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

B.A._Baracus

Re the whole army thing ....

Only my two cents. But I think it's true.

If you are shutting down the country you have to have them on stand by.

flynnlives

Clarence Boddiker wrote: »

Italians stuck at home for days with the bodies of their loved ones..horrific

this is from a few days ago. His sister had epilepy and died at home from the virus.

He is angry no one has come to take the body away.

faceman

niallo27 wrote: »

What do people make of this, trending very high on reddit so looks fairly legit.

https://www.narcity.com/news/ca/sk/coronavirus-vaccine-made-in-saskatchewan-is-now-in-the-testing-stages

Testing has been underway in a number of countries. There was an ad for a U.K. lab looking for test volunteers to be infected with the virus

cameramonkey

https://twitter.com/defenceforces/status/1238473671003516930

Spook_ie

Boggles wrote: »

The UK have a 10 point plan.

The 2 most radical points being.

1. School trips overseas are cancelled.
2. Over 70s should avoid cruise ships.

They are fúcked with that absolute clown in charge and if we don't cut them lose we are fúcked.

But are their advisors right or wrong about needing to develop herd immunity to prevent occurrences each year, as it's now pandemic it's surely with us for life, like measles and mumps thanks to anti vaxxers

dougm1970

ice cream van in our street...dunno when last time he was here....never miss an opportunity

Spook_ie

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Re the whole army thing ....

Only my two cents. But I think it's true.

If you are shutting down the country you have to have them on stand by.

Well you'd certainly need them to be out of the barracks

PopePalpatine

dougm1970 wrote: »

ice cream van in our street...dunno when last time he was here....never miss an opportunity

You'd barely notice the ice cream temperature.

gabeeg

Spain declares a state of emergency.

They're going into full lockdown from the sounds of it.

Tacitus Kilgore

dougm1970 wrote: »

ice cream van in our street...dunno when last time he was here....never miss an opportunity

Can't launder if you don't put in the miles

Boggles

Spook_ie wrote: »

But are their advisors right or wrong about needing to develop herd immunity to prevent occurrences each year, as it's now pandemic it's surely with us for life, like measles and mumps thanks to anti vaxxers

Did their advisers say that?

caveat emptor

odyssey06 wrote: »

Someone posted earlier re: difficulties in getting test done as did not meet the criteria for travel \ close contact.
Can't find the original post but bumping this.

The National Public Health Emergency Team has changed the threshold for Covid-19 testing. It had been the case that if people had returned from an at-risk area and had symptoms, they were to contact their GP. Now, the at-risk area is no longer a condition and if people have symptoms, they should contact their GP. This is expected to result in a big rise in testing.

https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2020/0313/1122004-coronavirus-ireland-health/

Here's one I made earlier.(3 days ago)

caveat emptor wrote: »

Based on that we are probably about 2 weeks behind Italy. That's not a long time. Why don't we have the balls to implement some of the measures that have proven to work in containing this thing. Doing the four stage strategy. I know the government has started to address the problem but more is needed if we are to avoid the same fate. We have decided not to test enough people (criteria is ridiculously narrow) because the test might come back positive and we wouldn't be able to isolate everyone. The net effect is we let it go undetected and hit the wave when it comes. It's out there now and spreading.

The incubation period / asymptomatic cases / longevity on surfaces mean that this thing goes under the radar.

A wave hits and by then it's too late.
wait and see does not work
it spreads readily in the community (even with hand washing)
hospitals will get overwhlemed
people will die
testing is needed for all suspected cases or complete community isolation
the economic cost is far greater if we doing nothing

Easier to be first

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=112786926&postcount=7842

amadangomor

Boggles wrote: »

I haven't fact checked it, but it's his sister who died from the virus and can't get the authorities to take her. He is pleading for help.

Absolutely grim if true.

Let us know if you do fact check it. It's out a while. must be 4/5 days ago when I saw it.

wakka12

200 more cases in the U.K., 800 now.
Risk level to the British public has risen to 'high'.
This is lower than most other European countries who's national risk level has recently risen to very high

Fr_Dougal

dougm1970 wrote: »

ice cream van in our street...dunno when last time he was here....never miss an opportunity

Delivering drugs to de peeps.

greenpilot

Any word from the Healy Raes?

spookwoman

First coronavirus case in West Cork confirmed
https://www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-news/first-coronavirus-case-west-cork-17914691

Hamsterchops

Drumpot wrote: »

https://twitter.com/moneillsf/status/1238423526589202438

Good to see our Northern comrades putting pressure on UK to follow suit. I really hope they unilaterally just do it and take their own steps.

That sounds a bit weird :cool:

How can they put pressure on the UK if they're already in the UK? Unless you left the sentence half finished, meaning the UK Government?

