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

caveat emptor · 30-07-2020 11:04AM

Why don't you attack the post instead of the poster.

What I said was.

I do care about understanding this pandemic and pathogen.

You clearly don't. Otherwise you might comment on something about the actual pandemic or the science that drives our understanding.

D.Q wrote: »

caveat emptor wrote: »

Your posts read like someone that has really and truly gone off the deep end.

Just link after link. Really condescending to anyone with a different opinion. There's no need for the "giant writing" comments, or the "spoiler alerts" as if you have any more of a clue than anyone else.

"I don't know you, I dont care about you, I care about this pathogen" is just bizarre and would be more suited to a straight to dvd disaster movie.

I think both sides will find links to suit their narrative. the truth is somewhere in the middle most likely.

What Username Guidelines · 30-07-2020 11:08AM

D.Q wrote: »

Pull your own head away from the "covid longterm damage" google searches, stop playing scientist and stick your head out the window instead. The sky is not falling. We have EIGHT people in ICU. We're doing grand.

Now hang on just a sec there buddy, we have FOUR in ICU, not EIGHT

Plumbthedepths · 30-07-2020 11:27AM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

Your replies to anything that you disagree with are some of the most condescending I've ever seen on here.

Point in case above

At least he didn't post a fake tweet.

30-07-2020 11:32AM

General advice- spend a few minutes researching complications associated with influenza, rheumatic fever, chicken pox in adults and other common viruses. Covid is significantly more serious than flu, less serious than mers and sars 1, but the types of complications associated with it are not unusual

ACitizenErased · 30-07-2020 11:36AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

General advice- spend a few minutes researching complications associated with influenza, rheumatic fever, chicken pox in adults and other common viruses. Covid is significantly more serious than flu, less serious than mers and sars 1, but the types of complications associated with it are not unusual

You’d swear no other illness exists with medium term effects.

ACitizenErased · 30-07-2020 11:42AM

There are now just 6 people in hospital with COVID in Ireland.

Gruffalux · 30-07-2020 11:46AM

Lookit for sure people get post viral problems after other viruses. No one says they don't.
And it is looking like they get them with covid too.
There is no need to mock someone who thinks one way or another in any direction because to be honest it will be about 12 months more before we have good post viral data. We are all shooting in the dark.

In the meantime I personally think it is best to avoid the damn thing. And it appears that sensible people in charge all over the world from Germany to Australia see fit to have as many people in their countries avoid it as possible.
Probably because they know we know very little for sure about it. And it is very contagious. That makes it nasty. Like if you go to a karaoke house party in Limavady and someone has a flu 37 other people don't walk away after the party with the blasted flu.

Stupid effing horrid bastarding covid. That's mostly what I know about it!!

setanta1984 · 30-07-2020 11:54AM

s1ippy wrote: »

I've a feeling in a couple more months, just like at the start of this, a lot of people will be a lot less dismissive. The next few months are going to be absolute mayhem.

I'm not sure what it is you want exactly? You don't appear to be happy unless everyone is posting that they are in fear of their life every time they go outside the front door.
Statements like "The next few months are going to be absolute mayhem" just make you seem hysterical. What would have to change for you to not think we're heading for "absolute mayhem"? Life has to go on.
Is it you want re-introduction of the restrictions we've been lifting for the last few months? People to say they want more shutdowns and to be pushing for them?
The more cautious have already got their wish with masks now mandatory in basically every indoor setting.

I'm honestly not sure what it is you want in practicality? Just for people to be constantly reiterating that they scared witless? Roll back of the phases? I don't get the constant hand-wringing. We have single digit figures of people in hospital.

road_high · 30-07-2020 11:55AM

Have a friend that's border line Covid obsessed, i try avoid the topic at all costs. Not irish, has had several tests with some showing up antibodies...they've never been sick or had any effects. So apart for the fear of passing it to loved ones, I can't fathom how they appear so afraid of something their immune system has clearly tackled? If worried about loved ones just keep the hell away from them...
Thing is they've been travelling back and forth (I guess in guise of essential business) to/from their home country- I feel like saying if you're that bothered you'd have stayed in Ireland or there throughout :rolleyes:

schmoo2k · 30-07-2020 12:09PM

While the number of daily new cases grows at an alarming rate, the daily deaths seems to be a lot flatter - which must mean that treatments have improved significantly since the early days?

The HorsesMouth · 30-07-2020 12:14PM

s1ippy wrote: »

McConkey has a great point here, that there seems to be a worrying amount of asymptomatic transmission in the community. This could quickly rip through the older population like the flu so easily does in the months we're now facing into.

I feel very fortunate to be working from home. There's no way I would put my family at risk by going in to some stuffy office and interacting with others who have been who knows where. It's out there freely circulating in a big proportion of society (many of whom are in complete denial like those in this thread so determined to shout down anyone discussing the seriousness of this virus) so now is the time to be incredibly vigilant and take care of yourself.

I've a feeling in a couple more months, just like at the start of this, a lot of people will be a lot less dismissive. The next few months are going to be absolute mayhem.

