Covid 19 Part XXVIII- 71,942 ROI(2,050 deaths) 51,824 NI (983 deaths) (28/11) Read OP

podgeandrodge · 07-11-2020 02:09PM

How are the minks passing it to humans?

normanoffside · 07-11-2020 02:10PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Why me why me why oh why me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTPtDFxQgn4

SleetAndSnow · 07-11-2020 02:13PM

Anybody know whats happening with Second close contact tests? Living with a covid positive person, everybody else is negative thankfully. None of us has been contacted for our second test (should be today) and the only other close contact, doesn't live with us, was tested today? How does this work?

Charles Babbage · 07-11-2020 02:13PM

podgeandrodge wrote: »

How are the minks passing it to humans?

The same way the humans passed it on to the mink?

Funsterdelux · 07-11-2020 02:14PM

DevilsHaircut wrote: »

I believe that this is Melbourne Man, a public health consultant.

So maybe lay off the schoolyard stuff, as he's not familiar with the 'tone' of boardsies experts.

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Away With The Fairies · 07-11-2020 02:33PM

podgeandrodge wrote: »

How are the minks passing it to humans?

Minks can breathe. All those infected minks breathing covid particles out. That's my guess anyways. Unless the Danish eat mink like the Chinese eat bats.

Eod100 · 07-11-2020 02:39PM

Not sure if this was posted already. Pat Leahy relaying current government thoughts on Christmas:

''Should it be all in one go, or a graduated opening? (Two stages, perhaps one at the start of December, one a week or so before Christmas)

Should the regulations about visiting homes be completely relaxed or confined to family members? (People are very nervous about home visits, but new research is awaited)

Can pubs open? (Huge nervousness over this, likely to be subject to strict conditions)

Can mass travel into the country be permitted? (Can it really be stopped, is the question some people have asked)

None of this is agreed as yet. Scratchy exchanges between Nphet and the Government lie ahead. A fraught few weeks are in store.''

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/inside-politics-the-fraught-job-of-finding-an-exit-route-from-level-5-1.4402437

ACitizenErased · 07-11-2020 02:39PM

RE the Minks. There have been 5 mutations detected.
Strands 1 through 4, detected in the majority, are no different from any of the other strands.
Strand 5 has been detected in 12 people and is the one that has reduced susceptibility to antibodies, but no difference noted in symptoms etc.

Thierry12 · 07-11-2020 02:53PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

RE the Minks. There have been 5 mutations detected.
Strands 1 through 4, detected in the majority, are no different from any of the other strands.
Strand 5 has been detected in 12 people and is the one that has reduced susceptibility to antibodies, but no difference noted in symptoms etc.

Its getting to be like that TV series Zoo now lol

Seems a ****load of minks have died from it, thousands up on thousands worldwide, US especially.

Also reports of cats, ferrets, badgers dieing from Covid

Strangest one is scientists asking can autopsies be performed on those 300 elephants that died suddenly in Botswana as well, they don't believe that gas bacteria story they put out, suspecting Covid

Opinion by some is all animals are susceptible to Covid at high viral loads

Chinese the cunning whores went for erradifcation for a reason

Paddygreen · 07-11-2020 03:10PM

Eod100 wrote: »

Not sure if this was posted already. Pat Leahy relaying current government thoughts on Christmas:

''Should it be all in one go, or a graduated opening? (Two stages, perhaps one at the start of December, one a week or so before Christmas)

Should the regulations about visiting homes be completely relaxed or confined to family members? (People are very nervous about home visits, but new research is awaited)

Can pubs open? (Huge nervousness over this, likely to be subject to strict conditions)

Can mass travel into the country be permitted? (Can it really be stopped, is the question some people have asked)

None of this is agreed as yet. Scratchy exchanges between Nphet and the Government lie ahead. A fraught few weeks are in store.''

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/inside-politics-the-fraught-job-of-finding-an-exit-route-from-level-5-1.4402437

I think our rule makers are waiting for the Austerity21, Poverty22, and Destitution23 to dampen the demand for six euro pints.

ACitizenErased · 07-11-2020 03:15PM

NPHET have recommended the following RE: Denmark

All travellers from Denmark required to restrict movements for 2 weeks.

Ireland's three mink farms to be inspected.

All mink farm staff and close contacts to be tested.

caveat emptor · 07-11-2020 03:26PM

DevilsHaircut wrote: »

I believe that this is Melbourne Man, a public health consultant.

So maybe lay off the schoolyard stuff, as he's not familiar with the 'tone' of boardsies experts.

