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

Gynoid · 25-03-2020 07:31PM

eastie17 wrote: »

Christ, as depressing and all as the overall situation is, this thread and the majority of the posts would put anyone whos very low completely over the edge. Any sort of half arsed bad news story is grabbed by some posters and put up in lights so they can have a **** over the misery they are trying to spread.

Ah now, you are a paddy come lately in this game. We have had several iterations of this lame trope already - from panic porn, posting with your lad in your hand, to one chap who was keen on calling people bed-wetters. And so having a **** over the misery just doesn't have an edge anymore. Sorry.

rodDaly69 · 25-03-2020 07:31PM

RiseAbove4 wrote: »

Playing devil’s advocate here, but;

The John Campbell guy on YouTube who gets at least 100 thousand views a day. Who is he?

Why should he be listened to?

What are his qualifications in all this?

He’s not a virologist is he?

He's a nurse that holds a doctorate. He is NOT a doctor.

He claims to be 'evidence based' but in several of his videos starts pulling the likes of R0 numbers out of his arse.

In short, he isn't worth a damn listening to. At best he just regurgitates simple facts and figures you can get your own hands on. The rest is pure conjecture from a guy who is not an epidemiologist or similar.

is_that_so · 25-03-2020 07:31PM

Gretas Gonna Get Ya! wrote: »

That's not what I've heard...

Machines are being prioritised for younger patients, because they don't have enough of them to go around.

But I'm sure they run out of everything, when a hospital is pushed to breaking point.

We're already running out of PPE, and this thing has only just started for us!

If PPE can run low at this point, I have no doubt we could run out of ventilators or other important equipment too. We already know this, as ICU doctors have said it in recent weeks!

Big delivery from China expected on/from Sunday.

awec · 25-03-2020 07:32PM

threeball wrote: »

Most Cancer treatments have been cancelled which is pretty poor. Is it now that someones life who has cancer is valued below that of someone with COVID. There was a 38yr old woman with 3 kids on the radio earlier who is only staying alive because of her chemo treatments but they have been cancelled indefinitely. Thats a bloody stupid trade off.

all about the mane wrote: »

Are you sure? This can’t be true??

Jinglejangle69 wrote: »

Yeah I don't believe that one bit.

Not unique to Ireland, I believe the UK has also postponed some chemo treatments. It is likely to be the case the world over.

It is not that their life has been deemed less important, more likely that doctors have decided that deliberately destroying their immune system right now is too risky.

25-03-2020 07:32PM

flashforward wrote: »

What time is the briefing at today?

https://twitter.com/FergalBowers/status/1242853699891933189?s=19

flashforward · 25-03-2020 07:32PM

Monkeynut wrote: »

It would be nice if a mod finds out to put it in the title each day.

Yea agree - in the mean time can you share the time?

cj maxx · 25-03-2020 07:32PM

JP100 wrote: »

Due to start at 7.30pm.

What channel?

JP100 · 25-03-2020 07:33PM

cjmc wrote: »

What channel?

RTE on Facebook. Think its on the RTE news live site there.

Kermit.de.frog · 25-03-2020 07:33PM

830 new cases and 80 new deaths in the Netherlands today.

The largest number of daily deaths so far (up 30% in one day)

In Germany 43 more deaths today, by far the highest so far and deaths have been accelerating there now for the last 5 days.

kilkenny31 · 25-03-2020 07:33PM

Mortelaro wrote: »

So it looks like up to now we were testing the worried well and people who had got over the virus by the time the test was done? Hence the change
So the percentage could be way higher than it is and growing as that latter category plus 1000's untested are and were spreading like mad
Next 2 weeks will tell the tale

I think wel will be ok. Our numbers aren't to bad and that's without the effect of social distancing coming into play. I think in 2-3 months from now the number of dead will be lower than the flu.

iwillyeah1234 · 25-03-2020 07:33PM

rodDaly69 wrote: »

He's a nurse that holds a doctorate. He is NOT a doctor.

