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

spookwoman

Coronavirus: Seventh patient tests positive in the Republic
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/coronavirus-seventh-patient-tests-positive-in-the-republic-1.4194376

wakka12

Was there another case? Or is this one of the 4 people from yesterday?

05eaftqbrs9jlh

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/coronavirus-seventh-patient-tests-positive-in-the-republic-1.4194376
Can I just say fair fcuking play to Irish journalism on this. The party line needs to go in the bin and we need to rely on testimony from people working in clinical settings providing their experiences to the press because the mouthpiece is not adequate. At least now this "South of Ireland" sh!te can end, trust the rebels in Cork to break with tradition.

He was in hospital a week ago and back in this week again. It's highly, highly likely that he contracted it in hospital.

Our front line staff are being treated with absolute contempt by the HSE. This "control the narrative" approach is putting them at incredible risk so early on in this situation, and we are really, really going to need them in the coming months.

Our children are at risk of losing grandparents and parents and spreading the virus further. With the hospital spewing out possible sources of transmission will week, the schools need to close ASAP.

Drumpot

Pudsy33 wrote: »

This isn't necessarily a bad thing. We KNEW it was circulating by community transfer, it simply had to have been passed on by the Italian cases. It might kick the country into some sort of action.

I agree, imagine they didn’t discover this by accident and were planning as if we were still not that bad... Hopefully this really speeds up government response and all authorities start to go full pelt at stopping this, even if it means cancelling major events and closing schools.....

I think I heard earlier they tested 70 people yesterday. Does this not mean that 5 out of that 70 had the virus? (If this person was tested yesterday with the other 4?)

Gods Gift

If I load up on vitamin C would it help against it?
My lungs wouldn’t be the best, at the best of times.

Spanish Eyes

Where the feck are all these places getting their hand gel from!

I'm tempted to go to the concourse in a hospital with a big bottle and decant some of their supplies at this stage, while pretending to use it on my hands.

That is a joke my friends I wouldn't do it (YET), but I reckon many are filling up their bottles in hospitals like the holy water in Knock as we speak.

It's a long time to be without hand gel, surely some enterprising company has a handle on this and if they can fulfil orders, will make a fortune.

But if stocks are replenished I think the amount purchased should be limited to three or four at a time. Or less. Nothing to stop repeat visits for the same I suppose, but hate the way it's being gouged on Ebay and the likes right now.

Abba987

Gods Gift wrote: »

If I load up on vitamin C would it help against it?
My lungs wouldn’t be the best, at the best of times.

I was reading myths about corona today and that was one of them. Still no harm though

Are you on inhalers? If so take them as often as you are meant to and dont be missing them

SeaBreezes

Runaways wrote: »

The endless baseless panicmongering in here is so draining.

If anyone wonders why you’re not being told every little detail about every single element of planning and handling this, just pick a random page and read through.

Jaysis

welcome back!!
How are you feeling?

DVDM93

the latest doing the rounds.

circadian

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

I wonder will the HSE start testing people who haven’t been travelling to China/Italy now.

Time to take their head out of the sand.

My thinking, I'd suspect that this policy could very easily have encouraged community spread since we're seeing it so early on.

Abba987

Runaways wrote: »

The endless baseless panicmongering in here is so draining.

If anyone wonders why you’re not being told every little detail about every single element of planning and handling this, just pick a random page and read through.

Jaysis

Ah tis yourself. Were you not banned or something. What happened there at all

Spanish Eyes

Runaways wrote: »

The endless baseless panicmongering in here is so draining.

If anyone wonders why you’re not being told every little detail about every single element of planning and handling this, just pick a random page and read through.

Jaysis

How are you doing now? Hope all is well. Are you considering an AMA about your experience in hospital in Ireland during this crisis to tell us all you know.

Please do.

dougm1970

some good advice here to follow...

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9WsQo6BKJo/?igshid=h0isu18ylkb8

owlbethere

DVDM93 wrote: »

the latest doing the rounds.

Christ in hell, lord save us

cameramonkey

DVDM93 wrote: »

the latest doing the rounds.

