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

Hamsterchops

stockshares wrote: »

26 in total on the whole island now after the 3 new in NI

Britain (island of) = 199
Ireland (Island of = 26
United Kingdom = 206
Ireland (ROI) = 19

There's probably other ways to break them down?

The official numbers tend to rely on international borders✓

Miike

cnocbui wrote: »

Someone posted that the case in Cork was diagnosed by a radiologist.

This case would be considered a suspected case of SARS CoV 2 until their PCR result is returned by the NVRL. Case definitions found here: https://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/respiratory/coronavirus/novelcoronavirus/casedefinitions/

Confirmed case
A person with laboratory confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19 infection), irrespective of clinical signs and symptoms

blanch152

Stewball wrote: »

Why would she park at the UHG to go to the Cinema?

Or am I missing something....

Maybe the car park at the hospital is cheaper for visitors and patients and that means people going to the cinema park there? That would be typically Irish.

Nonoperational

cnocbui wrote: »

Someone posted that the case in Cork was diagnosed by a radiologist.

Sure radiology is absolutely crucial in diagnosing every single respiratory infection.

Again, if the person had bad pneumonia caused by coronavirus they would have likely had a ground glass pattern visible on x-ray and / or CT. That may have jogged peoples minds to think outside the box. But equally if they did (which they did) the lab test they would have found it also. The test was confirmed on lab testing, imaging was an adjuvant, as it always is in pneumonia.

Spanish Eyes

namloc1980 wrote: »

Pictures posted also. Take a look

Reddit is impossible to follow whether you are infected with C19 or not. I give it a wide berth for that reason alone, and am probably happier as a result.

Mullaghteelin

is_that_so wrote: »

Gosh, I feel so much better!

You can't pick and choose who or what to believe based what puts you into a good mood.
The same attitudes prevailed in the year before the Crash when those warning of what was coming where accused of "talking down the economy" and people complained RTE news was just full of "doom and gloom".

There is a lot of optimism bias on here. Yes, it's not the end of the world, but we can't just say "ahh it'll be grand" and then mock people who are concerned.
There is almost certainly going to be disruption to our lives sooner or later, but many people are still in total denial of this.

Cee-Jay-Cee

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Talking to my architect this morning. He's going to Northern Italy in 3 weeks with family. Said if you calculate population of Italy by cases or Corona, and do same with Ireland, you're as safe in Italy as here. He's not cancelling trip, and he's a clever guy so I dunno what to think.

He might be clever but low intelligence.

Hurrache

fritzelly wrote: »

I wish tv, newspapers etc would stop including NI in the Republics figures - when they report the UK numbers they don't subtract the NI figures

It's just confusing people wondering where all the other cases have suddenly come from

There are only 19 confirmed cases in the South

It's clickbaity scaremongering at the best

Like had been said numerous times, borders on paper maps don't stop disease.

Plus they're not included in the republics figures, they're in the island's.

stockshares

fritzelly wrote: »

I wish tv, newspapers etc would stop including NI in the Republics figures - when they report the UK numbers they don't subtract the NI figures

It's just confusing people wondering where all the other cases have suddenly come from

There are only 19 confirmed cases in the South

It's clickbaity scaremongering at the best

Total island number is more relevant as Travel Is easy and frequent between North and South.

Bob24

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

A lot of focus on Italy but France is accelerating in cases all the time

Yes people are focused on Italy because it is the original European hotspot, but France is just maybe a week behind (and Germany is probably 1-3 days behind France).

Most of what could have been said about Italy last week now starts applying to France.

stephenjmcd

Just reading the Italian lockdown so with Lombardy now a lockdown red zone along with Venice
That means flights should stop straight away to Milan and Venice.

ArchXStanton

GM228 wrote: »

Anonymous posted on Reddit, yea must be true

He posted a pic in St. Vincent's holding a note..

wakka12

Cases in France seem to actually be growing even faster than in Italy

blanch152

blanch152 wrote: »

Maybe the car park at the hospital is cheaper for visitors and patients and that means people going to the cinema park there? That would be typically Irish.

Handing over of the hospital car parks to a private company to charge for parking, even though the car parks were paid for by tax payers money years ago.

That would be typically Irish.

hmmm

Bob24 wrote: »

And let’s wait for further details but from what I saw in the earlier announcement an Italian lockdown has little to do with a Chinese lockdown: all roads, trains, buses and airports still running, but people are “urged” not to enter and exit the area.

