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new coronavirus outbreak China, Korea, USA - mod warnings in OP (updated 24/02/20)

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  • Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,659 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    ALl the people asking about travel advice, if TV has taught me anything, its that Harvey Norman have a lot of sales on, throughout the year.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,027 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    Another 18 Americans who were passengers on the Diamond Princess cruise ship test positive for coronavirus after being evacuated to the U.S

    Said it before but everyone of them is infected


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    McGiver wrote: »
    Feckin HSE ****....no instruction to call helpline, saying that risk is "low", total complacency. "We will try to contact who is infected" - laughable. List of countries outdated, only mentions China.



    Not a big fan, but compare with NHS! I'm sure they will put Italy on that list in few days. While HSE still have only China there.

    Posted a more uptpdate one yesterday!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,287 ✭✭✭givyjoe


    BloodBath wrote: »
    I'm not stirring anything. I'm correcting your bull**** and others bull**** in this thread.

    Data analysis is supposed to be your skill/job and you are useless at it.

    Your mentality is basically this formula is posted on the WHO therefore it is 100% accurate.

    I've already provided clear evidence why it's not which you choose to ignore.

    As long as you keep posting crap I will keep responding to it.

    There needs to be some sort of balance counter to the amount of crap being posted here as fact.

    Serious irony overload here.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 466 ✭✭imfml


    fritzelly wrote: »
    Another 18 Americans who were passengers on the Diamond Princess cruise ship test positive for coronavirus after being evacuated to the U.S

    Said it before but everyone of them is infected

    And this American guy has been on a culinary tour of Tokyo since, final has locked himself into a hotel room after some backlash on twitter
    Take a look at Matthew Smith (@mjswhitebread): https://twitter.com/mjswhitebread?s=09


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,811 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    imfml wrote: »
    If the Minister for Health is reviewing public gatherings, such as the rugby match, what else could fall under any action taken? Surely gyms fall under public gathering, schools and offices, or would it just be to keep the Italians away? I didn't go to the gym today after reading this thread. Probably 5/10 concerned, doesn't help that I am diabetic :/

    Fleadhs, Arts Festivals, Cooking festivals, list endless, gigs in Dublin, Cork etc. (5/10 for me too, concerned enough.)

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



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,600 ✭✭✭BanditLuke


    You'll be grand. The only issue is if it gets floodd. Be vry careful about what you rad hre. I have a theory that it has ben exagrated to get views and peopl are mor worreid about th panic and the conomy than death

    Going by that spelling I'm presuming you should be tested.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,798 ✭✭✭✭DrumSteve


    fritzelly wrote: »
    Another 18 Americans who were passengers on the Diamond Princess cruise ship test positive for coronavirus after being evacuated to the U.S

    Said it before but everyone of them is infected

    That ship is a giant petri dish at this stage.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,662 ✭✭✭Duke of Url


    The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) will meet tomorrow and decide if the rugby will go ahead


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,729 ✭✭✭✭VinLieger


    The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) will meet tomorrow and decide if the rugby will go ahead

    Highly irresponsible if they decide to let it happen, also the decision should be happening monday next week not 2 full weeks out


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,492 ✭✭✭McGiver


    The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) will meet tomorrow and decide if the rugby will go ahead

    The verdict will be "ah sure it will be grand" :cool:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,662 ✭✭✭Duke of Url




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,492 ✭✭✭McGiver


    Graces7 wrote: »
    Posted a more uptpdate one yesterday!

    Who? You or the HSE? I've checked the website today. It's outdated (information wise), but says it was updated on Friday.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,299 ✭✭✭✭BloodBath


    Mic 1972 wrote: »
    stir stir stir :D

    Why don't you have a little read of this before comparing covid to flu again. This is how calculations are done properly when there is enough data to support it.

    This has not currently been done for covid. The WHO's method is useful for comparison to other outbreaks for risk assessment in the early stages but it is in noway an accurate number.

