CoVid-19 Part VII - 169 cases ROI (2 deaths) 45 in NI (as of 15 March) *Read OP*

jamesf85

https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3800632,00.html

Very interesting article.

Particularly the cruise ship where only 20% of the people on board were affected. I've been on cruises, you're talking about 3,000-5,000 people in a very small area all sharing the same 2-3 lifts. The same air system and same restaurants. I hadn't rally questioned it until now but it's very strange that more people didn't get the virus.

This is very encouraging, it would still mean huge numbers getting infected but would sure be better than even the best case predicted scenario.

Kermit.de.frog

https://twitter.com/BrookeGMcDonald/status/1238986272137502720

Stevieluvsye

Hobgoblin11 wrote: »

The flights will probably stop soon

Everything will be stopped this time next week. Mark my words

kowloon

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Coppers makes about €75k a week in profit, to their credit they have closed it down for the next 2 weeks.

Considering it's the hangout for nurses and Gardai I don't think they'd be racking up so much if they were to stay open.

bmcc10

Honestly can't see how people can blame the goverment here no big fan of them but they have acted swiftly enough it seems

Xertz

Anyone else finding this somewhat surreal and quite hard to believe is happening.
I've had to sort of do a few double takes a few times as I keep thinking it's some kind of bad dream I had when I wake up, then I realise no .. it's real.

Not quite sure what to do to keep my head in order.

fritzelly

Stevieluvsye wrote: »

Everything will be stopped this time next week. Mark my words

So Septic Peg - whats your predictions for the Euromillions numbers?

Stevieluvsye

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

https://twitter.com/BrookeGMcDonald/status/1238986272137502720

Jesus, that's nearly as bad as Cheltenham

Kermit.de.frog

bmcc10 wrote: »

Honestly can't see how people can blame the goverment here no big fan of them but they have acted swiftly enough it seems

MLMD and that rabble would do a better job apparently.

We have had a rise of stupid in the country in the last decade.

dockysher

Xertz wrote: »

Anyone else finding this somewhat surreal and quite hard to believe is happening.
I've had to sort of do a few double takes a few times as I keep thinking it's some kind of bad dream I had when I wake up, then I realise no .. it's real.

Not quite sure what to do to keep my head in order.

No

Atlantic Dawn

bmcc10 wrote: »

Honestly can't see how people can blame the goverment here no big fan of them but they have acted swiftly enough it seems

Letting flights in from Italy last weekend was a terrible decision, plenty of EU states have selectively closed their borders to certain countries, we could have done it.

Xertz

dockysher wrote: »

No

Good for you! I'm actually kinda finding it rather hard to process.
Didn't think this was After Hours, but anyway.

I'll just go drink something.

Andrew00

Almost all of the pubs in Tuam, Galway have closed from tonight for the foreseeable future

Sausage_blaa

Stevieluvsye wrote: »

The government should have acted sooner.

I do agree if we stoped flights and ferrys we'd probably have less cases but I don't think we would have ever avoided it.

Hobgoblin11

jamesf85 wrote: »

https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3800632,00.html

Very interesting article.

Particularly the cruise ship where only 20% of the people on board were affected. I've been on cruises, you're talking about 3,000-5,000 people in a very small area all sharing the same 2-3 lifts. The same air system and same restaurants. I hadn't rally questioned it until now but it's very strange that more people didn't get the virus.

This is very encouraging, it would still mean huge numbers getting infected but would sure be better than even the best case predicted scenario.

How about variables such as Africa ? Mutations ? Reinfections? Waves of infections ?

Kermit.de.frog

https://twitter.com/AMAZINACE/status/1238930441119379458

Larbre34

Stevieluvsye wrote: »

Jesus, that's nearly as bad as Cheltenham

Worse really, if you consider the dispertion of people from a major international hub like O'Hare. At least Cheltenham is fairly homogeneous.

dockysher

Andrew00 wrote: »

Almost all of the pubs in Tuam, Galway have closed from tonight for the foreseeable future

Source? Lot of pubs in galway and only heard of a handful of closing so far

Stevieluvsye

Xertz wrote: »

Anyone else finding this somewhat surreal and quite hard to believe is happening.
I've had to sort of do a few double takes a few times as I keep thinking it's some kind of bad dream I had when I wake up, then I realise no .. it's real.

