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Covid 19 Part XX-26,644 in ROI (1,772 deaths) 6,064 in NI (556 deaths) (08/08)Read OP

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  • #1412
    PopTarts
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    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    LATEST TESTING UPDATE - 48 HOURS

    Tests conducted last 48 hours: 13804
    Tests conducted last 7 days: 46,922
    Positive Tests last 48 hours: 55
    Positivity Rate last 7 days: 0.3%

    Quite a number of cases missing from Saturday and Sunday so!
    Prob hit us Tuesday with a high number :(


  • #1413
    bodhrandude
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    igCorcaigh wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/BelTel/status/1287749584563908614?s=19

    Lol I wonder what they were singing, Fever or maybe screaming out Gun N Roses classics.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



  • #1414
    Non solum non ambulabit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,089 ✭✭✭Non solum non ambulabit


    hmmm wrote: »
    For many people it is not even noticeable, but "mild" means everything short of hospitalisation which is a pretty serious range. It's probably more accurate to say something like 50% mild, 40% moderate, 10% severe. "Moderate" is like a bad flu, and anyone who has had a flu will know what I mean.

    https://www.europeanlung.org/en/covid-19/what-is-covid-19/symptoms

    Agree with that. It's all about definitions I guess. Most medical people would consider a disease mild if you only experienced mild to moderate symptoms.


  • #1415
    Eod100
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    hmmm wrote: »
    For many people it is not even noticeable, but "mild" means everything short of hospitalisation which is a pretty serious range. It's probably more accurate to say something like 50% mild, 40% moderate, 10% severe. "Moderate" is like a bad flu, and anyone who has had a flu will know what I mean.

    https://www.europeanlung.org/en/covid-19/what-is-covid-19/symptoms

    Yeah I think the description I heard before was mild/moderate is basically anything up to not needing to be ventilated.

    The other side of it is it's probably too early to tell long term effects as it hasn't even been around a year yet. Could be potential organ damage to lungs, brain and heart which could affect quality of life. The bottom line is prevention is the best cure of course.


  • #1416
    froog
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    Assetbacked wrote: »
    I didn't say our cases are low, I'm saying that, based on the stats we have, the virus is not very harmful. You have absolutely no basis for saying that the virus would have a worse hospitalisation and death rate if more people got infected.

    EDIT: I found the official table with the actual hospitalisation and death rate split between the age groups - see p9 https://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/respiratory/coronavirus/novelcoronavirus/casesinireland/epidemiologyofcovid-19inireland/COVID-19_Daily_epidemiology_report_v0.1_website.pdf

    Case fatality rate in Ireland based on number of notified cases (i.e. actual positive tests) as a % of the total cases;

    0-14 years 0%
    15-24 years 0.05%
    25-34 years 0.11%
    35-44 years 0.26%
    45-54 years 0.52%
    55-64 years 2.04%
    65-74 years 12.3%
    75-84 years 22.31%
    85+ years 27.69%

    All the while noting that the median age of those infected was 48 so it wasn't just older people that got infected.

    how can you say the virus is "not very harmful" given the stats you just posted unless you are discounting old people for some reason? this attitude is appalling and needs to stop.


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  • #1417
    Deeper Blue
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    timsey tiger wrote: »
    The order of words matter, in case you didn't know.

    What I said made perfect sense, in case you didn't know


  • #1418
    Gael23
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    What are today’s figures?


  • #1419
    Itssoeasy
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    Have today's cases not been announced yet ? I was just checking the rte website and there's nothing when at this time there normally is.


  • #1420
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 91,427 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Nothing yet as school reopening plans being unveiled
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  • #1421
    GooglePlus
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    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    Have today's cases not been announced yet ? I was just checking the rte website and there's nothing when at this time there normally is.

    The School reopening plan announcement has delayed the release..


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  • #1422
    Arghus
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    I expect we'll get them at the briefing, which is due to start at 6 30.

    Which means it'll be after 6 30.


  • #1423
    JP Liz V1
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    MM has a very boring voice
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  • #1424
    Eod100
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    Thought I heard something about testing of passengers from people from high risk countries on RTE radio 1 news bulletin there. No idea if it's for Ireland or what but guess it might come up in briefing if it's for here. Couldn't see anything on RTE news site about it.


  • #1425
    GooglePlus
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    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    MM has a very boring voice

    Better than the blocked nose D4.


  • #1426
    Deeper Blue
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    ChelseaRentBoy wrote: »
    It's not just Vietnam the whole planet is in real trouble now. Difficult Winter ahead for Europe in particular.
    El Sueño wrote: »
    Out of interest why will it be particularly difficult for Europe?

    Any chance I could get a reply to the above? Not having a dig just genuinely interested to hear your reasoning.


  • #1427
    bodhrandude
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    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    Have today's cases not been announced yet ? I was just checking the rte website and there's nothing when at this time there normally is.

    Briefing is at 6.30.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



  • #1428
    gmisk
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    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    MM has a very boring voice
    Wait til he tells you about how Sweden has the finest collection of boilers in the world...


  • #1429
    Assetbacked
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    froog wrote: »
    how can you say the virus is "not very harmful" given the stats you just posted unless you are discounting old people for some reason? this attitude is appalling and needs to stop.

    This is ridiculous, you'd think covid was the only thing older people need to worry about. Get over yourself. The data says it is not very harmful, if you want to pull at heart strings for your own emotional sanity then go ahead.


  • #1430
    JP Liz V1
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    Surely kids could wear masks at least older kids
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  • #1431
    Tandey
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    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    Surely kids could wear masks at least older ones

    Why make them wear old masks.


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  • #1432
    hmmm
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    froog wrote: »
    how can you say the virus is "not very harmful" given the stats you just posted unless you are discounting old people for some reason? this attitude is appalling and needs to stop.
    I'm not sure that poster is the full shilling to be honest. They don't seem to understand how anything which might not affect them could be regarded as harmful.


  • #1433
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    El Sueño wrote: »
    Any chance I could get a reply to the above? Not having a dig just genuinely interested to hear your reasoning.

    Probably the theory that the virus will transmit more efficiently in the winter and the rise in cases we're already seeing in Europe during the summer months, so there's a fear of a second surge during winter months.

    Nobody knows what will happen but the above is being thrown around a fair bit.


  • #1434
    Arghus
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    Sometimes posters go silent when they realise there's no point talking to a wall.


  • #1435
    JP Liz V1
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    The plan will start 2021 with all the talking
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  • #1436
    Always_Running
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    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    MM has a very boring voice

    He's an awful public speaker.


  • #1437
    ACitizenErased
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    Germany has announced mandatory testing for those arriving from countries not on their green list


  • #1438
    Westernyelp
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    Micheal and Norma are like the priest and the gospel reader at mass. I'm just waiting for them to start handing out communion


  • #1439
    Assetbacked
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    hmmm wrote: »
    I'm not sure that poster is the full shilling to be honest. They don't seem to understand how anything which might not affect them could be regarded as harmful.

    You've gone silent since I gave you all the data, I've noticed. Anti-relaxers, flat curvers types thrive on hysteria and don't engage with the data in my experience. They live on their keyboards and are disproportionately represented online compared to the numbers you see out and about on a daily basis, IMHO.


  • #1440
    Always_Running
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    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    The plan will start 2021 with all the talking
    RTÉ and Virgin media had enough of her raving 😂


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  • #1441
    froog
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    Assetbacked wrote: »
    This is ridiculous, you'd think covid was the only thing older people need to worry about. Get over yourself. The data says it is not very harmful, if you want to pull at heart strings for your own emotional sanity then go ahead.

    The data says its not very harmful for people under 65.


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