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

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Deco99 wrote: »

What were the numbers when swine flu was around?

During the 2009 swine flu pandemic 700+ million people contracted the virus, figures of 1 in 5 getting it worldwide .

CDC estimate range of 150,000–575,000 deaths and the pandemic officially lasted about 16 months total, although vaccine was becoming available within 6 months and cases began to decline from there on.

27 deaths in Ireland from swine flu during the pandemic period.

bodhrandude

gmisk wrote: »

Have other countries stopped all flights from Italy coming in?

British Airways.

ITman88

VinLieger wrote: »

Close family laughed when i started buying supplies 4 weeks ago, now I'm being asked what i bought and how long they should be planning for....

I’m thinking of the scene in Me,myself and Irene when Hank bought supplies

ceadaoin.

VinLieger wrote: »

Close family laughed when i started buying supplies 4 weeks ago, now I'm being asked what i bought and how long they should be planning for....

You shouldn't have said anything, they all be over raiding your supplies now that they now you've got the goods!

gozunda

Le Bruise wrote: »

I just happen to agree that it’s a waste of resources to try and test everyone coming into the country at this point.

Unfortunately this will show up in Ireland sooner (more than likely here already) or later, irrespective of tests at access points, so it’s really at this moment more about advising the public on how to protect themselves and others by helping to prevent the spread. A few makeshift hospital beds/units wouldn’t go amiss either!

So far we have no confirmed cases - at least they could get the finger out and follow the example of those countries which have learned the hard way.

Agree about hospital beds etc ...

CinemaGuy45

VinLieger wrote: »

Close family laughed when i started buying supplies 4 weeks ago, now I'm being asked what i bought and how long they should be planning for....

Just shows how useless polls are.

Whatever way the majority go pick the other way.

Larbre34

bb12 wrote: »

was in an aldi earlier today and the pasta shelves were almost completely empty apart from a few packets of lasagne sheets...a couple of young women behind me couldn't understand why there was none left "i don't understand why there is no pasta. aldi _always_ has pasta on the shelves. why are they empty?"
they hadn't a clue what was going on.

Although I'm well up to date with the news on this and have posted in this thread, I'll admit it took this post to make me realise why my local Aldi was looking very sparse last night. Tinned tomatoes, pasta, rice, dry packet meal mixes, tinned fruit etc all rifled. I must be thick.

LadyMayBelle

CinemaGuy45 wrote: »

I hope for you're sake this person is not your supervisor or manager.

No, but I've definitely earned the label of fruitloop for having done a few lidl runs on my lunch break buying extras for me and my family as well as hand sanitizers for colleagues. I hope I'll be proven wrong but it's looking less likely.

The_Kew_Tour

Can’t get that REM Song out of my head all day now about World Ending

YFlyer

Martina1991 wrote: »

What do you mean titrations? Seen where?

Analysis is performed by RT PCR.

The adding of reagent to the samples.

ITman88

Larbre34 wrote: »

Although I'm well up to date with the news on this and have posted in this thread, I'll admit it took this post to make me realise why my local Aldi was looking very sparse last night. Tinned tomatoes, pasta, rice, dry packet meal mixes, tinned fruit etc all rifled. I must be thick.

Sounds like those Italians up to no good as usual

CinemaGuy45

LadyMayBelle wrote: »

No, but I've definitely earned the label of fruitloop for having done a few lidl runs on my lunch break buying extras for me and my family as well as hand sanitizers for colleagues. I hope I'll be proven wrong but it's looking less likely.

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What if...

...the person detected in NI was only discovered because she went to Northern Ireland?

I suppose, like everything else, we'll have to wait and see.

Loafing Oaf

bodhrandude wrote: »

British Airways.

But is that a public health thing or a business decision because demand has collapsed.

