home at the first chance despite everyone else being told to stay at home and not to travel to the more remote areas as they put a strain on the local health service


  • #7496
    youandme13
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 372 ✭✭youandme13


    I've been waiting for a test for 9 days now!! Does this mean I won't get tested or my GP will have to reapply for me??


  • #7497
    caveat emptor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,134 ✭✭✭caveat emptor


    Bob24 wrote: »
    Clearly we are not protecting them enough. Both lack of PPE supplies and training on how to use it.

    This isn't just Ireland though. A number of Asian countries are basically teaching us a lesson on how they are now the developed world, not the West (at least on this aspect).

    Didn't your mother ever tell you to not worry about what other people do. Onus is on you to behave responsibly.


  • #7498
    pjohnson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,093 ✭✭✭✭pjohnson


    GM228 wrote: »
    Clarification on weather the new case definitions were WHO or DoH mandated, this may not go down well as it appears the requirements is now WHO case definitions and priority groups which has been determined by the DoH it seems, not the WHO:-

    https://twitter.com/FergalBowers/status/1242762914647457794?s=19

    So complete reversion to only testing those practically guaranteed to have it like we did before.


  • #7499
    Padre_Pio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,619 ✭✭✭Padre_Pio


    yourdeadwright wrote: »
    Call me a cynic but anyone find it odd that number for children testing positive is very very low but yet out of all the kids who have it Greta Thunberg is one , oh and of course she fine just self isolating ,

    One could say it seems like a move for more attention when she is not being spoken about , ( by the parents not her)

    Children and teens are asymptomatic, so it's rare they bother testing them. Probably hundreds with Corona and theyll never know it.
    Maybe Greta got tested due to her status and contact with so many people.


  • #7500
    Naggdefy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,981 ✭✭✭Naggdefy


    To think this day last year we were 4 days from the Brexit deadline of March 29th. It dominated our world and we wondered the economic fallout. Little did we know what we'd be talking about a year later.

    Those were simpler times.


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  • #7501
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    Tacitus Kilgore wrote: »
    Fuckin loser old men constantly giving out about some kid, fuckin weirdos the lot of them.
    There are also a fair number of "loser" women, both old and young who have negative opinions of her. They can't all be weirdos unless this is what you consider a standard of debate. Child self-diagnosed she has/had the disease of the moment. Make of that what you will but she wouldn't be alone in concluding what would be seen as "going down with something" any other year is this virus.


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