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Covid19 Part XVIII-25,473 in ROI(1,736 deaths) 5,760 in NI (551 deaths)(30/06)Read OP

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  • #8432
    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,865 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    stephenjmcd wrote: »
    The most amount of patients in general hosptial beds is 3 in any hosptial, absolutely fantastic, continued decline over the last month.

    Fingers crossed next week it'll be below 10 at some point
    I'm not sure if the numbers are right - Mercy had 2 in ICU at 6:30 and 0 in the hospital at 8. Their numbers were wrong yesterday too. I suspect the actual number is 21.


  • #8433
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 78,499 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    normanoffside wrote: »
    I'm sorry but Corkboy has been so blatantly wrong on so many occasions already that people should stop listening to everything he says. he is literally the most wrongest poster on Boards.
    Do not post in this thread again


  • #8434
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 12,992 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    igCorcaigh wrote: »
    It's great we have been doing well overall with this pandemic, although I think big mistakes were made regarding the nursing home situation, and our healthcare workers too.

    Back in February or so, I had predicted 10k lost lives in Ireland, and 10M globally, by the time the pandemic is over.

    I still think that that trajectory is possible, as we are only still in the early grip of this pandemic, but I'm happy to see this country plateau at a very low level of infection.

    Most of the bad effects are seen in the long tail, as we an see in certain other countries right now.

    Would be great if the search functionality on boards worked, I can't retrieve my post from that time.

    But I'm no expert, just done some stupid sums. I'm not a statistician or epidemiologist!


  • #8435
    Cork Boy 53
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,829 ✭✭✭Cork Boy 53


    Goldengirl wrote: »
    That previous post about Cork boy 53 , of yours is a disgrace , and you should really take a good look at yourself .
    Nobody here us perfect .
    We have all posted stuff in the last couple of months that we probably wouldn't now .
    And if you find someone's posts annoying , we have had to endure the likes of THAT .
    Reported .

    No actually it`s fine. I have no problem with it whatsoever. Let him crow about his little triumph. Hindsight is 20/20 vision as they say.


  • #8436
    Away With The Fairies
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭Away With The Fairies


    normanoffside wrote: »
    I'm sorry but Corkboy has been so blatantly wrong on so many occasions already that people should stop listening to everything he says. he is literally the most wrongest poster on Boards.

    Here are a few of his completely wrong predictions from the past 2 months, some of them as recent as 2 weeks ago.



    Pubs will not reopen until 2021
    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=113185658&postcount=7283
    Originally Posted by Waccamacca3
    Pub's will be last places restrictions will be lifted I will say end of July start of August the earliest I'd say

    Pubs will not reopen before Nov/Dec at the earliest and quite possibly not until 2021.

    There will be no Sport until Autumn
    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=113193003&postcount=7585
    Originally Posted by reg114
    I would hazard a guess that the 2km limit will be lifted from May6th. This will enable more movement. Many businesses will be given the choice of whether they want to open but that would be up to individual businesses. There will however be continued restrictions on gatherings of more than a few people. So I would say the opening of pubs, cinemas, larger restaurants and any sporting events would all be prohibited at least until the beginning of June.

    If they dont get this right we will see a second wave of infections, another peak and we'll all be under lockdown again, so its up to people not to take the pi$$.
    There will be no sporting events taking place until the autumn at the earliest and even then only behind closed doors.


    Cocooners will not be allowed to go outside on May 5th and much later
    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=113193042&postcount=7588
    Originally Posted by lastusername
    They won't lift the 2km limit on May 5, it'll be stuff like letting out those who have been cocooning, opening certain low-risk stores like DIY stores, etc.

    Absolutely no way will this happen so soon. The people in those categories will be the last to have the restrictions eased.

    Pubs will not open in the foreseeable future
    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=113252880&postcount=718
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by doylefe
    Can't wait for that creamy pint on the 5th.

    Why is that? Are you setting up a shebeen in your back garden or something? Because you certainly won`t be getting one in any pub anywhere on the 5th May or any other time in the foreseeable future. Not legally anyway.

