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Covid19 Part XVI- 21,983 in ROI (1,339 deaths) 3,881 in NI (404 deaths)(05/05)Read OP

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,902 thomas 123
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    Drives me mad when they are talking about the graphs that we can’t see.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,262 AndyBoBandy
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    Are the majority of new cases now in care homes? and amongst health workers? If so would it not be better to concentrate lockdown/isolation on those 2 groups (I know very hard for healthcare workers), but we are almost 5 weeks into countrywide lockdown now and we are seeing little to no progress in stopping the spread of the virus!! This tells me that for all the efforts we are making, they are having no effect, so perhaps teh spread is not out in teh general population (who are by and large following the restrictions).

    Social Distancing is obviously here to stay, so what's teh benefit in extending the current restrictions on movement for another 2 weeks?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,375 twirlagig
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    Wish they could show those graphs in better detail.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,780 ninebeanrows
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    Still only a 1.5% increase or so which is good in grand scheme of things


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,173 Ms2011
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    Allinall wrote: »
    Heartwarming to see the 86 year old woman leaving Loughlinstown hospital after recovering from Covid.

    My family member has now tested negative after fighting for 2 weeks in hospital.
    She's elderly, over weight, bed bound, has Parkinsons & kidney problems as well as a host of other problems, basically everything on paper you wouldn't want if you get COVID-19 but here she is being transferred to a normal ward and making a good recovery.
    We are so relieved and thankful to all the hospital staff who have gotten her this far, a miracle really :)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,059 spookwoman
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    BLIZZARD7 wrote: »
    Do we have a comparison to other years??

    looking to see if someone tweets charts


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,056 UrbanFret
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    How the hell can new cases still be going up? It's getting beyond ridiculous.

    Do you think that this is going to drop overnight. Going forward we'll get it down to less than 200 a day and 15-20 deaths. Getting below those numbers will be really difficult. Those figures will not overrun our health service which is as good as it's going to get until we have a anti viral and eventually a vaccine. Noone ever said we could eradicate it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,021 Miike
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    Are the majority of new cases now in care homes? and amongst health workers? If so would it not be better to concentrate lockdown/isolation on those 2 groups (I know very hard for healthcare workers), but we are almost 5 weeks into countrywide lockdown now and we are seeing little to no progress in stopping the spread of the virus!! This tells me that for all the efforts we are making, they are having no effect, so perhaps teh spread is not out in teh general population (who are by and large following the restrictions).

    Social Distancing is obviously here to stay, so what's teh benefit in extending the current restrictions on movement for another 2 weeks?

    :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,285 giveitholly
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    Ms2011 wrote: »
    My family member has now tested negative after fighting for 2 weeks in hospital.
    She's elderly, over weight, bed bound, has Parkinsons & kidney problems as well as a host of other problems, basically everything on paper you wouldn't want if get COVID-19 but here she is being transferred to a normal ward and making a good recovery.
    We are so relieved and thankful to all the hospital staff who have gotten her this far, a miracle really :)

    Fantastic news,am delighted for ye all,Ye must of feared the worst


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,820 smelly sock
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    I'd say a differemt approach will need to be taken.

    Freshen things up. Get buy in from the people.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,420 splinter65
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    Just throwing this out there. Does anyone else think that eventually we’ll have to get back to normality and accept that on any one day I might:
    Have a heart attack
    Have a stroke
    Be diagnosed with liver/lung/brain cancer
    Be diagnosed with motor neurone disease
    Get knocked down by a car
    Lose my eyesight
    Contract Coronavirus


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,151 Jinglejangle69
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    I don't know why 376 is surprising people.

    If you are out and about working it's clear it's not a lockdown.

    There is cars and trucks everywhere.

    Shops with qs, homebase today with qs.

    Garages with people going in buying ice creams.

    I could go on.

    The virus is still gonna spread.