The problem I see with McConkeys statement there is EVERYTHING Is a worrying trend. Like surely the fact that young people are getting it and not going to hospital or not passing it onto older people( as per the figures and hospital numbers) is not a worrying trend. If it was older people picking it up and the number of cases was escalating there then I can understand the powers that be issuing these "worrying signs" "second wave" fears.
If there's warnings issued everyday people get very fed up of that.
Also..anyone comparing this with the case numbers at the start of March needs to stop. We had no testing centres, no idea of the amount of covid in the country, testing and results took up to 14 days, no contact tracing in place etc. Its a very different place.

quokula · 30-07-2020 12:18PM

schmoo2k wrote: »

While the number of daily new cases grows at an alarming rate, the daily deaths seems to be a lot flatter - which must mean that treatments have improved significantly since the early days?

Partially that, but more thorough testing is probably a bigger factor.

schmoo2k · 30-07-2020 12:22PM

quokula wrote: »

Partially that, but more thorough testing is probably a bigger factor.

The only way its a bigger factor is if the number of people with covid now is less than the number of people with covid back in March (testing or no testing)?

Westernyelp · 30-07-2020 12:22PM

Some people are never truly happy unless they are miserable. This whole situation has allowed some of these masochists to reach previously unknown levels of ecstasy it seems.
I think it's probably best to leave them at it. It's not my scene anyway.

Non solum non ambulabit · 30-07-2020 12:29PM

Rob A. Bank wrote: »

And ~190 thousand of the ~290 thousand new Covid-19 cases reported yesterday were from just three countries !

Exactly. Those countries really are a mess and if they had got their s**t together the world would have been in a much better place

stephenjmcd · 30-07-2020 12:30PM

Wouldn't be the first time the Department of Social protection has overstepped the mark

https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1288798098198859777?s=19

ACitizenErased · 30-07-2020 12:36PM

Scotland reopening schools on August 11th

Non solum non ambulabit · 30-07-2020 12:42PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Scotland reopening schools on August 11th

That's excellent. We should be able to really learn from their experience.

AllGunsBlazing · 30-07-2020 12:44PM

Scots have done well. The nordies too, once they realised Johnson was bat**** loony.

Boggles · 30-07-2020 12:49PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Scotland reopening schools on August 11th

Based on pressure from certain groups and not science.

It will end well.

ACitizenErased · 30-07-2020 12:52PM

Latest testing data just released.
Nursing home testing has ended, referrals are back down to normal levels and I expect testing to decrease pretty dramatically as such.
https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/news/newsfeatures/covid19-updates/integrated-information-service-testing-and-contact-tracing-dashboard-30-july-2020.pdf

Widdensushi · 30-07-2020 12:53PM

How many of the doom and gloom merchants on here, are or are in a relationship with someone in the teaching profession?

Polar101 · 30-07-2020 12:58PM

D.Q wrote: »

I think both sides will find links to suit their narrative. the truth is somewhere in the middle most likely.

People could also try having a discussion without having to take sides. Why does everything on the internet have to be for something or against something? I read and post in this thread to learn about the pandemic, and I have opinions on things, but the back and forth bickering is pretty tedious.

We get new information daily, some of it is essential and some less so.

CalamariFritti · 30-07-2020 01:02PM

stephenjmcd wrote: »

Wouldn't be the first time the Department of Social protection has overstepped the mark

https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1288798098198859777?s=19

Thought that the moment I heard about rumours that people at airports we’re asked for their PPS numbers.

Boggles · 30-07-2020 01:04PM

Widdensushi wrote: »

How many of the doom and gloom merchants on here, are or are in a relationship with someone in the teaching profession?

I wonder how many of the "it's just a flu" brigade have the absolute least to lose if we have to bring national restrictions again.

Strumms · 30-07-2020 01:08PM

Strumms wrote: »

Doorbell rings... guy standing there who isn’t known to me, I open the door... him : “ohhh hello, I’m **** from the Mater Hospital Foundation, wondering if you’d be interested in sponsoring.. “ I just shake my head and shut the door... has this whole country gone fuçkin mad, or what... that you have a hospital foundation charity sending people door to door in a pandemic looking for donations... I mean WTF ! Seriously.

Two days later and more fûcking chuggers calling to the house this morning around 10am. I didn’t get a chance to find out who they were representing as I didn’t answer the door but they were ran with much enthusiasm, aggression and vigor by a usually quite quiet and placid individual.

Really annoying how these companies, recognize that there are so many people at home, decide to target this . Almost a captive audience. What people don’t want or need is up close encounters with people whom are probably encountering hundreds of people up close and personal, daily, maybe thousands over their weeks work... ffs.

Onesea · 30-07-2020 01:09PM

https://youtu.be/pDUkRdaB_no

schmoo2k · 30-07-2020 01:15PM

Onesea wrote: »

https://youtu.be/pDUkRdaB_no

Mark Passio - such an idiot.

Always_Running · 30-07-2020 01:28PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

There are now just 6 people in hospital with COVID in Ireland.

We have come a long way from the virus peak on his island.

gipi · 30-07-2020 01:28PM

Strumms wrote: »

Two days later and more fûcking chuggers calling to the house this morning around 10am. I didn’t get a chance to find out who they were representing as I didn’t answer the door but they were ran with much enthusiasm, aggression and vigor by a usually quite quiet and placid individual.

Really annoying how these companies, recognize that there are so many people at home, decide to target this . Almost a captive audience. What people don’t want or need is up close encounters with people whom are probably encountering hundreds of people up close and personal, daily, maybe thousands over their weeks work... ffs.

I remember when one of the distance restrictions was lifted (can't remember which one), I had 2 sets of people at the door trying to sell me broadband or a house alarm within 2 days!

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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