Covid-XIX Part VI - 90 cases ROI (1 death) 29 in NI (as of 13 March) *Read OP*

Jinglejangle69

screamer wrote: »

The schools will be closed till at least after the Easter break. Recession yes, but we’re all gonna be the same with that. In positive news, all this disruption/ shut down and work from home will give Mother Earth a break. And maybe that’s exactly the reason why we have coronavirus, the earth finding a way to rebalance things.

Mother Nature always finds a way.

Inquitus

Computer Science Student wrote: »

Granted, we can slow the spread, but from an economic point of view, could we have this productivity hit due to working from home for the entirety of 2020 ?

Why is working from home a productivity hit? Progressive and highly successful companies allow this on a regular basis, including now in light of this virus, for the foreseeable future.

Unengaged workers will be less productive at home or in the office, and that's the company and its cultures fault, not the employees.

namloc1980

completedit wrote: »

Why are Germany doing so well? I think the UK are following their example. Hoping their younger population can absorb the damage.

What kind of whacky pseudo-science is this?

CinemaGuy45

completedit wrote: »

Apologies that I have offended you.

Speaking for myself I do not do offended nobody ever died from being offended.

I just would not like to have people like you around me in a Titanic lifeboat situation.

gabeeg

RandomName2 wrote: »

Again, we can look to

Hong Kong
Singapore
Thailand
Taiwan
Vietnam

Has rule of law broken down in any of these countries? Did the lights go out? Half of all Hong Kong's cases have already recovered. Vietnam got 39 cases in total, almost half of whom have recovered. They started preparing once they heard about the epidemic in China back last December. The only danger posed to them is being reinfected by feckless Europeans!

Vietnam even released a catchy song about Covid-19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtulL3oArQw

Well said.

I've already committed to being 10% sounder.

WILL YOU SIGN MY 10% INCREASE IN SOUNDNESS PLEDGE?

ShooterSF

ceadaoin. wrote: »

Disneyland california is closing from tomorrow. Will disneyworld follow suit? I cant see any other option

Link? Co-worker is heading to the one in Paris for Paddy's day so she's nervous it will close...

Vivienne23

joe40 wrote: »

If you stop the homehelps you might not get them back again. I would be very reluctant to do that

Could you tell the home help your situation let them come and go on their phones for an hour outside in the car let them get paid but they don’t come in , or maybe they could run an errand or 2 for you instead ?

I hope there’s a solution for you and I want to say your brilliant for taking on all the care yourself , also don’t forget to look after yourself during all this

MonkstownHoop

all about the mane wrote: »

What do you mean by absorbing damage?

Getting the disease but overcoming it

paleoperson

Jinglejangle69 wrote: »

Mother Nature always finds a way.

Ridiculous sentiment. That's what the global warming denliaists/apologists claim.

screamer

screamer wrote: »

The schools will be closed till at least after the Easter break. Recession yes, but we’re all gonna be the same with that. In positive news, all this disruption/ shut down and work from home will give Mother Earth a break. And maybe that’s exactly the reason why we have coronavirus, the earth finding a way to rebalance things.

saabsaab

ArchXStanton wrote: »

How many community transmission cases have we got so far in total?

As far as I could make out from the press conference we have 5 in total alive. Plus one case now deceased RIP. So total of 6.

Jinglejangle69

paleoperson wrote: »

Ridiculous sentiment. That's what the global warming denliaists/apologists claim.

Yep I'm one of them.

Always has and always will.

Stheno

Inquitus wrote: »

Why is working from home a productivity hit? Progressive and highly successful companies allow this on a regular basis, including now in light of this virus, for the foreseeable future.

Unengaged workers will be less productive at home or in the office, and that's the company and its cultures fault, not the employees.

It's fine for people primarily working on computers

Manufacturing has been hugely affected by this virua

jimmycrackcorm

Ardillaun wrote: »

One of the biggest problems will be to decide who gets the ventilators. Italian doctors are already having to make these stark choices.

I've been married to a nurse for many years so I'm well used to hearing many stories from conversations when she came home upset from work. Believe me when I say that there always have been choices made about people dying.