    Those, including you, who have been comparing the WHO's 2-3% number to flu's 0.1% are comparing apples and oranges. You have also stated as much as 30% of people who catch it will die. Along with many other bull**** statements.

    https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/why-cdc-estimates.htm


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,213 ✭✭✭Mic 1972


    BloodBath wrote: »
    Those, including you, who have been comparing the WHO's 2-3% number to flu's 0.1% are comparing apples and oranges. You have also stated as much as 30% of people who catch it will die. Along with many other bull**** statements.
    https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/why-cdc-estimates.htm


    me using the 2-3% number? LOL
    i spent hours in here insisting that number not to be used!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,015 ✭✭✭Ludo


    DrumSteve wrote: »
    That ship is a giant petri dish at this stage.

    Did they say how many of the passenger tested negative by any chance?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,811 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    Maybe everyone here in Boards should email HSE like nuts, bombard them with emails to update their website and info. I've to play my session in Cholis tonight, probably full of Italian, Japanese, South Korean and Singapore tourists hahaha. :)

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



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,299 ✭✭✭✭BloodBath


    givyjoe wrote: »
    Serious irony overload here.

    Oh yes it's ironic that I'm having a go at someone who's been saying crap like as much as 30% of people who will catch this will die.

    Point out what I've said that is wrong then and back it up with "facts".

    I've done it several times already and it hasn't been countered once.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 389 ✭✭Jin luk


    So many people dont realise how serious this is spanish flu started slow but then wiped everything in its path, look at any chart of serious disease and covid 19 comes second to spanish flu ahead of swine flu on case confirmed at this stage on each serious outbreak people also thing its like our colds and flu when its not look at the critical numbers these people who are critical are more than likely not going to survive it which my estimates are coming in at around 18% death rate compared to what the media is saying it is at 3 or 4% china has clearly lied about fatalities iran and italy situation kind of confirms this unless these asian countries somehow adds the numbers up different


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,784 ✭✭✭froog


    Mic 1972 wrote: »
    At the moment 2 methods have been used. They both are based solely on actual data. There is no unreported cases included in the stats below

    Flawed method
    Deaths / Total cases = 3% (this is trending up)

    Accurate method
    Deaths / Closed cases = 9% (this is trending down)

    both methods are flawed.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,213 ✭✭✭Mic 1972


    BloodBath wrote: »
    Oh yes it's ironic that I'm having a go at someone who's been saying crap like as much as 30% of people who will catch this will die.

    Point out what I've said that is wrong then and back it up with "facts".

    I've done it several times already and it hasn't been countered once.


    You are having a go at the official data mate LOL!
    stop being obsessed with me, you are putting the rest of the people off in here


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,073 ✭✭✭littlemac1980


    Fleadhs, Arts Festivals, Cooking festivals, list endless, gigs in Dublin, Cork etc. (5/10 for me to, concerned enough.)

    Paddy’s Day parades (Worldwide?!)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭fr336


    Anyone on here bought a face mask or even wore one yet?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 731 ✭✭✭Carol25


    I think people on this thread need to be mindful that as we type and hypothesise, there are people really sick, seriously ill, and those who may die. Not all of these are fitting the criteria of older / other health issues. It is a tragic, frightening, and unknown situation. Look at how the Italian and other authorities are acting rather than just listening to what they are saying...I wouldn't pay too much attention to the Irish authorities at this time...it's more of a Father Ted type response which I worry will backfire badly if people become extremely ill...:confused::(:eek:


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    Jin luk wrote: »
    So many people dont realise how serious this is spanish flu started slow but then wiped everything in its path, look at any chart of serious disease and covid 19 comes second to spanish flu ahead of swine flu on case confirmed at this stage on each serious outbreak people also thing its like our colds and flu when its not look at the critical numbers these people who are critical are more than likely not going to survive it which my estimates are coming in at around 18% death rate compared to what the media is saying it is at 3 or 4% china has clearly lied about fatalities iran and italy situation kind of confirms this unless these asian countries somehow adds the numbers up different

    Take a breath there Jin. We’re low on oxygen tanks.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,299 ✭✭✭✭BloodBath


    Mic 1972 wrote: »
    me using the 2-3% number? LOL
    i spent hours in here insisting that number not to be used!

