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

bekker · 27-03-2020 08:56PM

kilkenny31 wrote: »

Russia is using this as a time to excerpt its power. Russian military planes flying into Irish airspace. Russian warships intercepted in the North Sea.

Please put into context, Irish controlled airspace is not Irish sovereign airspace, the Russian warships have been passing through the North Sea since at least 1907.

Alarmist reports emanating from UK ministeries jockeying for budget allocations are just that. I'm sure in Russia some ministry is using that UK reaction to seek an increased allocation.

This coat-trailing, by all parties, has being going on since the start of the original Cold War.

mick987 · 27-03-2020 08:57PM

Red for Danger wrote: »

All western countries have these great plans and hope

Its all bull****, the minute you go down you sink

Doctors get it nurses get it, it's nearly over for the irish already and before it even started
No one has the clue how bad things are gonna get in Italy

Thats is right, the governments have not been telling us the truth. There is basically nothing they can do but let this virus go through us all (herd immunisation) which is what all the governments are doing.

Kermit.de.frog · 27-03-2020 08:57PM

Pheonix10 wrote: »

Have bars and shops reopened in Wuhan yet?

No, there is still a lockdown in place. China lies but it can't hide the practical consequences.

They'll say everything is normal and look at all these foreigners bringing in this virus.

The country should be sanctioned.

pjohnson · 27-03-2020 08:57PM

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Everytime some no mark recounts that it becomes an increasingly pointless cheap retort taken out of ever greater context. Now hush yourself.

Was just saying the stupidest thing I read about the virus thought you mighta seen it aswell.

What Username Guidelines · 27-03-2020 08:57PM

Wibbs wrote: »

yes I, but that graphic also shows how it's not Hollywood imaginary level infectious. The majority didn't get infected. And that's on an enclosed bus.

Yeah that’s the baffling part.

iwillyeah1234 · 27-03-2020 08:57PM

ceadaoin. wrote: »

His brother is an anchor on CNN and doesn't appear to have the same "nu yawk" accent.

total sidetrack from covid19 , i know.. but i just had to post this.. the infamous "fredogate" incident

https://twitter.com/RealSaavedra/status/1161081413120090113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1161081413120090113

Mervyn Skidmore · 27-03-2020 08:57PM

Hobgoblin11 wrote: »

With all ICU beds being nearly taken will the death count in Ireland accelerate?

It will slow, if the ICU beds are full then patients will have to wait until one frees up before they get into it...

27-03-2020 08:57PM

eagle eye wrote: »

He'd win by landslide if he did.

Youre forgetting the key factor though - Americans.

Kerry25x · 27-03-2020 08:58PM

little bess wrote: »

Really wonder if they’re faking the numbers when I hear form a nurse who works at a hospital that they’re underreporting.

And how on earth would a nurse that works at a hospital know that?

(Speaking as a nurse that works in a hospital myself.)

SweetCaliber · 27-03-2020 08:58PM

USA has just hit 100,000 cases. Wow.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

Get Real · 27-03-2020 08:58PM

kilkenny31 wrote: »

Its nowhere near all the ICU beds been taken yet. 59 to date. Seems that doesn't exclude people who have been release home or unfortunaly passed away. So there's still plenty of ICU beds.

But they could be full in a matter of days. Not saying they will be for sure, but it's a concern, why else would Leo say it?

Spanish Eyes · 27-03-2020 09:00PM

For those who may not have seen him, and for a little humorous but very intelligent comment I recommend a look at Seth Meyers late show on NBC (via YouTube). He talks about Trump a bit, and the comments section is entertainment in itself. All very civilised.

I know everyone's tastes are different, but I enjoy it. Given that most of us are stuck inside of an evening, it's worth a shot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GBEXO-2480

Westernyelp · 27-03-2020 09:00PM

Is worldometers down?

Tea Shock · 27-03-2020 09:00PM

I was really afraid of what today's death number would be after yesterday's 10. Kinda relieved with 3

Gynoid · 27-03-2020 09:00PM

Wibbs wrote: »

yes I, but that graphic also shows how it's not Hollywood imaginary level infectious. The majority didn't get infected. And that's on an enclosed bus.

But it does illustrate that the 2 metre social distancing mantra is more of a pragmatic concession to what is possible rather than a scientifically accurate guideline. That is what I mainly get from it. The randomness of immune systems is another thing.

Mental Mickey · 27-03-2020 09:00PM

stockshares wrote: »

There is

8.30?

iwillyeah1234 · 27-03-2020 09:01PM

Away With The Fairies wrote: »

What is CCP?

Chinese Communist Party - an American neo-con trope which isn't accurate.

It's real name is the CPC - Communist Party of China

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

tom1ie · 27-03-2020 09:01PM

KiKi III wrote: »

This type of post is not helpful nor accurate.