He claims to be 'evidence based' but in several of his videos starts pulling the likes of R0 numbers out of his arse.

In short, he isn't worth a damn listening to. At best he just regurgitates simple facts and figures you can get your own hands on. The rest is pure conjecture from a guy who is not an epidemiologist or similar.

Dr Ferguson upped the R number for Corona from 2.5 to 3.0 at a Commons select committee hearing earlier today.

screamer · 25-03-2020 07:35PM

Gretas Gonna Get Ya! wrote: »

That's not what I've heard...

Machines are being prioritised for younger patients, because they don't have enough of them to go around.

But I'm sure they run out of everything, when a hospital is pushed to breaking point.

We're already running out of PPE, and this thing has only just started for us!

If PPE can run low at this point, I have no doubt we could run out of ventilators or other important equipment too. We already know this, as ICU doctors have said it in recent weeks!

That’s exactly why the best thing that any of us in high risk categories can do is to hide away from the world as much as we can. No one wants to chose who lives and who dies but that’s exactly what will happen if the virus gets out of control and our health services are overwhelmed. That’s not trying to be miserable, more trying to be realistic.

smelly sock · 25-03-2020 07:35PM

What time is the presser at thsi evening? Different time every day.

mosii · 25-03-2020 07:35PM

rodDaly69 wrote: »

He's a nurse that holds a doctorate. He is NOT a doctor.

He claims to be 'evidence based' but in several of his videos starts pulling the likes of R0 numbers out of his arse.

In short, he isn't worth a damn listening to. At best he just regurgitates simple facts and figures you can get your own hands on. The rest is pure conjecture from a guy who is not an epidemiologist or similar.

He was right about a lot

BattleCorp · 25-03-2020 07:35PM

kilkenny31 wrote: »

I know. I think theres going to have to be a point where we realise that we are different to other countries and start to look at how our population density can allow us reduce restrictions going forward.

Restrictions won't be reduced for a good while, at least 2 months I reckon. Or maybe even longer.

froog · 25-03-2020 07:36PM

rodDaly69 wrote: »

He's a nurse that holds a doctorate. He is NOT a doctor.

He claims to be 'evidence based' but in several of his videos starts pulling the likes of R0 numbers out of his arse.

In short, he isn't worth a damn listening to. At best he just regurgitates simple facts and figures you can get your own hands on. The rest is pure conjecture from a guy who is not an epidemiologist or similar.

yeah not a fan of that guy at all. he's fine when he stays in his lane: basic hygiene and introductory level biology, but when he gets into epidemiology he's completely out of his depth and misinterprets data constantly. aside from that, most of his videos are just reading out news headlines and figures.

i also have little respect for anyone in the medical field who calls themselves a doctor who isn't actually a medical doctor. he's a nurse with a PhD. Two VERY different things.

walshb · 25-03-2020 07:36PM

smelly sock wrote: »

What time is the presser at thsi evening? Different time every day.

7.30

ForestFire · 25-03-2020 07:36PM

So NI has only 209 confirmed case compared to Ireland 1,329 case (Before today numbers in REP), but they have more deaths than us....

They are only testing 40 a day up until this point, so it goes to show that the level of testing is crucial to understanding the numbers and spread.

Wales have 628 confirmed cases, with 22 deaths!!

kowloon · 25-03-2020 07:37PM

kyote00 wrote: »

€40 for a litre of cleaning alcohol.....
https://www.adverts.ie/other-electronics/ipa-isopropyl-alcohol-isopropanol-99-1l-cleaning-alcohol/20055779

Normally 10-20euro (or 8-10)
https://ie.rs-online.com/web/p/precision-cleaners-degreasers/2274427/

Glad I bought two bottles of the weapons-grade IPA before this kicked off.

lawrencesummers · 25-03-2020 07:37PM

rodDaly69 wrote: »

He's a nurse that holds a doctorate. He is NOT a doctor.

He claims to be 'evidence based' but in several of his videos starts pulling the likes of R0 numbers out of his arse.