Not quite sure what to do to keep my head in order.

I know. It's mental. Once in a lifetime "event" if you can call it that. What i'm more worried about is the blase attitude people still have here. They don't realise how bad this is gong to get, especially in Dublin

Atlantic Dawn

Seems to be not a single case of any flight crew getting it? The air in planes must be filtered really good.

joeguevara

jamesf85 wrote: »

https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3800632,00.html

Very interesting article.

Particularly the cruise ship where only 20% of the people on board were affected. I've been on cruises, you're talking about 3,000-5,000 people in a very small area all sharing the same 2-3 lifts. The same air system and same restaurants. I hadn't rally questioned it until now but it's very strange that more people didn't get the virus.

This is very encouraging, it would still mean huge numbers getting infected but would sure be better than even the best case predicted scenario.

There could be many reasons for small contamination though. If a person was sick they might have stayed in their cabin and not had contact with many people. They might have contracted the virus on a stop near the end of the trip.

It may be calming that it might not be as bad as predicted but a doctor, who has admitted that he has no expert in the area and probably has no first hand evidence of the cruise ship he is basing his assumption on should not be relied upon. It is also dangerous for him to publish this as people may drop their guard or disregard instructions based on his assertion.

Strumms

Xertz wrote: »

Anyone else finding this somewhat surreal and quite hard to believe is happening.
I've had to sort of do a few double takes a few times as I keep thinking it's some kind of bad dream I had when I wake up, then I realise no .. it's real.

Not quite sure what to do to keep my head in order.

It’s like a bad dream, scary as fûck but this is real. An unprecedented situation in the country, globally, in history... there really isn’t a blueprint for this...

As far as keeping the head, for me anyway... looking after my folks, Netflix, the Ps4, TV, boards.ie... 🍝 pasta...

Stevieluvsye

Sausage_blaa wrote: »

I do agree if we stoped flights and ferrys we'd probably have less cases but I don't think we would have ever avoided it.

Agreed, but fcuk me the country is in for a shock and i hate to sound like a doom merchant but these are now inevitable facts

bmcc10

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Letting flights in from Italy last weekend was a terrible decision, plenty of EU states have selectively closed their borders to certain countries, we could have done it.

Every country is gonna make bad decisions one way or another in how they deal with it.

Stevieluvsye

Strumms wrote: »

It’s like a bad dream, scary as fûck but this is real. An unprecedented situation in the country, globally, in history... there really isn’t a blueprint for this...

As far as keeping the head, for me anyway... looking after my folks, Netflix, the Ps4, TV, boards.ie... 🍝 pasta...

Wise words!!! Hopefully my test for the virus on Monday comes back negative

fritzelly

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Seems to be not a single case of any flight crew getting it? The air in planes must be filtered really good.

Nothing came of those flight crew that had to go in to self isolation a week or so ago?

Atlantic Dawn

bmcc10 wrote: »

Every country is gonna make bad decisions one way or another in how they deal with it.

But it was so predictable in that with the Ireland Rugby game scheduled and then cancelled most would travel here from the 2nd worst infected place on the earth.

Pinch Flat

Xertz wrote: »

Anyone else finding this somewhat surreal and quite hard to believe is happening.
I've had to sort of do a few double takes a few times as I keep thinking it's some kind of bad dream I had when I wake up, then I realise no .. it's real.

Not quite sure what to do to keep my head in order.

Its 2.51 am and I can't sleep. My wife is a nurse who will be put to front line duty fighting this from Monday. She's a type one diabetic - high risk and scared. My 13 year old son is asleep in the next room. He's asking me will we be okay. Will mum get sick. Will I lose my job. I'm physically sick and genuinely scared.

Stevieluvsye

Pinch Flat wrote: »

Its 2.51 am and I can't sleep. My wife is a nurse who will be put to front line duty fighting this from Monday. She's a type one diabetic - high risk and scared. My 13 year old son is asleep in the next room. He's asking me will we be okay. Will mum get sick. Will I lose my job. I'm physically sick and genuinely scared.

Jesus. Tell her not to work. Seriously. You have a child. This fcuker of a virus could harm her condition. PLEASE.

Kermit.de.frog

https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1238929720567377920