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

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,184 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    Death porn? Are you enjoying this??

    No, are you?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,401 ✭✭✭all about the mane


    No, are you?

    You sure as hell are giving the impression you are.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,184 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,520 ✭✭✭windy shepard henderson


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    I wouldn't be surprised. :rolleyes:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 288 ✭✭citysights


    On a positive note, 95% of people currently with covid 19 Coronavirus are in mild condition. ( source Worldometers)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 666 ✭✭✭sadie1502


    citysights wrote: »
    On a positive note, 95% of people currently with covid 19 Coronavirus are in mild condition. ( source Worldometers)

    That never changes. Always 95% or 96% in mild condition. Still 1000s dying. *****ty virus.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,184 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    I wouldn't be surprised. :rolleyes:

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,605 ✭✭✭2ndcoming


    This thread continues to be the home of all the sh1test takes possible.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,605 ✭✭✭2ndcoming


    Went through the last 3 pages, too many too pick out. I'd imagine you know who you are already


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,184 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    Don't let the door slam in your face on the way out.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,423 ✭✭✭✭Outlaw Pete


    Lord there sure are some idiots in the world.


    https://twitter.com/terri_____/status/1245858832607141888


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,667 ✭✭✭ceadaoin.


    Spain will break 1,000 deaths in a 24 hour period later this morning.

    However, they have just been beaten to the title of first country to do so.

    The USA has reported 1169 deaths in a single day yesterday and 29,874 new cases.

    Given the lag between detection, ICU and ultimately passing away that death rate is likely to soar in the coming days and this is going to upset a lot of people when those numbers start appearing.

    The US has 7 times the population of Spain. It's hardly shocking. How do the deaths per million compare?


    The fear and death mongering on here, especially when it comes to the US, is really depressing. Almost like some people are willing it to happen. Like, why be dicks? We're all in the same boat.

    Time for a break from here I think.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 454 ✭✭snoopboggybog


    USA 0.073% of the population have contacted Coronavirus.
    Spain 0.25% of the population have contacted Coronavirus
    Ireland 0.08% of the population have contacted Coronavirus.

    Now you can't really go by these number due to the countries level of testing etc. It will take at least another month to have a clearer picture of everything.

    You can't treat the USA as one country either due to its size and population either. You would want to go North, South, East, West at the very minimum.

    The US is far from fecked either with lockdowns now in place. New York is bad all right but due to the diverse population it won't be as bad as anyone makes out except the major cities.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 207 ✭✭megatron989


    Wow real anger towards facts lately.
    Keep up the posts Kermit, you've come across some real interesting bits that help in working out exactly things are developing.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,693 ✭✭✭2u2me


    sadie1502 wrote: »
    That never changes. Always 95% or 96% in mild condition. Still 1000s dying. *****ty virus.

    It could be 99.998% if the London Imperial college latest study is to be believed. They estimate far more people have it than suspected. We can't know without proper testing.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 130 ✭✭rusty the athlete


    Lord there sure are some idiots in the world.


    It seems as religious fanatics regard themselves in some way as being completely immune to the virus. Two weeks ago 25000 gathered for koran healing prayers in Bangladesh. A picture of them appeared in newspapers of them crammed cheek to jowel in a field. Yesterday Florida governor Ron DeSantis adds to the list of permitted “essential services” by including the attending church services potentially with "500 or more being crammed shoulder to shoulder" in such gatherings. (Source UK Independent)
    According to RTE this morning, Foster in the North is also mooting at something similar.

    At best religion seems like fairy stories for adults who still believe in fairies and cannot admit it, but at worse and in the current situation its a major and potent threat to our lives and well-being unless a lid is not put on this dangerous idiocy.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,066 ✭✭✭✭Danzy


    2u2me wrote: »
    It could be 99.998% if the London Imperial college latest study is to be believed. They estimate far more people have it than suspected. We can't know without proper testing.

    There is significant testing going on in many countries that don't show it. Hopefully that is the case and many are already immune, hopefully.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,184 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    ceadaoin. wrote: »
    The US has 7 times the population of Spain. It's hardly shocking. How do the deaths per million compare?


    The fear and death mongering on here, especially when it comes to the US, is really depressing. Almost like some people are willing it to happen. Like, why be dicks? We're all in the same boat.

    Time for a break from here I think.

    Ok snowflake.

    Don't worry about it.

    The world is nice and kind and fluffy.

    You'll be alright.

