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

Beasty · 2020-02-24 19:11:15

As the first thread is getting towards 10,000 posts this is the follow up to that thread Any threadbans from the original thread carry over to this one. Please PM to discuss if you do wish to be able to post again All mod warnings remain in place, and in particular the following are copied from the OP of that first thread…

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#6512 28-02-2020 9:42pm
Rob A. Bank

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Some straight talking from the Australian Health minister and Chief Medical Officer on the potential effects of this epidemic on Australia.

Some of the figures given are shocking...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/28/australian-doctors-warn-of-overwhelmed-public-health-system-in-event-of-coronavirus-pandemic

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#6513 28-02-2020 9:43pm
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Sure maybe storm Jorge could blow the virus away. That be grand.

All Eyes On Rafah

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#6514 28-02-2020 9:43pm
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Titclamp wrote: »

How the **** could you not read what I wrote correctly?

I did it on purpose, OK, titclamp?

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#6515 28-02-2020 9:43pm
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I'm eating a Chinese in solidarity with the people of China

What will you sacrifice?

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#6516 28-02-2020 9:44pm
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wakka12 wrote: »

First case in Iceland
https://grapevine.is/news/2020/02/28/breaking-first-confirmed-case-of-coronavirus-in-iceland/

Seems like Rep Ireland might be one of the last in Europe to announce a case. Just a couple of other countries have not so far, Scotland ,Portugal, Poland , Hungary, Czech Republic

Coogan & Brydon must be running out of options for their next trip
Wonder what the restaurants are like in Antarctica...

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#6517 28-02-2020 9:44pm
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wakka12 wrote: »

Weird how people just hear bs like this and just believe it
Dont think a county being 'closed' can remain a well kept secret for very long

Unless it is Leithrim.

She looks quite young, maybe 19 or 20. I said to her if you go across the footbridge on campus you'll be in Clare.

Not related to the coronavirus. There was a storm last year, can't think of the name. Limerick got a status Orange while Clare got status Red. Buildings shut down the campus on the Clare side while keeping the Limerick side open. They're across the river from each other.

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#6518 28-02-2020 9:45pm
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MarkY91 wrote: »

Paying for stuff in Penney's, the idle checkout people chatting about no stick coming in and something about having no stick for Christmas. Heard one also say they'll be out of a job by Christmas. Not sure if just a joke or if it's a genuine concern from the employee.

I doubt they're any more idle than the people who work in offices wasting hours of their employer's time messing around online and on their phones.

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#6519 28-02-2020 9:47pm
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GeorgeBailey wrote: »

Yessssssssssssssss!!!! I made it to the end of the thread. Nobody else post anything. Thanks.

Only the last survivor will be able to post this I’m afraid.

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#6520 28-02-2020 9:47pm
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TheValeyard wrote: »

Sure maybe storm Jorge could blow the virus away. That be grand.

Or blow it towards us!!!!

We’re doomed

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#6521 28-02-2020 9:48pm
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I was talking to a nurse friend in one of our major hospitals earlier - he said if it gets bad here the hospital hasn't a notion of being able to cope. Beds won't be the main issue - they won't have the staff to cope!

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#6522 28-02-2020 9:48pm
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Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

I'm eating a Chinese in solidarity with the people of China

What will you sacrifice?

I was in the Chinese store on Wednesday buying food. Was talking to the cashier about how hot the chilli sauce I was buying. Didn't say if it would kill the ole corona. She said if too hot don't come back complaining. 'We don't take complaints.'

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#6523 28-02-2020 9:48pm
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Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

I'm eating a Chinese in solidarity with the people of China

What will you sacrifice?

I'm eating a diseased bat in solidarity to the people with coronavirus

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#6524 28-02-2020 9:49pm
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Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

I'm eating a Chinese in solidarity with the people of China

What will you sacrifice?

I'm eating frogs legs in solidarity with the French, Kermit.

