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

jarvis

Mortelaro wrote: »

I haven't been on top of this thread as it's going so fast but I'm told 2 people in Arklow now have this

These were two from last night. Already counted in the 13. Keep up!!! Lol this thread is moving fast but +24hrs isn’t lightning speed.

retro:electro

ecoli3136 wrote: »

Ah here.

You wash your hands to protect YOUR OWN BLOODY SELF from bugs you've come into contact with, primarily.

Just...honestly...I give up. Stop washing your hands so.

You don’t say?

And clearly I’m going to keep washing my hands. As is everyone. The point I’m making is we can wash them all day long but if they are still letting in potentially infectious people and not cancelling massive gatherings, our efforts to help ourselves can only do so much. What’s the point in me washing my hands all the live long day if I meet someone on the bus who is just back from an unnecessary ski trip and they cough in my face.

There needs to be communal protection in place not just individual.

SeaBreezes

saabsaab wrote: »

I would have thought that Dublin would be hit hard with this but Cork seems to have the most worrying cases now. We still don't know how that patient got it no link with China or Italy or being overseas.


I guess Cork will manage strong and capable people.

Give it time... After this weekend 14 days later...

um7y1h83ge06nx

dhaughton99 wrote: »

If a cute Italian girl offered you a ride today, would you take up the offer?

Wear a mask on your lad then rub him with hand sanitizer afterwards and you should be grand.

celt262

beveragelady wrote: »

Does that article say anything about schools in Ireland? I didn't see a mention of any announcement tonight either.

Sure it will be grand..

skimpydoo

Amirani wrote: »

They need to tell the people infected themselves before they tell the whole country. The numbers will be out at 8 or so, you're not going to die waiting.

The infected people have already been told. RTE are toeing the party line and waiting for the HSE to announce it later.

dhaughton99

What time is today’s briefing at?

Call Me Jimmy

Skylar Mammoth Spike wrote: »

Notice Turkey (large country of 80m) aren't reporting a single case.
Yet they're surrounded by 5/6 infected nations on all sides, and have the small matter of hoards that moved through it, and getting pushed/bussed to Greece's borders.

Erdogen thinks he's a historic figure... the notions he has would make Rocket Man blush.

I don't expect they'll have a case until he's out of power

Unearthly

Ardillaun wrote: »

Encouraging news on the fatality rate of Covid-19 from South Korea, the only country with a proper testing program:




On the other hand, a 0.6% fatality rate means far more infections in the community that have not been detected. For each death there will be 166 infections, and that is still six times the fatality rate of regular flu.

This is similar to what Germany are saying. Positivity train!

retro:electro

retro:electro wrote: »

You don’t say?

And clearly I’m going to keep washing my hands. As is everyone. The point I’m making is we can wash them all day long but if they are still letting in potentially infectious people and not cancelling massive gatherings, our efforts to help ourselves can only do so much. What’s the point in me washing my hands all the live long day if I meet someone on the bus who is just back from an unnecessary ski trip and they cough in my face.

There needs to be communal protection in place not just individual.

Your point about washing your hands not preventing Italian exchange students entering Ireland is in fact brilliant in retrospect. I have no answer to that.

sideswipe

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

Widespread school and university closures

You’ve literally written the words ‘widespread school and university closers’ and linked to an article that doesn’t say anything as such.....what gives?

cnocbui

bennyl10 wrote: »

Only them coming in won’t be all that bad if we all continue to wash our hands and cough away from people.

This virus isn’t airborne

For the nth time, yes it is. JFC!

How the virus travels in the air

Donald Milton, MD, a professor of environmental health at the University of Maryland, helped prove via the use of his Gesundheit machine that influenza could be spread via aerosol transmission. He said he is in contact with colleagues in Singapore who are attempting to study the transmission of the COVID-19 viruses, which are often called nCoV, for novel coronavirus.

Though Chinese officials said earlier this week that they believe the coronavirus is transmitted only via droplets, implying they do not believe airborne or contact transmission plays a role, Milton said that statement is likely rooted in fear, not science.

"To me this sounds like someone trying to deal with panic, because people panic when they hear airborne transmission and long-distance transmission," he said. He said there has been scientific evidence of aerosol transmission of MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus), so it is likely possible for this novel coronavirus, as well.

