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Coronavirus Pandemic Information- Local and Worldwide

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  • #1262
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    A bit about the knock on effect of covid19 on potato production in the US.
    https://twitter.com/businessinsider/status/1277768999812636677?s=19


  • #1263
    Base price
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,705 ✭✭✭✭Base price


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Anyone watch primetime last night
    I just watched it on the RTE player and it is very sobering to see the reality.

    I know a man in his early 50's (my age) with no underling health issues who contracted covid-19 early April. He was put on a ventilator and had problems with organ failure. His family were told at one stage that he wouldn't make it. He rallied but is now on ongoing renal treatment and physical remedial/therapy. He is still in full time care.


  • #1264
    I says
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,153 ✭✭✭I says


    Base price wrote: »
    I just watched it on the RTE player and it is very sobering to see the reality.

    I know a man in his early 50's (my age) with no underling health issues who contracted covid-19 early April. He was put on a ventilator and had problems with organ failure. His family were told at one stage that he wouldn't make it. He rallied but is now on ongoing renal treatment and physical remedial/therapy. He is still in full time care.
    Acceptance of death makes it easier, I always believe your time and date is stamped on your arse the day you are born. Best before if ya will.
    We are all going to die but of what and when is the mystery.


  • #1265
    Say my name
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,501 ✭✭✭✭Say my name


    Take what you will from this. But it appears antibodies are not lasting very long in asymptomatic cases of Covid.
    So even if a vaccine is found and approved it may only work for two months.

    https://twitter.com/damilola_MD/status/1276475458314555393?s=20

    I received these test kits from mybio today.
    https://mybio.ie/blogs/news/mybio-antibody-test

    I did the test as well as my father. Both came back negative and negative for the virus.
    But if the tweet is to be believed in asymptomatic cases then the money spent on the tests may be kind of wasted as there may be a shorter window to test for antibodies than was believed.

    John Purcell. Owner of Kclr radio doing the same test.
    https://youtu.be/JERrCB17FP4


  • #1266
    greysides
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 9,047 Mod ✭✭✭✭greysides


    https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-immunity-levels-higher-than-antibody-tests-suggest-according-to-swedish-study-12018799

    "Our results indicate that roughly twice as many people have developed T-cell immunity compared with those who we can detect antibodies in," he explained.

    The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress. Joseph Joubert

    The ultimate purpose of debate is not to produce consensus. It's to promote critical thinking.

    Adam Grant



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  • #1267
    Water John
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,288 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    This gives the progress through the phases of trials of the diff candidates for vaccine:
    https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2020/jul/02/coronavirus-vaccine-tracker-how-close-are-we-to-a-vaccine


  • #1268
    longgonesilver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 734 ✭✭✭longgonesilver


    Some companies have received permission to run two phases simultaneously, speeding up the process overall.


  • #1269
    Water John
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,288 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    This article is based on an interview with Prof Robin Shattock, Imperial College. They like Moderna are using RNA, whilst Oxford use the traditional approach.
    https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jul/03/im-cautiously-optimistic-imperials-robin-shattock-on-his-coronavirus-vaccine


  • #1270
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    https://twitter.com/BallouxFrancois/status/1279026157988597765?s=19


  • #1271
    Say my name
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,501 ✭✭✭✭Say my name


    A few more people here were tested with the antibody tests.
    And same thing antibody negative.

    It seems we're not the only one's to be testing this way.

    Look at the comments below the article.

    What this really means? I haven't the foggiest.

    https://www.thejournal.ie/covid-19-research-5139900-Jul2020/


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  • #1272
    Lime Tree Farm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,104 ✭✭✭Lime Tree Farm


    trending on the UK Twitter:

    https://twitter.com/i/status/1278672584930758656


  • #1273
    yosemitesam1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,110 ✭✭✭yosemitesam1


    Say my name wrote: »
    A few more people here were tested with the antibody tests.
    And same thing antibody negative.

