Coronavirus Part IV - 19 cases in ROI, 7 in NI (as of 7 March) *Read warnings in OP*

Downlinz

Strazdas wrote: »

Govt : St Patrick's Festival or other major events not cancelled or postponed (Gavan Reilly - VM news)

People are now going to realise this is a business first, people second country.

As if the homeless and trolleys weren't a big enough clue before.

Strazdas

I see sheep wrote: »

People would just go out anyway!

It'd be like when they 'cancelled' Rag Week :pac:

Indeed, you can't actually 'cancel' St Patrick's Day (this doesn't seem to have occurred to the people demanding it be scrapped).

It's a national holiday, everyone is off work, towns and cities will be crowded along with loads of tourists, pubs will packed etc.

Call Me Jimmy

Stateofyou wrote: »

In case anyone is interested (or travelling to America), the Nurses Union there are fighting back against the dangerous inadequacy of how the current administration is handling this situation. Pretty bleak stuff.

https://god.dailydot.com/sick-nurse-denied-coronavirus-test-after-caring-for-an-infected-patient/?fbclid=IwAR2MQgI3Vqpl4D2j0AnoPpSA0cNX4suf_BaaRxCYNCeNWucgpFsAwn1m8ng

In democracies we have these added complications. At one hospital in South Korea 16 nurses quit because of fatigue and working conditions iirc

DOCARCH

fr336 wrote: »

15 mins till Italy *shakes*

:eek: Are you a seismologist!

gabeeg

spookwoman wrote: »

https://twitter.com/FergalBowers/status/1235968169258467329?s=20

Right. Well you know all the people that - quite fairly - say we should put our faith in the HSE and various experts that are in charge?

They're wrong. Our experts are going to get thousands of people unnecessarily sick and/or dead.
That is a terrible, terrible decision.

Hopefully it'll be huge floats driving slowly down empty streets. Sure how can you have a bloody celebration when the planet is in crisis and people are dying.

dan786

Coronavirus: Facebook closes London offices after employee diagnosed.

Facebook is closing its three London offices and telling staff to work from home after an employee was diagnosed with COVID-19.

MastiffMrs

Are all hospitals now stopping visitors? I read that Navan hospital is "in accordance with HSE guidelines".

Would make sense if all hospitals doing this? Unless it's only happening where there was a suspected case?

Away With The Fairies

fr336 wrote: »

15 mins till Italy *shakes*

What's the link to see the map of cases?

mlem123

BarryD2 wrote: »

So Leo says we should all carry on as normal. I presume ordinary citizens will make up their own minds as best they can based on the limited information from the state and hearsay on social media.

Hope for his sake no new election soon as the public might be in no humour at all.............

Well an election would be a sure fire way to spread the virus, getting everyone to go to a polling station, infect the staff their, and they pass it on to voters

harr

So they recon thousands of people gathering together isn’t an issue and that it won’t cause a problem.
Clear to see money is more of a priority than people’s health in this country.
Sure it will be only be the old and weak that the virus might infect .. the country could do with a clear out
**** sake

spookwoman

gabeeg wrote: »

Right. Well you know all the people that - quite fairly - say we should put our faith in the HSE and various experts that are in charge?

They're wrong. Our experts are going to get thousands of people unnecessarily sick and/or dead.
That is a terrible, terrible decision.

Hopefully it'll be huge floats driving slowly down empty streets. Sure how can you have a bloody celebration when the planet is in crisis and people are dying.

Also add

NEW: Varadkar says Ireland may ask retired health workers to return to service in the weeks ahead if the need arises

A group that would be in the higher risk bracket.....

fr336

Wibbs wrote: »

Nope 50-60 bracket. And again a good example of myths in action. Contrary to popular belief, people didn't die in their thirties in the past. Outside of times when waves of plagues were in fashion the longevity stats were heavily skewed by the appalling childhood mortality rates. For most of human history most people could expect to see 60 or 70 once they survived childhood and adolescence. Remember the Sermon on the Mount story? "The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years", so 70 and 80 years of age. This was aimed at a first century audience of mostly peasants.

My apologies and thanks for the info. Didn't realise it was you Wibbs - Aviation forum or am I mixing you up?

DrumSteve

m17 wrote: »

This had been the longest week ever

Wait til next week; the fun is only beginning.

screamer

dan786 wrote: »

Coronavirus: Facebook closes London offices after employee diagnosed.

Facebook is closing its three London offices and telling staff to work from home after an employee was diagnosed with COVID-19.

Don’t touch your Face(book), nose and mouth.
Isn’t that the advise

gabeeg

Strazdas wrote: »

Indeed, you can't actually 'cancel' St Patrick's Day (this doesn't seem to have occurred to the people demanding it be scrapped).

It's a national holiday, everyone is off work, towns and cities will be crowded along with loads of tourists, pubs will packed etc.