    But you won't be.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,038 ✭✭✭Ficheall


    USA 0.073% of the population have contacted Coronavirus.
    Spain 0.25% of the population have contacted Coronavirus
    Ireland 0.08% of the population have contacted Coronavirus.

    Now you can't really go by these number due to the countries level of testing etc. It will take at least another month to have a clearer picture of everything.
    Level of deaths per capita is perhaps a little more reliable, but we're doing worse than the US there too. Better than only 16 countries on that score, actually. And four of those countries have populations of under 50k, and one of 77k.


    Hopefully the effect of the lockdown measures will start becoming evident in the death rate next week..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,667 ✭✭✭ceadaoin.


    Ok snowflake.

    Don't worry about it.

    The world is nice and kind and fluffy.

    You'll be alright.

    But you won't be.

    Dont remember saying I wasnt worried but, ok, I wont be alright. All of america is going to die. And you'll be grand sure. Is that better?

    Just **** off ffs. You are noticebly being a dick at this stage. Perhaps its anxiety. You ok hun?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,330 ✭✭✭deise08


    I hope they're ordering oxygen when they're ordering this equipment.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,449 ✭✭✭✭stephenjmcd


    Looks like some of the Chinese PPE gear we got on Sunday is not up to scratch, hope they kept the receipt...




    https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2020/0403/1128209-nphet-to-meet-to-plan-next-moves-in-covid-19-fight/

    Reading that it sounds like it's just different than they expected. Likewise in Leo's press conference last night he said the look and feel is different to what Irish healthcare staff would be used to. Just because it looks different doesn't mean its faulty.

    Irish healthcare staff are accustomed to the lightweight gowns that you see them wearing quite often, I'd suspect its something more heavy duty thats arrived and if so that's not necessarily a bad thing.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 871 ✭✭✭voluntary


    Have antibody tests been made available in Ireland yet? I'd love to one as having a cold in March I think there's a slight chance I might already have this thing?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,656 ✭✭✭✭Tokyo


    Ok snowflake.

    Don't worry about it.

    The world is nice and kind and fluffy.

    You'll be alright.

    But you won't be.
    ceadaoin. wrote: »

    Just **** off ffs. You are noticebly being a dick at this stage. Perhaps its anxiety. You ok hun?

    Mod: End it, both of you. Or I'm pulling the plug on your posting rights to the thread.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,086 ✭✭✭✭pjohnson


    What province is America in? Is it near Leitrim? Can this thread not be for Irish updates?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,066 ✭✭✭✭Danzy


    voluntary wrote: »
    Have antibody tests been made available in Ireland yet? I'd love to one as having a cold in March I think there's a slight chance I might already have this thing?

    Had the cold during March as well, cough, bit of a tight chest, bit of a temperature, herself had it as well. My uncle had awful muscle pain that week as well.

    Probably just a normal cold or mild flu but like you wouldn't it be great if it was Corona and that is all we had of it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,599 ✭✭✭✭CIARAN_BOYLE


    pjohnson wrote: »
    What province is America in? Is it near Leitrim? Can this thread not be for Irish updates?

    Well this thread is a catchall megathread.

    I do think an Irish situation megathread might be a good idea to keep the Irish stuff on its own.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,066 ✭✭✭✭Danzy


    Well this thread is a catchall megathread.

    I do think an Irish situation megathread might be a good idea to keep the Irish stuff on its own.

    It's the same **** between updates either way.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 236 ✭✭Bsharp


    Ficheall wrote: »
    Level of deaths per capita is perhaps a little more reliable, but we're doing worse than the US there too. Better than only 16 countries on that score, actually. And four of those countries have populations of under 50k, and one of 77k.


    Hopefully the effect of the lockdown measures will start becoming evident in the death rate next week..

    If you consider how we're set up as a nation then by right we should be high on any list when doing per capita comparisons.

    Before this took hold we had;

    Strong open economy

    Relatively big multi-national and international student presence for our population size

    International airport with close to 32.9m passengers last year, only a few hours drive from anywhere in the country London to Dublin is possibly the busiest air route in the world and another major transit hub

    Population with a tendency to migrate and travel globally

    No recent pandemic experience when compared to East Asia

    Road haulage instead of rail freight meaning more people interaction

    Basically we have the perfect conditions for a virus to get here and spread. Only thing we're missing is population density but there's plenty of people who drive the length and breadth of this country every day for a living.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 624 ✭✭✭beolight


    Watching CNN now story about dogs which have been trained to sniff virus they have been used in the past to give hospitals all clear for SARS so if covid 19 has a specific smell they can be trained


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