    No foreign travel until 2021 without a vaccine
    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=113364372&postcount=8829
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by oceanman
    are you having a laugh, flights for holidays wont be happing by august..
    In the absence of a vaccine foreign holiday travel in 2021 will be very doubtful too I would think.

    Anyone who thinks they can take a holiday in August is dreaming

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=113362326&postcount=8788
    Originally Posted by Ginger n Lemon

    Boy i'd love this. I got to fly to Spain end of August, would be pretty handy to get such test, hopefully I've had covid and off I go enjoying beer in south of Spain without any fears of being stopped at checkpoints for mask inspection whatnot.

    You have a vivid imagination if you believe that will happen.

    Social distancing measure will not be eased without a vaccine
    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=113388452&postcount=279
    Originally Posted by snotboogie
    I am not moaning. I am pointing out the error in your statement, which is one i see over and over again. There is no plan to lift social distancing. Social distancing is the biggest restriction we have. To say there is a plan to lift our restrictions is false. There is a plan to lift as many ancillary restrictions as possible but there is no timeline on the big one.

    The is no plan to lift social distancing because unless a effective vaccine is developed distancing will remain in place for a long time to come. Deal with it.

    The ‘Roadmap for easing restrictions’ will not be accelerated
    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=113398443
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Speakerboxx
    Novelty wearing off now Tony. Open the gates Leo. We are fckued beyond our reach otherwise with the economy.

    Won`t be happening. Simple as that.

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=113573250
    riginally Posted by average_runner
    The numbers are under a 100 a day now, they need to move into phase 2 this weekend.


    Need to relax two meters to 1 meter.


    I was all for lockdown and did what it meant to do, but now time to move on


    Sorry to burst your bubble but you need to accept there is no prospect whatsoever of any more restrictions being lifted this weekend. This will not even be discussed by the current cabinet until the end of next week and no set in stone guarantee that the next phase will be implemented on 8th June either.

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=113580579&postcount=9258
    Originally Posted by magic17
    Hopefully the government does the right thing and skips straight to phase 3 on the 8th June and we can finally start to move out of this farcical situation we're in at the moment

    Won`t be happening. Simple as that.


    Well it's kind of hard to predict things with a new virus. We can all put our minds together and think positively but the virus honestly couldn't give two fcuks about positive attitudes and who's right or wrong.


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  • #8437
    stephenjmcd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,553 ✭✭✭✭stephenjmcd


    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    I'm not sure if the numbers are right - Mercy had 2 in ICU at 6:30 and 0 in the hospital at 8. Their numbers were wrong yesterday too. I suspect the actual number is 21.

    According to the report Mercy reported 1 at 8am and 1 at 2pm, 0 8pm. Thats in general beds excluding ICU.

    If there is a glitch in reporting there its minor, was more obvious a few weeks ago when Tallaght went from 13 to 0 in the space of hours.


  • #8438
    Goldengirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 17,349 ✭✭✭✭Goldengirl


    Micky 32 wrote: »
    And buses and trains that go into Cork from other parts of Ireland. Have you heard something i haven’t? Were we declared virus free??

    What ..are you talking about?


  • #8439
    Goldengirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 17,349 ✭✭✭✭Goldengirl


    normanoffside wrote: »
    Why is it a disgrace?
    I have simply pointed out that almost all of his predictions have been proven to be completely wrong.
    I have given factual and historical evidence.
    Feel free yourself to point out all the times he was right if you want to prove a counter argument.

    Do you know I really couldn't be bothered trawling through past posts like you seem to find so fascinating .
    There are plenty of facts and historical evidence about everyone here , but most people just move on with the discussion.


  • #8440
    bb1234567
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,513 ✭✭✭bb1234567


    normanoffside wrote: »
    Point it out and I will either defend my point or admit I was wrong.
    normanoffside wrote: »
    Is it not obvious to everyone by now that the virus is just simply dying out and running out of steam?
    It has taken the same pattern in most countries.
    It got in before people realised and spread like wildfire.
    The countries that did 'well' were those that quickly banned mass gatherings and stopped travellers coming in from infected regions.
    Countries that did worse are those who didn't take those measures and let it spread more internally before bringing in mitigation measures.
    I would include Ireland in the countries that did worse (we could have introduced a quarantine measure in march to stop spread from tourists coming back from Skiing trips, Cheltenham, Italian/Liverpool Matches etc).