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#6525 28-02-2020 9:50pm
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I'm eating peanut butter sandwiches with solidarity of people with peanut allergies

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#6526 28-02-2020 9:51pm
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Rob A. Bank wrote: »

Some straight talking from the Australian Health minister and Chief Medical Officer on the potential effects of this epidemic on Australia.

Some of the figures given are shocking...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/28/australian-doctors-warn-of-overwhelmed-public-health-system-in-event-of-coronavirus-pandemic

On one of the early news sat channels this morning, the presenter asked on of the uk's ministers (possible health minister bloke), would they be prepared for 'x (shall not repeat here) number' of fatalaties. The bloke didn't blink once, and just said 'we'd be prepared for all eventualities'.

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#6527 28-02-2020 9:51pm
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Stewball wrote: »

I was talking to a nurse friend in one of our major hospitals earlier - he said if it gets bad here the hospital hasn't a notion of being able to cope. Beds won't be the main issue - they won't have the staff to cope!

Sure how can you plan to have staff for a virus that is new and only around a few months.

Stupid logic.

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#6528 28-02-2020 9:52pm
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Everyone needs to just chill out.

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#6529 28-02-2020 9:52pm
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Loafing Oaf wrote: »

Coogan & Brydon must be running out of options for their next trip
Wonder what the restaurants are like in Antarctica...

At this point I would gladly spend a year in Antarctica... Laptop with Netflix and 1,000 bags of pasta... perfect/ ideal

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#6530 28-02-2020 9:52pm
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I heard a rumour that Storm Jorge has the new coronavirus.

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#6531 28-02-2020 9:54pm
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theballz wrote: »

Everyone needs to just chill out.

No ****ing way! My life is **** I need these hysterics!

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#6532 28-02-2020 9:55pm
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dan786 wrote: »

3 infected in population of 6+ million and they do this

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1233489724704272385

It may keep the Israelis abay.

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#6533 28-02-2020 9:56pm
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I'm eating my own head in solidarity to people who can't eat their own head.

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#6534 28-02-2020 9:56pm
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Germany screening all Italians now.... all of Europe should have been doing this a while ago m... why wait...

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#6535 28-02-2020 9:57pm
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Serious mod clean up needed.

Some of us come to this thread for input from valued posters. This is a serious issue we're facing here.

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#6536 28-02-2020 9:57pm
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GeorgeBailey wrote: »

Yessssssssssssssss!!!! I made it to the end of the thread. Nobody else post anything. Thanks.

Did you read the previous thread as well?

If you want the official Boards: I made it through the Covid-19 Thread badge you will have to get through the 9946 or so posts in that one as well.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058047651

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#6537 28-02-2020 9:58pm
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I told myself to stop looking at this forum and I started reading the property 2020 forum... only to find out they are discussing cornavirus too

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#6538 28-02-2020 9:58pm
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EltonJohn69 wrote: »

At this point I would gladly spend a year in Antarctica... Laptop with Netflix and 1,000 bags of pasta... perfect/ ideal

Netflix is only down 5% over the past 7 days and it's actually up 5% over the last 4 weeks.

I think others have the same idea.

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#6539 28-02-2020 10:00pm
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Zenify wrote: »

I told myself to stop looking at this forum and I started reading the property 2020 forum... only to find out they are discussing cornavirus too

Any good news of houses getting cheaper?

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#6540 28-02-2020 10:01pm
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igCorcaigh wrote: »

Serious mod clean up needed.

Some of us come to this thread for input from valued posters. This is a serious issue we're facing here.

Yes, it is very serious, we know this.... but maybe people need a little humour to alleviate the anxiety rather than the constant doom and gloom.

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#6541 28-02-2020 10:01pm
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Stewball wrote: »

I was talking to a nurse friend in one of our major hospitals earlier - he said if it gets bad here the hospital hasn't a notion of being able to cope. Beds won't be the main issue - they won't have the staff to cope!

No country will have hundreds of extra empty hospital beds or hundreds of extra nurses and docs sitting around just in case we get a bit of an epidemic. We're no worse than anywhere else and im guessing probably better than most

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