In short, he isn't worth a damn listening to. At best he just regurgitates simple facts and figures you can get your own hands on. The rest is pure conjecture from a guy who is not an epidemiologist or similar.

He’s a hell of a lot better than some of the experts here and he has given a lot of very accurate information, he conveys messages from the most affected areas as he gets emails directly from the frontline of Italy etc.

He is independent, has no agenda or seek personal gain. His videos don’t even had ads enabled Nd he could be making a nice chunk of money off that with youtube You won’t see any HSE manager or Irish politician criticise the UK or US approach and he does both.

Like everything in the last few weeks related to this it’s important to note that things change quickly and what’s relevant today is wrong tomorrow.

I wouldn’t dismiss him like you have, I do t take it all as gospel, but he’s worth listening to.

kilkenny31 · 25-03-2020 07:37PM

BattleCorp wrote: »

Restrictions won't be reduced for a good while, at least 2 months I reckon. Or maybe even longer.

Yeah I fear you maybe right. I'm starting to get worried that the restrictions may end up having a more negative effect than the virus.

Kermit.de.frog · 25-03-2020 07:37PM

ForestFire wrote: »

So NI has only 209 confirmed case compared to Ireland 965 case (Before today numbers in REP), but they have more deaths than us....

The number of cases in ROI is 1,329

Gretas Gonna Get Ya! · 25-03-2020 07:39PM

Gynoid wrote: »

Ah now, you are a paddy come lately in this game. We have had several iterations of this lame trope already - from panic porn, posting with your lad in your hand, to one chap who was keen on calling people bed-wetters. And so having a **** over the misery just doesn't have an edge anymore. Sorry.

Some people only want to hear the truth, if it's cheerful enough for them...

If it's too downbeat or sad (or even just realistic), they'd prefer if you spun them cheery upbeat fib instead! :P

ForestFire · 25-03-2020 07:40PM

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

The number of cases in ROI is 1,329

965 according to this in ROI??

is 1329 including NI?

https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/summary/

Ah I see the issue...
Updated march 22nd, Jesus can they not keep the main COVID-19 National Summary page up to date!!

Its only 3 cells they need to update

BattleCorp · 25-03-2020 07:41PM

Given that every celebrity/football player etc. in the UK seems to have the virus, does anybody believe that they only had 187 new cases today?

Source https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

martingriff · 25-03-2020 07:41PM

kilkenny31 wrote: »

Yeah I fear you maybe right. I'm starting to get worried that the restrictions may end up having a more negative effect than the virus.

I know what you mean but if we lift them then that mean an overwhelmed HSE and an even larger amount of deaths

DOCARCH · 25-03-2020 07:41PM

ForestFire wrote: »

965 according to this in ROI??

is 1329 including NI?

https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/summary/

That's a couple of days old (see date).

cj maxx · 25-03-2020 07:41PM

froog wrote: »

yeah not a fan of that guy at all. he's fine when he stays in his lane: basic hygiene and introductory level biology, but when he gets into epidemiology he's completely out of his depth and misinterprets data constantly. aside from that, most of his videos are just reading out news headlines and figures.

i also have little respect for anyone in the medical field who calls themselves a doctor who isn't actually a medical doctor. he's a nurse with a PhD. Two VERY different things.

Dr's don't have doctorates. They have degrees in medicine , I think. So anyone with a doctorate is entitled to use Dr

Cork Boy 53 · 25-03-2020 07:42PM

iwillyeah1234 wrote: »

at least we now have public contact tracing for one case...

So even if Charles completely recovers from the virus, during the incubation period he has been in contact with his 94 year old mother who presumably in turn has since been in contact with his 98 year old father who has known health issues. This may not end well for the Windsor Royals.

BattleCorp · 25-03-2020 07:42PM

kilkenny31 wrote: »

Yeah I fear you maybe right. I'm starting to get worried that the restrictions may end up having a more negative effect than the virus.

How can the restrictions end up having a more negative effect than the virus?

Economies can recover. The dead won't recover.

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