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

FTA69

Dax Stale Roadwork wrote: »

Yeah, looking at the UK is like looking at a train wreak in slow motion, scary.

Best of luck.

Thanks mate. I think I’m going to have to have a row with my managers. Sending us on packed tubes in and out of the airport isn’t going to cut the mustard anymore like.

Lord Trollington

Dax Stale Roadwork wrote: »

We're the same in the defence forces, each and every one of my comrades are chomping at the bit to help out.

I'm on standby from 08:00 tomorrow morning to assist the HSE, I've been told I might be essential to my unit so I've volunteered my after work hours unpaid.

My brother is an AP with the NAS, he's suppose to be off over this weekend and tomorrow but he's stayed on to bring the fight to the virus.

Whether you're frontline medical, military,An Garda or civilian this is a fight where every man, woman and child can do their bit. There's no one useless.

You are a Legend and I salute you. Little tear in my eye as I write this . The best of humanity in a simple post .

extra gravy

emmabrighton wrote: »

Does anyone on here have it yet? Be interesting to get a first hand experience of symptoms etc. Like, my hypochondria kicked in since a coworker coughed in the office last week. My chest feels like I just burst out of a burning building and I have a headache that won’t go away. Definitely dying of hypochondria if not Coronavirus

https://twitter.com/Narrowthefield/status/1238969032528855041?s=19

perrito caliente

I'm a bit confused about all the fuss about people going out for a walk. I mean, myself and thousands of others are going back to work tomorrow. A Sunday afternoon walk is grand.

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This is my concern for the students in my class tomorrow. I worry about it on any school holiday so this indefinite suspension of schools is going to be absolutely traumatic for many of them. They quite have literally no-one they can to turn to, and there's no end in sight in this. I work in a disadvantaged area special school. Many of the kids going there endure emotional abuse and savagery at home daily.

paul71

niallo27 wrote: »

Because it's a very specialised buisness. We are currently building a line for making lens and it will take a year and half at least before we can get the first lens to the market. Machine builders that make lines to produce these ventilators can only work so fast and to make things worse some of the best machine builders in the world are in northern italy such as the likes of marchesini and IMA

This is a very good point. As consumers we often associate manufacturing with the areas that have manufacturers who produce consumer products, Germans, Chineses, British. The Italians are not really readily associated with that, but I have often been struck by how many of the factories I have been in operate Italian machines.
They are the guys who make the machines that make our products, our supply lines are safe for consumer goods like bogroll :rolleyes:
But changing factory production lines for the production of ventilators is likely going to be hard if the Italian machine makers are lock down at home.

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FTA69 wrote: »

Thanks mate. I think I’m going to have to have a row with my managers. Sending us on packed tubes in and out of the airport isn’t going to cut the mustard anymore like.

I was thinking that a few times. I've been a regular visitor to London so of course I know what the tube is like a rush hour, its hard to describe to someone who's never been there.

I can only imagine the tube is like a super breeding ground for the virus.

Kermit.de.frog

ThomasFlynn wrote: »

The US has supposedly added 151 today according to worldometers.

But I've noticed the US gets multiple changes throughout the day on worldometers, do they update on a state by state basis?

To be honest that site is only useful for countries that only report once a day.

Better off looking elsewhere online for up to date numbers on other specific countries.

ChikiChiki

perrito caliente wrote: »

I'm a bit confused about all the fuss about people going out for a walk. I mean, myself and thousands of others are going back to work tomorrow. A Sunday afternoon walk is grand.

It's low risk. Nothing wrong with it. Just be mindful of touching surfaces such as chairs, gate handles etc and keep a 2mtr distance from others.

It's being in locations where there are surfaces and gatherings that the risk jumps significantly.

I went for a 10000 step walk today but instead of popping in to the cafe for a coffee as I normally would I made one at home.

All about reducing the risk level.

Now going to the pub on the other hand........

spookwoman

ThePopehimself wrote: »

The UK must be regretting Brexit:

The EU has announced restrictions on exports of masks and other protective medical equipment as it seeks to ensure its own supplies for the fight against the coronavirus epidemic.