    It seems we're not the only one's to be testing this way.

    Look at the comments below the article.

    What this really means? I haven't the foggiest.

    https://www.thejournal.ie/covid-19-research-5139900-Jul2020/

    They mustn't have much of an understanding to how immunity develops in coronavirus.
    There's detectable immunity in antibodies in blood and/or nasal mucous as well as immunity through t cells.
    Only blood antibodies have been looked at so far in any population studies meaning they have most likely underestimated the total spread by quite a bit which will mean an IFR of well below 0.5% before allowing for deaths from covid being overestimated


  • #1274
    alps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,301 ✭✭✭alps


    Its arrived..

    Hope it gets used..

    https://www.covidtracker.ie/


  • #1275
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,632 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    alps wrote: »
    Its arrived..

    Hope it gets used..

    https://www.covidtracker.ie/

    It was in your phone weeks ago


  • #1276
    alps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,301 ✭✭✭alps


    Reggie. wrote: »
    It was in your phone weeks ago

    No it wasn't. What was put on your phone was to accommodate the use of the app.

    Doesn’t use location by the looks of it ... only low energy Bluetooth with other phones in the same vicinity. It’s using a distributed model where the info is only between the phones themselves and not stored in a centralised system. Apple and google made this possible in the past few months to allow this type of app to be built. Unfortunately the UK (and France) have gone with the centralised model where your info is stored centrally. This means the Irish system is not compatible with the UK 🙄 I believe the Irish direction is the right one as it’s far better from a data protection point of view


  • #1277
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,632 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    alps wrote: »
    No it wasn't. What was put on your phone was to accommodate the use of the app.

    Doesn’t use location by the looks of it ... only low energy Bluetooth with other phones in the same vicinity. It’s using a distributed model where the info is only between the phones themselves and not stored in a centralised system. Apple and google made this possible in the past few months to allow this type of app to be built. Unfortunately the UK (and France) have gone with the centralised model where your info is stored centrally. This means the Irish system is not compatible with the UK 🙄 I believe the Irish direction is the right one as it’s far better from a data protection point of view

    Interesting


  • #1278
    Lime Tree Farm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,104 ✭✭✭Lime Tree Farm


    Breaking news: Brazil's president tests positive for Covid-19's little flu.

    https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-brazils-president-jair-bolsonaro-tests-positive-for-covid-19-12023210


  • #1279
    yosemitesam1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,110 ✭✭✭yosemitesam1


    https://www.thejournal.ie/micheal-martins-first-leaders-questions-5143721-Jul2020/

    Presumably one of the 1700 reported covid deaths


  • #1280
    Bass Reeves
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 20,590 ✭✭✭✭Bass Reeves


    yosemitesam1 wrote: »
    https://www.thejournal.ie/micheal-martins-first-leaders-questions-5143721-Jul2020/

    Presumably one of the 1700 reported covid deaths


    An interesting statistic, i suppose I should not put it that way. However when excess deaths are looked at in Ireland compared to COVID deaths we are over 200 behind our COVID death figures. So when comparing to figures world wide we have over reported compared to a lot of countries under reporting

    Slava Ukrainii



  • #1281
    greysides
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 9,047 Mod ✭✭✭✭greysides


    https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2020/0707/1151929-who-studying-evidence-on-airborne-covid-transmission/

    The World Health Organization has said it will study fresh evidence on airborne transmission of the coronavirus, after an international group of scientists concluded it could spread far beyond two metres.

    The WHO said it would put out a new scientific brief within days, rounding up the knowledge about how the virus can be transmitted and ensuring its guidance stays in line with the evidence.

    The two-metre physical distancing guideline has been a major factor in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, which has killed more than 538,000 people and infected over 11.6 million since the outbreak emerged in China last December.



    However, the coronavirus can spread through the air far beyond two metres, a group of 239 international scientists said yesterday.

