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

seamus · 12-05-2020 01:21PM

wakka12 wrote: »

https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2020/0512/1137926-covid19-coronavirus-uk/
UK death toll now approaching 40,000

Almost 15% of global covid deaths, Uk makes up less than 1% of the world population. Pretty shocking

Wait till Russia starts to catch up. We might be at the beginning of the end in Europe, but some other regions are only getting started.

New Home · 12-05-2020 01:25PM

expectationlost wrote: »

Baby boom on the way? Pharmacy reports 67% increase in sale of pregnancy tests

iguana wrote: »

The Guardian is reporting that it has surpassed 40,000.

In my head, I put these two posts together. :rolleyes: I think I need more caffeine...

is_that_so · 12-05-2020 01:40PM

seamus wrote: »

Wait till Russia starts to catch up. We might be at the beginning of the end in Europe, but some other regions are only getting started.

They mightn't in Russia - there are only 16% over 65.

podgeandrodge · 12-05-2020 01:43PM

Article from George Lee relating to Sweden, how they are doing worse than us, and how they might do better in a 'second wave'.

Disclosure - I have not satisfied myself as to the ability of George to write this article or whether he is correct, incorrect, or partially correct.

https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2020/0511/1137763-what-can-we-learn-from-swedens-covid-19-icu-figures/

Masks appear to be becoming a fashion accessory these days, people will be scorned for wearing standard ones!

https://www.rte.ie/lifestyle/fashion/2020/0508/1137236-irish-designers-are-creating-reusable-face-masks/

owlbethere · 12-05-2020 01:43PM

expectationlost wrote: »

Baby boom on the way? Pharmacy reports 67% increase in sale of pregnancy tests https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/baby-boom-on-the-way-pharmacy-reports-67-increase-in-sale-of-pregnancy-tests-999007.html did someone mention a myth that had started re pregnancy tests....

Maybe not. I'm on a Facebook group for the monthly problems and so many people has experienced their periods stopping. Its uncanny. So many people not even menopause age and their periods have changed or stopped. Late periods, no periods, etc. Me including.
The first thing many women will probably do is buy a pregnancy test.

I read an article online saying its probably down to stress.

I really don't think I feel stress with this pandemic. If anything, life has calmed down and it was needed and I've given my finger to the rat race that was previous to all this.

Seamai · 12-05-2020 01:54PM

iguana wrote: »

The Guardian is reporting that it has surpassed 40,000.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/12/uk-coronavirus-death-toll-passes-40000-official-figures-say

The Independent is saying possibly even more than that. The powers that be seem to be intent on muddying the waters as much as possible to avoid the truth, you see figures with hospital deaths only, figures for England only, England and Wales only and so on. Two weeks ago they added three and a half thousand care home deaths into the figures though many reports were suggesting a much higher figure.

iguana · 12-05-2020 01:59PM

Seamai wrote: »

The Independent is saying possibly even more than that. The powers that be seem to be intent on muddying the waters as much as possible to avoid the truth, you see figures with hospital deaths only, figures for England only, England and Wales only and so on. Two weeks ago they added three and a half thousand care home deaths into the figures though many reports were suggesting a much higher figure.

Yeah, they reporting 50,000 over the last 2.5 months. Some could be people dying from unrecorded Covid infection. Some could possibly be from heart attacks/strokes that were left untreated/treated too late due to virus fears/overcrowded hospitals. I saw a news video from NYC a few weeks ago about a large increase in heart attacks deaths during the crisis.

is_that_so · 12-05-2020 02:05PM

Here's a piece, just a bit self-promoting, on a current data gathering and predictive app.

https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-research-reveals-way-to-predict-infection-without-a-test-138284

ELM327 · 12-05-2020 02:14PM

owlbethere wrote: »

Maybe not. I'm on a Facebook group for the monthly problems and so many people has experienced their periods stopping. Its uncanny. So many people not even menopause age and their periods have changed or stopped. Late periods, no periods, etc. Me including.
The first thing many women will probably do is buy a pregnancy test.

I read an article online saying its probably down to stress.

I really don't think I feel stress with this pandemic. If anything, life has calmed down and it was needed and I've given my finger to the rat race that was previous to all this.

Perhaps instead people will finally realise the damage done by 5G.

