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

Onesea wrote: »

Wouldn't surprise me if Tony gets the boot, and the country skips almost all of the stages and opens up in a very short space of time. (one day)
With other countries leading the way our exit from lockdown will be swift.

This could literally be a tweet from Trump, especially the "one day" in brackets. And Tony Fauci getting the boot.

2ndcoming wrote: »

I'll have two of whatever you're smoking please.

Given the gibberish that comes from that poster on a daily basis, I don't think that would be a good idea.

eagle eye wrote: »

I'm afraid of nothing, it's actually my big weakness.
You are one of the jokes in this thread.

Jaysus.

eagle eye wrote: »

Australia and New Zealand have done a fantastic job. Yes they are more geographically isolated but there's big cities and their measures prevented the spread.

Again, us, as an island nation is a major plus, it makes it logistically easier for us. But that major plus and help is challenged because of this whole fuçkin ‘socially needy’ and ‘be alright’ personality traits...

HSE operations report for today just released.

A mixed bag really but overall still quite steady.

As of 8pm 233 confirmed cases in acute hospitals, up from 218 yesterday, but still a major drop from Monday when it was at 288.

As of 18:30 48 confirmed cases in ICU, which is the same as yesterday. Was expecting this to be higher following the CMOs comments earlier.

Only 5 cases confirmed in Irish hospitals today.

MerlinSouthDub wrote: »

Zero cases confirmed in Dublin hospitals, which is good news.There had been a bit of a spike in Dublin admissions over the last week, but looks like it was just a blip now.

Yeah that is good news indeed. Numbers in Dublin hospitals still trending downwards, mater with the most at 44 but that was routinely 100+ not too long ago.

Likewise 13 cases in vincents, with Beaumont seriously coming down to 16, it was another badly hit hosptial in terms of constantly high numbers

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Cali going to take off like New York, US shut country down, even though it was mostly in New York, now they are opening up whole country, and now it's spreading so we'll see many New Yorks.
Cali is creeping up, broke 100,000 cases, with 3k plus cases a day.

I dont think so. There are still only 3800 deaths in California which is relatively low considering the amount of cases and in comparison to new york. Whatever strain the west coast got seems to be mild in comparison to the east coast. Also, the population of California is almost 40 million to put those numbers in perspective

Seems like the increase in numbers is because of more testing and not because of uncontrolled outbreaks spreading . Same thing is happening in my state yet deaths and hospitalisations are dropping for weeks now, despite reopening. As far as I've seen its nowhere near to being overwhelmed like new york was and there are no indications that it will be.

California is the fourth state to surpass 100,000 confirmed cases. New York leads with more than 300,000 cases. California has recorded more than 3,800 deaths, far fewer than New York, which has 29,000; New Jersey, which has 11,000; or Massachusetts, which has recorded 6,400.

The rising cases don’t necessarily mean outbreaks are spreading. California has dramatically increased testing, which some officials credit for the rise in confirmed cases.

With cases on track to nearly double in May, the governor has pointed to steady numbers in hospitalizations and other metrics as proof that the state is bending the curve. But he cautioned that reopening doesn’t mean the threat of the virus is gone.

So, calm down

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

Good news for Britain if he is right.


http://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-britain-will-be-virtually-back-to-normal-by-august-says-ex-who-expert-11995654

He's been quite informative throughout and gives detailed posts on his twitter page along with the odd longer recorded conversation.

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

9 weeks away. He is saying August for normality. He has also said others laughed at him before but he was right.

More normal perhaps, close to normal even. But there will be no large events or gatherings in august, don't see how you could call life completely normal when any large festivals gatherings and sports events are still being cancelled.

South Korea reports 79 new cases.

It's highest since April 5th.

From the Guardian live blog

South Korea reports highest daily case rise in 53 days

South Korea reported 79 new cases of coronavirus on Thursday, the highest one-day increase in 53 days, the BBC reports.

This week, infections continued to creep up in and around Seoul, South Korea, prompting Jeong Eun-kyeong, the director of Korea Centers for Disease control and Prevention, to say social distancing measures eased in April may need to be reimposed.

On Wednesday, South Korea reported 40 new cases, its biggest daily rise in nearly 50 days, as officials scrambled to trace hundreds of infections linked to nightclubs, restaurants and a massive e-commerce warehouse near Seoul.

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

It is but Dr Holohan doesn't want people pointing the finger of blame. HIQA sits on the NPHET committee yet no concern for the nursing homes mentioned during the early days of the virus. HSE putting elderly into homes straight from hospital without testing. Listen to T Daly of NHI address to the Covid committee, the nursing home sector was thrown to the mercy of the virus. This sector counts for 54% alone of all deaths maybe more.

An awful lot of attempts to rewrite history.
Imagine the CEO of an extremely lucrative private industry blaming everyone else for failings. Thrown to the mercy my hole.

These companies get a billion euro a year and yet couldn't protected their fee paying customers. These people have legal responsibility to their customers. That whole bull**** of the hospital transfers to nursing homes being the cause of the problem is a joke. Surprise, surprise profiteers would blame the hospitals. I'd like someone to ask NHI whether the nursing homes were forced to take these people. I highly doubt it. Nope these people were seen as €€€€ cash cows, with over €1000 per week each - not much fear shown by the nursing homes here but somehow it's all the State's fault.