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

Drumpot

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2020/0226/1117632-coronavirus-ireland/

The Health Service Executive's Assistant National Director for Public and Child Health has said "it looks increasingly likely that the world will experience a significant outbreak of Covid-19 over the next six to 12 months."

DominoDub

From looking at the details on the 1st Greek report - it looks like Milan Fashion week may turn into a major infection point - a Fashion Designer from Greece looks to to have contracted the virus in Milan and with the the help of Ryanair brought it home.

The circus that is Fashion Week has now moved from Milan to Paris - so expect more report sourced to that gathering.

Jin luk

Jim_Hodge wrote: »

Besides the fact that a 50% infection rate within a population would be astounding, the 450,000 would require medical treatment of some sort but not all would require hospitalisation or ventilation.

Spanish flu nearly infected the whole world swine flu 60+ million its not altogether madness to think a country like ours if their was an outbreak it would reach those numbers. Its not a sprint its a marathon. Look how quick "seasonal flu" spreads here also as alot of people are comparing those, its alot worse than flu

BarryD2

BarryD2 wrote: »

Whole country was practically closed down for a few weeks, widespread cancellations of non essential travel & meetings. For sheep & cattle farmers, who when if out of pocket afterwards, got compensation. And the same lads who caused it feeding dodgy stuff to their stock and smuggling across the border.

Obviously humans are more dispensable.

Dead people don’t complain. Farmers of dead animals are far more vocal.

odyssey06

Martina1991 wrote: »

Was there a thread this intense during the Ebola outbreak?

When was there an Ebola pandemic?

wakka12

First cases in Georgia and Norway, can't imagine it'll be more than 2-3 days before it is detected in Ireland

ceadaoin.

Ok, what is so bad about saying that for most it will be comparable to a bad cold or mild flu? It's true. Most people have mild or no symptoms.

We know it isnt either of those illnesses but as most people have experienced one or both many times in their lives is it not a good way of putting it in terms that people will be able to relate to?

saabsaab

odyssey06 wrote: »

In theory yes, although we really don't know what % of the population will get infected.

If it was like the pandemic of 1919, then 27% of the population would catch it. This would translate to 27,000 needing medical intervention in ireland. Not all, of course, at the same time.

CinemaGuy45

ceadaoin. wrote: »

Ok, what is so bad about saying that for most it will be comparable to a bad cold or mild flu? It's true. Most people have mild or no symptoms.

We know it isnt either of those illnesses but as most people have experienced one or both many times in their lives is it not a good way of putting it in terms that people will be able to relate to?

Why don't you and Benny go ahead and book a cheap holiday in Milan there is fashion there you could just die for.:p

EltonJohn69

DominoDub wrote: »

From looking at the details on the 1st Greek report - it looks like Milan Fashion week may turn into a major infection point - a Fashion Designer from Greece looks to to have contracted the virus in Milan and with the the help of Ryanair brought it home.

The circus that is Fashion Week has now moved from Milan to Paris - so expect more report sourced to that gathering.

They should have canceled everything the second the saw what was happening in China

Supercell

My wife just told me that she read on a Chinese Ireland board ( for Chinese in Ireland) that there has been a positive case in Bray today, don't see it anywhere else though. YMMV, hope that's BS as its very close to here 😥

Jin luk

saabsaab wrote: »

If it was like the pandemic of 1919, then 27% of the population would catch it. This would translate to 27,000 needing medical intervention in ireland. Not all, of course, at the same time.

Tourism and flights as of 2020 and not 1919 floating over on a ship would make a huge change in them numbers.

cmac2009

fr336 wrote: »

The Guardian is the website the BBC wishes it was. News coverage is excellent. Of course the opinion pieces tend to be liberal claptrap but easily avoided alongside the proper journalism.

Opinion pieces are woeful, apart from Marina Hyde, if you could call her article's opinion pieces. Her musings on current events are a joy to read.

BanditLuke

Supercell wrote: »

My wife just told me that she read on a Chinese Ireland board ( for Chinese in Ireland) that there has been a positive case in Bray today, don't see it anywhere else though. YMMV, hope that's BS as its very close to here ��

Anything to do with the school?

4068ac1elhodqr

wakka12 wrote: »

First cases in Georgia and Norway, can't imagine it'll be more than 2-3 days before it is detected in Ireland

Whoever is in charge of the world map for scratching off these countries and numbers will sure be kept busy. Then there's regions, sub-regions and cities that might all assign their own emergency levels.

ceadaoin.

