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

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  • #1742
    ThePopehimself
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 336 ✭✭ThePopehimself


    AdrianG08 wrote: »
    Following on from my post yesterday, my mother in law passed away with it today. She had underlying conditions (cancer and diabetes) but was scarily quick how it took hold.

    Nurses were an absolute joy to deal with, gave great updates etc.. fully in line with family not being able to be present. Her husband and daughter only spoke with her at 10am and she was chatting to them over the phone with the aid of one of the nurses in her full PPE. She was actually terrified which was the saddest thing. But she was alert and hopeful. By 1pm she was gone, before she had even made it off isolation. We were told it happened very quickly. Its very f*cking real.

    I am so sorry for you. What a sad day. May she rest in peace now. (A Hug through Boards - thoughts are with you):(


  • #1743
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,147 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    Did no one look at that headline and think hmm that doesn't make sense before publishing
    kowloon wrote: »
    The clapping creates air currents that lift the virus high into the stratosphere where low temperatures and high UV exposure render it harmless. Edit: Just in case. :rolleyes::rolleyes::p:p:):):):pac::pac::D:D:D:p:p


    dVkXl9O.png


  • #1744
    vladmydad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 786 ✭✭✭vladmydad


    New paper by Dr Fauci saying the overall clinical consequences might be more akin to a bad seasonal flu such as Influenza 1957 1968
    https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe2002387


  • #1745
    Cork Boy 53
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,829 ✭✭✭Cork Boy 53


    babybuilder wrote: »
    Is that by the end of the month or the final total? I guarantee it will be that at some stage and more.

    That 15000 figure is for the end of this month.


  • #1746
    cnocbui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,063 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    It looks like Chinese companies have been buying up medical supplies in western countries for months, chartering large aircraft and shipping the supplies back to China.

    Now those same countries in the west are finding they have shortages of masks, gowns, gloves and PPE in general and that these shortages could well be due to the actions of the companies.
    The humanitarian efforts of Chinese companies to help their desperate compatriots back home may have contributed to shortages of products in Australia.
    ...
    Greenland Group sourced 3 million protective masks, 700,000 hazmat suits and 500,000 pairs of protective gloves from several countries including Australia.

    https://www.smh.com.au/national/second-developer-flies-82-tonnes-of-medical-supplies-to-china-20200326-p54e8n.html


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  • #1747
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,147 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    vladmydad wrote: »
    https://mobile.twitter.com/karenricks/status/1242764148280135682

    What the hell is that supposed to be?


  • #1748
    Gretas Gonna Get Ya!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,245 ✭✭✭Gretas Gonna Get Ya!


    Strazdas wrote: »
    South Korea didn't go in for a military dictatorship style lockdown (as favoured by the authoritarians on Twitter). They are an open and liberal democracy like ourselves.

    What has being a democracy got to do with locking down your country to save 1,000's of lives? You don't have any civil liberties when you're in a body bag on your way to the morgue!

    The Italians and Spanish are finding that out right now... with their liberal democracies!

    I can assure you they went in far harder and stricter than we did... people were complaining here, after a couple of days being stuck in the house. Which is a bit pathetic really tbh!

    We've got to toughen ourselves up a bit, because tighter restrictions will be coming very soon... we will have no choice as our numbers keep going up. Hopefully it won't be too late by that time!


  • #1749
    Obvious Desperate Breakfasts
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,474 ✭✭✭Obvious Desperate Breakfasts


    Quantum Erasure wrote: »
    so, this'll probably be lost in the thread, but I went back to the article linked and read the comments...

    https://theconversation.com/think-your-country-is-crowded-these-maps-reveal-the-truth-about-population-density-across-europe-90345
    Alasdair Rae
    Professor in Urban Studies and Planning, University of Sheffield

    In reply to Damien Noble
    Thanks Damien - hadn’t thought about Jersey or Guernsey.

    I see! To be honest, he should have just left out the Isle of Man seeing as nobody really thinks of it and the Channel Islands as separate from the UK. Like Professor Moriarty said, it was a weird addition to the list. The UK is always spoke of as four countries, not seven.


  • #1750
    0gac3yjefb5sv7
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    Why did Sars not have this impact?


  • #1751
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,147 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    Pheonix10 wrote: »
    Why did Sars not have this impact?

    High death rate (people dying before they could pass it on to many people) and people weren't shedders during incubation


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  • #1752
    vladmydad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 786 ✭✭✭vladmydad


    fritzelly wrote: »
    What the hell is that supposed to be?

    The sickness of Hollyweird


  • #1753
    mouldybiscuits
    Closed Accounts Posts: 94 ✭✭mouldybiscuits


    Pheonix10 wrote: »
    Why did Sars not have this impact?

    Numbers. SARS wasn't as contagious and symptoms were more severe so people didn't get as much of a chance to spread it


  • #1754
    nocoverart
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,354 ✭✭✭nocoverart


    Without getting carried away, perhaps we finally have a legitimate answer to the Fermi Paradox. We’re so vulnerable to these Viruses that they could potentially wipe out the Human Race! this Virus won’t do that but perhaps the next one or the one after that. ****ty Viruses could be the true Great Filter.


  • #1755
    obi604
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,332 ✭✭✭obi604


    vladmydad wrote: »
    The sickness of Hollyweird


    Ok. But why is it in the Corona virus thread.


  • #1756
    theballz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,272 ✭✭✭theballz


    AdrianG08 wrote: »
    Following on from my post yesterday, my mother in law passed away with it today. She had underlying conditions (cancer and diabetes) but was scarily quick how it took hold.