    But you have been insisting that it's much higher.

    As high as 10-30% when with the information I have provided it could only possibly be lower.
    Mic 1972 wrote: »
    You are having a go at the official date mate LOL!
    stop being obsessed with me, you are putting the rest of the people off in here

    I'm not obsessed with you. I have a gander at this thread every couple of days to see what's going on and see you posting the same nonsense every time no matter how many times you get called out on it.

    I can only hope I'm right about it not being as bad as early numbers suggest.

    Still a deadly virus that will kill a lot of people and I am worried about it getting to Ireland. We all have elderly loved ones.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,213 ✭✭✭Mic 1972


    froog wrote: »
    both methods are flawed.


    personal option versus statistical science, interesting take


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,027 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    Jaysus give up with the numbers - you've polluted half the thread with the constant bickering about it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,213 ✭✭✭Mic 1972


    BloodBath wrote: »
    But you have been insisting that it's much higher.
    As high as 10-30% when with the information I have provided it could only possibly be lower.


    I never said that either, what are you on today?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 389 ✭✭Jin luk


    Take a breath there Jin. We’re low on oxygen tanks.

    Have not got the time to be writing paragraphs and . Tis the end times


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    Maybe everyone here in Boards should email HSE like nuts, bombard them with emails to update their website and info. I've to play my session in Cholis tonight, probably full of Italian, Japanese, South Korean and Singapore tourists hahaha. :)

    I already tweeted them, will do so again.


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    Jin luk wrote: »
    Have not got the time to be writing paragraphs and . Tis the end times

    :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,213 ✭✭✭Mic 1972


    fritzelly wrote: »
    Jaysus give up with the numbers - you've polluted half the thread with the constant bickering about it.
    Thank you, I think a couple of users are taking the "number" issue a bit too personal, god knows why...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,811 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    I think the mods need to step in and ask one or two of the lads to take a wee holiday for a while.

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



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,829 ✭✭✭✭Dan Jaman


    fr336 wrote: »
    Anyone on here bought a face mask or even wore one yet?


    Luckily, just a few months ago I bought a 3M welding fumes mask from.... CHINA :eek:


    Tis fine.
    I'll wear it around Aldi and nobody will even notice.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,287 ✭✭✭givyjoe


    BloodBath wrote: »
    Oh yes it's ironic that I'm having a go at someone who's been saying crap like as much as 30% of people who will catch this will die.

    Point out what I've said that is wrong then and back it up with "facts".

    I've done it several times already and it hasn't been countered once.

    Whatever you say chief.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,166 ✭✭✭Fr_Dougal


    BloodBath wrote: »
    Oh yes it's ironic that I'm having a go at someone who's been saying crap like as much as 30% of people who will catch this will die.

    Point out what I've said that is wrong then and back it up with "facts".

    I've done it several times already and it hasn't been countered once.

    The manner in which you’re posting comes across as bullying.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,740 ✭✭✭✭MD1990


    The Death Rate depends on whether you receive the care need.

    The fact the serious/critical condition has gone up 20-22% in the last few days is worrying.
    But we dont know how many undected mild cases there are.

    We should know more in a month on the true death rate


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,784 ✭✭✭froog


    Mic 1972 wrote: »
    personal option versus statistical science, interesting take

    do you not see the obvious flaw with your preferred method though? it would only be accurate if the time to fatality was very close to time to being declared "recovered". i.e. the ratio is maintained over time. which it is clearly not.

    at best the second method is as inaccurate as the first (just trending different directions as you point out yourself) and the truth lies somewhere in between and will converge once hopefully this thing calms down.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,213 ✭✭✭Mic 1972


    froog wrote: »
    do you not see the obvious flaw with your preferred method though? it would only be accurate if the time to fatality was very close to time to being declared "recovered". i.e. the ratio is maintained over time. which it is clearly not.

    at best the second method is as inaccurate as the first (just trending different directions as you point out yourself) and the truth lies somewhere in between and will converge once hopefully this thing calms down.