:D

Stheno · 12-05-2020 02:19PM

podgeandrodge wrote: »

Masks appear to be becoming a fashion accessory these days, people will be scorned for wearing standard ones!

https://www.rte.ie/lifestyle/fashion/2020/0508/1137236-irish-designers-are-creating-reusable-face-masks/

Those prices are disgraceful 33 euro for a face covering made from maybe a quarter of a metre of fabric at most?

owlbethere · 12-05-2020 02:36PM

Stheno wrote: »

Those prices are disgraceful 33 euro for a face covering made from maybe a quarter of a metre of fabric at most?

The no sew masks that was demonstrated last night on the Claire Byrne show were ridiculous. They were so thick with all the folds of fabric, the pair of them, Claire and the other lady, would have been better off smothering themselves with pillows.

Micky 32 · 12-05-2020 02:41PM

I wonder how that guy in the nightclub supposedly gave it to 101. Would he have been going around coughing in peoples faces. I wonder how the main transmission was there.

Ineedaname · 12-05-2020 02:43PM

Micky 32 wrote: »

I wonder how that guy in the nightclub supposedly gave it to 101. Would he have been going around coughing in peoples faces. I wonder how the main transmission was there.

He didn't give it to them all on his own. He gave it to a few who subsequently passed it on themselves.

expectationlost · 12-05-2020 02:47PM

owlbethere wrote: »

Maybe not. I'm on a Facebook group for the monthly problems and so many people has experienced their periods stopping. Its uncanny. So many people not even menopause age and their periods have changed or stopped. Late periods, no periods, etc. Me including.
The first thing many women will probably do is buy a pregnancy test.

I read an article online saying its probably down to stress.

I really don't think I feel stress with this pandemic. If anything, life has calmed down and it was needed and I've given my finger to the rat race that was previous to all this.

that makes more sense, perhaps the body stops the possibility of pregnancy in times of extreme stress, honestly a I read a post somewhere that said people had been reading about pregnancy test type tests were going to be using to test for covid and people had somehow misread it and started buying pregnancy tests to test for covid. Your explanation makes more sense.

expectationlost · 12-05-2020 02:49PM

its said the south korean guy went to 3 nightclubs

Kermit.de.frog · 12-05-2020 02:52PM

UK reports 425 new hospital deaths.

Some media calling it a "dramatic increase" but that's only because the media trumpet weekend/bank holiday figures which are always lower for obvious reasons.

(9 new deaths in NI)

Hector Savage · 12-05-2020 02:55PM

https://english.elpais.com/economy_and_business/2020-05-12/will-the-office-become-a-thing-of-the-past-in-spain.html

Offices may never return to normal .... sigh...

even the most pessimistic views , in 3 years time this shouldn't be an issue anymore with most of the world vaccinated or with herd immunity kicked in.

Why wouldn't they return to normal ?
future pandemics ? - a roughly once a century event ??

I remember after 9/11 people were saying the age of the tall building is OVER , and they will start building huge structures underground instead - people seem to be very short sighted during a crisis - and yes I include myself here...

BorneTobyWilde · 12-05-2020 02:56PM

Bryan Adams has made an expletive-filled attack on Chinese people

on his Instagram page, the Canadian singer wrote:

''Tonight was supposed to be the beginning of a tenancy of gigs at the @royalalberthall, but thanks to some f**king bat eating, wet market animal selling, virus making greedy Chinese bastards, the whole world is now on hold, not to mention the thousands that have suffered or died from this virus. My message to them ‘thanks a f**king lot’

Sam Russell · 12-05-2020 02:56PM

On Sweden.

It is very low down on the testing per million - 14.7k /million. About 60th in the world.

It is very high on deaths per million - 322 per million. 7th in the world.

I think those two statistics move Sweden into a 'do not copy' league.

Also, they do have a limited lock down - it is not business as usual.