Milton cautions that the difference between aerosol and droplet transmission is largely in name only. Respiratory droplets, emitted with a sneeze or a cough, are commonly thought to land within 6 feet of patients and are too large to be buoyant on air currents. Respiratory aerosols are droplets too, Milton said, but smaller and light enough to travel farther.

"You cannot tell the difference epidemiologically between something aerosol transmitted by weak sources and large droplet spray," said Milton. "They behave so similar, it's very hard to pick up the difference."

He said he suspects the capability of long-distance transmission with COVID-19 will be connected to source strength, or how symptomatic a person is.

http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/02/unmasked-experts-explain-necessary-respiratory-protection-covid-19

wakka12

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/06/its-a-false-hope-coronavirus-will-disappear-in-the-summer-like-the-flu-who-says.html
WHO says that as yet there is no evidence to believe COVID 19 will dissipate in the summer time, though the idea has also not been dismissed either.

frillyleaf

joe_99 wrote: »

If everyone washed their hands this virus would find it so hard to spread

As far as I’m aware that isn’t correct unfortunately. This virus is spread also by people coughing sneezing etc and people breathing it in hence the reason crowds being in close proximity can transmit it.

1800_Ladladlad

the coronavirus is about to become so much more easier to detect because it’ll tell you it goes to trinity.

solidasarock

So.... anyone else notice the weird amount of porn with the ladies wearing surgical masks the last week on the major sites?



.... A friend told me he saw it of course.

wakka12

Iceland has declared a state of emergency , it actually now has the highest number of cases per capita in the world with 43 cases

Mortelaro

jarvis wrote: »

These were two from last night. Already counted in the 13. Keep up!!! Lol this thread is moving fast but +24hrs isn’t lightning speed.

One of them owns a very busy and prominent barbers shop in the town
That would be a lot of self isolation cases :eek:

Dante7

Gintonious wrote: »

99% of Spanish Flu deaths in the USA were under 65. Covid is lethal to people over that age. SF infected about 500 million people, cover won't get anywhere near that number, or it's mortality rates.

Give over.

Remember the time and date you said this.

Mr.Crinklewood

sideswipe wrote: »

You’ve literally written the words ‘widespread school and university closers’ and linked to an article that doesn’t say anything as such.....what gives?

The article is linked to the words, and the information given in the post I quoted.

tuxy

wakka12 wrote: »

Iceland has declared a state of emergency , it actually now has the highest number of cases per capita in the world with 43 cases

Sounds like they are doing more tests per captia.

banie01

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

The article is linked to the words.

You wrote the words, then linked a story that has no mention of school or uni closures.

It's panic mongering.

namloc1980

solidasarock wrote: »

So.... anyone else notice the weird amount of porn with the ladies wearing surgical masks the last week on the major sites?



.... A friend told me he say it of course.

Yes, a friend told me too. 👀

Mic 1972

ecoli3136 wrote: »

Your point about washing your hands not preventing Italian exchange students entering Ireland is in fact brilliant in retrospect. I have no answer to that.

Every country in Europe has the virus already. Are you comfortable with French/German/Spanish/Switz people flying in? Should we stop everyone from flying in? Who decides what countries are safe?

beveragelady

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

The article is linked to the words.

But the article doesn't say there will be an announcement about school closures! Read it!

darjeeling

cnocbui wrote: »

For the nth time, yes it is. JFC!



http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/02/unmasked-experts-explain-necessary-respiratory-protection-covid-19

Needs picture of 'Gesundheit machine':



Yes, that really is it. Looks terrifying.

Mr.Crinklewood

banie01 wrote: »

You wrote the words, then linked a story that has no mention of school or uni closures.

It's panic mongering.

My f'ing point!!!!

sideswipe

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

The article is linked to the words.

Read the damn article, it doesn’t suggest closure of school and university’s in any way!

spookwoman

https://twitter.com/VirginMediaNews/status/1236008513727598593?s=20

grazer

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

The article is linked to the words.

But the link is to a list of articles.

And there are no words in the articles about widespread school & uni closures? That I can see at least.