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Galway COVID-19, local news and discussion

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    #3542
    Red_Wake
    Registered Users Posts: 1,571 ✭✭✭Red_Wake


    pjohnson wrote: »
    Hard to blame GAA really. The gobshítes weren't drinking on the pitch. It just turns out all the parish alco's and dunces used the result as an excuse to fùck the county to hell.

    Not like we're seeing massive simultaneous explosions of covid across the country two weeks after county finals weekend, eh?

    Pure coincidence.


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    #3543
    pjohnson
    Registered Users Posts: 23,643 ✭✭✭✭pjohnson


    Red_Wake wrote: »
    Not like we're seeing massive simultaneous explosions of covid across the country two weeks after county finals weekend, eh?

    Pure coincidence.

    No just shows how dumb some people are and desperate for a "sesh".


    The Moycullen rubbish was worse than other places it seems given the explosion in rate and cases.


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    #3544
    frank8211
    Registered Users Posts: 306 ✭✭frank8211


    pjohnson wrote: »
    No just shows how dumb some people are and desperate for a "sesh".


    The Moycullen rubbish was worse than other places it seems given the explosion in rate and cases.

    No.... see what happened in Meath, Cavan, Wexford. Wall to wall sport on the radio today. Loadsa counties. Can you imagine the seshs the length and breadth of the country tonght (outdoors of course) and the resultant "cases" for Holohan in a week /ten days time


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    #3545
    pjohnson
    Registered Users Posts: 23,643 ✭✭✭✭pjohnson


    frank8211 wrote: »
    No.... see what happened in Meath, Cavan, Wexford. Wall to wall sport on the radio today. Loadsa counties. Can you imagine the seshs the length and breadth of the country tonght (outdoors of course) and the resultant "cases" for Holohan in a week /ten days time

    Well Galway United/Connacht Rugby et al all managed not to riddle the county. Its the gobshítes partying after the GAA that fùcked it.

    And Galway had been doing pretty well until the drunks stepped up.


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    #3546
    LadyMayBelle
    Registered Users Posts: 5,095 ✭✭✭LadyMayBelle


    Had the test that afternoon...arrived on time at 15:25, waited about 30mins in the car queue, windows up at all times except when a person from the army hands you a ziplock bag with two masks, a leaflet on self isolation and two bin bags (presumably for rubbish when you get home). They let 5 cars at a time into a small hangar where there's 5 stations and you're tested thru the car window. Asked to blow your nose on a tissue, and to keep the tissue. Mouth swab is grand, nasal one sure gets right up there for the full 5 secs! Tis grand, I'm sure they've seen thousands of scrunched up faces and watery eyes by now. Swift and well organized. Hope to get results tomorrow.


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    #3547
    Zzippy
    Registered Users Posts: 14,166 ✭✭✭✭Zzippy


    frank8211 wrote: »
    No.... see what happened in Meath, Cavan, Wexford. Wall to wall sport on the radio today. Loadsa counties. Can you imagine the seshs the length and breadth of the country tonght (outdoors of course) and the resultant "cases" for Holohan in a week /ten days time

    Wall to wall inter-county league games with no spectators, no trophies and sweet FA to celebrate. GAA suspended club games the day after the Moycullen game. There will be no "seshs" tonight related to a GAA match. Sorry to burst your bubble.


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    #3548
    Bobeagleburger
    Registered Users Posts: 45,482 ✭✭✭✭Bobeagleburger


    Zzippy wrote: »
    Wall to wall inter-county league games with no spectators, no trophies and sweet FA to celebrate. GAA suspended club games the day after the Moycullen game. There will be no "seshs" tonight related to a GAA match. Sorry to burst your bubble.

    Yep, I doubt inter county league games will generate much celebrations tbf! They are low risk in that regard. Pubs are closed anyway.


