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

Gael23

Apparently Donald Trump has offered a blank cheque to the German company working on a vaccine for the US to get priority supply

SleetAndSnow

Why would they just lock down Cork? That makes zero sense at the moment.

ldy4mxonucwsq6

IAMAMORON wrote: »

Or face execution?

Or he can't guarantee their return.

is_that_so

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

Did you read the Independent article you linked?

And on the reinfection thing, they are not sure if it’s a new infection or if the old infection was dormant. It’s far too soon to know that. Research papers that clearly haven’t been peer-reviewed are being rushed out and are sloppy to say to the least (patient names appearing on CT scans included, for example, shows the lack of attention given). As for mutations, virologists seem to think it’s not a particularly quick to mutate virus at this early stage.

This has been mentioned at the briefings and they offered up a range of possibilities of what it might or might not be.

Loughc

Screamer is a dreamer so.

Atlantic Dawn

Trump live now, no baseball cap on him today, things got serious pretty quick.

ITman88

Shefwedfan wrote: »

SO the new text going around now is

Just to let you know ins speaking to my friend who is a guard and just out from conference..full lock down being announced at 11 tomorrow to come into effect from Tuesday. Shops will only be opened for a certain amount of time each day with army outside only allowing certain amount of people in each time. And max 100 people allowed to queue. He said make sure you buy bottled water and any baby stuff required. He could be for 2 weeks or 30 days and is up for review after that. Hospitals have been told to be prepared for Tuesday and army and fire service be prepared for Wednesday. Fire brigade will possibly be used for ambulance duties also.

I just dont know why you need to buy bottled water? are they turning off the water?

I have no idea why the requirement for bottles water . . . . It’s as if the post is . . . I dunno . . rubbish

SlowBlowin

Mr.S wrote: »

It's totally mindbloggling to me that our company (like yours, in 50+ markets worldwide) is currently being ran from kitchens and living rooms across Europe. The last 2-3 weeks have changed the way we work massively.

Can you comment on how successful its been, will home working suddenly be the norm after the virus ?

wylo

Germanys death rate looks to be about .1%, same as flu, how are they managing that?

Gooey Looey

Beware of the ides of march!

walshb

NDWC wrote: »

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that this is absolute bollocks.

It might not be word for word true, but surely we can expect changes?

Bigboldworld

I see Diceys in Dublin decided to ignore the closure order and are staying open for one more night, pure utter greed, shameful

Pa ElGrande

stephenjmcd wrote: »

Can we stop with the lockdown is coming at x time posts.

Its complete crap

Agreed. The bush telegraph (pre-internet days) is currently going nuts with this lock down story from internal sources. I've had two elderly relatives independently call me this evening to tell me to stock up, they heard it from a niece who is dating a Garda - so it must be true. :rolleyes:

IAMAMORON

Fia11 wrote: »

Lots of rumours about Cork shutting down. This country is tiny. What's the point in attempting to 'lock down' one county?

The sooner the better.

Snow Garden

Gooey Looey wrote: »

Beware of the ides of march!

Et tu Brute?

Stheno

Mr.S wrote: »

It's totally mindbloggling to me that our company (like yours, in 50+ markets worldwide) is currently being ran from kitchens and living rooms across Europe. The last 2-3 weeks have changed the way we work massively.

Same here it's been an eye opener for me.

So many people working from home that we are getting insight into each others lives and actually interacting more virtually

Cant see it being anything but a positive for the future.

But probably not the thread for it in the face of posters facing uncertainty

threeball

caveat emptor wrote: »

I said it was contained. This disease has been a potential pandemic since January.

• majority of people didn't give a sh!t then.
• nobody* calling out for vaccine then
• nobody* sending ventilators / face masks to china
• nobody* gave a ****e about ebola in the Congo / west Africa

Only when it's on our door steps do people care about where the vaccine will come from. We should care more about people who suffer epidemics no matter where they occur in the world. We should also allocate global resources to help them deal with it.

* nobody = 95% of people.

It was contained and shortlived so no need or financial incentive for a vaccine. This one behaves very differently and is being treated as such. When ebola kicked off it was "white people" that ensured there was a cure. Your post holds no truth

fifth

Morgan Embarrassed Windsurfing wrote: »

Why would they say make sure to get bottled water? Doesn't make sense

Seems like nonsense. And yet, I saw the eejit living nextdoor to me unloading packs and packs of 2 litre bottles of ballygowan from the boot this evening. :rolleyes:

ACitizenErased

IAMAMORON wrote: »

The sooner the better.

Can't shut down the capital, boy.

sideswipe

The Spanish lady who is infected being consoled by her kids after her husband died covid-19 just on the news there. Kids balancing comfort and not getting infected....****ing heartbreaking stuff!!

screamer

Loughc wrote: »

Screamer is a dreamer so.

Screamer ready for lockdown, whether it be tomorrow or later this week. All I’m saying is better to be ready than surprised. I’m no dreamer in fact lately it’s just nightmares.

is_that_so

Bigboldworld wrote: »

I see Diceys in Dublin decided to ignore the closure order and are staying open for one more night, pure utter greed, shameful

Closure order is from midnight tonight.

Kermit.de.frog

Can we have a rumour source or ban policy from now on?

Atlantic Dawn

Mr.S wrote: »

Who falls for this crap?

Backward feckers who hang CD's on their rear view mirror to eliminate speeding tickets :D

Loughc

Bigboldworld wrote: »

I see Diceys in Dublin decided to ignore the closure order and are staying open for one more night, pure utter greed, shameful

They’re closed from tomorrow on.

lawred2

screamer wrote: »

I’ve heard bigger lockdown will be announced at 11 tomorrow. Fairly reliable source so I for one am ready.

It's not reliable.. it's a poxy WhatsApp message that I've seen myself.

Ffs

ITman88

stephenjmcd wrote: »

Irish economy is going down the drain again.
We're going to be going back years again now. Some places that close may never reopen

It’s beyond thinking what the next decade or so will be like in the economy.

caveat emptor

stephenjmcd wrote: »

Irish economy is going down the drain again.
We're going to be going back years again now. Some places that close may never reopen

Seems the 10 year boom bust cycle isn't too far off.

HalfBlues

Me and a few others getting out of the US on one of the last few flights. Holiday cut short 6 planes and 4 or 5 airports in 3 days does this put us in the high risk category and have to self quarantine.

Loughc

screamer wrote: »

Screamer ready for lockdown, whether it be tomorrow or later this week. All I’m saying is better to be ready than surprised. I’m no dreamer in fact lately it’s just nightmares.

Great what’s your source so?