"We adopted today an export authorisation scheme for protective equipment. This means that such medical goods can only be exported to non-EU countries with the explicit authorisation of the EU governments," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a video posted on Twitter.

They will have their own plants. Germany has already stopped shipments to Switzerland and you can guarantee the eu countries will be holding onto every mask produced for their own countries and dont plan on sharing with their neighbours

Logan Roy

perrito caliente wrote: »

I'm a bit confused about all the fuss about people going out for a walk. I mean, myself and thousands of others are going back to work tomorrow. A Sunday afternoon walk is grand.

Anyone who is complaining about someone going for a walk (as long as it's away from crowds) is frankly an idiot.

S.M.B.

FTA69 wrote: »

Thanks mate. I think I’m going to have to have a row with my managers. Sending us on packed tubes in and out of the airport isn’t going to cut the mustard anymore like.

I've been working from home the past 10 days, no way I'm getting the tube. Some colleagues are still happy to commute, mostly those within walking distance of the office.

It's not going to make that much difference in the long run as I'm too reliant on things like the NHS and the day to day economy to help get out the other end of this.

SeaBreezes

ITman88 wrote: »

Exactly. At 1st glance yes the Brits are taking a ridiculous approach.
But looking at the issue from a future point of view we don’t know which approach is right until next year.
Come next January we can look at Ireland vs England and see who made the right call

That's complete bull.

It's such a pity, the English ruling class have 'form' when it comes to culling populations.. It's just this is the first time they're doing it to their own..

It's a disgusting call to make, to shrug and say the old/vulnerable/immunocompromised are not worth the effort.

There is no defending it no matter what language they use.
Economy is king and the wealthy are completely in control.

I see the queen has cancelled her engagements, stopped working.
But won't give the same benefit to the poor.

Fffssss.

Syncpolice

How many people are.going.to be out of.worknext.week

niallo27

perrito caliente wrote: »

I'm a bit confused about all the fuss about people going out for a walk. I mean, myself and thousands of others are going back to work tomorrow. A Sunday afternoon walk is grand.

Exactly, people have all these issues with others going to the beach etc. but thousands have to go to work in the morning and work in much closer proximity to people.

NIMAN

rdwight wrote: »

I've always found the phrase "Thank you for your Service" used by civilians greeting military personnel in the US a bit irritating for no particular reason. But it's certainly appropriate for the front line medical people here during this crisis.

Maybe because US soldiers are usually forces of occupation involved in illegal wars?

Health care workers deserve every bit of praise they get.

sadie1502

scamalert wrote: »

problem isnt having them, if one is put onto ventilator think chances are like 20-30 % at best of any sort recovery, since ventilators act only to provide some oxygen, but if body keeps shutting down its just buying empty time for those really, as current treatments seem hit and miss.

And we don't have enough trained in ventilating people and looking after them.

BattleCorp

Anybody who thinks this lockdown thing is going to be for two weeks is in cloud cuckoo land.

It will be at least two months. And that's a minimum.

_Whimsical_

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

This is a very disturbing tweet by Philip Boucher Hayes. It's a worrying reminder no one is immune here. A Dr on RTE radio this morning briefly discussed WHO stats until she was rudely cut off. One interesting point she made was that the median age of death is 57 years old. That means half of deaths occur above this age and half below.
That's worrying for everyone. If you're in your 20s and out in pubs, thats your parents you're very likely putting at risk, not just your grandparents, it's also you, albeit at less risk.


https://twitter.com/boucherhayes/status/1238904532039589889

Shes completely wrong. Theres a breakdown of fatalities by age group published every few days on the Italian website iss.it under its coronavirus section. Heres the stats when deaths reached 1016. 25 deaths were in the 50-59 age group for example. 6 deaths below 49. Italian doctors have said a few times the average age of death is 80+.

http://www.iss.it/documents/20126/0/Report+per+COVID+2019_ITA_Draft_2020-03-13_FINAL.pdf/6e449e0a-fdb4-0eab-6ed6-91e48250e571?t=1584130380404

fits

Dax Stale Roadwork wrote: »

Yeah, looking at the UK is like looking at a train wreak in slow motion, scary.

