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

podgeandrodge · 31-03-2020 05:21PM

Gynoid wrote: »

Prior to stocking fridges and cupboards, shelves should be wiped with sanitiser and a paper towels and as coronavirus can survive on hard surfaces, the outside of all canned/hard surface pack goods should be wiped with a paper towel and warm soapy water,

An alternate option would be to leave non-perishable foods in a safe place for 72 hours. Remove outer food packaging and discard, being careful to limit handling of the inner packaging of items such as yoghurts.

The above is a quote from an Iriah Times article yesterday.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/consumer/warning-of-coronavirus-risks-over-careless-handling-of-shopping-1.4215864

Nobody wants to be running round looking like a silly goose, but simple logic would dictate that the surfaces of grocery packaging is at least somewhat of a likely vector for virus into peoples homes.
So people are devising their own little routines, while at the same time trying not to turn into Howard Hughes.

If you read the AMA thread by the consultant he is going to fairly substantial lengths to disinfect anything that comes into his home.

The person you responded to is only trying to mind their Ma.

Another perspective, truth probably in the middle.

Coronavirus Ireland: Expert on risk of catching virus while shopping in the supermarket

Kim Roberts, a lecturer at Trinity College Dublin, said that there is a risk of picking up Covid-19 at the shops but that risk is low.

Speaking to Sean O'Rourke on RTE Radio One, the assistant professor said that the biggest risk is what you are touching inside the shops.

Ms Roberts said: "The biggest risk is in the actual activity of doing your shopping, so if you are travelling on public transport it's about trying to maintain the two metre social distance from everyone else.

"If you are walking around the corner then obviously the risk is lower. When you go into the shop, when you touch the doors, freezers trolleys, those are all high touch surfaces that lot's of people would have touched so there's a risk there.

"So when I go out shopping, I assume as soon as I leave my house that my hands are dirty, so I wash my hands before I leave, so I go out the door assuming my hands are dirty and don't touch my face and touch as little surfaces as possible.

"If I assume my hands are dirty I am less likely to touch my face, my eyes, my nose and am therefore reducing my transmission risk.

"When you are in the shop the chances of a particular tin can you are picking up or a pack of cornflakes having a high enough amount of virus on them to cause a transmission is really low.

"Those individual shopping items are not seen as high risk.

"Everything we do has a risk. Somebody might have directly sneezed onto that tin can but that is unlikely to have happened."

The Trinity lecturer believes that wearing gloves do little to protect people and in some cases increase the risk of transmission.

She added: "Gloves can actually increase transmission risk. If we are touching stuff with gloves it is the exact same risk as without them on our hands.

"It gives us a false sense of security and people take higher risks."

Once you arrive home with the groceries, Ms Roberts doesn't think it's necessary to do a deep clean of items.

The Trinity lecturer said: "When you come back into the house wash you hands straight away, I would then put the shopping away immediately.

"Then I'd wash my hands again.

"I wouldn't(wash down the tins and food) because I personally believe that the chances someone sneezed or coughed on them is very low.

"But when I'm cooking I would wash my hands repeatedly.

"The virus isn't destroyed by cold temperatures, so putting it in the fridge or freezer won't kill it, but cooking will.

"The virus can theoretically survive on cardboard for up to 24 hours but that is very high dosages, normally it would be just a few hours."

CIARAN_BOYLE · 31-03-2020 05:22PM

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

The USA updates its cases twice a day. Is that right?

51 times a day i believe (each state updates separately then there's a national update)

The current figure on worldometers reflect 19 states.

Hippykitten · 31-03-2020 05:22PM

Was shopping in town earlier and noticed a big improvement in adhering to the distancing and hygiene standards. There was also more of a Garda presence around the place. Saw The Claire Byrne Show last night and the interview with the lady recovering in hospital would put the frighteners on you.

bodhrandude · 31-03-2020 05:23PM

BanditLuke wrote: »

I had really hoped to see a big drop but that is heartbreaking.

Fcuk this virus

Is there a way to make it visible so we can kick the sh1te right out of it, smash it with things.

wonski · 31-03-2020 05:23PM

Strazdas wrote: »

Norway's lockdown is nearly identical to ours btw ; in fact, I think ours is slightly more restrictive.

We have no lockdown.

Just some people working from home.

The rest walking around and driving around.

Lockdown lol...

Shn99 · 31-03-2020 05:24PM

https://twitter.com/bnodesk/status/1245023921272995844?s=21

podgeandrodge · 31-03-2020 05:25PM

bodhrandude wrote: »

Is there a way to make it visible so we can kick the sh1te right out of it, smash it with things.

Why yes, did you not see?

https://twitter.com/i/status/1244344119545208834

Tea Shock · 31-03-2020 05:25PM

I see CNN's Chris Cuomo (and brother of the governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo) has tested positive

Kermit.de.frog · 31-03-2020 05:27PM

jackboy wrote: »

That is risky. The hospital deaths could go very low with still significant cases in the community. Ease the restrictions and we are quickly back to square one. Very hard to ease the restrictions without a robust testing system.