Abba987

mojesius wrote: »

canned food (tuna, fruit, beans, soup, peas, anything canned really)
Nuts, granola bars, chocolate, crackers, peanut butter
Almond milk, bottled water, crate of coca cola
Flour, porridge oats, pasta, rice
Spices/herbs/sauces

Freezer full of meat, frozen veg, ice cream (why not?)
Torch, batteries, first aid kit, toilet roll, paracetamol, sanitizer, soap

Alcohol for unpregnant members of household

Excellent. The whole list of batteries first aid didn't occur to me. Will stock up. Im more concerned about the kids but were very fortunate not to have any special medical needs here
Love a good snow in. Killer virus not so much

Doctor Jimbob

Sabrina Strong Vomit wrote: »

What if...

...the person detected in NI was only discovered because she went to Northern Ireland?

I suppose, like everything else, we'll have to wait and see.

Nonsense. It's clearly a Republican virus that only activated once it crossed the border.

Quantum Erasure

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Can’t get that REM Song out of my head all day now about World Ending

The sidewinder sleeps tonight?

theballz

VinLieger wrote: »

Close family laughed when i started buying supplies 4 weeks ago, now I'm being asked what i bought and how long they should be planning for....

They are probably still laughing at the same time

YFlyer

Larbre34 wrote: »

Although I'm well up to date with the news on this and have posted in this thread, I'll admit it took this post to make me realise why my local Aldi was looking very sparse last night. Tinned tomatoes, pasta, rice, dry packet meal mixes, tinned fruit etc all rifled. I must be thick.

I stocked up yesterday. Not coronavirus reason however my old lad has months of food in his freezer and up at the converted attic.

fr336

Was the panic like this during swine flu? I was convinced it wasn't but maybe my memory is playing tricks or I was simply still a teenager and therefore things didn't phase me like this.

Le Bruise

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Can’t get that REM Song out of my head all day now about World Ending

....and I feel fine?

CinemaGuy45

You know thinks are getting serious with the virus when there is a thread about the travelling community kicking off at a funeral and it is getting very little attention and no infractions.

wakka12

fr336 wrote: »

Was the panic like this during swine flu? I was convinced it wasn't but maybe my memory is playing tricks or I was simply still a teenager and therefore things didn't phase me like this.

It definitely was similar at the beginning but it definitely didnt last this long, it was discovered in like a month or less that swine flu was not very dangerous

ITman88

theballz wrote: »

They are probably still laughing at the same time

Brilliant!!!

YFlyer

Doctor on The Tonight Show is that the coronavirus is quite similar to the common cold and that no vaccine may be found.

Important to carry out proper hygiene practice and keep the immune system healthy.

Runaways

If it’s coming here out of Italy we’re well within our rights to rename it

The FVCKIN SCHILLACHI virus


thank me later

Dubh Geannain

Del.Monte wrote: »

Nostradamus.

Nostril damn you?

Hmm. Yes, nostril dams might just work.

fr336

Cilldara_2000 wrote: »

I'd put money on the disaster fantasists being the same pondlife who go around coughing and spluttering everywhere when ill and prolly don't wash their hands at all or, at best, make a perfunctory effort of washing their hands: perhaps half a second under running water. Go into the jacks in any shopping centre. Only a minority will wash their hands properly.

Hmm this doesn't make much sense surely it'd be the ones accusing people of scaremongering who would be so laid back not to keep up with the old basic hygeine?

ceadaoin.

fr336 wrote: »

Was the panic like this during swine flu? I was convinced it wasn't but maybe my memory is playing tricks or I was simply still a teenager and therefore things didn't phase me like this.

I remember some mild panic but it all died down fairly quickly. I was definitely worried about it, probably more so than I am now. I only knew one person who got it and I was surprised to see the amount of people who were infected with it after the fact, a good percentage of the earth's population. Way more than I thought. Tbh I think this one might turn out to be comparable, a lot of infections that are mostly mild and we'll all wonder what the fuss was about (hopefully!)

The chan chan man

Is no one else thinking....its actually not even that bad?!