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Covid19 Part XVII-24,841 in ROI (1,639 deaths) 4,679 in NI (518 deaths)(28/05)Read OP

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  • #2012
    Harry Palmr
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    Jimmy has been spouting this trash for years now, either humour him or put him on ignore.

    Cheerful Spring may be in soon...god help us.


  • #2013
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,109 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    March 9th:

    https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1237027356314869761


    May 9th:

    US has just reached 80,000 deaths.


  • #2014
    Spanish Eyes
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    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    March 9th:

    https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1237027356314869761


    May 9th:

    US has just reached 80,000 deaths.

    Ah but the Rednecks and Republicans will believe anything, as long he doesn't take away their guns, he is a shoo in.


  • #2015
    Away With The Fairies
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭Away With The Fairies


    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    March 9th:

    https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1237027356314869761


    May 9th:

    US has just reached 80,000 deaths.

    I wonder is trump thinking of that.


  • #2016
    Solli
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 116 ✭✭Solli


    Virologist Peter Piot, recently appointed special advisor to the President of the European Commission: ‘Finally, a virus got me.’ Scientist who fought Ebola and HIV reflects on facing death from COVID-19
    “ Let’s be clear: Without a coronavirus vaccine, we will never be able to live normally again. The only real exit strategy from this crisis is a vaccine that can be rolled out worldwide. That means producing billions of doses of it, which, in itself, is a huge challenge in terms of manufacturing logistics. And despite the efforts, it is still not even certain that developing a COVID-19 vaccine is possible.”
    https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/finally-virus-got-me-scientist-who-fought-ebola-and-hiv-reflects-facing-death-covid-19#


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  • #2017
    owlbethere
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    cnocbui wrote: »
    Of the 4,086,503 SARS-2 cases, how many have been identified as a cat to human transmission? You are allowed to start worrying when it reaches 1/100th of a percent. Don't wake me up again until then, please.

    Thanks for that. You are right. I don't have any information on cat to human transmission. We know its human to human transmission. I was probably jumping the gun thinking of 'what if it can get back from animal to human. Hopefully it doesn't happen that way.


  • #2018
    Kermit.de.frog
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    ...


  • #2019
    owlbethere
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    Trump is only thinking of himself.


  • #2020
    owlbethere
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    Solli wrote: »
    Virologist Peter Piot, recently appointed special advisor to the President of the European Commission: ‘Finally, a virus got me.’ Scientist who fought Ebola and HIV reflects on facing death from COVID-19
    “ Let’s be clear: Without a coronavirus vaccine, we will never be able to live normally again. The only real exit strategy from this crisis is a vaccine that can be rolled out worldwide. That means producing billions of doses of it, which, in itself, is a huge challenge in terms of manufacturing logistics. And despite the efforts, it is still not even certain that developing a COVID-19 vaccine is possible.”
    https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/finally-virus-got-me-scientist-who-fought-ebola-and-hiv-reflects-facing-death-covid-19#

    Christ, that's some read. And there's still people here who thinks this is a little cold.


  • #2021
    dePeatrick
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    owlbethere wrote: »
    Christ, that's some read. And there's still people here who thinks this is a little cold.
    In fairness, they don't really think at all...


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  • #2022
    Away With The Fairies
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    Out of interest, can you refuse to be tested? I don't like the look of the test.


  • #2023
    Kermit.de.frog
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    US deaths timeline....


    1 : Feb 29
    10,000: Apr 4
    20,000: Apr 10
    30,000: Apr 14
    40,000: Apr 19
    50,000: Apr 23
    60,000: Apr 29
    70,000: May 5
    80,000: May 9

    That's 80,000 in 10 weeks. On average 10,000 every 4 days.


  • #2024
    fritzelly
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    Away With The Fairies wrote: »
    Out of interest, can you refuse to be tested? I don't like the look of the test.