    When an infected person exhales, they expel droplets. Droplets under five micrometres in size can become suspended in the air for several hours and travel up to tens of metres, they said.

    The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress. Joseph Joubert

    The ultimate purpose of debate is not to produce consensus. It's to promote critical thinking.

    Adam Grant



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  • #1282
    einn32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,085 ✭✭✭einn32


    Locked down again in Melbourne for 6 weeks. Most people are fed up now I'd say.


  • #1283
    greysides
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 9,047 Mod ✭✭✭✭greysides


    More on aerosols....


    https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/airborne-coronavirus-what-you-should-do-now-to-help-yourself-stay-safe-1.4298297

    The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress. Joseph Joubert

    The ultimate purpose of debate is not to produce consensus. It's to promote critical thinking.

    Adam Grant



  • #1284
    Birdnuts
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,955 ✭✭✭Birdnuts


    The tyrant running Brazil has come down with Covid - couldn't happen to a nicer chap as me aul lad would say;)


  • #1285
    wrangler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,547 ✭✭✭✭wrangler


    Birdnuts wrote: »
    The tyrant running Brazil has come down with Covid - couldn't happen to a nicer chap as me aul lad would say;)

    Numbers starting to climb here too.
    23 cases here today, all under 45, 18 under 25


  • #1286
    Base price
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,705 ✭✭✭✭Base price


    wrangler wrote: »
    Numbers starting to climb here too.
    23 cases here today, all under 45, 18 under 25
    I reckon we will be back in lock down in the next 2 to 3 weeks. I would suggest that people stock up their freezers/dry cupboards soon. I'm going to do a big shop tomorrow to stock up. If we don't go back into a lock down then the food will be used anyway over time.


  • #1287
    Water John
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,288 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    Mighn't be lockdown but social drinking might be stopped again.
    The uptake of mask wearing has also been poor, don't understand that.


  • #1288
    jimini0
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,102 ✭✭✭jimini0


    Base price wrote: »
    I reckon we will be back in lock down in the next 2 to 3 weeks. I would suggest that people stock up their freezers/dry cupboards soon. I'm going to do a big shop tomorrow to stock up. If we don't go back into a lock down then the food will be used anyway over time.

    Let the great toilet roll race begin.
    Sorry base I agree with an awful lot of things you say on here but these kind of posts on social media left an awful lot of people without the basics 3 months ago. There is absolutely no reason to panic buy. It only takes a couple of posts like this on social media to get people panicked. The fit and healthy people are well fit to go to the shop on any given day. But like before we HAD to alot time slots for the elderly and health care workers to shop. That should never happen.
    OK rant over


  • #1289
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,885 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Water John wrote: »
    Mighn't be lockdown but social drinking might be stopped again.
    The uptake of mask wearing has also been poor, don't understand that.

    People dont understand how to wear masks.


  • #1290
    Dinzee Conlee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,171 ✭✭✭Dinzee Conlee


    whelan2 wrote: »
    People dont understand how to wear masks.

    Do many on here wear masks when out and about?

    I haven’t mainly cos I never think of it until am in town...


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  • #1291
    Base price
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,705 ✭✭✭✭Base price


    jimini0 wrote: »
    Let the great toilet roll race begin.
    Sorry base I agree with an awful lot of things you say on here but these kind of posts on social media left an awful lot of people without the basics 3 months ago. There is absolutely no reason to panic buy. It only takes a couple of posts like this on social media to get people panicked. The fit and healthy people are well fit to go to the shop on any given day. But like before we HAD to alot time slots for the elderly and health care workers to shop. That should never happen.
    OK rant over
    Apologies, I'm not trying to panic anyone, I'm only giving my opinion. Eldest is living in Melbourne and they relaxed their covid-19 rules about 4 weeks ago similar to what we did last week. He is now in a 6 week lock down although he can still travel to work.
    Irrespective of what happens I'm going to be prudent and stock up on food and essential items.


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