You can, as they have done before, cancel the official festivities that cause tens of thousands to line the streets in close proximity to each other.

steve-o

DrumSteve wrote: »

I genuinely despair.

****ing hell, just stop big events and get togethers for a few weeks while we get a handle on it. It's not too much to ask.

Don’t you know that you can only catch it if you are within 1 to 2 metres of a carrier for 15 minutes. The experts said so. So if everyone keeps shuffling around in the crowd then no one can catch it. Simples.

fr336

I'd gladly never touch Facebook again to avoid Coronavirus...actually, I'd do it anyway.

gabeeg

spookwoman wrote: »

Also add

NEW: Varadkar says Ireland may ask retired health workers to return to service in the weeks ahead if the need arises

A group that would be in the higher risk bracket.....

To be fair I don't think that's the worst idea. You obviously don't put the oldies working with CV cases though. They'll be deployed to hopefully keep some semblance of regular health care going.

CIARAN_BOYLE

MastiffMrs wrote: »

Are all hospitals now stopping visitors? I read that Navan hospital is "in accordance with HSE guidelines".

Would make sense if all hospitals doing this? Unless it's only happening where there was a suspected case?

Not all but a lot are. That in itself puts a lot of pressure on HSE staff. My father was in hospital for 3 weeks there last year. He needed a lot done for him and we did it even though he was in the hospital and staff were supposed to do it.

gabeeg wrote: »

To be fair I don't think that's the worst idea. You obviously don't put the oldies working with CV cases though. They'll be deployed to hopefully keep some semblance of regular health care going.

In the UK a lot of these older workers refused the call.

Call Me Jimmy

Downlinz wrote: »

People are now going to realise this is a business first, people second country.

As if the homeless and trolleys weren't a big enough clue before.

The parade will be cancelled no doubt at all in my mind. They seem very naive thinking both our cases won't do big jumps and the case rises in countries in Europe won't spook everybody. A day is becoming a long time now.

[Deleted User]

[Deleted User] wrote: »

My granny turns 101 in 23 days. We have a little 'party' organised. (Like 10 people!!) Suspect it won't be happening now. Shame not to mark such a big day. Don't care about the get together aspect, but I imagine the nursing home will have to close their doors before then (as they do for the flu) and we won't even see her.

Yep the home is closed. They were very prompt. The announcement that all nursing homes should close went out and within ten minutes we had a text letting us know. Bit sad we won't see her on the big day but I'm definitely glad this is being done. No point in putting the residents at unnecessary risk. Of course there is still risk with changing staff etc but that's just life.

Strazdas

harr wrote: »

So they recon thousands of people gathering together isn’t an issue and that it won’t cause a problem.
Clear to see money is more of a priority than people’s health in this country.
Sure it will be only be the old and weak that the virus might infect .. the country could do with a clear out
**** sake

It may be an issue but if you go down the route of saying gatherings of people are a health risk, then you would have to shut the entire country down - big sporting events, concerts, conferences, cinemas, theatres

There is an argument too that this would merely freak out the panic brigade even more, rather than do anything to calm them

tobefrank321

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

No news or rumours of any more cases in cork today anywa, besides the 60 quarantined doctors which I suppose is a good thing unless it totally changes at the announcement later on tonight.

To the person who said over 400 people have been tested in cork, where did you get that info out of a matter of interest?

If true those 400 will have to be tested routinely for 3-4 weeks more, and if one happens to test positive, contact tracing put in place.

I hope the HSE don't think a once off test is enough.

Boggles

I was against the idea at first, but maybe a cross party task force would not be a bad idea.

Kermit.de.frog

Guess Italy's figures before they come out in a few minutes.

A night with Mrs Piggy (to take forever) on the line for the closest. :pac:

Nermal

Downlinz wrote: »

People are now going to realise this is a business first, people second country.

As if the homeless and trolleys weren't a big enough clue before.

What do you think pays for housing and trolleys? Business does come first.

BarryD2

gabeeg wrote: »

You can, as they have done before, cancel the official festivities that cause tens of thousands to line the streets in close proximity to each other.

I suppose the Paddy's Day foot & mouth cancellation was because of the perceived threat to the agriculture industry. So business was at stake.

caveat emptor

spookwoman wrote: »

Also add

NEW: Varadkar says Ireland may ask retired health workers to return to service in the weeks ahead if the need arises

A group that would be in the higher risk bracket.....

Thinking 2 steps head. Good man. They are the expendables. Knock off a few billion in pension obligations to boot. :pac:

secman

2001 Paddy's Festival was cancelled and rescheduled on the June bank holiday weekend and it was even better due to better weather. But that was done to prevent Irish cattle picking up a virus , the foot and mouth one..but hey this virus only affects us mere humans so NO cancellation this time.

Hector Savage

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Not final figure.

Final figure is 12:30 am our time.

It will be north of 600 i'd imagine.

But it;s ****ing 1.53 am there what the **** like ?