    However what is universal is that whatever the start point (first recorded deaths/infections), the virus spread rapidly for a short period, peaked after 5-6 weeks and dropped off thereafter.
    We are now at the point where it is almost non existent and our mitigation measures are ineffective yet we are still not taking lessons from other countries and continuing as if it will surge again.

    It is not universal at this point that all countries peak after 5-6 weeks and then drops off. Several countries have experienced second waves, Mexico after 12 weeks of a large outbreak has not even reached a peak yet.Brazil has seen no decline in deaths yet after 14 weeks of a large outbreak. India is predicted to peak in mid November, etc..

    Your universal truth that should be 'obvious to everyone' by now was completely wrong

    And I am just being snarky as you dressed down that poster publicly and picked through his post history to embarass him


  • #8441
    mick087
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,123 ✭✭✭mick087


    I think it could of been much worse. Sure we could of done better but over all i think we did good.

    Yes we should of been more prepared and yes we should of had a warehouse supply of PPE. But i admit this is all after the fact Knowledge and if im honest i had never heard of PPE before all this started.

    Lets just hope now that the powers that be have leraned something from all this.


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  • #8442
    Juwwi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,266 ✭✭✭Juwwi


    Micky 32 wrote: »
    Despite down to 11 cases?? Go on outta that

    One swallow doesn't make a summer


  • #8443
    Micky 32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,645 ✭✭✭Micky 32


    Juwwi wrote: »
    One swallow doesn't make a summer

    So you think that the huge effort that was made over the last few months to get to where we are today equals to one “swallow”. Ooookaay.......


  • #8444
    Funsterdelux
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭Funsterdelux


    Juwwi wrote: »
    One swallow doesn't make a summer

    Cast not a clout till May is out


  • #8445
    Quantum Erasure
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,341 ✭✭✭✭Quantum Erasure


    Micky 32 wrote: »
    Despite down to 11 cases?? Go on outta that

    quoting a post from a week and a half ago out of context? Go on outta that


  • #8446
    Quantum Erasure
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,341 ✭✭✭✭Quantum Erasure


    this time tomorrow, there'll be 500,000 deaths worldwide from Covid19


  • #8447
    Micky 32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,645 ✭✭✭Micky 32


    Quantum Erasure wrote: »
    quoting a post from a week and a half ago out of context? Go on outta that

    You can blame technology for that. I only realised afterwards my phone brought me to that post as a new post for some reason.


  • #8448
    Juwwi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,266 ✭✭✭Juwwi


    Micky 32 wrote: »
    So you think that the huge effort that was made over the last few months to get to where we are today equals to one “swallow”. Ooookaay.......


    No what I mean is I wouldn't be taking anything for granted at this stage ,,

    I was in a shop earlier today that the queue went further than the 2m spaces that the shop provided stickers had in place ,,people didn't know what to do then after the stickers ended and just started queuing up I'd say 1 to 2 feet apart ,,basically didn't know what to do ..

    Apologies about the mask comment earlier today by the way .


  • #8449
    Micky 32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,645 ✭✭✭Micky 32


    Juwwi wrote: »
    No what I mean is I wouldn't be taking anything for granted at this stage ,,

    I was in a shop earlier today that the queue went further than the 2m spaces that the shop provided stickers had in place ,,people didn't know what to do then after the stickers ended and just started queuing up I'd say 1 to 2 feet apart ,,basically didn't know what to do ..

    Apologies about the mask comment earlier today by the way .

    I saw 2 women giving each other a farewell kiss and a hug on the street today.


  • #8450
    Goldengirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 17,349 ✭✭✭✭Goldengirl


    Micky 32 wrote: »
    I saw 2 women giving each other a farewell kiss and a hug on the street today.

    Yeah, one Irish , one African , read it already !


  • #8451
    bb1234567
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,513 ✭✭✭bb1234567


    Anyone here gotten an antibody test for this before? Are they commercially available in Ireland?