In my opinion there is no possibility of the restrictions being lifted for several months.

UK eyeing 6 months, Italy eyeing June. Most governments are simply not telling people the truth in relation to that.

This "two weeks" stuff, "Easter", "end of April" - that's all completely unrealistic.

Open up and we'll be locked down again with an explosion in cases within days.

In that way we are effectively trapped until we have a vaccine.

If you look at Italy for example and the horror they go through - it's flattening out for them but that's only because they have placed an artificial lid on it through a lockdown.

As I said before it's like a pressure cooker - remove the lid and undo everything.

We need a proven tested vaccine ultimately.

kilkenny31 · 31-03-2020 05:27PM

wonski wrote: »

We have no lockdown.

Just some people working from home.

The rest walking around and driving around.

Lockdown lol...

What are you talking about. There is a mandatory stay at home order for everyone except for in certain circumstances. Almost every shop except for essential shops are closed. Building sites are closed. Look at any webcam of dublin city and you'll see there is nobody about. The only place you will see people are out for a walk or at a grocery store. Our rate of new daily infections have halved in the past two weeks.

beolight · 31-03-2020 05:27PM

Away With The Fairies wrote: »

It would be great if I lived alone but I don't. My housemate came out of their bedroom and into the kitchen, emptied the dishwasher without washing their hands. They presumed they was clean coming out of their bedroom, emptied the dishwasher and touched everything. If they had the virus, they were only transferring it to everything they were taking out and putting away. I'm doing so much cleaning, before, during and after I eat. Cleaning door knobs and presses, and washing hands as well. I've been fairly OCD lately with all this.

How do you know he/she doesn’t have a secret bottle of hand sanitizer in his/her bedroom and used it before leaving there room

If you are expecting the same level of OCD from your housemate you need to sit down and tell them it’s hard for everyone and they may not be fully aware how their actions are impacting you

Just Saying · 31-03-2020 05:29PM

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

The USA updates its cases twice a day. Is that right?

If you go to the Worldometer site and click on USA you will see which states have reported today.Some report a couple of times a day.

Fr_Dougal · 31-03-2020 05:30PM

tobefrank321 wrote: »

What has asking people that people should be fined got to do with being a medical expert?

Genuinely confused how you are making the link here?

Every single medical expert has said we need to respect restrictions.

Maybe there’s crossed wires.

You stated:

There's no need for new restrictions if existing restrictions are implemented properly and those who break them are fined.

And I asked how are you qualified to say that no further restrictions are needed.

Do you have some involvement with the emergency response coordination?

If you are, or are qualified in that area, it would be great to hear more from an expert.

Thanks.

Cork Boy 53 · 31-03-2020 05:30PM

CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »

51 times a day i believe (each state updates separately then there's a national update)

The current figure on worldometers reflect 19 states.

So it`s just once a day for the national figure then?

spookwoman · 31-03-2020 05:30PM

wonski wrote: »

Same amount of people do nothing at all and act like it's all fun.

That's the reality.

See it every day at work. Not a bother for 9 out of 10. Nor at all.

House opposite me is not bothering.

Duke of Url · 31-03-2020 05:30PM

German scientists have developed a coronavirus testing method that could increase test capacity tenfold

https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-03-31-20/h_c9b8259b105b4f26a4ade9fb61b954ce

German scientists have developed a method that could dramatically increase the capacity to test for coronavirus, the Science Ministry of the German State of Hessen says.

The new method allows for several samples to be evaluated at once, the Ministry wrote in a press release, adding that this will allow for an “increase in the test capacity in Germany from about 40,000 tests per day to about 200,000 to 400,000 tests per day without any loss of quality in the diagnostics.”

Normally, the various swabs taken during currents tests from the mouth and nose area and all separately evaluated. With the new method, scientists put several of the probes into a single, special solution and test them with the so-called PCR method, which directly detects the SARS-CoV-2 genome. If the total result is negative, then it is clear that the separate swabs are all negative, the press release says and adds, “if the result is positive, then all the swabs have to be evaluated separately.

DOCARCH · 31-03-2020 05:30PM

Just Saying wrote: »

If you go to the Worldometer site and click on USA you will see which states have reported today.Some report a couple of times a day.

I think New York may even update every hour, or at least several times a day?

Tell me how · 31-03-2020 05:30PM

paleoperson wrote: »

Let them do the same and absolve themselves, it won't make any difference to the spread of the virus. Besides they don't know where I'm going, for all they know I'm heading off to the groceries.

I think people should concentrate on actual ways they could potentially spread or pick up the virus.

It's like the sentence in bold was written by a different person when compared to what came before it.

