Corona virus in waterford

The Continental Op

One in 20 people in Tramore infected with Covid, GP says

Harry Palmr

Official - schools closed for January.

OhToBeByTheSea

UHW cancelling all non urgent outpatient appointments, being done on a departmental basis.

Deise Vu

faceman wrote: »

Having visited the pub prior to December I first hand experienced it’s “strict compliance”. Strict compliance me hole.

Also Dr. Byrne, 250 cases in Tramore doesn’t not equate to 1 in 20 people having the virus. Do the math

I’m only replying because of that God awful phrase “do the math”. The Doc said he had 200 (not 250) cases in his practice since Stephen’s Day. I presume there is more than one doctor in Tramore.

Bhoy1967

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Official - schools closed for January.

Where are you seeing this - not surprised!

BBM77

Deise Vu wrote: »

I’m only replying because of that God awful phrase “do the math”. The Doc said he had 200 (not 250) cases in his practice since Stephen’s Day. I presume there is more than one doctor in Tramore.

TBH, did seem like a pretty arbitrary figure to me also. How could you calculate the ratio without testing everybody in Tramore?

Harry Palmr

Bhoy1967 wrote: »

Where are you seeing this - not surprised!

https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1346452897593233409

Deise Vu

BBM77 wrote: »

TBH, did seem like a pretty arbitrary figure to me also. How could you calculate the ratio without testing everybody in Tramore?

If the Doctor in question has 4,000 patients and 200 have tested positive then it’s not difficult “math” to work out 1 in 20 have it. No need to be testing the entire town.

spookwoman

103 cases reported today.

24 in WRH last night -1
6 still in ICU

At least we had 1 available icu bed last night.

OhToBeByTheSea

That's very worrying.

Each ICU bed requires a minimum of 6 nursing staff, that's before we even get into all of the other staff required and the essential equipment needed per ICU bed. This is why the solution isn't as simple as "we've run out of ICU beds, let's just turn these other beds into ICU/critical care beds". Prior to covid, we didn't have enough staff/enough funding for staff, nevermind now.
The situation now is staff may be faced with prioritising one patient over another.

It'd be great if everyone could just do what they're being asked to do. The advice is very simple.
Whinging about how unfair it all is and whinging that it has been going on for too long, isn't going to make any difference to anything.

Harry Palmr

When this is over the HSE is going to have to be torn limb from limb. The lack of capacity is shocking given the budget they oversee

crazy_kenny

Grace Rothwell was on Damien Tiernan show this morning and didn’t seem overly worried about increased covid 19 capacity issues.

https://www.wlrfm.com/2021/01/05/six-covid-19-patients-in-intensive-care-at-university-hospital-waterford/?fbclid=IwAR0SSBkFnZ2TBKrO2GcoMaYe0-Kqu3fEKlik17jgcWZ0Z_yh2bvm-Quw5vQ

Harry Palmr

Heard that. She made the best of the question, nothing to gain by suggesting they could be overrun. Repurposing beds and staff might not be possible if enough staff need to isolate. Hopefully the vaccine will head that issue off at the pass.

Flow Motion

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Heard that. She made the best of the question, nothing to gain by suggesting they could be overrun. Repurposing beds and staff might not be possible if enough staff need to isolate. Hopefully the vaccine will head that issue off at the pass.

Yer putting a lot of faith in the vaccines. On prime time a professor in the UK was saying that there's a lot of concern about the mutations in the virus. The one presently doing the rounds over there is up to 70% more infectious. In the the week from the 27th Dec to 2nd Jan one in 50 people in the UK tested positive; in real terms that's 1million people!!

Only a few days ago NPHET were saying the surge here was a result of over socialising; however today, figures have shown over 20% of new cases here are the new variant from the UK. It's science versus nature. This f-ing virus is mutating before our eyes and we can't get on top of it. The vaccines were developed with what was floating about last Spring. If it's mutations get outta hand then it's back to the labs asap. It really is like a sci-fi flick.

