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

Funsterdelux

woohoo!!! wrote: »

Source for Wexford?

Verona Murphy was seen walking through the hospital, so a deep clean was needed

Drumpot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1apfZ0uC-Fs

Should you wear a mask? In short, probably not unless you are infected and reason why explained.

Good tips as always in these videos.

Rob A. Bank

When all this is over, there will be some hard questions to be answered about why the HSE thought that temperature screening at the airports, of people coming from known hotspots, was not worthwhile!!

If it only picked up one of those who were already at the stage of shedding virus, It would have saved our stretched public health services a contact tracing wild goose chase.

Their excuse… it would not have picked all of the cases and something about taking paracetamol !

I don’t know of any biological test which is 100% accurate !

The Chinese check temperatures everywhere… and they have slowed the disease.

woohoo!!!

BarryD2 wrote: »

General email to students.

Which student facility?

Away With The Fairies

Sober Crappy Chemis wrote: »

I think the virus only exists on this thread.

I’ve been in the real world since 7 this morning and nobody is bothered.

Have you seen what's happening around the world?

tillyfilly

Sober Crappy Chemis wrote: »

0 Irish deaths.
Why are we always an embarrassment.

**** sake, we should put Roy Keane in charge. He’d have deaths by now.
#fuming

coroynavirus

skepticalme

Cuckoo7 wrote: »

I thought aerlingus had cancelled flights to hotspot in Italy?

They're going to Venice. Dept of foreign affairs said flights still going to Venice so it's up to the school.

VinLieger

Professor Moriarty wrote: »

He also said that contact tracing is the best defence until a vaccine is developed.

Hes a ****ing moron

https://www.businessinsider.com/south-korea-coronavirus-testing-death-rate-2020-3

BarryD2

woohoo!!! wrote: »

Which student facility?

From Carlow IT to all students as far as I know, to clarify rumours........ but cleaning only relates to the Wexford campus.

hawkelady

Logan Roy wrote: »

I'm sure you'll be able to survive the weekend without knowing how many new cases there are....... The over the top outrage in this thread is disgraceful.

So you agree that it appropriate for no more updates until Monday from our health dept. Does the virus only spread Monday -Friday.

Ninthlife

The no briefing til Monday just means the speculation and rumours will be even more prevelant due to lack of official figures

skepticalme

lawred2 wrote: »

Serious epidemic of kids going on ski trips alright.

Not a ski trip. Venice.

cnocbui

Away With The Fairies wrote: »

We should all just presume everybody is infected and look after ourselves.

If somebody sneezes or coughs on you, are we allowed to be rude with these people and tell them off?

No, just scream, whip out a can of hairspray and a lighter and incinerate all the air between you and them. That might get their attention.

Funsterdelux

Rob A. Bank wrote: »

When all this is over, there will be some hard questions to be answered about why the HSE thought that temperature screening at the airports, of people coming from known hotspots, was not worthwhile!!

If it only picked up one of those who were already at the stage of shedding virus, It would have saved our stretched public health services a contact tracing wild goose chase.

Their excuse… it would not have picked all of the cases and something about taking paracetamol !

I don’t know of any biological test which is 100% accurate !

The Chinese check temperatures everywhere… and they have slowed the disease.

In fairness the chinese did a lot more than just taking temp, loads of non medical containment procedures that worked

SeaBreezes

woohoo!!! wrote: »

Some good news.

https://www.newtimes.co.rw/international/hong-kong-develops-rapid-detection-method-coronavirus

That would be a game changer!! Fantastic!

Traumadoc

Ardillaun wrote: »

When it comes to testing, the South Koreans are showing the world how it’s done:

Yea the drive through testing , with no real decontamination between patients, - great way to spread the disease.

Cupatae

Away With The Fairies wrote: »

Have you seen what's happening around the world?

What's this around? The world is flat lad

wakka12

https://www.reddit.com/r/China_Flu/comments/fejbn6/italy_and_south_korea_have_more_people_sick_of/
Italy and Korea now have significantly more infections per capita than China

namloc1980

Logan Roy wrote: »

I'm sure you'll be able to survive the weekend without knowing how many new cases there are....... The over the top outrage in this thread is disgraceful.