    TBH I don't want that swab stuck in to my brain either


  • #2025
    Harpon
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    Away With The Fairies wrote: »
    Out of interest, can you refuse to be tested? I don't like the look of the test.

    If I get symptoms I will just assume I have it and self isolate for a few weeks, no way I’m having someone shove a swab up my nose all the way to the back of my skull


  • #2026
    Kermit.de.frog
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    Brazil reports 730 new deaths and over 10,000 new cases.


  • #2027
    Miike
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    Away With The Fairies wrote: »
    Out of interest, can you refuse to be tested? I don't like the look of the test.

    You can refuse to be tested, however in extreme cases you may detained involuntarily under the Health Act 1947 meeting the criteria laid out in law

    http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1947/act/28/section/38/enacted/en/html
    fritzelly wrote: »
    TBH I don't want that swab stuck in to my brain either

    It's not that bad. Like really not that bad.


  • #2028
    Away With The Fairies
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    Harpon wrote: »
    If I get symptoms I will just assume I have it and self isolate for a few weeks, no way I’m having someone shove a swab up my nose all the way to the back of my skull

    Yeah, same here, I'll isolate but not getting test.


  • #2029
    Kermit.de.frog
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    Miike wrote: »



    It's not that bad. Like really not that bad.

    Yeah it's quite rare parts of the brain come out with the swab :p :pac:


  • #2030
    Miike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,021 ✭✭✭Miike


    Away With The Fairies wrote: »
    How does tracing work actually? Is a positive case list off people they were in contact with?

    https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/coronavirus/testing/contact-tracing.html

    Explains the process in a fairly straightforward way :)


  • #2031
    Harpon
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    Why aren’t the saliva tests available here? Imagine people having to do that test every time they fly, flights will be empty. And they are talking about mandatory tests for workplaces....


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  • #2032
    Away With The Fairies
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    Harpon wrote: »
    Why aren’t the saliva tests available here? Imagine people having to do that test every time they fly, flights will be empty. And they are talking about mandatory tests for workplaces....

    Mandatory tests for workplaces?


  • #2033
    Cork Boy 53
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    Away With The Fairies wrote: »
    Mandatory tests for workplaces?
    I don`t know if they will be mandatory or not but this is being floated. Do you have an issue with it?


  • #2034
    Stheno
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    Away With The Fairies wrote: »
    Mandatory tests for workplaces?

    Temperature testing

    In the US, Fauci the director of the Centres for Disease Control and their equivalent of our Minister for Health are now self isolating due to contact with a positive case in the White House!

    Meanwhile Trump and Pence are still meeting lots of people every day :rolleyes:


  • #2035
    Kermit.de.frog
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    Oh to be in the room if Trump had to get a swab stuffed up his nose.


  • #2036
    Stheno
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    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    Oh to be in the room if Trump had to get a swab stuffed up his nose.

    He uses a different rapid test which takes a pinprick of blood from a finger

    It has a 15% false negative rate


  • #2037
    Jeff2
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    A loud party outside still going on here .


  • #2038
    owlbethere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭owlbethere


    I hate the rte ad:

    'coronavirus is here'

    It sounds as if its a visitor to be welcomed and then the ad goes on and there's heavy breathing sounds in the background in the ad.


  • #2039
    owlbethere
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    A poster earlier recommended reading Facebook support groups for covid19 people. It's scary. People with symptoms for 2 to 3 months and ongoing. No one knows what way our bodies are going to respond to this infection.


  • #2040
    cnocbui
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    DevilsHaircut wrote: »
    Wow.

    Was that your first encounter with a Jimmy post?

    Virgins :rolleyes:
    ;)


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  • #2041
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,110 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    owlbethere wrote: »
    A poster earlier recommended reading Facebook support groups for covid19 people. It's scary. People with symptoms for 2 to 3 months and ongoing. No one knows what way our bodies are going to respond to this infection.

    Do not read FB and believe even 1% of what you read


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