Let's hope the good guys win out. However, even with a good vaccine we might be stuck with some of the restrictions ad infinitum. A story on RTE news site mentions that in the UK they can forsee a modicum of restrictions "next" Winter. Even with mass vaccination.

Hey zero Covid doesn't seem like a far fetched proposal after all eh? Even the Government are cottoning on to the travel into the country requiring a negative test. If only we could make peace and sense with our northern brethren to take a one island approach. I suppose they are only arguing for 800 years. Feels as long as the past year mind!!

Harry Palmr

In the short to medium term (ie 2021) there should be no movement in or out of Ireland (the island) without very recent proof of being negative. It doesn't mean the end of tourism just the start of tourism on a different basis. Everyone will get used to it, and those who refuse to believe Covid exists will never leave!

spookwoman

HSE Operations report for tonight

in WRH 30 +6
6 in critical care no change
1 critical care bed available no change

Total of 873 cases in hospital in ireland. An increase of 103 from last night.

Wanderer78

Harry Palmr wrote:

When this is over the HSE is going to have to be torn limb from limb. The lack of capacity is shocking given the budget they oversee

....and its disturbing to see the fiscal conservatives panicking over the deficit yet again! Astonishingly disturbing stuff, wouldn't surprise me if they started talking about waist lines once this virus has moved on, they're lethal!

rekdtangle

I see a lot of make up "artists" and hair stylists offering their services on a call out basis on FB the last few days. I have enough of them at this stage. Hope they are caught and stripped of any PUP payment and any other social welfare they are receiving.

Wanderer78

rekdtangle wrote: »

I see a lot of make up "artists" and hair stylists offering their services on a call out basis on FB the last few days. I have enough of them at this stage. Hope they are caught and stripped of any PUP payment and any other social welfare they are receiving.

are some waiting on pup, i wonder?

rekdtangle

Wanderer78 wrote: »

are some waiting on pup, i wonder?

Unaware of any delays at present.

If you didn't apply before 22nd Dec you would have had to wait until the 30th I believe.

OhToBeByTheSea

rekdtangle wrote: »

I see a lot of make up "artists" and hair stylists offering their services on a call out basis on FB the last few days. I have enough of them at this stage. Hope they are caught and stripped of any PUP payment and any other social welfare they are receiving.

What are they doing people's makeup for?! All we're doing is sitting at home?

rekdtangle

OhToBeByTheSea wrote: »

What are they doing people's makeup for?! All we're doing is sitting at home?

House parties or work maybe.

gman2k

rekdtangle wrote: »

I see a lot of make up "artists" and hair stylists offering their services on a call out basis on FB the last few days. I have enough of them at this stage. Hope they are caught and stripped of any PUP payment and any other social welfare they are receiving.

Be a responsible citizen, help save lives and report them the Gardai immediately.
Covid19 is absolutely rampant out there at the moment, and it's idiots like this who are going to keep spreading it.

RacoonQueen

OhToBeByTheSea wrote: »

It'd be great if everyone could just do what they're being asked to do. The advice is very simple.
Whinging about how unfair it all is and whinging that it has been going on for too long, isn't going to make any difference to anything.

People don't seem to understand that if they stay the **** at home for one month. See only the people they live with, the people they may care for, go to the shops and work if they have to. This will die down massively in four weeks. I say that as someone who lives alone and works from home. I haven't seen anyone other that people in the local centra in a week.
If everyone just stays home with additional restrictions on incoming travel (or if they just stopped passenger flights altogether :rolleyes: ) you'd have it under control pretty quickly and you could start opening up again and allowing inter-county travel etc

gman2k wrote: »

Be a responsible citizen, help save lives and report them the Gardai immediately.
Covid19 is absolutely rampant out there at the moment, and it's idiots like this who are going to keep spreading it.

