CoVid19 Part XII - 4,604 in ROI (137 deaths) 998 in NI (56 deaths)(04/04) **Read OP**

STB. wrote: »

It is you that is wrong. The only number that the HSE are watching right now is the demands on ICU beds from Covid19 at that moment in time.

It is the number of Covid patients who need ICU beds at this moment in time. Last week it was 19. It has gradually increased to 88. Some died. It is now 84 in ICU receiving treatment. Critical cases.

"Have needed" Do you think people are turned around in 24 hours, off you go ? Let me spell it out for you.

Intensive Care Unit. Critical care. We have 500 ICU beds. 84 now taken up by Covid19. Other patients without Covid19 share ICU capacity out of this 500.



Don't respond again. You haven't a breeze.

Hospital statistics
Total number of cases 2475
Total number hospitalised 645
Total number admitted to ICU 84
Total number of deaths 44
Total number of healthcare workers 578
Number clusters notified 111
Median age 47

Total.

https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/d0cf73-statement-from-the-national-public-health-emergency-team-monday-30-m/#hospital-statistics

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

Can we have that Cosgrave clown's tweets banned from the thread?

Exactly of all the people why are his tweets posted so much.

tobefrank321 wrote: »

1. Ground flights
2. Ban public transport
3. Nursing home staff in full hazmats
4. Random temperature checks of people everywhere
5. Gardai informed of address of those who test positive and should be in self isolation. If found not to be at that address huge fine
6. Fines for those who break the 2km rule or socialising rules for no good reason.

That's 6.

Can you suggest 5?

If you ground all flights - that means no supplies getting into the country, it means no Irish abroad getting home - no Irish doctors/nurses able to return home - your ok with all these thought yea?

By banning all public transport - you stop essential workers from getting to work who don't drive - again are you ok with this? I'm not - I want them to get to work to serve our country.

Nursing home staff in full hazmats - is this to scare the life out of the residents - it is their home - it's a time when their families and friends can't visit them, and now you want them to think they are in some sci-fi film. Think about this - The sfaff themselves don't want this. As someone who has a loved one in a nursing home and who is paying for it - I don't my loved one thinking they are in a sci-fi movie and feeling scared.

Random temp checks on the street - who do you propose is going to carry out these random checks? If you have a temp - there is nothing wrong with going for a walk while in isolation.

You want to break GDPR and share medical history with the Garda - and what happens if this information become public, because Garda Paul told his wife, or put in Whatapp and gets round the neighbour - again are you ok with this?

There are people that won't pay TV licence - they aren't going to pay a fine.

You see you name 5/6 ideas which all can be easily challenged and are not practical.

Mervyn Skidmore wrote: »

I did like his grovelling apology to Denis O'Brien.

What did he say?

Dozyart wrote: »

One poster has a particular large boner for his tweets!

It must be love love love. Nothing more nothing less ,love is the best

Heighway61 wrote: »

This lack of testing really has become a serious problem.

My wife is a health care worker and was called by her manager to say that one of her clients has tested positive. He told her there was no need for her to get tested as she isn't showing symptoms. A number of home help workers also had contact with this client. They all are to continue working as normal. Work, I might add, she has been carrying out without PPE, including hand sanitiser. She finished the 100ml bottle they gave her last week.

So, my wife who:

has had contact with a confirmed case
is a health care worker
has a spouse (me) at home with cancer

is not eligible for testing?

She called the number for HSE staff who said the same, no symptoms - no test. They gave her a local staff number. They said the same but to contact her GP. Eh, right.

Simon Coveney was tested in similar circumstances, i.e contact with confirmed positive carrier, surely health care workers should get priority

Spain's updated figures for today:

New cases: 7,846
New Deaths: 913

1wizards sleeve wrote: »

And everything he says getting retweeted by Luke Flanagan. Who for some reason seems annoyed at any positive news. His bias and hate for the government is very obvious which is no surprise. Nothing but negativity out of him..

I've both blocked

An Ciarraioch wrote: »

Looks like Claire Byrne's still in the shed tonight.

Any sign of Marty Morrissey in there with her?

Ridiculous , broadcasting from a shed ffs

Arghus wrote: »

One in four cases require hospitalisation? Yikes that's a bit scary. Is there anything skewing that figure.

Yes. The first hundred or so cases were admitted for isolation purposes. They stopped doing that and instructed people to isolate in place at home. Should be 1 in 5 needing hospitalisation in general.

Hospitals can't handle isolating everyone who gets it. Makes hospitals go through ppe quicker. Risks a higher level of transmissions etc.