    Nurses were an absolute joy to deal with, gave great updates etc.. fully in line with family not being able to be present. Her husband and daughter only spoke with her at 10am and she was chatting to them over the phone with the aid of one of the nurses in her full PPE. She was actually terrified which was the saddest thing. But she was alert and hopeful. By 1pm she was gone, before she had even made it off isolation. We were told it happened very quickly. Its very f*cking real.

    So sorry for your loss x


  • #1757
    LaFuton
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 784 ✭✭✭LaFuton


    snip. wrong thread. stay safe all.


  • #1758
    wakka12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,786 ✭✭✭wakka12


    Cant believe the numbers coming out of the US, almost 17,000 cases. Didnt think any countries had the capabiltiy to test that many in the day , wtf was up wth all of China having a 4k or so testing limit per day?


  • #1759
    cnocbui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,063 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    Pheonix10 wrote: »
    Why did Sars not have this impact?

    Because it was caught and suppressed relatively quickly, but mostly because it was a lot less infectious. If it had been as infectious as this SARS-2, with the same incubation period, we would be looking at probably a large percentage of human kind wiped out. Billions would die.


  • #1760
    delly
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    I checked out FlightRadar24 earlier to see how light the flights in Europe were during the day. It didn't look too far from what it does at this time of night, in other words near empty. I then look at the US and they look like any typical working day. If you count the fact that there are reduced numbers from Europe, then there are so many internal flights that are acting as the perfect transmission hosts.


  • #1761
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,185 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    ITALYTHURSDAY.png?itok=gBAKCYy7

    Italy is fast approaching 10,000 deaths.

    That's 10,000 in a matter of weeks. There are no words that can describe properly was has happened in the country to go from normality last month to the nightmare it's enduring now.

    Hopefully the peak for them is now.

    Hard not to be anxious for every other country in Europe.


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  • #1762
    eagle eye
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    Cody montana wrote:
    Who mentioned the Eu? I said the west, as in western countries. Trump is the president of the USA, it’s his responsibility. He’s in charge. What the hell are you on about?
    What about the leaders of Spain and Italy? I don't see you harping on about them.


  • #1763
    [Deleted User]
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    mouldybiscuits wrote: »
    Numbers. SARS wasn't as contagious and symptoms were more severe so people didn't get as much of a chance to spread it
    cnocbui wrote: »
    Because it was caught and suppressed relatively quickly, but mostly because it was a lot less infectious. If it had been as infectious as this SARS-2, with the same incubation period, we would be looking at probably a large percentage of human kind wiped out. Billions would die.

    With SARS when you were contagious you were really, visibly, quite ill.

    There was no silent spread from healthy hosts.


  • #1764
    JP Liz V1
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    Like Phoebe Buffay from Friends, I am sending you all happy thoughts

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  • #1765
    vladmydad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 786 ✭✭✭vladmydad


    obi604 wrote: »
    Ok. But why is it in the Corona virus thread.

    Because of the lockdown they’re running low on supplies.


  • #1766
    paddythere
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 439 ✭✭paddythere


    Looks like you will not be immune to getting this more than once
    https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/healthmedicine/china-reports-deeply-disturbing-coronavirus-development-c-765460.amp?utm_campaign=share-icons&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&tid=1585266223158&__twitter_impression=true


  • #1767
    Strazdas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,402 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    Gretas Gonna Get Ya! wrote: »
    What has being a democracy got to do with locking down your country to save 1,000's of lives? You don't have any civil liberties when you're in a body bag on your way to the morgue!

    The Italians and Spanish are finding that out right now... with their liberal democracies!

    I can assure you they went in far harder and stricter than we did... people were complaining here, after a couple of days being stuck in the house. Which is a bit pathetic really tbh!

    We've got to toughen ourselves up a bit, because tighter restrictions will be coming very soon... we will have no choice as our numbers keep going up. Hopefully it won't be too late by that time!

    The reason our Govt went with the South Korea model is they are a similar democracy to ourselves. Wuhan was always a non runner (and the military dictatorship style curfew favoured by the nuts on Twitter was only ever applied to a single city, not an entire country).

    Also, the WHO warned western governments against moving to lockdown too soon - their emphasis was always as much on testing and contact tracing.


  • #1768
    PsychoPete
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    fritzelly wrote: »
    What the hell is that supposed to be?

    Dont forget your tinfoil hat if your going down that rabbit hole


  • #1769
    0gac3yjefb5sv7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,947 ✭✭✭0gac3yjefb5sv7


    cnocbui wrote: »
    Because it was caught and suppressed relatively quickly, but mostly because it was a lot less infectious. If it had been as infectious as this SARS-2, with the same incubation period, we would be looking at probably a large percentage of human kind wiped out. Billions would die.

    I won't go into the conspiracy theory side, but would it be possible for a terrorist group to make such a virus that you mentioned?


  • #1770
    [Deleted User]
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    eagle eye wrote: »
    What about the leaders of Spain and Italy? I don't see you harping on about them.

    They aren't spouting delusional sh1te and being petty from what we've seen.


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  • #1771
    amadangomor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,148 ✭✭✭amadangomor


    nocoverart wrote: »
    Without getting carried away, perhaps we finally have a legitimate answer to the Fermi Paradox. We’re so vulnerable to these Viruses that they could potentially wipe out the Human Race! this Virus won’t do that but perhaps the next one or the one after that. ****ty Viruses could be the true Great Filter.

    Wouldn't be in the interest of the virus to wipe us all out. Better to become less deadly which many do over time and become endemic in a population.


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