Galway COVID-19, local news and discussion

brutes1

brutes1 wrote: »

I wouldnt trust modellers after Ferguson in UK

Then you would be following the footsteps of Trump in the US and Bolsonaro in Brazil

youngrun

Deleted User wrote: »

Then you would be following the footsteps of Trump in the US and Bolsonaro in Brazil

No
Why did he change his prediction from 500k deaths to 20k.how can you trust that science.

In any event the policy seems extreme caution unlikely to see the city reopen till June

gordongekko

youngrun wrote: »

No
Why did he change his prediction from 500k deaths to 20k.how can you trust that science.

In any event the policy seems extreme caution unlikely to see the city reopen till June

Models are based on no action taking place. Once restrictions take place this reduces the number of actual and predicted deaths

zell12

I did not get these yet, did anyone else in Galway?

Two specially-designed postcards, postage-paid to anywhere in Ireland, will be delivered to Ireland’s 1.8 million households over the coming week
https://www.anpost.com/Media-Centre/News/Send-Love-to-someone-special-with-free-An-Post-Pos

testtech05

zell12 wrote: »

I did not get these yet, did anyone else in Galway?

We got 2 sets of them 1 last week and 1 the week before but think the 2nd one maybe was a mistake!

jk23

zell12 wrote: »

I did not get these yet, did anyone else in Galway?

You should have got them delivered by the postman either last week or the week before but I know they have plenty available in Eglinton Street post office...are you on the east side or west of the city?

zell12

The neighbours did not get them either.
Have not been in a post office for years, not sure if I want to start now

biko

We got them weeks ago.

Pen Rua

zell12 wrote: »

I did not get these yet, did anyone else in Galway?

My family get them a couple of weeks ago, and posted them to me in Cork. (As an aside, we have not received any where I am in Cork yet)

youngrun

youngrun wrote: »

No
Why did he change his prediction from 500k deaths to 20k.how can you trust that science.

In any event the policy seems extreme caution unlikely to see the city reopen till June

Because its based on the rate of infection from the previous day.

Go on YouTube, look at the videos by 3blue1brown on the topic. Seriously

biko

https://galwaybayfm.ie/galway-bay-fm-news-desk/galway-now-has-160-confirmed-cases-of-covid-19/

Galway now has 160 confirmed cases of Covid-19 – that’s an increase of 26 new cases according to the latest figures.

amandstu

biko wrote: »

https://galwaybayfm.ie/galway-bay-fm-news-desk/galway-now-has-160-confirmed-cases-of-covid-19/

Galway now has 160 confirmed cases of Covid-19 – that’s an increase of 26 new cases according to the latest figures.

Does that include the batch of extra testing results that came back from Germany yesterday?( makes the daily report a bit less clear)

It looks like an increase of some 13% but that may not be reflective of the real day to day increase.

bobbyss

I wonder who came up with the designs on those postcards?

biko

An additional 553 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported by Irish laboratories.
9 of these cases are in Galway, bringing Galway’s total to 169 cases, still at the lower end of the scale.

https://galwaybayfm.ie/galway-bay-fm-news-desk/9-new-confirmed-cases-of-covid-19-in-galway/

biko

Researchers in Galway have designed a new ventilation system that allows two patients to be treated at once using just a single ventilator.
In what is hoped to be a breakthrough that could help tackle any ventilator shortage in hospitals, clinicians and medtech researchers at NUIG have created a system that lets ventilation be split between two patients, while able to individualize the breath size and the pressure levels required by each.

https://galwaydaily.com/news/galway-team-create-system-that-lets-two-people-be-treated-with-one-ventilator-simultaneously

Ultimanemo

biko wrote: »

https://galwaydaily.com/news/galway-team-create-system-that-lets-two-people-be-treated-with-one-ventilator-simultaneously

Fake news
This is worldwide well known trick, you simply put a Y piece splitter in the circuit.

biko

Yes, there is a splitter (kinda has to be, doesn't it)
All explained here https://youtu.be/ZSTpBj5NOyI

Ultimanemo

biko wrote: »

Yes, there is a splitter (kinda has to be, doesn't it)
All explained here https://youtu.be/ZSTpBj5NOyI

The APL valves in the circuit "Adjustable pressure-limiting valve" are dangerous, they open when the circuit pressure exceeds certain value, unless the filters are virus proof, the virus will be flying in the room
I will leave a comment later on youtube

westgolf

Ultimanemo wrote: »

Fake news
This is worldwide well known trick, you simply put a Y piece splitter in the circuit.

Kinda had to be a y-splitter somewhere ! The real improvement is the two iPad sized additional controllers that allows individual management of each patient flow.

ChewyLouie

zell12 wrote: »

I did not get these yet, did anyone else in Galway?

We didn't get any either.

GalwayGrrrrrl

ChewyLouie wrote: »

We didn't get any either.

We got ours about ten days ago. Arrived before the covid info booklet which came much later than promised.

ChewyLouie

We didn't get a Covid info booklet either...!

Discodog

I am guessing that the searchlight, in the West of the City last night, was part of the Shine a Light campaign ?

Whereisgalway

Discodog wrote: »

I am guessing that the searchlight, in the West of the City last night, was part of the Shine a Light campaign ?

It was pretty cool

thesandeman

Yeah. It was based at Nimmo's Pier.

_Whimsical_

I think its visible again tonight.
I live 20 mins walk away from Nimmos in a housing estate on the west side of the city and I could see it faintly in the sky last night from my house.

Discodog

I live miles away & I could see it

biko

https://galwaybayfm.ie/galway-bay-fm-news-desk/galway-now-has-178-confirmed-cases-of-covid-19/

Galway now has 178 confirmed cases of Covid-19

Mrs OBumble

ChewyLouie wrote: »

We didn't get a Covid info booklet either...!

There's a booklet?

fergiesfolly

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

There's a booklet?

Yup. Get it stamped with each member of the household who gets tested. Fill the book, get a free football.