CoVid19 Part XI - 2,615 in ROI (46 deaths) 410 in NI (21 deaths)(29/03)*OP upd 28/03*

Today's deaths show the trouble of getting into nursing homes. That is something that has to be stopped at all costs.

Overall cases are somewhat pointless since they are now only testing those basically guaranteed to have it

Community transmissions wont be recorded until they are in hospital.

Tony for prez

https://twitter.com/Deisesupes/status/1243279879585566723?s=20

namloc1980 wrote: »

Men far more susceptible and have higher death rate than women. This is seen in nearly every country.

More susceptible as of historically been the worker of the house and been out in poor air work environment I wonder..?

spookwoman wrote: »

https://twitter.com/Deisesupes/status/1243279879585566723?s=20

I heard from a relative in the HSE that the number in Waterford is being heavily under-reported.

No way this is caused by somebody eating bats etc something happened in that lab of virology some accident a sick bat bleed on a lab worker or something

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Today's deaths show the trouble of getting into nursing homes. That is something that has to be stopped at all costs.

And Holohan was against the homes closing the doors at the start.

some of the questions these journalists ask are pathetic

boardise wrote: »

I'don't make a particularly big deal about it but while choosing different times is one thing -announcing times and not sticking to them is another .
I mean -how hard can it be .?

Yeah the team should really stop everything they're doing irrespective of importance because lads on boards are losing their mind that they're not getting their infection fix when they expect it. Ffs get a grip.

thecretinhop wrote: »

scaremongering rubbish.
we are putting these in place as worst case scenario

the death rate has jumped with median age from 44 last week to 79 this week

its obvious the nursing homes infections are going to skew death numbers up and median age

Just because it nursing homes doen't change the numbers.

Loughc wrote: »

Can’t when your non essential employer remains open.

You tell your employer that you staying at home - if he sacks you - you can take him to court etc.

Get job in Tesco if need money

I've been in China throughout this whole thing, and what I keep thinking of is when I was a young lad I remember the campaigns about 1) preventing drink driving and 2) wearing your seatbelt while driving. Both of these things became social issues for the greater good, and eventually, from being a norm, there was a social stigma attached to flouting these laws. The same thing needs to happen with this outbreak. You, personally, may not kill someone, but if you contribute to a culture where this is the norm then you are partly responsible for the deaths of vulnerable people in Irish society. The sooner you can grow beyond the denial of this, the better.

Please stay indoors, wear your PPE if you absolutely have to go out. Do not go out unless it's absolutely necessary, and practice all the good behaviours that are broad knowledge by now (masks, washing hands, etc). You have no idea how many people have seemingly died here in China. Nobody really knows the true figures, but forget the official numbers of dead/infected, I would say multiply by 15-25 to get anywhere near reality. I personally know of 5 people who died, and I don't live in Wuhan or have any connection to it, so the official numbers are not even worth looking at.

China ignored the existence of this virus for weeks, and have been criticised for it. European "leaders" have done exactly the same thing, adopting a "cross your fingers" approach when it's been obvious since late January that this was coming. I'm proud that Ireland has done more to combat the spread than other European countries, and the rate of infections & deaths in our country compared to others is beginning to show that. However, the virus is spreading across the country, and everybody needs to take personal responsibility for stopping it.

Regarding the virus here, it's obvious to everyone that China doesn't care about human rights, and yes, that is a highly effective approach to a viral outbreak like this. Can that approach be adopted in Europe? No it can't. In Europe we believe that people are capable of taking individual responsibility, which is not the case in China. Please prove us right!

(to eliminate one other rumour I saw: no, there is no mass vaccination process underway in China, that doesn't exist)