A 'Do not resuscitate' notice has been long in practice in our hospitals. I used to say to her that effectively we do practice euthanasia and one particular story she told me, I found pretty gruesome because it was told like a scene out of the walking dead.

The only difference now is that the doctors are choosing not for patients that could be kept alive beyond reason, but because of the overwhelming lack of resources

But, the point is that the choices have always been made by medics regardless.

paleoperson

What are sports channels going to do?

Serious question - can anyone who has sports channels tell me what they're planning?

murphaph

ChikiChiki wrote: »

When I look across the water, have to say I'm delighted I'm over this side.

Good to see a lot of company's enabling their staff to work remotely with our Fintech Hubs.

We have a good youthful population and are well dispersed. That will work in our favour.

Mon Ireland.

Definitely handling it better than here in Germany :-(

NasserShammaz

BetterWay wrote: »

We're fcked aren't we?

No it will be a fcuking nightmare but if along with the epidemic of Corona and stupidity we also have an epidemic of consideration and common decency we can get through it. It's our choice look after yourself or look after each other

SummerTime14

Would anyone have an idea as to why the mortality rate from the virus is 0.8% in South Korea and over 6% in Italy? That’s an enormous difference. Thanks folk!

smelly sock

Im in shock that anyone believes vietnam only got 39 cases. Or that China is in some sort of recovery. Lads come on.

igCorcaigh

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1238219265565691905?s=19

Roger_007

paleoperson wrote: »

What are sports channels going to do?

Serious question - can anyone who has sports channels tell me what they're planning?

They will just show endless repeats of old stuff.
They do it most of the time already!

mikeecho

paleoperson wrote: »

What are sports channels going to do?

Serious question - can anyone who has sports channels tell me what they're planning?

Who cares.. other than you.. this is a pandemic.
We'll get over a few sporting fixtures not going ahead

briany

paleoperson wrote: »

What are sports channels going to do?

Serious question - can anyone who has sports channels tell me what they're planning?

Dear god, someone please think of the sports channels.

smelly sock

SummerTime14 wrote: »

Would anyone have an idea as to why the mortality rate from the virus is 0.8% in South Korea and over 6% in Italy? That’s an enormous difference. Thanks folk!

Figures arent being reported in the same way. Simple as that.

CinemaGuy45

paleoperson wrote: »

What are sports channels going to do?

Serious question - can anyone who has sports channels tell me what they're planning?

Paint the house watch something else go out and socialise oh wait.:)

Grab All Association

Garda college to be used as medical centre/hospital if outbreak in the midlands. Ironically the former Thurles District Hospital nearby which was specifically built and designed to contain outbreaks like these, was closed in 1988. Doh.

RandomName2

murphaph wrote: »

Definitely handling it better than here in Germany :-(

Did Merkel casually say the other day that she expected 50 million Germans to be infected? :eek:

ACitizenErased

SummerTime14 wrote: »

Would anyone have an idea as to why the mortality rate from the virus is 0.8% in South Korea and over 6% in Italy? That’s an enormous difference. Thanks folk!

In my completely un-educated opinion: age, social culture, lack of ICU beds, testing..

deisedevil

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

I've been married to a nurse for many years so I'm well used to hearing many stories from conversations when she came home upset from work. Believe me when I say that there always have been choices made about people dying.

A 'Do not resuscitate' notice has been long in practice in our hospitals. I used to say to her that effectively we do practice euthanasia and one particular story she told me, I found pretty gruesome because it was told like a scene out of the walking dead.

The only difference now is that the doctors are choosing not for patients that could be kept alive beyond reason, but because of the overwhelming lack of resources

But, the point is that the choices have always been made by medics regardless.

I'm in the same boat and have heard the same stories. It's going to tear doctors and nurses apart having to decide to leave someone, who in normal circumstances could be saved, just lie there to die.

Kaisr Sose

completedit wrote: »

Apologies that I have offended you.

Accepted. Just because its anonymous here does not make it right to slag off elderly or vulnernable people. Some of whom wont make through this and deserve every bit of assistance and support. It beyond offensive to see them as collateral damage in the stampede for limited food and personal hygene products.