    I've noticed I've been experiencing shortness of breath the last few months, at first I thought it was just psychosomatic, broght on by the drama of the pandemic..but it is definitely there. Was reading on reddit about some other young people who have just that symptom and nothing else. I've not experienced any symptoms of note. I guess I'm wondering now whether I might have been asymptomatic and sustained some amount of lung damage. Anyone else have this, residual shortness of breath?

    My sister returned from a ski trip near Tyrol with flu like illness in late February, the day before the lockdown on that region was enforced funnily enough . At the time I guess it just seemed outlandish that anybody you know might have covid given how novel it was. But she probably did. My brother also became ill soon after. But what is odd is that us 3(24,20 and 16 years old had sypmtoms, but our parents in their 50's did not), makes me think that maybe we did in fact not have it.


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  • #8452
    cnocbui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,342 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    The US death rates are suspiciously low. Here's why:
    - Indiana: 1,832 COVID-19 deaths; 2,149 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 384)
    - Illinois: 4,856 COVID-19 deaths; 3,986 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 782)
    - Tennessee: 336 COVID-19 deaths; 1,704 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 611)
    - Ohio: 1,969 COVID-19 deaths; 2,327 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 820)
    - Virginia: 1,208 COVID-19 deaths; 1,394 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 451)
    - West Virginia: 72 COVID-19 deaths; 438 pneumonia deaths (five-year average: 117)

    Add to that:
    Florida forced medical examiners to stop reporting death results, and now we know why

    Back in April, it became clear that Florida was intentionally hiding a list of daily deaths that had previously been compiled by county medical examiners. Since that time, those examiners, as well as hospitals and local officials, have complained that the number of COVID-19 deaths being reported in Governor Ron DeSantis regular updates, doesn’t match what they’re seeing in their areas. Last week, the scientist behind Florida’s COVID-19 dashboard was fired after she says she refused to alter numbers as she was told.
    https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/5/28/1948035/-More-evidence-emerges-that-DeSantis-has-been-deliberately-under-reporting-COVID-19-deaths-in-Florida

    They have a wonderful political system over there.


  • #8453
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 78,499 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    bb1234567 wrote: »
    It is not universal at this point that all countries peak after 5-6 weeks and then drops off. Several countries have experienced second waves, Mexico after 12 weeks of a large outbreak has not even reached a peak yet.Brazil has seen no decline in deaths yet after 14 weeks of a large outbreak. India is predicted to peak in mid November, etc..

    Your universal truth that should be 'obvious to everyone' by now was completely wrong

    And I am just being snarky as you dressed down that poster publicly and picked through his post history to embarass him
    Poster is threadbanned so please do not respond as they cannot reply further


  • #8454
    Micky 32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,645 ✭✭✭Micky 32


    bb1234567 wrote: »
    Anyone here gotten an antibody test for this before? Are they commercially available in Ireland?

    I've noticed I've been experiencing shortness of breath the last few months, at first I thought it was just psychosomatic, broght on by the drama of the pandemic..but it is definitely there. Was reading on reddit about some other young people who have just that symptom and nothing else. I've not experienced any symptoms of note. I guess I'm wondering now whether I might have been asymptomatic and sustained some amount of lung damage. Anyone else have this, residual shortness of breath?

    My sister returned from a ski trip near Tyrol with flu like illness in late February, the day before the lockdown on that region was enforced funnily enough . At the time I guess it just seemed outlandish that anybody you know might have covid given how novel it was. But she probably did. My brother also became ill soon after. But what is odd is that us 3(24,20 and 16 years old had sypmtoms, but our parents in their 50's did not), makes me think that maybe we did in fact not have it.

    I have been caught at the back of my throat the last few months , hayfever due to the dryer spring/summer. Pollen is high this year. Possibly that. A few people i know experiencing the same.


  • #8455
    cnocbui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,342 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    Cork Boy 53 wrote: »
    I see that a regular poster from the **** the restrictions camp has stated precisely that comment on the Relaxation of Restrictions thread this evening.

    Keep washing those hands all you like, but it's a lot less important than the experts were originally telling us it was.