    One method is flawed by definition
    The other one is a dynamic rate, it's the correct method but with live daily updates. What's relevant about it is the consistent trend. The curve has almost plateaued at 9% , let's hope it falls below that


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,811 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    Hahaha just seen on the PROC Covid-19 thread that Ryanair's stock has went down 10%, I wonder if that's flight cancellations to a certain country. :):D

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



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,574 ✭✭✭ceadaoin.


    MD1990 wrote: »


    But we dont know how many undected mild cases there are.

    We should know more in a month on the true death rate

    Exactly, its been confirmed that most verified cases have mild or no symptoms.

    That means theres tons of people out in the wild thinking they are fine or just have a cold, but spreading it all the same. If that's the case then the true number infected is going to be multiples of the current figures, which means the death rate is far lower than speculated. It's possible that we might not ever know the true figure because most of those people will never be tested, unless they are found to have a link to another case.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,784 ✭✭✭froog


    Mic 1972 wrote: »
    One method is flawed by definition
    The other one is a dynamic rate, it's the correct method but with live daily updates. What's relevant about it is the consistent trend. The curve has almost plateaued at 9% , let's hope it falls below that

    the hopkins site is down right now but i'll take your word for it. if it is indeed plateauing at 9% then it's very worrying.

    bear in mind there's certainly a huge amount of unreported mild cases which would bring the figure down substantially.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,662 ✭✭✭Duke of Url


    froog wrote: »
    the hopkins site is down right now but i'll take your word for it. if it is indeed plateauing at 9% then it's very worrying.

    bear in mind there's certainly a huge amount of unreported mild cases which would bring the figure down substantially.

    It’s not flawed :D

    Both ways are accurate ways of reporting depending on what type of answer your looking for.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,729 ✭✭✭✭VinLieger


    froog wrote: »
    the hopkins site is down right now but i'll take your word for it. if it is indeed plateauing at 9% then it's very worrying.

    bear in mind there's certainly a huge amount of unreported mild cases which would bring the figure down substantially.

    Ahh but according to mic these cases dont exist cus they aren't in the stats so theres no point in discussing them


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 531 ✭✭✭Candamir


    fritzelly wrote: »
    Another 18 Americans who were passengers on the Diamond Princess cruise ship test positive for coronavirus after being evacuated to the U.S

    Said it before but everyone of them is infected

    I think the experience from the ship backs up the decision not to temperature screen or test asymptomatic people at ports. It would be futile, give people a false sense of security, and be a massive waste of resources.

    I’d say we’ll see positive tests continue to come from those passengers. The idea that the ship was anything even approaching a quarantine situation was crazy from the start.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,213 ✭✭✭Mic 1972


    froog wrote: »
    the hopkins site is down right now but i'll take your word for it. if it is indeed plateauing at 9% then it's very worrying.

    bear in mind there's certainly a huge amount of unreported mild cases which would bring the figure down substantially.


    the rate is also here, if you look at the closed cases section
    https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
    on the same page with you on the impact of unreported cases, but as they are unreported we will never know


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 389 ✭✭Jin luk


    Seventh death in italy


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,784 ✭✭✭froog


    Mic 1972 wrote: »
    the rate is also here, if you look at the closed cases section
    https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
    on the same page with you on the impact of unreported cases, but as they are unreported we will never know

    looks like it hasn't plateaued to me from that.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,213 ✭✭✭Mic 1972


    VinLieger wrote: »
    Ahh but according to mic these cases dont exist cus they aren't in the stats so theres no point in discussing them


    they aren't in the stats does not equal they don't exist
    what's unclear about it?


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