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

Kermit.de.frog

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1235714551871606785

Sober Crappy Chemis

All jokes aside...

Is this thing going to kill me ?

No Bills

BLIZZARD7 wrote: »

A positive Covid-19 case in TCD - an email just went out there.

Obviously one of the '4 in the east'

This case in TCD appears to be in a department associated with Professor Kingston Mills (Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute). Professor Mills has been calling for more stringent measures to stem the spread of the virus...

laurah591

RandomName2 wrote: »

Interesting post by WHO chief

https://mobile.twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1235668717154992130

I find this very worrying too.... what has been the EU response to all this... the EU seem to be showing as much central leadership as our non existent goverment... like did Europe even try to contain this?

Drumpot

dePeatrick wrote: »

I had it, I never want to go through that again, I ended up on my hands and knees in a pool of my own vomit violently dry retching...I thought 'This is it' Never want that or anything even close to it again, I was as weak as a kitten for weeks afterwards.

Yeh I had it two years ago and couldn’t believe it was only “the flu” when they told me. I’d be sh*tting a brick if I got it now because I thought I was dieing back then!!!

dominatinMC

wakka12 wrote: »

28 new cases in Stockholm, Sweden
https://www.svd.se/28-nya-fall-av-corona-i-stockholm

31 new cases in Washington, US
https://www.doh.wa.gov/Emergencies/Coronavirus

Italy still mass exporting..3 cases in Slovenia, 5 in Georgia, 2 in Estonia all related to travel in Italy

In California, 4 new cases in Los Angeles and 6 more in San Jose

Jesus Christ, you would think countries would impose travel bans to Italy by now. I realise there would be an element of the "horse has bolted", but restricting travel would hardly worsen the situation and surely go some way to alleviating the onset of more cases. Farcical stuff

tuxy

Sober Crappy Chemis wrote: »

All jokes aside...

Is this thing going to kill me ?

Do you have a compromised immune system or serious lung condition?

CinemaGuy45

Sober Crappy Chemis wrote: »

All jokes aside...

Is this thing going to kill me ?

Yes without a doubt.

skimpydoo

Sober Crappy Chemis wrote: »

All jokes aside...

Is this thing going to kill me ?

Have you a compromised immune system?

Kermit.de.frog

Sober Crappy Chemis wrote: »

All jokes aside...

Is this thing going to kill me ?

Yes, yes it is

Gods Gift

Computer Science Student wrote: »

He's been spot on about a lot of things in the past

Us government Putting chemicals in the water that turns the frogs gay.

sullivlo

No Bills wrote: »

This case in TCD appears to be in a department associated with Professor Kingston Mills (Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute). Professor Mills has been calling for more stringent measures to stem the spread of the virus...

On the same floor as Luke O'Neill lab too. Both very well respected immunologists.

cnocbui

ITman88 wrote: »

Careful Jim the poster you are referring to is a doctor.
He has to be, he said on an Internet forum he was, and luckily opened his account here during February.

Yes, she is a Dr.

Gods Gift

Sober Crappy Chemis wrote: »

All jokes aside...

Is this thing going to kill me ?

This thread. Yes.

coolshannagh28

Serious ? Are those infected and treated early at an advantage as in a months time treatment may not be readily available hence the Chinese decision the go on a war footing against the virus?

RandomName2

Sober Crappy Chemis wrote: »

All jokes aside...

Is this thing going to kill me ?

Very unlikely from a probability point of view. But you'd have to separately roll the dice for everyone you know.

tuxy

Drumpot wrote: »

Yeh I had it two years ago and couldn’t believe it was only “the flu” when they told me. I’d be sh*tting a brick if I got it now because I thought I was dieing back then!!!

The problem is many people think they have the flu when it is really just the common cold.
Then when they actually get the flu they are unprepared for how awful they will feel.

CinemaGuy45

Gods Gift wrote: »

Us government Putting chemicals in the water that turns the frogs gay.

How about the gay porn tab open on his phone and his excuse loads of these things open up on everyones phone everyday.

Not on my phone.

owlbethere

ArchXStanton wrote: »

I was talking to another guy tonight and he said the same, me and him had some fcuked up type of flu, it lasted about 3 months for me and 3 rounds of antibiotics that did nothing, I went through various different stages from phlegm, muscle, aches, back pain, feeling weak and headaches. I only managed to shake it about 2 weeks ago... I've never had anything even close to it

Be careful with this Covid-19 one all the same. Please don't think you are immune and please carry out the advice that we are asked to do like proper hand hygiene.

