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

Kermit.de.frog

14th death reported in the US as case total hits 234

BLIZZARD7

Italy +778 cases and 49 deaths :eek:

Tippex

Boggles wrote: »

The guards can force people to self isolate?

Until they start coughing.

:pac:

BlueFlu

gabeeg

ceadaoin. wrote: »

The planet is not in crisis. There are 8 billion people on earth. A minuscule number of people have been infected and an even more minuscule amount have died. The vast majority, by a wide margin, of people who get this will be absolutely fine. It's not the walking dead. Get some perspective.

I'm afraid the planet is in an enormous crisis, pal.

You should probably go check the news

Supercell

At this stage, its gone native anyhow, the parade isn't going to affect that, maybe speed up the inevitable? Honestly think its not worth the business impact to cancel it now given that.

donal.hunt

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Just heard that a local nursing home here in Dublin is restricting visiting.

They all are. See https://nhi.ie/covid-19-coronavirus-nursing-home-care/

deise08

Cork City and youghal have cancelled their parades.
I think the rest of the city/counties should each come out and do the same.
Who's in charge of Dublin?
Would it be the mayors or city/ county boards?

yermandan

donal.hunt wrote: »

They all are. See https://nhi.ie/covid-19-coronavirus-nursing-home-care/

I would imagine the same is going to be applied to hospital visitors now too

BLIZZARD7

BLIZZARD7 wrote: »

Italy +778 cases and 49 deaths :eek:

That's a 4.25% death rate...

at1withmyself

deise08 wrote: »

Cork City and youghal have cancelled their parades.
I think the rest of the city/county boards should each come out and do the same.
Who's in charge of Dublin?

Maybe Cork is the real capital as they seem to be making decisions quicker ☺

DOCARCH

Supercell wrote: »

....maybe speed up the inevitable?

That's the reason to postpone, so you don't risk overwhelming the health system.

Kermit.de.frog

BLIZZARD7 wrote: »

Italy +778 cases and 49 deaths :eek:

Itssoeasy

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Just heard that a local nursing home here in Dublin is restricting visiting.

That doesn't mean there is Coronavirus there though. Given it's a nursing home the people in it are high risk so obviously the management don't want it getting in there to cause an issue.

the butcher

https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/1235968083057168384

Blood will be on his hands.

caveat emptor

BloodBath wrote: »

That's pretty much how supply chains work. If people stayed calm the factories and supply chains would keep up for the most part.

Mass panic and stockpiling will empty shops and increase panic as shelves empty leaving many without essential items.

That's why I get annoyed by people promoting ott fear and panic buying.

If 25% of people bought a month+ supply of certain items those items would go out of stock for the other 75% of people unless there were stockpiles of those items which themselves will run out eventually.

Couldn't agree more. Although going to tesco in midst of a viral outbreak where some infected person touched your cornflakes. You wouldn't be long in running out of disinfectant or catching it.

MD1990

BLIZZARD7 wrote: »

That's a 4.25% death rate...

been said yesterday.

Italy have way more cases than being reported.

They have literally infected every country in Europe & beyond

Itssoeasy

BLIZZARD7 wrote: »

Italy +778 cases and 49 deaths :eek:

Wait so that's 778 cases and 49 new deaths ? Jesus you'd be less likely to get sick standing in the exclusion zone at Chernobyl.

TTLF

did italy release their numbers?
also when do the UK post their numbers??

igCorcaigh

Supercell wrote: »

At this stage, its gone native anyhow, the parade isn't going to affect that, maybe speed up the inevitable? Honestly think its not worth the business impact to cancel it now given that.

The focus is on slowing it down, not preventing it.

ceadaoin.

gabeeg wrote: »

I'm afraid the planet is in an enormous crisis, pal.

You should probably go check the news

Yeah so should you. Most people recover from this just fine. It's not the end of the human race.

This thread gets more ridiculous by the day.

skimpydoo

Strazdas wrote: »

I can understand the arguments for doing it, but several experts have disagreed with the scientists proposing it and said the psychological effects on the nation could well outweigh any positives.

Ireland is not a near dictatorship like China.

Vested interests who don't want to lose any money. Say if Leo or somebody senior in FG or FF got this, then we would soon balls appearing and gatherings cancelled.

Mic 1972

frillyleaf wrote: »

I really don’t like when people compare our health system to the third world as it really undermines how awful the condition in developing countries actually are. It shouldn’t be in the state it is but by no means is it third world

I was in an hospital in the Philippines for 2 days, the standards were way higher than here actualy

Ludo

Can't find any verification Cork has cancelled parade. Youghal and Cobh, yes. But not Cork itself.

Hector Savage

+778 for Italy, what was it yesterday ?

SusanC10

BLIZZARD7 wrote: »

Italy +778 cases and 49 deaths :eek:

That's slightly higher than yesterday. Could it be plateauing there ?

flynnlives

2001 foot and mouth the country shut down and postponed St. Patricks day.

Fine Gael - Protecting cattle saves money, protecting people costs money.

ldy4mxonucwsq6

I work with public and loads of people coming in and out today coughing and spluttering.

You'd think they'd at least make an attempt to cover it, some people are disgusting and always will be.

I (like at lot of people at the the moment) am so aware of this and basic self hygiene seems to be completely amiss with some folk.

caveat emptor

BLIZZARD7 wrote: »

That's a 4.25% death rate...

Stop fear mongering / doing maths / reading stuff.


That's what I'm hearing mostly on this thread.


Now repeat after me.


It's just the Flu.
People die all the time, get over it.
80 % of people will be grand and there'll be no lasting damage.
Masks don't work.
It can't be spread easily.
Don't buy anything in the shop.

Strazdas

deise08 wrote: »

Cork City and youghal have cancelled their parades.
I think the rest of the city/counties should each come out and do the same.
Who's in charge of Dublin?
Would it be the mayors or city/ county boards?

Unilateral action and in defiance of the govt / medical experts might actually be a very bad thing.

What happens if a few secondary schools unilaterally decide to close? Would seem extremely unfair on their students.

Mic 1972

SusanC10 wrote: »

That's slightly higher than yesterday. Could it be plateauing there ?

it's lower than yesterday