Best of luck.

The fcuking locomotive is approaching us all at a 100 miles an hour to be honest.

tobefrank321

alastair wrote: »

There’s no greater risk from someone crossing a border, than there is from travelling any other equivalent distance. You planning on cutting Cork off from Limerick too?

Don't be ridiculous.

We should ban travel to and from hotspot countries.

To do otherwise would be bordering on national suicide.

Keep the virus out of the country as much as possible and then isolate the skiing fools returning from northern italy or punters from Cheltenham.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

Natasha Warm Teacup wrote: »

This is my concern for the students in my class tomorrow. I worry about it on any school holiday so this indefinite suspension of schools is going to be absolutely traumatic for many of them. They quite have literally no-one they can to turn to, and there's no end in sight in this. I work in a disadvantaged area special school. Many of the kids going there endure emotional abuse and savagery at home daily.

Yeah. Fuck. For some children, school is a haven.

d51984

Right, doing delivery's tomorrow. Ive bread, milk and toilet rolls and a few other bits to get a person by for a few days. Made up a few bags.

Delivering FREE/No Charge for goods to elderly only who needs it. Ill just leave bag on front door.

If you know anyone who wants a bag pm me. Dublin 5 and 17, but if needs I might be able to go further.

Im just gonna leave bag on doorstep, knock and go. This will reduce contact.

Please dont abuse it, pm for delivery details.

champchamp

perrito caliente wrote: »

I'm a bit confused about all the fuss about people going out for a walk. I mean, myself and thousands of others are going back to work tomorrow. A Sunday afternoon walk is grand.

A very valid point. We were all complaining about the pubs staying open when tomorrow we're all going back to our places of work and will be in contact with colleagues. Surely the time has come to shut down non essential places of work for a couple of weeks?

spookwoman

SeaBreezes wrote: »

That's complete bull.

It's such a pity, the English ruling class have 'form' when it comes to culling populations.. It's just this is the first time they're doing it to their own..

It's a disgusting call to make, to shrug and say the old/vulnerable/immunocompromised are not worth the effort.

There is no defending it no matter what language they use.
Economy is king and the wealthy are completely in control.

I see the queen has cancelled her engagements, stopped working.
But won't give the same benefit to the poor.

Fffssss.

The english ruling class starved their own as well. :rolleyes:

fits

Natasha Warm Teacup wrote: »

This is my concern for the students in my class tomorrow. I worry about it on any school holiday so this indefinite suspension of schools is going to be absolutely traumatic for many of them. They quite have literally no-one they can to turn to, and there's no end in sight in this. I work in a disadvantaged area special school. Many of the kids going there endure emotional abuse and savagery at home daily.
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My son attends an early intervention preschool and some of his classmates are the same. This is going to be really tough for a lot of children.

NIMAN

champchamp wrote: »

A very valid point. We were all complaining about the pubs staying open when tomorrow we're all going back to our places of work and will be in contact with colleagues. Surely the time has come to shut down non essential places of work for a couple of weeks?

Watch this space.

Syncpolice

champchamp wrote: »

A very valid point. We were all complaining about the pubs staying open when tomorrow we're all going back to our places of work and will be in contact with colleagues. Surely the time has come to shut down non essential places of work for a couple of weeks?

An awful lot will be closing out of economic necessity

Shn99

Any estimates as to when the peak will be, and wether or not normal life will be curtailed til then

Kermit.de.frog

d51984 wrote: »

Right, doing delivery's tomorrow. Ive bread, milk and toilet rolls and a few other bits to get a person by for a few days. Made up a few bags.

Delivering FREE/No Charge for goods to elderly only who needs it. Ill just leave bag on front door.

If you know anyone who wants a bag pm me. Dublin 5 and 17, but if needs I might be able to go further.

Im just gonna leave bag on doorstep, knock and go. This will reduce contact.

Please dont abuse it, pm for delivery details.

Great seeing posts like this today.