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Coronavirus Part II - Its arrived - We're Doomed!!! See OP for Mod warnings

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    #4232
    Loafing Oaf
    Registered Users Posts: 16,479 ✭✭✭✭Loafing Oaf


    stephenjmcd wrote: »
    Chief medical officer in NI
    "person did not attend their general practice and self-isolated. He said he is confident that the PHA and the health service are "on top" of dealing with the case."

    Good at least the person followed advice and self isolated. Massively reduces the chances of more cases.

    My question is should people from the North of Italy be 'self-isolating' in that region and not leaving it unless they have a very good reason to, which I doubt this guy did...


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    #4233
    Stewball
    Registered Users Posts: 679 ✭✭✭Stewball


    I'm going to watch Matt Damon in Contagion tonight to ease my sense of panic!


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    #4234
    DrumSteve
    Registered Users Posts: 10,798 ✭✭✭✭DrumSteve


    BanditLuke wrote: »
    Also Kuwait has a rake of cases and thats not exactly Antarctica

    I've heard it's humidity rather than heat that affects it.

    Let's be real here, unless we find a vaccine quick schtyle, you'd wanna be flexing that immune system.


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    #4235
    Snow Garden
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,126 ✭✭✭Snow Garden


    Pintman Paddy Losty wrote: »
    Just got back from Lidl. If any of you haven't been to the shops yet get down there now. The staples were barely left on the shelf. It's mostly just that weird polish stuff left.

    Home now and have boarded up the windows and doors. The family are safely inside and we have enough polish pickled cabbage and sausages to see us through to June.

    Where do you live? Why do you need staples?


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    #4236
    stephenjmcd
    Registered Users Posts: 15,264 ✭✭✭✭stephenjmcd


    smelly sock wrote: »
    200 people on the flight though. This will get bad quickly.
    Further quotes

    "He said he did not want to cause undue alarm, saying that people had casual contact with the person are not at high risk of contracting the virus."


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    #4237
    wadacrack
    Registered Users Posts: 4,172 ✭✭✭wadacrack


    We are a small country hopefully this can help with containment. People now need to be accountable for their own decisions regarding travel/containment and staying at home if ill etc. Can just stay blaming the HSE


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    #4238
    Julien Flaky Grater
    Posts: 0 ✭ Julien Flaky Grater


    The mass hysteria in here is quite an incredible read


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    #4239
    fr336
    Registered Users Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭fr336


    smelly sock wrote: »
    200 people on the flight though. This will get bad quickly.

    Poeple have got this coming back from Italy (probably on planes) and as far as I know haven't infected the whole plane or even one other person.


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    #4240
    smelly sock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,820 ✭✭✭smelly sock


    stephenjmcd wrote: »
    Further quotes

    "He said he did not want to cause undue alarm, saying that people had casual contact with the person are not at high risk of contracting the virus."

    Well hes talking bollix.


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    #4241
    Donald Trump
    Registered Users Posts: 19,647 ✭✭✭✭Donald Trump


    Snow Garden wrote: »
    Way-hay bitches! I am back after my self imposed week long ban. How are ye all doing!?! How are the stress levels?

    My update:

    Total cases in Republic of Ireland: 0
    Total deaths in ROI to date: 0
    Total people stockpiling: 57,820 (up a lot)
    Total people with immunodeficiency from eating too much canned food and noodles: 57 (up 57)
    Trending words and phrases: LOCKDOWN, Pandemic, It's not the bloody flu!, Commie Chinese bastards, zombie, close the borders, United Ireland

    I don't know what ye have been doing all week but I have been stockpiling like a mad man. I have enough food to last until 2022.
    I also joined a hunting club and bought a double barrel shotgun. I am trying to buy a crossbow on the internet.

    It's very worrying. Not an overreaction.

    That's very nice for you.

    I have a friend with a very compromised immune system due to other illnesses.
    If she got this virus, I would suspect that she wouldn't be able to recover and I'm sure that somewhere along the line of transmission there'd be some selfish arsehole joking about how he got it and it was only a cold and few sniffles for him. It could be someone who came back from a holiday in an affected area who had some initial symptoms but fucked if that was going to deter them for going for their weekly Tuesday pints down the local. Because they are full-time mad bastards like.


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    #4242
    fritzelly
    Registered Users Posts: 17,510 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    Another 6 new cases in Spain - there's my plans for March out the window


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    #4243
    DrumSteve
    Registered Users Posts: 10,798 ✭✭✭✭DrumSteve


    smelly sock wrote: »
    200 people on the flight though. This will get bad quickly.

    I'd imagine it would be people in his immediate vicinity who would be most at risk. I don't think he was breathing on the pilot.


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    #4244
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,427 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    Another cruise ship. Poor people.

    https://twitter.com/irishexaminer/status/1233117986552082432?s=19


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    #4245
    Pintman Paddy Losty
    Registered Users Posts: 1,913 ✭✭✭Pintman Paddy Losty


    Snow Garden wrote: »
    Where do you live? Why do you need staples?

    I'm not telling you where I live. It's every man for himself at this stage.