    Italy, Spain done proper lockdowns, we haven't faced that yet.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,059 spookwoman
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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 91,377 JP Liz V1
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    Ms2011 wrote: »
    My family member has now tested negative after fighting for 2 weeks in hospital.
    She's elderly, over weight, bed bound, has Parkinsons & kidney problems as well as a host of other problems, basically everything on paper you wouldn't want if get COVID-19 but here she is being transferred to a normal ward and making a good recovery.
    We are so relieved and thankful to all the hospital staff who have gotten her this far, a miracle really :)

    Some good news


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,902 thomas 123
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    splinter65 wrote: »
    Just throwing this out there. Does anyone else think that eventually we’ll have to get back to normality and accept that on any one day I might:
    Have a heart attack
    Have a stroke
    Be diagnosed with liver/lung/brain cancer
    Be diagnosed with motor neurone disease
    Get knocked down by a car
    Lose my eyesight
    Contract Coronavirus


    No, I can’t give my nanna brain cancer. I can carry covid to her and kill her and her mates though.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,002 BLIZZARD7
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    splinter65 wrote: »
    Just throwing this out there. Does anyone else think that eventually we’ll have to get back to normality and accept that on any one day I might:
    Have a heart attack
    Have a stroke
    Be diagnosed with liver/lung/brain cancer
    Be diagnosed with motor neurone disease
    Get knocked down by a car
    Lose my eyesight
    Contract Coronavirus

    The problem is you won't get treated for any of those other potential problems if we let Covid-19 run rampant and go back to normal.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,980 s1ippy
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    Ms2011 wrote: »
    My family member has now tested negative after fighting for 2 weeks in hospital.
    She's elderly, over weight, bed bound, has Parkinsons & kidney problems as well as a host of other problems, basically everything on paper you wouldn't want if you get COVID-19 but here she is being transferred to a normal ward and making a good recovery.
    We are so relieved and thankful to all the hospital staff who have gotten her this far, a miracle really :)
    Two 95 year old grandparents I have, one in Cork and one in Kerry. Neither have been tested, one has cancer and the other has dementia.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,173 Ms2011
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    Fantastic news,am delighted for ye all,Ye must of feared the worst

    Definitely, she got Swine Flu too when that was doing the rounds and beat that, tough as old boots she is :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,513 sonofenoch
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    branie2 wrote: »
    RIP, the 31 people who died

    Are you the official RIP poster.........RIP should go without saying, why the need for it repeated I don't know


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,820 smelly sock
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    thomas 123 wrote: »
    No, I can’t give my nanna brain cancer. I can carry covid to her and kill her and her mates though.

    Less drama FFS. You shouldbt be anywhere near your nana or her mates. Why are you?

    Cocoon the elderly. Isolate the vunerable. Let everyone else back to work.

    RIP to all the deceased.


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,980 s1ippy
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    splinter65 wrote: »
    Just throwing this out there. Does anyone else think that eventually we’ll have to get back to normality and accept that on any one day I might:
    Have a heart attack
    Have a stroke
    Be diagnosed with liver/lung/brain cancer
    Be diagnosed with motor neurone disease
    Get knocked down by a car
    Lose my eyesight
    Contract Coronavirus
    Well, not really because you're not very LIKELY to have those things happen you, and you can live with a high quality of life for a long time after them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,420 splinter65
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    BLIZZARD7 wrote: »
    The problem is you won't get treated for any of those other potential problems if we let Covid-19 run rampant and go back to normal.

    Will we not eventually all get it and 98% will be fine after it and won’t get it again?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,326 branie2
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    sonofenoch wrote: »
    Are you the official RIP poster.........RIP should go without saying, why the need for it repeated I don't know

    Others are doing it as well


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Stheno
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    sonofenoch wrote: »
    Are you the official RIP poster.........RIP should go without saying, why the need for it repeated I don't know

    If it gives people a bit of comfort to acknowledge the deaths why not let them be?

    So sounds like ICU needs to be less than 100 for easing restrictions along with more testing capacity


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,820 smelly sock
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    s1ippy wrote: »
    Well, not really because you're not very LIKELY to have those things happen you, and you can live with a high quality of life for a long time after them.

    Amd the vasy majority of people will live a great and long life after over coming covid. And its not likely to contract it either.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,895 bodhrandude
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    spookwoman wrote: »

    Why does he not just say the bloody age FFS.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,420 splinter65
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    thomas 123 wrote: »
    No, I can’t give my nanna brain cancer. I can carry covid to her and kill her and her mates though.

    You, your Ma and da, and your nana and all her mates are going to die. Shocking, I know.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,766 ACitizenErased
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    Why does he not just say the bloody age FFS.

    It’s 23, that’s been floating around for a few days


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,059 spookwoman
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  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 12,522 igCorcaigh
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    Seems like a very slow curve down, but down it's going.


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