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Coronavirus Pandemic Information- Local and Worldwide

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    #452
    [Deleted User]
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    Gawddawggonnit wrote: »
    Cycling will be banned in a week and the 2km ‘exercising’ distance will be brought down to 1km or 500m.

    Horse riding will be banned also.

    Don’t ask me how I know...

    How bad is it out there?


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    #453
    _Brian
    Registered Users Posts: 18,564 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    whelan2 wrote: »
    How will cyclists cope now? 2km loops?

    Have two loops here from the house. Joined together they are 10km. Brutal hilly though. Did it during the week.


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    #454
    corkgal_89
    Registered Users Posts: 36 ✭corkgal_89


    carrollsno1 wrote: »
    The way it was out out here in New Zealand was that wherever you were at at midnight was where we have to stay for the following two weeks.

    Thankfully I was able to get on the 7am train (no questions asked) and am home now.. will be locking myself indoors for the next 2 weeks anyway just to be safe!


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    #455
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    Gawddawggonnit wrote: »
    Yep. Antibody testing is key in getting out of this lockdown. It’ll give the final answer on the virus.
    People will be certified as carrying the antibodies and will carry some kind of ID that can be electronically read.
    RFID to be used on humans...?

    Be very handy for calf feeders and FTY in parlours, never go hungry again:D


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    #456
    yosemitesam1
    Registered Users Posts: 2,968 ✭✭✭yosemitesam1


    Gawddawggonnit wrote: »
    Yep. Antibody testing is key in getting out of this lockdown. It’ll give the final answer on the virus.
    People will be certified as carrying the antibodies and will carry some kind of ID that can be electronically read.
    RFID to be used on humans...?

    Nothing would surprise me at this stage. But I think that it will be found that the virus was much more widespread than the official figures suggest.

    This is worth a watch.
    https://youtu.be/p_AyuhbnPOI


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    #457
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,444 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    whelan2 wrote: »
    How will cyclists cope now? 2km loops?

    Looked out of the house this morning to a group tipping down the road


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    #458
    K.G.
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 3,183 Mod ✭✭✭✭K.G.


    Reggie. wrote: »
    Looked out of the house this morning to a group tipping down the road

    Ah cyclists are exempt from all laws


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    #459
    visatorro
    Registered Users Posts: 3,239 ✭✭✭visatorro


    are couriers still operating? I wouldn't imagine so even if you could guarantee no contact


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    #460
    emaherx
    Registered Users Posts: 6,114 ✭✭✭emaherx


    visatorro wrote: »
    are couriers still operating? I wouldn't imagine so even if you could guarantee no contact

    Couriers and post still operating. They are an essential service.


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    #461
    carrollsno1
    Registered Users Posts: 2,203 ✭✭✭carrollsno1


    corkgal_89 wrote: »
    Thankfully I was able to get on the 7am train (no questions asked) and am home now.. will be locking myself indoors for the next 2 weeks anyway just to be safe!
    O
    Main problem with most of us stranded here at the minute is is that domestic travel is banned during the lockdown so similar to Ireland theres one main hub in the country and if youre outside of it well good luck to you.

    Better living everyone



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    #462
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,511 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Ordered my prescription yesterday and my parent's ones. Went to pharmacy this morning. Only 1 person allowed in at a time. Queue of about 4 people outside. No hassle. This us the new norm


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    #463
    yosemitesam1
    Registered Users Posts: 2,968 ✭✭✭yosemitesam1


    https://www.rte.ie/amp/1126956/

    List of essential business, farm supply limited to call out/delivery whatever that means?


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    #464
    the hedgeman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,186 ✭✭✭the hedgeman


    yosemitesam1 wrote: »
    https://www.rte.ie/amp/1126956/

    List of essential business, farm supply limited to call out/delivery whatever that means?