    A mask will do a lot more to prevent you being infected with the virus than washing your hands. Of course nothing wrong with doing both, but washing your hands and not wearing a mask really is near pointless.
    CDC now says COVID-19 ‘does not spread easily’ on most surfaces
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    By: Debbie Lord, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
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    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidance about the transmission of COVID-19, saying that the virus “does not spread easily” off surfaces as it was first believed.


    The new CDC guidelines address the spread of the novel coronavirus, which the agency had said was easily spread between people when someone touched a hard surface that had the virus on it.
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    Researchers now say the virus is primarily spread when a person who has COVID-19 coughs, sneezes or even just talks near someone else, causing droplets to land in the other person’s mouth or nose.
    https://www.wpxi.com/news/trending/coronavirus-cdc-now-says-covid-19-does-not-spread-easily-most-surfaces/A7STRRZBDNEZZDIQDPLEKBA6HA/

    A Chinese paper from a study of infection patterns related to the original SARS virus found that wearing a mask significantly reduced the chance of infection while washing hands did not reduce the chance of infection.


  • #8456
    Away With The Fairies
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭Away With The Fairies


    bb1234567 wrote: »
    Anyone here gotten an antibody test for this before? Are they commercially available in Ireland?

    I've noticed I've been experiencing shortness of breath the last few months, at first I thought it was just psychosomatic, broght on by the drama of the pandemic..but it is definitely there. Was reading on reddit about some other young people who have just that symptom and nothing else. I've not experienced any symptoms of note. I guess I'm wondering now whether I might have been asymptomatic and sustained some amount of lung damage. Anyone else have this, residual shortness of breath?

    My sister returned from a ski trip near Tyrol with flu like illness in late February, the day before the lockdown on that region was enforced funnily enough . At the time I guess it just seemed outlandish that anybody you know might have covid given how novel it was. But she probably did. My brother also became ill soon after. But what is odd is that us 3(24,20 and 16 years old had sypmtoms, but our parents in their 50's did not), makes me think that maybe we did in fact not have it.

    With travel and coming home with flu like symptoms, I would bet your sister had it and passed it on to yourself and your brother.

    Parents were probably asymptomatic.


  • #8457
    Juwwi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,266 ✭✭✭Juwwi


    Micky 32 wrote: »
    I saw 2 women giving each other a farewell kiss and a hug on the street today.


    Hopefully they had masks on


  • #8458
    bb1234567
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,513 ✭✭✭bb1234567


    Micky 32 wrote: »
    I have been caught at the back of my throat the last few months , hayfever due to the dryer spring/summer. Pollen is high this year. Possibly that. A few people i know experiencing the same.

    Yeh, have been getting watery eyes too, so could be. It's just that my sister returned with flu from that region of the Alps in late Februaru that has kind of peaked my interest to get an antibody test now


  • #8459
    Away With The Fairies
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭Away With The Fairies


    bb1234567 wrote: »
    Yeh, have been getting watery eyes too, so could be. It's just that my sister returned with flu from that region of the Alps in late Februaru that has kind of peaked my interest to get an antibody test now

    Watery eyes can be a symptom as well https://www.google.ie/amp/s/www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1291680/coronavirus-symptoms-hidden-signs-covid-19-infection-watery-eyes/amp


  • #8460
    ShineOn7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭ShineOn7


    cnocbui wrote: »

    A Chinese paper from a study of infection patterns related to the original SARS virus found that wearing a mask significantly reduced the chance of infection while washing hands did not reduce the chance of infection.


    And yet I heard an expert on the radio this week say it was the other way around, that washing hands was more important than masks. Can't remember which expert or station as the talk shows seem to have a fair few of them doing the rounds

    So, for me anyway, the best and most sensible policy is to do both


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  • #8461
    Polar101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,149 ✭✭✭Polar101


    :)https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2020/06/26/there-wont-be-a-second-wave-confirms-taxi-driving-immunologist/
    THE WORLD has breathed a sigh of relief at the news that Dublin based taxi driving immunologist Noel Shields has angrily stated for the umpteenth time this week that their won’t be a second wave, therefore making any expert stating otherwise look utterly foolish,

    This too sounds familiar, like the doommonger in the earlier story.


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