I smell bullshiiiiittttee.

JP Liz V1

BLIZZARD7 wrote: »

https://m.independent.ie/world-news/coronavirus/coronavirus-first-case-of-covid-19-detected-in-irish-patient-who-has-not-been-abroad-39019353.html

Coronavirus: First case of Covid-19 detected in Irish patient who has not been abroad

I think the hse should send out self testing kits if possible, I imagine everyone will be running to their doctor to be checked out

Away With The Fairies

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Where the feck are all these places getting their hand gel from!

I'm tempted to go to the concourse in a hospital with a big bottle and decant some of their supplies at this stage, while pretending to use it on my hands.

That is a joke my friends I wouldn't do it (YET), but I reckon many are filling up their bottles in hospitals like the holy water in Knock as we speak.

It's a long time to be without hand gel, surely some enterprising company has a handle on this and if they can fulfil orders, will make a fortune.

But if stocks are replenished I think the amount purchased should be limited to three or four at a time. Or less. Nothing to stop repeat visits for the same I suppose, but hate the way it's being gouged on Ebay and the likes right now.

Isopropyl alcohol 70%, you can get it from some pharmacies.

dickdonk14

Doom off

c.p.w.g.w

DVDM93 wrote: »

the latest doing the rounds.

Heard the bit about him in Shannondoc from 2 different folks(1 of whom is a nurse)

gmisk

DVDM93 wrote: »

the latest doing the rounds.

Do you trust Vanessa gibbons?

Daz_

Ok I’m officially spooked now !

gmisk

Daz_ wrote: »

Ok I’m officially spooked now !

Why so?

namloc1980

wakka12 wrote: »

Was there another case? Or is this one of the 4 people from yesterday?

Another one in Cork. Apparently unrelated to travel from an affected area which means it's in the community.

mirrorwall14

DVDM93 wrote: »

the latest doing the rounds.

I haven’t seen that text but I’ve got most of that info from another source relatively close to there. It does look like they did Shannon Doc and possible also a shift at the hospital too

IQO

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/health/coronavirus-deaths-rates.html
A mathematician who studies the spread of disease explains some of the figures that keep popping up in coronavirus news.

If you were the average person, what would you pay attention to — in terms of the news and the numbers?

One signal to watch out for is if the first case in an area is a death or a severe case, because that suggests you had a lot of community transmission already. As a back of the envelope calculation, suppose the fatality rate for cases is about 1 percent, which is plausible. If you’ve got a death, then that person probably became ill about three weeks ago. That means you probably had about 100 cases three weeks ago, in reality. In that subsequent three weeks, that number could well have doubled, then doubled, then doubled again. So you’re currently looking at 500 cases, maybe a thousand cases.

VinLieger

Just heard from people i know that returned from italy last week that they tested positive, we are deffinitely gonna see a spike in todays numbers around 8 when the HSE announce.

They did immediately self isolate once they got back so unlike others they took it seriously at least and nobody else should be infected via them.

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Gods Gift wrote: »

If I load up on vitamin C would it help against it?
My lungs wouldn’t be the best, at the best of times.

Wouldn't do much harm, taking a normal RDA amount, or slightly more.

They're doing some trials in the far east but it's with hugely massive amounts, taken hourly for those in deep battle with it, maybe wait for results on that.

There are loads of other vits, minerals, herbs, spices and so on that may be useful (of course any view on this is highly subjective). Have a list of about 20 items as complimentary/alternative/natural/preventative medicine and ideally should shrug this WuFlu thing off within a few hours of a bad cough, if ever caught.

Only real concern is the risk of more potent mutation, some rushed out vax, or it becoming part of the regular seasonal flu batch.

cameramonkey

If these CHU reports are true the HSE are about to get a very quick lesson in how much serious care a person needs when they are already compromised and then get pneumonia from this virus. If the person is old and ill they might need ICU treatment and constant care. If this has spread into the hospital it could get very messy. Sounds like it out of control already.

TTLF

Wonder when they’ll decide to close schools countrywide...

Daz_

gmisk wrote: »

Why so?

Saw a black cat