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    #4246
    smelly sock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,820 ✭✭✭smelly sock


    DrumSteve wrote: »
    I'd imagine it would be people in his immediate vicinity who would be most at risk. I don't think he was breathing on the pilot.

    People sitting beside him.?


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    #4247
    Louche Lad
    Registered Users Posts: 1,090 ✭✭✭Louche Lad


    Coronavirus: Northern Ireland confirms first case of disease

    https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-northern-ireland-confirms-first-case-of-disease-11944791

    Now it's official: we are f***ed.


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    #4248
    tillyfilly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 567 ✭✭✭tillyfilly


    ⚠ CORONA ADVISORY ⚠
    The Symptoms of the Corona Virus are:
    1. Sweating
    2. Weakness
    3. Diarrhoea
    4. Stomach Pain
    Basically the same kind of feeling you get when you see your other half checking your phone.


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    #4249
    Dyr
    Registered Users Posts: 23,246 ✭✭✭✭Dyr


    Loafing Oaf wrote: »
    My question is should people from the North of Italy be 'self-isolating' in that region and not leaving it unless they have a very good reason to, which I doubt this guy did...

    Arseholes wont self isolate themsevles, I can assure you there's Irish people on their way to Northern Italy as we speak

    Imagine if we'd had the foresight to turn back flights from Italy last week, would have bought us a lot of time.

    But sure, lookit, No else was doing it. We're part of the EU and such bollocks


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    #4250
    Snow Garden
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,126 ✭✭✭Snow Garden


    Donald Trump wrote: »
    That's very nice for you.

    I have a friend with a very compromised immune system due to other illnesses.
    If she got this virus, I would suspect that she wouldn't be able to recover and I'm sure that somewhere along the line of transmission there'd be some selfish arsehole joking about how he got it and it was only a cold and few sniffles for him. It could be someone who came back from a holiday in an affected area who had some initial symptoms but fucked if that was going to deter them for going for their weekly Tuesday pints down the local. Because they are full-time mad bastards like.

    Yeah yeah heard it all before.

    So you think the best reaction for your friend is to scare the living daylights out of them and tell them to stockpile food and post stuff like this utter nonsense below?
    fair to say this is going to be a year from hell unless some miracle happens


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    #4251
    Mwengwe
    Registered Users Posts: 454 ✭✭Mwengwe


    igCorcaigh wrote: »
    Another cruise ship. Poor people.

    https://twitter.com/irishexaminer/status/1233117986552082432?s=19

    How in god's name is anyone getting on a cruise ship after the last couple of months.


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    #4252
    gozunda
    Registered Users Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    Request to mods.

    This thread is moving so quickly I cant keep up - Can we make it Boards first auto-scrolling thread?


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    #4253
    VinLieger
    Registered Users Posts: 17,998 ✭✭✭✭VinLieger


    He got it in Italy or on the plane back, theres probably a thousand or so who have just come back from the exact same area on flights since the weekend so tell me again why testing at the airport isnt sensible?

    How people are still sticking their heads in the sand about this is beyond me.


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    #4254
    blade1
    Registered Users Posts: 12,353 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    Deleted User wrote: »
    The mass hysteria in here is quite an incredible read

    It's like Eurovision.
    We're on the board now.
    One point so far from Italy.


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    #4255
    pc7
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 14,121 Mod ✭✭✭✭pc7


    Mwengwe wrote: »
    How in god's name is anyone getting on a cruise ship after the last couple of months.

    Ah it’s only a few weeks in fairness


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    #4256
    smelly sock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,820 ✭✭✭smelly sock


    Mwengwe wrote: »
    How in god's name is anyone getting on a cruise ship after the last couple of months.

    They use the jetty.


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    #4257
    cnocbui
    Registered Users Posts: 20,053 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    Reckless Abandonment wrote: »
    Jesus Italy is doing some job of spreading this about. It must be even more rampant over there than the figures are currently showing.

    Take the number of deaths in Italy - 17 - and multiply by 100 or 200 to get a rough idea of how many cases there likely are.


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    #4258
    Fr_Dougal
    Registered Users Posts: 9,166 ✭✭✭Fr_Dougal


    Stewball wrote: »
    I'm going to watch Matt Damon in Contagion tonight to ease my sense of panic!

    Matt Damon.


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    #4259
    Blanco100
    Registered Users Posts: 1,933 ✭✭✭Blanco100


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    The mass hysteria in here is quite an incredible read

    Its a passtime for people id say. The end of the world would entertain some clowns.


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    #4260
    brick tamland
    Registered Users Posts: 1,458 ✭✭✭brick tamland


    smelly sock wrote: »
    200 people on the flight though. This will get bad quickly.

    Doesnt mean a single one contracted it.


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    #4261
    laurah591
    Registered Users Posts: 326 ✭✭laurah591


    igCorcaigh wrote: »
    Another cruise ship. Poor people.

    https://twitter.com/irishexaminer/status/1233117986552082432?s=19

    Damm i am never getting on a cruise ship .... freaking nightmare!! Poor people


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