It appears to mostly be further social distancing, and is just a ramping up of existing precautions. Even bars and restaurants can keep operating, but they have to allow people to keep 1m away from each other.

We won't get Wuhan style lockdowns in the West, it's not socially and economically feasible for a disease with low single digit mortality. The best we will do is try and smooth out the burden of cases.

cnocbui

Naggdefy wrote: »

Where the fcuk has Beasty gone? His day job must be in the HSE

Last heard, he was in Glasgow, presumably en-route to a tiny isolated island off the Scottish coast with a 24 pack of toilet roll under each arm.

stockshares

Bob24 wrote: »

Yes people are focused on Italy because it is the original European hotspot, but France is just a few days behind (and Germany is probably 1-3 days behind France).

Most of what could have been said about Italy last week now starts applying to France.

If France and Germany take their cue from Italy and lockdown cities early it might slow it down.

ChurchtownMan

With all the Italian rugby fans who came to Dublin for the weekend now unable to reenter Lombardy, there will probably be an increased rate of increase in cases in the East next week.

odyssey06

wakka12 wrote: »

Cases in France seem to actually be growing even faster than in Italy

Surprised it hasn't kicked off in Nice and Marseille... think there's a train line running from there to Italian side of the border.

Nonoperational

ArchXStanton wrote: »

He posted a pic in St. Vincent's holding a note..

Dammed if you do dammed if you don't. Patient presents with respiratory illness. Not isolated and put in general ward youre an idiot.

Isolate and youre an idiot.

Also an at risk group with the asthma comorbidity.

Funsterdelux

tillyfilly wrote: »

it's a 32 county disease

I just heard the virus signing some Wolfe Tone songs

Beasty

VinLieger wrote: »

HSE behind again it seems, i know of yet another case outside Dublin that flew in from Italy last week who had results confirmed today and are not in the numbers tonight.

We stick with the official numbers - however reliable you believe your information is, that is irrelevant around here

Any questions PM me - do not respond to this post in-thread

Bob24

wakka12 wrote: »

Cases in France seem to actually be growing even faster than in Italy

Detected cases.

I am not saying France is necessarily better at testing, but it shouldn’t be discarded.

dinorebel

tillyfilly wrote: »

it's a 32 county disease

Not the Real Flu

touts

hmmm wrote: »

It appears to mostly be further social distancing, and is just a ramping up of existing precautions. Even bars and restaurants can keep operating, but they have to allow people to keep 1m away from each other.

We won't get Wuhan style lockdowns in the West, it's not socially and economically feasible for a disease with low single digit mortality. The best we will do is try and smooth out the burden of cases.

If it was cattle who were at risk of dying we would get a Wuhan style lockdown.

But it's only old people and sick people so the government don't give a sh1t.

odyssey06

Nonoperational wrote: »

Sure radiology is absolutely crucial in diagnosing every single respiratory infection.
Again, if the person had bad pneumonia caused by coronavirus they would have likely had a ground glass pattern visible on x-ray and / or CT. That may have jogged peoples minds to think outside the box. But equally if they did (which they did) the lab test they would have found it also. The test was confirmed on lab testing, imaging was an adjuvant, as it always is in pneumonia.

Is the ground glass pattern unique to coronavirus or would other infections also show that patten?

Bob24

hmmm wrote: »

It appears to mostly be further social distancing, and is just a ramping up of existing precautions. Even bars and restaurants can keep operating, but they have to allow people to keep 1m away from each other.

We won't get Wuhan style lockdowns in the West, it's not socially and economically feasible for a disease with low single digit mortality. The best we will do is try and smooth out the burden of cases.

It your are correct about what it is, it really can’t be called a lockdown.

Reati

GM228 wrote: »

Anonymous posted on Reddit, yea must be true

Has posted pictures but sure... It's more believable than the ****e on here

Andrea B.

Quote: BorneTobyWilde
Talking to my architect this morning. He's going to Northern Italy in 3 weeks with family. Said if you calculate population of Italy by cases or Corona, and do same with Ireland, you're as safe in Italy as here. He's not cancelling trip, and he's a clever guy so I dunno what to think.

You don't need to be an architect to blow a hole in those maths.
They would equate to Italy having 200 cases to match our per capita.

tuxy

touts wrote: »

If it was cattle who were at risk of dying we would get a Wuhan style lockdown.

But it's only old people and sick people so the government don't give a sh1t.

With cattle we would get mass cullings.
Is that what you want with people?