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

Tony Fauci is the only capable person on that platform at the White House press conference. He really shows Trump up for the buffoon that he is!

Roger_007 wrote: »

Tony Fauci is the only capable person on that platform at the White House press conference. He really shows Trump up for the buffoon that he is!

The female doctor (whatever her name is) knows her stuff as well

Roger_007 wrote: »

Tony Fauci is the only capable person on that platform at the White House press conference. He really shows Trump up for the buffoon that he is!

Only a matter of time before hes fired. Its how trump works. The fcuker is nuts. 1000s dying and hes talking about open basketball stadiums.

threeball wrote: »

One thing that bothers me is, we've had quite a high number of government officials, heads of state and celebrities get this yet none have ended up in ICU or even getting an absolute hammering. The numbers would suggest you have about a one in 10 chance of becoming seriously ill with this virus but that hasnt played out. Does that then suggest the figures are far more favourable than is being suggested. Surely they can't all be lucky.

It's just bad luck and your age that decides if you end up on a ventilator.

Politicians can't resist shaking hands with everyone in sight... and of course there are the dim ones who believe this is all a hoax... which may explain why they are more vulnerable to the coronavirus.

Hego Damask wrote: »

so how many f*cking c*nting decades is this sh*t expected to go on for anyway ?

When WW2 started, some soldiers were concerned that it would be over before they got to see some action.
6 years later, I suspect that those that were still alive had seen enough action.

Hopefully this is not going to be anything like this, but I think at the very least this summer is going to be very different to previous ones.

Thinking optimistically, I hope that restrictions may start to be removed in Ireland from in or around the start of May, but that in places like the US (where I am) it will be at least another month before they will be in a position to consider such action.

I know as much about this as 99.9% of people (which is to say, hardly anything), but am hopeful that another couple months will take us to a place where testing is much faster, more accurate and that that in conjunction with fast accurate contact tracing along with safer practices when out will allow for things to improve.

facehugger99 wrote:

Considering you've just invented them in your head, probably not.

Your reading skills are quite poor. I asked the question as to if it's happening and then followed on from that asking if they are added.
I'm sure there are online be classes in reading and comprehension.

Doctors room ghost wrote: »

Anyone know what is the story with the tri colours flying on houses.is it a United against covid thing?

They might have been put up for St Patrick's day and not taken down.

Doctors room ghost wrote: »

Anyone know about the tricolours

Just to reply to this. My local priest (bit of an oddball) has a Huge tricolour on display from window of his house.

Originally when he put it out I thought it was in support of the Irish rugby or soccer team but I THINK it’s some sort of patriotic gesture now.

Good few ppl have complained saying it’s out of place in a quiet residential area. I would agree.

Trump is losing it.

Away With The Fairies wrote: »

I don't know what version I want. Knowing or not knowing.

Not knowing and spreading it. Knowing and thinking am I going to die.

There is the third and possibly most common option. Knowing you have a weird but relatively mild respiratory illness. Suspecting it's Covid but not knowing for sure (unless you are a celebrity). Probably not infecting anyone as you know you may have it, only being worried about your own health because you are sick during a pandemic but being pretty confident you'll be fine. Keeping your fingers crossed for antibody testing so you'll know for sure sooner rather than later.

Rob A. Bank wrote: »

It's just bad luck and your age that decides if you end up on a ventilator.

Politicians can't resist shaking hands with everyone in sight... and of course there are the dim ones who believe this is all a hoax... which may explain why they are more vulnerable to the coronavirus.

Plenty of them have been older people. The law of averages would dictate at least one would have gotten a moderate to severe case.

CNN channel 506 on Sky box are showing it, Dr.Brix speaking at the moment after another long Trump rant

Reporter asking question...its a yes or no answer but not we expect you to answer yes or no

LMAO

Think the flag thing is in response to a "fly your club/county colours to show support for front line staff" initiative. Some of my grandkids have them flying. **** I miss them.

Now that the worldometers page includes numbers of tests done, here's a plot showing how the test:case ratio correlates with fatality rates.

Average current fatality rate based on closed cases is much higher in countries that have done under 10 tests for every case identified, and much lower in countries with over 40 tests for every case.

The reason is that countries that are doing limited testing relative to the size of the epidemic are failing to detect most of the less severe cases, and this shows up as an apparent higher fatality rate.



In Ireland, 30k tests had been completed by Thursday (IT link)- 6.6 tests for every case identified by today (the number may now be nearer 35k, but I can't find a current figure).
Our current closed case fatality rate is 85%. Assuming the number of patients who have been discharged is reasonably current, this is among the highest case fatality rates of any country. Only the UK and the Netherlands are higher.

To me, this shows how little testing we are doing relative to the size of the epidemic here.

My not very scientific reckoning based on having read / heard a lot and eyeballed a lot of numbers is that we are probably closer to 100,000 cases than 4,600.