US2 · 12-05-2020 03:01PM

Am I right in saying tourist attractions such as beaches, carpark n mountain trails will be opened up on the 18th but still cant travel more than 5kms for non essential reasons ?

pawdee · 12-05-2020 03:08PM

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Bryan Adams has made an expletive-filled attack on Chinese people

on his Instagram page, the Canadian singer wrote:

''Tonight was supposed to be the beginning of a tenancy of gigs at the @royalalberthall, but thanks to some f**king bat eating, wet market animal selling, virus making greedy Chinese bastards, the whole world is now on hold, not to mention the thousands that have suffered or died from this virus. My message to them ‘thanks a f**king lot’

Reckless

Hector Savage · 12-05-2020 03:13PM

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Bryan Adams has made an expletive-filled attack on Chinese people

on his Instagram page, the Canadian singer wrote:

''Tonight was supposed to be the beginning of a tenancy of gigs at the @royalalberthall, but thanks to some f**king bat eating, wet market animal selling, virus making greedy Chinese bastards, the whole world is now on hold, not to mention the thousands that have suffered or died from this virus. My message to them ‘thanks a f**king lot’

Fair play to him, he's spot on.

owlbethere · 12-05-2020 03:14PM

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Bryan Adams has made an expletive-filled attack on Chinese people

on his Instagram page, the Canadian singer wrote:

''Tonight was supposed to be the beginning of a tenancy of gigs at the @royalalberthall, but thanks to some f**king bat eating, wet market animal selling, virus making greedy Chinese bastards, the whole world is now on hold, not to mention the thousands that have suffered or died from this virus. My message to them ‘thanks a f**king lot’

To be fair many of us have uttered words to that sentiment and he's right too. They, in China, got into bed with bats and ate them.

expectationlost · 12-05-2020 03:18PM

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Bryan Adams has made an expletive-filled attack on Chinese people

on his Instagram page, the Canadian singer wrote:

''Tonight was supposed to be the beginning of a tenancy of gigs at the @royalalberthall, but thanks to some f**king bat eating, wet market animal selling, virus making greedy Chinese bastards, the whole world is now on hold, not to mention the thousands that have suffered or died from this virus. My message to them ‘thanks a f**king lot’

you misquoted him https://www.thesun.ie/tvandshowbiz/music/5418899/bryan-adams-lets-rip-china-bat-eating-greedy-coronavirus/ he didn't say "greedy Chinese bastards" he said "greedy bastards"

Hector Savage · 12-05-2020 03:20PM

filthy kernts, eating ****ty bat anus....

DevilsHaircut · 12-05-2020 03:23PM

https://twitter.com/drg1985/status/1260208886096822272

Strazdas · 12-05-2020 03:32PM

US2 wrote: »

Am I right in saying tourist attractions such as beaches, carpark n mountain trails will be opened up on the 18th but still cant travel more than 5kms for non essential reasons ?

It's somewhat unclear. Some outdoor tourism and public amenities will reopen but from what I can gather, people are still being encouraged not to sunbathe and they should keep moving when out in the open. They don't want a scenario where people congregate in one area for hours and don't move (even if they maintain social distancing).

I think the new limit next week is 20km, not 5km.

bb1234567 · 12-05-2020 03:38PM

Is it any surprise that the countries under the leadership of Trump, Bojo and Bolsanaro are well on their way to be the worst affected nations in the entire world, by a very large margin

Maybe in future elections people wont choose charicatures to lead their countries and actually seek competency as a skill for the role

hmmm · 12-05-2020 03:40PM

Hector Savage wrote: »

Offices may never return to normal .... sigh...

even the most pessimistic views , in 3 years time this shouldn't be an issue anymore with most of the world vaccinated or with herd immunity kicked in.

Why wouldn't they return to normal ?
future pandemics ? - a roughly once a century event ??

A number of businesses are finding that staff enjoy working from home, and they are not seeing any productivity differences. If you're a CFO seeing this, it would make sense to seriously consider whether you need to have all the office space you currently have.

I don't expect offices to go back before 2021 realistically. It's going to be difficult to ask all your staff to get back on public transport/queue in traffic when they have become accustomed to working from home. I think the workplace of the future is going to be primarily remote, or possibly hybrid at best. Companies with everyone working in an office will be seen as dinosaurs.

Stheno · 12-05-2020 03:42PM

Strazdas wrote: »

It's somewhat unclear. Some outdoor tourism and public amenities will reopen but from what I can gather, people are still being encouraged not to sunbathe and they should keep moving when out in the open. They don't want a scenario where people congregate in one area for hours and don't move (even if they maintain social distancing).

I think the new limit next week is 20km, not 5km.

Nope the 20km doesn't come in till the 8th of June

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

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