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    #3549
    _Whimsical_
    Registered Users Posts: 7,953 ✭✭✭_Whimsical_


    LadyMayBelle wrote: »
    Had the test that afternoon...arrived on time at 15:25, waited about 30mins in the car queue, windows up at all times except when a person from the army hands you a ziplock bag with two masks, a leaflet on self isolation and two bin bags (presumably for rubbish when you get home). They let 5 cars at a time into a small hangar where there's 5 stations and you're tested thru the car window. Asked to blow your nose on a tissue, and to keep the tissue. Mouth swab is grand, nasal one sure gets right up there for the full 5 secs! Tis grand, I'm sure they've seen thousands of scrunched up faces and watery eyes by now. Swift and well organized. Hope to get results tomorrow.

    Thanks for sharing!
    Good that they're seeing a good volume of people going for testing too. Could you estimate how many cars were there in the 30 mins or so you were waiting?
    Fingers crossed for you!


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    #3550
    kippy
    Registered Users Posts: 18,584 ✭✭✭✭kippy


    _Whimsical_ wrote: »
    Thanks for sharing!
    Good that they're seeing a good volume of people going for testing too. Could you estimate how many cars were there in the 30 mins or so you were waiting?
    Fingers crossed for you!

    Over 105K tests done in the past 7 days nationally.


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    #3551
    LadyMayBelle
    Registered Users Posts: 5,095 ✭✭✭LadyMayBelle


    _Whimsical_ wrote: »
    Thanks for sharing!
    Good that they're seeing a good volume of people going for testing too. Could you estimate how many cars were there in the 30 mins or so you were waiting?
    Fingers crossed for you!

    From where I took an estimate..there were five cars in the hangar, 14 ahead of me and I'm guessing approx that behind me...


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    #3552
    LadyMayBelle
    Registered Users Posts: 5,095 ✭✭✭LadyMayBelle


    kippy wrote: »
    Over 105K tests done in the past 7 days nationally.

    Would still love to know how many tests are carried out in Galway on a daily basis!


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    #3553
    kippy
    Registered Users Posts: 18,584 ✭✭✭✭kippy


    LadyMayBelle wrote: »
    Would still love to know how many tests are carried out in Galway on a daily basis!

    I'd say between 1000 and 2000 currently.
    That would be county wide.

    To be honest I don't know why knowing this information would be of much benefit.


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    #3554
    LadyMayBelle
    Registered Users Posts: 5,095 ✭✭✭LadyMayBelle


    kippy wrote: »
    I'd say between 1000 and 2000 currently.
    That would be county wide.

    To be honest I don't know why knowing this information would be of much benefit.

    No? Like in terms of what percent of those turning up are positive..more a curiousity.. are there other test centres in Galway bar the hospital?


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    #3555
    kippy
    Registered Users Posts: 18,584 ✭✭✭✭kippy


    LadyMayBelle wrote: »
    No? Like in terms of what percent of those turning up are positive..more a curiousity.. are there other test centres in Galway bar the hospital?

    The airport, I believe, is the biggest capacity centre and the one that doctor referrals are going to. Testing going on in the hospital for specific purposes as there are in ballinasloe hospital. There was a test centre in Craughwell and the Docks but I think both closed during the summer.

    I'd assume the percentages turning up that are positive within a few percent up or down or 7 percent.


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    #3556
    Andrea B.
    Registered Users Posts: 1,926 ✭✭✭Andrea B.


    LadyMayBelle wrote: »
    From where I took an estimate..there were five cars in the hangar, 14 ahead of me and I'm guessing approx that behind me...

    Was there. Not impressed with their attempt at Lean flow. Batch of cars will not be released until all tested. So, a car with a family for testing or distressed individual doing multiple tries, holds up complete batch of cars.
    Parallel lanes would have been more efficcent ...


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    #3557
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users Posts: 8,398 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    3 deaths 1283 cases

    51 cases in Galway

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



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    #3558
    Storm 10
    Registered Users Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭Storm 10


    Gadgetman496 wrote: »
    3 deaths 1283 cases

    51 cases in Galway

    Going down hopefully


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    #3559
    dastardly00
    Registered Users Posts: 13,412 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    Andrea B. wrote: »
    Was there. Not impressed with their attempt at Lean flow. Batch of cars will not be released until all tested. So, a car with a family for testing or distressed individual doing multiple tries, holds up complete batch of cars.
    Parallel lanes would have been more efficcent ...