Ah I see, he may have tricked me with his user name. He is based in Brisbane as per the video. Strange to then have Melbourne man as the username. Of course he could be the good doctor but I have my doubts. Thanks

GazzaL · 07-11-2020 03:33PM

Charles Babbage wrote: »

The same way the humans passed it on to the mink?

Riding?

nofools · 07-11-2020 03:43PM

polesheep wrote: »

No one is putting the old and vulnerable at risk. The risk to them is from Covid. Other people are not to blame.

Of course other people are to blame.

Plenty of spread is innocent but plenty of it is not.

It needs a vector.

caveat emptor · 07-11-2020 03:50PM

Just checked the news there. This mink thing is escalating. Danish people can't even enter the UK. We should probably do the same given the non existent border.

https://twitter.com/NicolaSturgeon/status/1325020100945174528?s=20

440Hertz · 07-11-2020 04:00PM

Just tell the Department of Agriculture cows can get it and I guarantee you there would be tests at airports and quarantines by Monday morning. Seems humans are far more expendable.

Widdensushi · 07-11-2020 04:07PM

The mortality rate for covid in Danish minks is extremely high.

Miike · 07-11-2020 04:08PM

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

Anybody know whats happening with Second close contact tests? Living with a covid positive person, everybody else is negative thankfully. None of us has been contacted for our second test (should be today) and the only other close contact, doesn't live with us, was tested today? How does this work?

Contact your local public health department if you've not been contacted for your Day 7 (second test). You should get a second test if your Day 0 test was "not detected". There are a few circumstances where this isn't the case but I'd check in with them anyway. Contact details are on the HSE and HPSC websites.

eigrod · 07-11-2020 04:08PM

426 positive swabs in last 24 hours from 12023 tests. Positivity rate 3.54%

stephenjmcd · 07-11-2020 04:11PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

RE the Minks. There have been 5 mutations detected.
Strands 1 through 4, detected in the majority, are no different from any of the other strands.
Strand 5 has been detected in 12 people and is the one that has reduced susceptibility to antibodies, but no difference noted in symptoms etc.

Yup, there's been a good bit of commentary on twitter from the scientific community that the level of journalism regarding this has been very poor.
The Danes still haven't released alot of data on what they have. The Dutch reported similar months ago, now turns out a few more countries reported sequences over the last few months as well.

The Danes have probably taken a sledgehammer to the issue, which reading up on it doesn't surprise me because they wanted the industry to be wound down anyway, this just quickens it up because they've a reason now. 12 cases since September with the cluster 5 strain.

wadacrack · 07-11-2020 04:12PM

https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1325092783229710339

ACitizenErased · 07-11-2020 04:16PM

WHO: Preliminary findings indicate that this particular mink-associated variant identified in both minks and the 12 human cases has moderately decreased sensitivity to neutralizing antibodies.

ACitizenErased · 07-11-2020 04:18PM

Today's 7 day positive swabs number (3319) is the lowest since 5th October

stephenjmcd · 07-11-2020 04:19PM

eigrod wrote: »

426 positive swabs in last 24 hours from 12023 tests. Positivity rate 3.54%

Good number of tests there, good to see swabs staying steady and dropping positivity

440Hertz · 07-11-2020 04:22PM

The key takeaway point from that WHO report

To date, six countries, namely Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Italy and the United States of America have reported SARS-CoV-2 in farmed minks to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

As vile as I consider mink farming and fur coats to be, there are intense animal farming conditions particular for pig and chicken farming in most countries.

How long before this makes such a leap?

stephenjmcd · 07-11-2020 04:36PM

I see the white house has a few cases again

https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1325096623794515970?s=19

Funsterdelux · 07-11-2020 05:45PM

STOP COUNTING SWABS

@therealfunsterjdelux

Away With The Fairies · 07-11-2020 05:49PM

I thought shops can open if they offer click and collect service? Which homestore and more do. But it seems to be just certain items for collection and not everything.

This whole thing or that shop makes no sense.

stephenjmcd · 07-11-2020 06:02PM

https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1325121059704565766?s=19

ACitizenErased · 07-11-2020 06:04PM

Of the #COVID19 cases notified today;
•155 are men / 177 are women
•64% are under 45 years of age
•The median age is 37 years old
•72 in Dublin, 41 in Donegal, 26 in Mayo, 25 in Cork, 23 in Kerry, and the remaining 148 cases are spread across 19 other counties.

Covid 19 Part XXVIII- 71,942 ROI(2,050 deaths) 51,824 NI (983 deaths) (28/11) Read OP

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