    It also said animal feed stores essential outlets to stay open


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    #465
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,444 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    the hedgeman wrote: »
    It also said animal feed stores essential outlets to stay open

    Bit of read between the lines there


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    #466
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    Men are more likely to catch this, more likely to end up in hospital, more likely to need treatment in ICU and more likely to die.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/03/26/men-are-getting-sicker-dying-more-often-covid-19-spain-data-shows/


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    #467
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,444 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Buford T. Justice VI wrote: »
    Men are more likely to catch this, more likely to end up in hospital, more likely to need treatment in ICU and more likely to die.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/03/26/men-are-getting-sicker-dying-more-often-covid-19-spain-data-shows/

    Still waiting for the silver lining there


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    #468
    the hedgeman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,186 ✭✭✭the hedgeman


    Reggie. wrote: »
    Bit of read between the lines there

    It's open to interpretation what ever way you look at it


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    #469
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,511 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Was talking to my neighbour today. She's carer for her parents. The mother goes to centra every Saturday morning religiously. She's not allowed to go today. Neighbour said it's like a child having a tantrum. I said I'd go for her or they are now doing a delivery service. It's very hard for some elderly people to realise they have to stay home for their own good.


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    #470
    tabby aspreme
    Registered Users Posts: 3,960 ✭✭✭tabby aspreme


    Gawddawggonnit wrote: »
    Cycling will be banned in a week and the 2km ‘exercising’ distance will be brought down to 1km or 500m.

    Horse riding will be banned also.

    Don’t ask me how I know...

    Seen a lad yesterday running in a field of winter corn, he was following the tram lines, better than running in circles around the headland I suppose


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    #471
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,444 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    tabby aspreme wrote: »
    Seen a lad yesterday running in a field of winter corn, he was following the tram lines, better than running in circles around the headland I suppose

    Great way to damage an ankle. I know


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    #472
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,511 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    14 new deaths. Average age of these deaths 81 years of age


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    #473
    Hard Knocks
    Registered Users Posts: 4,022 ✭✭✭Hard Knocks


    whelan2 wrote: »
    14 new deaths. Average age of these deaths 81 years of age
    See that and average age of today’s confirmed infected 46
    God help all those families


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    #474
    BENDYBINN
    Registered Users Posts: 1,851 ✭✭✭BENDYBINN


    Anyone know why they’re calling it the median age instead of average?


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    #475
    emaherx
    Registered Users Posts: 6,114 ✭✭✭emaherx


    BENDYBINN wrote: »
    Anyone know why they’re calling it the median age instead of average?

    Because they are giving the median age and not an average which is different.

    Are you asking why they call it the median or why are the giving the median instead of average?


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    #476
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    BENDYBINN wrote: »
    Anyone know why they’re calling it the median age instead of average?

    Median would be the most common grouping of a sample. They're more or less telling us the deaths were from a nursing home predominately.


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    #477
    BENDYBINN
    Registered Users Posts: 1,851 ✭✭✭BENDYBINN


    Median and average can be very different.


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    #478
    emaherx
    Registered Users Posts: 6,114 ✭✭✭emaherx


    BENDYBINN wrote: »
    Median and average can be very different.

    Yes,
    If there were 5 deaths a new born and the rest aged 70, 76, 79 and 80 then the median would be 76 but the average closer to 60 the one very young anomaly would massively influence the average but have little effect on the median


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    #479
    _Brian
    Registered Users Posts: 18,564 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    I’m not sure interesting is the word to use in this case, maybe relevant.

    People in their 80’s often wouldn’t even be ventilated with “ordinary” flu in Ireland.


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    #480
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,511 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Daughter got a letter from the local shop were she works in case she's stopped on the way to work. It's 500m up the road, chances of being stopped would be fairly slim


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    #481
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 6,192 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    _Brian wrote: »
    I’m not sure interesting is the word to use in this case, maybe relevant.

    People in their 80’s often wouldn’t even be ventilated with “ordinary” flu in Ireland.

    Would they for pneumonia though??


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