The government has requisitioned all private hospitals and their ventilators, and has hundreds on order from Medtronic in Galway who have shifts working 24/7 to cater to the demand.

So far we have created hundreds of new ICU beds and to today only 47 people in them.

Those people will begin to recover and new ventilators will come into the system over the next number of weeks.

Creating panic where it’s not necessary is so irresponsible.

Hold on a sec.
can we get this straight.
How many icu beds have we got? Varadkar was on tv saying we are close to being overwhelmed in icu departments, Ivan Yates had an icu doc on saying we haven’t enough beds and we’re close to capacity, yet people on here are saying we’ve nearly 600 icu beds if we need them and we’ve loads of capacity.
Which one is it?

Wibbs · 27-03-2020 09:01PM

silverharp wrote: »

anecdotal but these are being used in NYC, if their death rate peaks and levels off from here, must be driving factor given the increase in cases

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1243384447317053443

I dunno S. There's a few of these anecdotal reports and none are backed up by proper science yet. The initial study's results haven't been replicated in subsequent ones. Take yer man in the vid. He gets sick(sounds like he was sick already for a while?), goes to hospital they no doubt give him O2 and hydration and other supports, he doesn't end up in ECU. Sure they give him these drugs, but listen when he says he had a fever of 102 and it took four days for it to break. I dunno, I'd expect drugs with any sort of efficacy to show results more quickly than that. If it were treatable bacterial pneumonia it would with a dose of IV antibiotics. 12 hours would tell if they were working or not. He sounds like one of those who gets serious enough to need hospitalisation, but who will recover without ICU, but with some medical support, who now is understandably beyond thankful and relieved and reckons it's these "miracle drugs".

Turtwig · 27-03-2020 09:03PM

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Fox News pushing a dangerous narrative in support of Trump. Nothing new here.

That's a really ****ing dangerous narrative. Plenty of people rely on those drugs for proven therapies. This sort of unproven hyperbole will leave patients unable to source their regular medicines.

redarmy · 27-03-2020 09:03PM

Leo Varadkar
@LeoVaradkar
I’ll give a further update on the Government’s response to #Covid19 emergency at 8.30pm tonight, on foot of the latest advice from the National Public Health Emergency Team. You can watch live on
@rtenews
and
@VirginMedia_One

iwillyeah1234 · 27-03-2020 09:03PM

SweetCaliber wrote: »

USA has just hit 100,000 cases. Wow.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

exponential growth.

at 5:45pm today, the USA was at 94,238 ( i took a screenshot of Hopkins ..
https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html)

Vudgie · 27-03-2020 09:04PM

little bess wrote: »

Really wonder if they’re fudging the numbers when I hear form a nurse who works at a hospital that they’re underreporting.

The auld I heard it from a nurse line

stockshares · 27-03-2020 09:04PM

Leo has tweeted that he's briefing at 8.30pm

Jinglejangle69 · 27-03-2020 09:04PM

tom1ie wrote: »

Hold on a sec.
can we get this straight.
How many icu beds have we got? Varadkar was on tv saying we are close to being overwhelmed in icu departments, Ivan Yates had an icu doc on saying we haven’t enough beds and we’re close to capacity, yet people on here are saying we’ve nearly 600 icu beds if we need them and we’ve loads of capacity.
Which one is it?

We have loads extra now because the private hospitals have been taken over.

Think 150 beds normally.

But loads more now.

Mervyn Skidmore · 27-03-2020 09:05PM

Vudgie wrote: »

The auld I heard it from a nurse line

Whatsapp is where the real news is at.

Strazdas · 27-03-2020 09:05PM

stockshares wrote: »

Leo has tweeted that he's briefing at 8.30pm

Must mean more restrictions

iwillyeah1234 · 27-03-2020 09:05PM

Turtwig wrote: »

That's a really ****ing dangerous narrative. Plenty of people rely on those drugs for proven therapies. This sort of unproven hyperbole will leave patients unable to source their regular medicines.

that sort of crap is getting seriously scarey - and it's not your usual Alex Jones types pushing it..

unless America gets a grip , this isn't going to end well for them.

kilkenny31 · 27-03-2020 09:05PM

Get Real wrote: »

But they could be full in a matter of days. Not saying they will be for sure, but it's a concern, why else would Leo say it?

I think things are ramping up and our resources are going to be stretched. But Leo has to be alarmest. He said 15k cases before the end of the month then 6k cases. Itl probably be less than 3k. I'm not saying things aren't going to be bad but he has a duty to give worst case scenario. Obviously if we get to 5k cases and 10% require ICU then we will be under pressure.

Boggles · 27-03-2020 09:05PM

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Why a press conference with Leo and Simon of a Friday evening?

Must be something new surely.

They are bringing back tins of Lilt.

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

Comments

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