    Yeah the current setup isn't the most efficient


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    #3560
    BlueEars
    Registered Users Posts: 83 ✭✭BlueEars


    LadyMayBelle wrote: »
    No? Like in terms of what percent of those turning up are positive..more a curiousity.. are there other test centres in Galway bar the hospital?

    There is a walk in centre(as in not a drive through) in NUIG near the Kingfisher too which isn't just for students. You can also request a home visit which can take up to 3 days. I phoned the HSE line to change my appointment from the airport, which involved a wait of 45 mins when I was there the previous week , to NUIG which took less than 10 mins. Things are much busier in the past few days though.


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    #3561
    Fitz*
    Registered Users Posts: 15,661 ✭✭✭✭Fitz*


    At least the option for NUIG is there for people that do not drive. Still, a bit daunting as you can't exactly hide in your car either!


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    #3562
    LadyMayBelle
    Registered Users Posts: 5,095 ✭✭✭LadyMayBelle


    Still not heard results, a friend had hers Friday afternoon and heard Saturday Eve. I had mine at 4pm Saturday.. pretty sure it's a negative but all the same ..


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    #3563
    LadyMayBelle
    Registered Users Posts: 5,095 ✭✭✭LadyMayBelle


    Negative results via text at 08:42 today (Monday), having had the test at 4pm Saturday.


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    #3564
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users Posts: 8,398 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    LadyMayBelle wrote: »
    Negative results via text at 08:42 today (Monday), having had the test at 4pm Saturday.

    Delighted for you :)

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



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    #3565
    sgthighway
    Registered Users Posts: 1,540 ✭✭✭sgthighway


    LadyMayBelle wrote: »
    Negative results via text at 08:42 today (Monday), having had the test at 4pm Saturday.


    Well Done! What a relief. Don't go out tonight to celebrate :P


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    #3566
    1641
    Registered Users Posts: 1,269 ✭✭✭1641


    sgthighway wrote: »
    Well Done! What a relief. Don't go out tonight to celebrate :P


    I hope not - don't you have to continue to restrict movements until the presenting symptoms (if any) are gone? False negatives rates are quite high.


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    #3567
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users Posts: 8,398 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    Galway’s 14 day incidence rate per 100 thousand in population is climbing and now stands at 273.6

    City Central is Approx 550 per 100,000

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



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    #3568
    LadyMayBelle
    Registered Users Posts: 5,095 ✭✭✭LadyMayBelle


    1641 wrote: »
    I hope not - don't you have to continue to restrict movements until the presenting symptoms (if any) are gone? False negatives rates are quite high.

    Sure tis only a few pints...haha as if. It would have been extremely unlucky had I gotten positive given our lifestyle since March. I'll continue to stay put.


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    #3569
    jammiedodgers
    Registered Users Posts: 1,411 ✭✭✭jammiedodgers


    1641 wrote: »
    I hope not - don't you have to continue to restrict movements until the presenting symptoms (if any) are gone? False negatives rates are quite high.

    Yes, you continue to self isolate 48 hours after symptoms have gone.
    If you were tested because you were a close contact you should restrict your movements for 14 days after a negative result.


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    #3570
    LadyMayBelle
    Registered Users Posts: 5,095 ✭✭✭LadyMayBelle


    jammiedodgers wrote: »
    Yes, you continue to self isolate 48 hours after symptoms have gone.
    If you were tested because you were a close contact you should restrict your movements for 14 days after a negative result.

    This is the message that needs to get out. That, and don't budge when you start to feel symptoms OR when you are told you need a test. The urge to nip out and get a few bits in the shop before isolating is strong in many, I fear.


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    #3571
    bodhrandude
    Registered Users Posts: 12,586 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    1.031 cases nationally 60 cases in Galway.

    https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1318234819898245126?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1318235116133621761%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3%2Ccontainerclick_0&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boards.ie%2Fvbulletin%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D2058121831page%3D200

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