In fairness the executive of the HSE going into a media blackout over the weekend in the middle of a developing public health issue is classic HSE, and another reason why public confidence in the HSE is rock bottom.

Away With The Fairies

RugbyLad11 wrote: »

We are in the middle of a virus crisis and the HSE decide to take the weekend off??

wtf no other country is doing this

It's a way to keep the numbers low.

Sober Crappy Chemis

Away With The Fairies wrote: »

Have you seen what's happening around the world?

No. I’m getting all my data from here.

retro:electro

No coronavirus on the weekends wahhey

caveat emptor

Away With The Fairies wrote: »

We should all just presume everybody is infected and look after ourselves.

If somebody sneezes or coughs on you, are we allowed to be rude with these people and tell them off?

It's a hard one but I think we should keep our humanity. We defintely need to be stricter regarding socially acceptable hygiene practices.


I've heard of first had reports of people in Italy who have been discharged after fighting it off. They need to quarantine and have nowhere to go.


Random strangers are putting people up in out houses etc. Think society needs to band together to fill the gaps in the system.

Click the link if you want to understand what is like in a hospital coping with this.

https://www.la7.it/piazzapulita/video/coronavirus-dentro-il-reparto-di-terapia-intensiva-05-03-2020-311522

screamer

Rob A. Bank wrote: »

When all this is over, there will be some hard questions to be answered about why the HSE thought that temperature screening at the airports, of people coming from known hotspots, was not worthwhile!!

If it only picked up one of those who were already at the stage of shedding virus, It would have saved our stretched public health services a contact tracing wild goose chase.

Their excuse… it would not have picked all of the cases and something about taking paracetamol !

I don’t know of any biological test which is 100% accurate !

The Chinese check temperatures everywhere… and they have slowed the disease.

Not at all, we are the island where there is no responsibility taken, no accountability given, and We just keep on taking these people’s word for everything. We’re idiots in putting up with the ineptitude of our “ leaders” and experts. I don’t trust them on a good day let alone in a crisis, so I prepare best I can for the inevitable here.

VinLieger

Away With The Fairies wrote: »

It's a way to keep the numbers low.

Until monday anyway

Juwwi

With regards to the masks advice , Dr Tony Holohan saying again tonight we aren't advising that people wear masks as they don't work .

they only stop people passing the virus on but doesn't stop people getting it .

Surely if everybody wore the masks it would stop those that don't know they have it passing it on .

Professor Moriarty

VinLieger wrote: »

Hes a ****ing moron

https://www.businessinsider.com/south-korea-coronavirus-testing-death-rate-2020-3

Well, I wouldn't call him a moron TBF. He's a highly qualified epidemiologist. I posted a link earlier to a very good article that discusses South Korea low mortality rate. Here it is - worth a read.

daheff

skepticalme wrote: »

It is infuriating that our government won't do this. My son's school is booked for Italy in mid April. The school checked with HSE and no advice to cancel it. All the money will be lost in any case as flights are still going to Italy. I'm assuming they won't go but no confirmation that it's cancelled.

Nothing stopping you from pulling your child out of the trip.

ILoveYourVibes

Rob A. Bank wrote: »

When all this is over, there will be some hard questions to be answered about why the HSE thought that temperature screening at the airports, of people coming from known hotspots, was not worthwhile!!

If it only picked up one of those who were already at the stage of shedding virus, It would have saved our stretched public health services a contact tracing wild goose chase.

Their excuse… it would not have picked all of the cases and something about taking paracetamol !

I don’t know of any biological test which is 100% accurate !

The Chinese check temperatures everywhere… and they have slowed the disease.

A lot of Drs are being complacent they are thinking on the micro not the macro level. They are thinking of the majority of patients as individuals.

The virus is for most going to be a really bad flu /pneumonia. Its not going to be that serious.

But on a global scale its going to be devastating. They are not thinking of the herd.

They think we are panicking. Humans as a species have to work together to slow and halt this for vulnerable populations and individuals.

Drs aren't seeing the bigger picture. They are smart people but near sighted.

autumnbelle

There will be updates at the weekend