They wouldn't be offering it if there wasn't enough thicks willing to pay them to come to their home. Zero chance of me bringing someone into my home who has been in a number of other homes and given age profile of many of the ones offering these things, probably house parties too. They'll have their job back quicker if they stop doing this crap. Why don't people understand this simple thing...all this is over quicker if everyone just stops bloody moving around.

hawkwing

Nobody has died yet in Waterford from Covid since last February https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/br/b-cdc/covid-19deathsandcasesseries18/

BBM77

RacoonQueen wrote: »

People don't seem to understand that if they stay the **** at home for one month. See only the people they live with, the people they may care for, go to the shops and work if they have to. This will die down massively in four weeks. I say that as someone who lives alone and works from home. I haven't seen anyone other that people in the local centra in a week.
If everyone just stays home with additional restrictions on incoming travel (or if they just stopped passenger flights altogether :rolleyes: ) you'd have it under control pretty quickly and you could start opening up again and allowing inter-county travel etc




They wouldn't be offering it if there wasn't enough thicks willing to pay them to come to their home. Zero chance of me bringing someone into my home who has been in a number of other homes and given age profile of many of the ones offering these things, probably house parties too. They'll have their job back quicker if they stop doing this crap. Why don't people understand this simple thing...all this is over quicker if everyone just stops bloody moving around.

The vast majority are following the guidelines the best they can. A lot of what is happening is just a pandemic doing what a pandemic does. It is a new virus after all nobody knows what way it will behave over time. Just locking everybody at home since March was never really a viable plan.

Harry Palmr

hawkwing wrote: »

Nobody has died yet in Waterford from Covid since last February https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/br/b-cdc/covid-19deathsandcasesseries18/

Cos we're hard as nails.

Seriously though there are three counties without deaths - us, Sligo, and Leitrim. We can posit arguments why that's the case but mainly luck I'd say.

Flow Motion

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Cos we're hard as nails.

Seriously though there are three counties without deaths - us, Sligo, and Leitrim. We can posit arguments why that's the case but mainly luck I'd say.

That's definitely just luck. Certain folk will no doubt latch on to this stat as proof that the virus is only a flu and won't get the vaccine. Truth is we in the midst of an ongoing pandemic that has still some way to run. I've noticed that although the school's are closed there's still a fair bit of traffic about when compared with last March April. It will take some time for the numbers to abate if there's still people on the move. As much as I like a nice cup of coffee do we really need to have them open currently? I'd settle for making my own for a few months to get out of this mess. Or ice cream shops... In January FFS. Same story with businesses freelancing their services on the sly; ie hairdressers etc. This kind of thing will only prolong the restrictions for the rest of us.
As for the Gardai policing the underworld and overworld I haven't seen a visible presence since this all kicked off again. I also wouldn't have much confidence in the Government either. Sure it's one unpredictable beast we are dealing with but they have not been at the races for the past few months. What we need is clarity. If schools need to close for a month or for however long so be it. How can you have over a million people on the move daily when the numbers are so high.
It goes to show you how badly things have deterioted when the authorities hope to bring the numbers down to c.1'000 over the next few weeks whereas they were hoping for c.100 by the end of December. Anyone wanna guess how many cases we have had since we exited L.3. on the 1st Dec last? Answer: 40'793!!! All in the space of 5 weeks. The total was 72'529 on Dec 1; yesterday it stood at 113'322. Sobering stats. But the figures never lie. Non believer's take off your tinfoil hats.

91wx763

Flow Motion wrote: »

Anyone wanna guess how many cases we have had since we exited L.3. on the 1st Dec last? Answer: 40'793!!! All in the space of 5 weeks. The total was 72'529 on Dec 1; yesterday it stood at 113'322. Sobering stats. But the figures never lie. Non believer's take off your tinfoil hats.

But unfortunately the positive test numbers will now artificially reduce as close contacts are not being tested. More ammo for the fools when it looks as though the numbers are staying still or dropping.....

Aquos76

hawkwing wrote: »

Nobody has died yet in Waterford from Covid since last February https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/br/b-cdc/covid-19deathsandcasesseries18/

That’s actually incorrect, the two dots beside Waterford indicates a number less than 5 is all. To the best of my knowledge there had sadly been 2 deaths recorded in Waterford. One in UHW and one in a nursing home.

5 '.. Indicates a cell number < 5 or a cell number < 5 can be identified.