Anyway, I thought it was only Michelle O'Neill who had change of heart overnight. Yesterday the executive were all happy to tow the Boris line (leaving the schools open) with the rest of the UK

Boggles

wakka12 wrote: »

200 more cases in the U.K., 800 now.
Risk level to the British public has risen to 'high'.

The advice is if you have symptoms don't ring a doctor don't ask for a test.

Essentially the fingers in the ears and repeat lalalala measures of fighting a virus.

BetterWay

Lord TSC wrote: »

We usually book a drop off for every Thursday morning. Usually wait and do it the day before but decided on Wednesday to book our next four, to be safe. Glad we did, cause it feels as if they’ll get harder and harder to get as the shops and stuff shut down

Lord can we have less of this nonsense?


It's been said repeatedly, by those actually working in this sector, that the supply chain is robust


Comments like yours are part of the problem

otnomart

Mic 1972 wrote: »

Italy is the only country in Europe who has a chance to reverse their situation
France, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland look really bad, what restrictions have they implemented?

Belgium goes much further than any other Country except Italy

all these measures apply till 3 April:

• stop to all leisure and sport activities
• closing schools, universities, restaurants and bars
• non essential shops open only weekdays
• essential shops (food and chemists) open weekdays and Saturdays
• public transport business as usual
• creches stay open

bodhrandude

landofthetree wrote: »

Shutting down stuff is pointless.

Supermarkets are just giant gatherings now.

Perfect conditions to spread a virus.

well the supermarkets are gonna have to post signs outside their shop saying Warning, no coronavirus allowed in here and have snipers on standby to shoot it on sight.

Theboinkmaster

otnomart wrote: »

Belgium goes much further than any other Country except Italy

all these measures apply till 3 April:

• stop to all leisure and sport activities
• closing schools, universities, restaurants and bars
• non essential shops open only weekdays
• essential shops (food and chemists) open weekdays and Saturdays
• public transport business as usual
• creches stay open

interesting they kept creches open but not schools - wonder what the rationale for that was.

Irish Stones

wylo wrote: »

Whats he saying and why is there a body in the room?

He's a man from Naples (the accent is from Naples). He's saying he's making that video for letting the whole country know what happened.

He said his sister died the day before, likely for the Covid-19, but so far he didn't receive any support or help from the authorities.
He asks not to show the clip to elderly people and kids, because it is very hard.
His sister lies dead in the bed, but he can't bury her because he's been left alone by everybody, health authorities included.
He asked the test for her sister and is waiting for the result. He asked the test for himself, but his request was rejected. He says that in the attempt to keep her sister alive he practiced mouth-to-mouth ventilation, so he could be a carrier of the virus, but nobody cares about it.
He says his sister had other health issues, but their GP didn't care at all.
He closes the message with the words that he can hardly breath for the pain, and that his sister has been lying in that bed dead for 23 hours at the time of the video.

Hope it helps.

TheValeyard

bodhrandude wrote: »

well the supermarkets are gonna have to post signs outside their shop saying Warning, no coronavirus allowed in here and have snipers on standby to shoot it on sight.

Ah... Lidl in Tallaght I presume?

gmisk

Ok today's rip off.

A chemist near nassau Street.
I saw hand sanitizer sign available great i popped in.
3 little bottles in a bag 70 percent alcohol.
Clearly made on site.

Total cost 28 euro...seriously

cloudatlas

tobefrank321 wrote: »

Leaving schools open means its likely to spread more rapidly not less so.

That's what they did in Italy for a while, left the schools open, and everything open.

Essentially, the UK has decided to follow the early Italian model. We all know how that turned out. Eventually the Italians saw it didn't work because the spread was too rapid and overwhelmed them.

I'd prefer the Chinese approach and at the moment our approach. Slow the spread down as much as possible. The UK seem intent on speeding it up. This means the peak of their curve will come much sooner and will last much longer with more people sick in hospital.

How would it last longer if the survivors of the mild illness became immune and then stopped the spread to the at risk group?

Leaving the schools open was judged to have a minor effect, I’d be worried about closing schools and leaving work places open meaning that children would be cared for by those at home and at risk groups like grand parents.

ThePopehimself

little bess wrote: »

My husband has been wearing a ffp3 mask on public transport since Tuesday, but says he hasn’t seen anyone else wearing anything.

Is he re-using the same mask?

otnomart

62 Countries so far restrict access to travellers coming from Spain:
https://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2020/03/13/5e6ad0ff21efa0941a8b463b.html

DrumSteve

Roll up, roll up, who wants to be first to get this:

https://nypost.com/2020/03/10/coronavirus-vaccine-could-be-ready-by-april-chinese-officials-say/