Honestly, I would call you selfish, but it seems you don't have the capacity to understand the implications of your behavior.

Away With The Fairies · 31-03-2020 05:31PM

otnomart wrote: »

Sorry to hear about your reckless flatmate.
I raised earlier the issue that (despite Ireland having a low density) Dublin as London as a high percentage of accomodation sharing (compared to other European cities), and it is not easy at all to social distance in a house share.

I don't understand it. It's mostly cop on and I don't have a degree in microbiology. Why does it seem difficult to some people?

Dayor Knight · 31-03-2020 05:31PM

wonski wrote: »

We have no lockdown.

Just some people working from home.

The rest walking around and driving around.

Lockdown lol...

Where do you live?

Where I am there's almost nobody on the streets. And we're not having a total lockdown - everyone is expected to stay inside except for essential trips, and exercise. So there will be a small number of people out, validly, at any one time.

wonski · 31-03-2020 05:32PM

spookwoman wrote: »

House opposite me is not bothering.

100's people around me are not bothering.

I don't know where people see compliance...

josip · 31-03-2020 05:32PM

Hector Savage wrote: »

The fact that it looks like Wimbledon will be cancelled shows the reality of the length of these shutdowns.

Wimbledon cancellation means still in lockdown in July!!!

Christ....

They might well be then, but Wimbledon doesn't just happen at the end of June.
It probably takes a full 2 months to get the venue ready.
Customers of ours who are responsible for phone signal are usually on site from 4 weeks beforehand.

spookwoman · 31-03-2020 05:33PM

DOCARCH wrote: »

I think New York may even update every hour, or at least several times a day?

I've noticed it updates a few times a day at the moment it has been a few times this hour

CIARAN_BOYLE · 31-03-2020 05:33PM

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

So it`s just once a day for the national figure then?

Yeah but places like worldometers will show the state totals so far as the USA total.

Jim_Hodge · 31-03-2020 05:34PM

yourdeadwright wrote: »

I cant wait to just give the aul pair a hug and sit down for a natter with a cup of coffee and scone with them ,Honestly it'll bring tears to see them get to hug there grand kids again ,

How we wish we could see and hug our grandchildren! This is the only thing we've struggled with through the past few weeks.

Strazdas · 31-03-2020 05:34PM

wonski wrote: »

We have no lockdown.

Just some people working from home.

The rest walking around and driving around.

Lockdown lol...

It doesn't matter what it's called. Ireland's version is on a par with most of the very restrictive ones (what's going on in Italy and Spain is off the scale compared to most countries).

frillyleaf · 31-03-2020 05:35PM

DOCARCH wrote: »

Just listening to Drivetime on RTE radio. Seems to be pretty serious issues with testing in this country with test centres closing due to faulty test kits/lack of test kits and then big backlog in analysing the tests that are actually carried out.

As positive as I’m trying to be this doesn’t surprise me

New Home · 31-03-2020 05:35PM

Deleted User wrote: »

The article does mention coughs and sneezes in relation to this distance though, as well as a warm & moist atmosphere as a medium. An 8 metre rule for distancing would be simply unworkable unfortunately.

Do you know what would help reducing the spread? MASKS.

paleoperson wrote: »

Anyone else get triggered when they give statistics about how it's mostly people with "underlying conditions"? It just seems like they're saying "oh it won't affect me, sod those people". There's something a bit nasty about the way they do it. As if "it's ok guys, they had underlying conditions".

These people they're talking about are perfectly healthy with decades of high quality life expectancy left who have "underlying conditions". Dismissing it as "underlying conditions" because you happen to have asthma, heart disease, diabetes is so crass. Who doesn't have "underlying conditions".

I hope people without underlying conditions get it just as much. It's good news for people without other conditions, bad news for those with them.

I completely disagree with your "I'm going to disregard the 2km rule" post, but I completely agree with this one.

spookwoman wrote: »

Didn't someone say here the other day they knew one of the people who had died and that they were a nurse

I think the authorities are playing with semantics: it could have been a healthcare assistant who passed away instead of a nurse (similar in the sense that both care for a patient, but they're very different roles).

kilkenny31 wrote: »

Yes but we had a liberal approach and it done us a lot of good. See our day on day increases now a fraction of what they were. We are not Italy or Spain we don't live staked on top of each other in apartments.

Newsflash - lots of the red areas in Italy aren't large cities, they're towns with detached houses.

Vo', for instance.

wonski · 31-03-2020 05:36PM

Dayor Knight wrote: »

Where do you live?

Where I am there's almost nobody on the streets. And we're not having a total lockdown - everyone is expected to stay inside except for essential trips, and exercise. So there will be a small number of people out, validly, at any one time.

Good for you.

What I see outside is a joke. Centra being a hot spot. There are families sitting around having chat regularly outside. With other families.

bodhrandude · 31-03-2020 05:37PM

Is the update in new cases at 7 PM again.

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