How many people have "heard" that there is a positive case somewhere or other at this stage about to announced any minute now? seems like every other person on this thread going back weeks. Must be a full blown epidemic in ireland at this stage. Oh wait no, there isnt

tuxy

saabsaab wrote: »

If it was like the pandemic of 1919, then 27% of the population would catch it. This would translate to 27,000 needing medical intervention in ireland. Not all, of course, at the same time.

We better hope there is no world war to coincide with this like there was with the Spanish flu

Kermit.de.frog

Bahrain now has 33 cases of new caronavirus with 7 saudi nationals among them. Big rise for such a small country in 24 hours.

Supercell

BanditLuke wrote: »

Anything to do with the school?

Maybe, hope they got their wires crossed and misinterpreted why the PTA meeting was cancelledWe'll find out soon enough if it's true.

Kermit.de.frog

Supercell wrote: »

My wife just told me that she read on a Chinese Ireland board ( for Chinese in Ireland) that there has been a positive case in Bray today, don't see it anywhere else though. YMMV, hope that's BS as its very close to here ��

Careful now.

The last poster who went down this road about 90 minutes a go was taken behind the back of a shed by the mods and given a hiding he'll never forget.

He hasn't been heard from since.

Musefan

Bought a deep freeze yesterday as I needed one anyway!

bennyl10

CinemaGuy45 wrote: »

Why don't you and Benny go ahead and book a cheap holiday in Milan there is fashion there you could just die for.:p

In a serious way though, what is wrong with that?
For most people, we have been told by Health groups, that this appears as a bad flu(with fever, tiredness and cough/could symptoms)

Yes some people will get it a lot worse. But for the majority of us.

To portray an illness in the way it will affect the majority, Seemingly, Is not a bad thing

pc7

ceadaoin. wrote: »

How many people have "heard" that there is a positive case somewhere or other at this stage about to announced any minute now? seems like every other person on this thread going back weeks. Must be a full blown epidemic in ireland at this stage. Oh wait no, there isnt

I think we can be fairly sure we will get a real confirmed case by the weekend. Just the timings for incubation over last few weeks seem to be popping up now.

wakka12

https://m.digi24.ro/stiri/actualitate/primul-caz-de-coronavirus-in-romania-1266806
First case in Romania, infected by an Italian man who has since returned to Italy where he tested positive

CinemaGuy45

Musefan wrote: »

Bought a deep freeze yesterday as I needed one anyway!

How many bodies does it hold?

pc7

wakka12 wrote: »

https://m.digi24.ro/stiri/actualitate/primul-caz-de-coronavirus-in-romania-1266806
First case in Romania, infected by an Italian person

Bloody hell the Italian spreading of this is bonkers

darjeeling

In Wuhan they had a full blown epidemic before they knew this thing even existed.
Everyone must just have thought it was flu, and treated it like you would until it became clear that it was something a lot worse.

Elsewhere in China they got a couple of weeks notice and so were onto it much faster when it began to spread.
It does now look from the case numbers that meant far fewer people got infected.

I'd reckon, even though it looks alarming seeing infection spreading to new countries in Europe, that the same is happening here.
All these cases are being picked up and traced back to Italy because sick people are becoming aware they might have it, and health services are on the alert.

Here, we've not had a case yet, so we should be take advantage of the time we have to prepare for when we do get one.
Whatever the government is doing, you can badger your family, friends and colleagues about it, and put up the official guidance notices in work, schools, churches, wherever.
Unfortunately it's only when you reach the stage where you never want to hear the advice again that everyone's heard it at least once.

4068ac1elhodqr

Musefan wrote: »

Bought a deep freeze yesterday as I needed one anyway!

For food or bodies?


While we can jest (to an extent), over in Iran any such banter will be met with public flogging (not as in the sales term), and 3yrs of bird (not birdwatching).

macwal

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Bahrain now has 33 cases of new caronavirus with 7 saudi nationals among them. Big rise for such a small country in 24 hours.

Will be interesting if an epidemic starts here, I'd imagine they have a higher temp and drier climate than the hotspots in China and Europe, which reports I've seen said are aspects that should restrict the spread.

Hector Savage

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

Italy going mental, I wonder when it will at least start to level there ?