When I went into my gp for the flu shot, she gave it to me with an evil grin and then told me afterwards that it was a bad one this year and said something about a flu strain from Australia.

Sober Crappy Chemis

tuxy wrote: »

Do you have a compromised immune system or serious lung condition?

Mild Asthma and Humira induced immune compromise ...

I’m fcucked.

Ursabear

Is there a list of conditions other then the big ones like diabetes that affect how badly or well you can recover if you get infected. For instance, what about less aggressive auto immune disorders like hypo/ hyper thyroidism , celiac disease etc I can't find an in-depth list

Kermit.de.frog

I always said Germans were more machine than man

josip

Could ye slow it down a bit at the front please?
I'm 8 pages back and have been struggling to catch up for the last half an hour.

ArchXStanton

laurah591 wrote: »

I find this very worrying too.... what has been the EU response to all this... the EU seem to be showing as much central leadership as our non existent goverment... like did Europe even try to contain this?

They've kept fairly quiet so far, probably more worried about the economy/market..

WoollyRedHat

RandomName2 wrote: »

Interesting post by WHO chief

https://mobile.twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1235668717154992130

Never gonna give you up

Pseudonym121

frillyleaf wrote: »

What should we be doing at this stage in your opinion? Should there be travel restrictions at least or does that matter ?

Well, I’ll answer this in general since specifics can be nit-picked to death in an obfuscatory manner.

When I’m treating a patient with a progressive illness I want to give them a treatment which gets ahead of the illness and in a sense overpowers it.

E.g. I’d rather treat a pneumonia aggressively at the risk of some small increase in side effects but with the end result that the patient is more likely to recover fully and will most likely recover more rapidly.

The best way I can describe what I’m seeing is that the HSE and government are reacting to the spread rather than anticipating it and thus their measures are always suited to the situation they have no option but to admit is proven to exist rather than the situation that they can extrapolate is likely to actually be present now ( albeit undiagnosed ) or will be present 2 or 3 days from now.

They don’t seem to be front-running it and doing things which are hyper-aggressive now in order to get ahead of COVID19.

I, personally, have gone contactless with all my payments several weeks ago, am not using supermarkets ( still happy to use corner shops etc ) but getting things delivered and have gotten a month worth of food in should I have to self-isolate ( I don’t want to have to expose a delivery person to potential infection by not having enough food to see me through the worst case scenario if I have to self-isolate). I absolutely am not going to Paddy;s Day or concerts or pubs etc.

I am NOT telling anyone else what to do but I’m going to work and seeing whom I must see, albeit I’ve banned handshakes and any non-essential physical examination in my department as of this week. I’m also taking steps to try to reduce the number of patients in any waiting areas at any one time as I think those areas where people can wait for some time before being called in for review are areas of heightened risk. I don’t want to look back on this and think that my inaction caused my patients to get COVID19 while under my care or that i caused a delivery driver or other person to get it by being blasé. I’m not wearing facemasks etc yet but I expect my department will start wearing them soon as a matter of course at work and then in our private lives too shortly afterward.


I don’t think travel restrictions will help at this stage. It is too late. The only exception is if a particular country was proven to have a more lethal strain develop in the future then I would support a travel ban from that country. It wouldn’t reduce the risk to zero but you have to do what you can.

None of this constitutes advice to anyone. I am simply saying what I’ve ordered to happen in my department.

New Home

New Home wrote: »

https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/novel-coronavirus-china/questions-answers
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30211-7/fulltext

No mention of plague here. What are you referring to specifically?

Sober Crappy Chemis

josip wrote: »

Could ye slow it down a bit at the front please?
I'm 8 pages back and have been struggling to catch up for the last half an hour.

In summary, I’ve been hilarious.

nocoverart

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Yes, yes it is

Behave Frog!

fritzelly

owlbethere wrote: »

Be careful with this Covid-19 one all the same. Please don't think you are immune and please carry out the advice that we are asked to do like proper hand hygiene.

When I went into my gp for the flu shot, she gave it to me with an evil grin and then told me afterwards that it was a bad one this year and said something about a flu strain from Australia.

Yeah got the same - read reports in the US that they were experiencing higher flu related complications this year - typical
Two for two it seems this year
Luckily haven't even had a cold in well over 6 months