CoVid-19 Part VIII - 292 cases ROI (2 deaths) 62 in NI (as of 17th March) *Read OP*

caveat emptor

revelman wrote: »

The German foreign ministry is now advising against all non-essential travel abroad. It would be helpful if ours did the same.

https://twitter.com/HeikoMaas/status/1239298589291163656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tagesschau.de%2Finland%2Fcorona-reisewarnung-maas-101.html

Yeah but the don't have cheltenham or dancing with the stars so doesn't apply. Also germans don't know how to take it on the chin like the uk can.

expectationlost

Gooey Looey wrote: »

It's another trip on HMS Unicorn with these Tories

well we'll look forward to flattening curves now and then getting spikes again later

elperello

Stheno wrote: »

Is it not a rapid response car they send?

Paramedics estate car but the gossips wouldn't know that.

Cork Boy 53

harr wrote: »

So is it’s most people’s opinion that Ireland has done a good job so far in its handling of this , have we implemented the correct response at the right time and that we shouldn’t see the devastation that has hit Italy once the general public play ball in helping to stop the spread.

Too early to tell. Wait another month or so and then we should have a better idea.

Ninthlife

Social Protection Minister stated 20,000 applications from workers on Friday received and payments being processed between 24 and 48 hrs.

Fair play to those in Social Protection

revelman

jojofizzio wrote: »

Surely what the EU commission head is now saying will cover this??

It is up to member states in the end but they are likely to follow this new recommendation.

Nibs05

All foreign travel to Europe to be banned for 30 days

fritzelly

All travel into the EU banned for 30 days

Stevieluvsye

fritzelly wrote: »

All travel into the EU banned for 30 days

30 days too late

lfc200

So EU commission recommendation, people from UK cant travel into Europe would that be correct?

Hobgoblin11

All travel into the EU banned for thirty days, 28 days too late

Tordelback

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I believe we're absolutely riddled with it already. The measures we take today (or tomorrow) will have no impact on the curve for at least 7-14 days. We're going to be dropping like flies by the end of the week.
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You're absolutely right that current measures won't bear fruit for weeks, but there's no evidence that current identifications are worse than the global trend - on that basis assume infections are 30x the identified rate and you won't be far off, so getting on for 4,000 infected people now, or 0.1% of the population. But it will double and double and double again over the next few weeks. Only social distancing will keep this number as low as possible.

is_that_so

#FlattenTheCurve
https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2020/0316/1123459-coronavirus-ireland/

ednwireland

just saw a woman in town with a surgical mask on but it was only covering her mouth not her nose - DOH !

chemist across the road not letting anyone in passing prescriptions through the door

igCorcaigh

fritzelly wrote: »

All travel into the EU banned for 30 days

Damn, my brother is trapped in Cardiff, he lectures in the University but was planning on coming home soon

irishgrover

elperello wrote: »

Might sound a bit gross but if you have to use paper that won't flush you can put it in a bin beside the loo and dispose in black bin or compost.

genuinely, has anyone, or is anyone having any difficult whatsoever getting toilet roll? The shops are full of it....

jojofizzio

lfc200 wrote: »

So EU commission recommendation, people from UK cant travel into Europe would that be correct?

Sounds like it....Coveney off the hook....been taken out of his hands by Europe...

gmisk

Would love to see the detail of the EU 30 day travel ban....just seen the tweet.
It looks like you can still travel within EU but not travel into EU if your are outside of it.

ShayNanigan

So... The priority shopping times are only for the elderly and not other risk groups? I have a spouse who is risk group (asthma) but better not send him to the shops as he'd scare everyone with his asthmatic coughing (which is not corona as he coughs all the time anyway because of asthma but who really knows without testing).

I was not going to go to get anything today but I just tasted the tap water I boiled yesterday and put in the fridge. The aftertaste makes me want to gargle with vodka.

Stheno

Ninthlife wrote: »

Social Protection Minister stared 20,000 applications from workers on Friday and payments being processed between 24 and 48 hrs.

Fair play to those in Social Protection

That's great work

lbj666

lfc200 wrote: »

So EU commission recommendation, people from UK cant travel into Europe would that be correct?

Watch Arlene and Boris turn this into an ironic twist regarding the border before they then cop on.

Akrasia

What does this mean for Northern Ireland?

caveat emptor

Hobgoblin11 wrote: »

All travel into the EU banned for thirty days, 28 days too late

28 days later? :eek:

Harry Palmr

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Damn, my brother is trapped in Cardiff, he lectures in the University but was planning on coming home soon

Fly to Belfast, train to Dublin. Easy (and isolate of course!).

blade1

irishgrover wrote: »

genuinely, has anyone, or is anyone having any difficult whatsoever getting toilet roll? The shops are full of it....

Shīt talk!

rosiem

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Will this impact on movement from UK to Ireland?

https://twitter.com/SkyNewsBreak/status/1239571400903581697?s=19

Would this mean Ireland refusing entry from UK ?

igCorcaigh

Mr.S wrote: »

Unless i'm miss-reading, it's travel INTO the EU, vs travel within EU (let's assume UK is still in the EU )

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/mar/16/coronavirus-live-updates-us-cdc-events-europe-lockdown-uk-deaths-australia-france-italy-spain-update-latest-news

But the UK is not in the EU?

BLIZZARD7

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Fly to Belfast, train to Dublin. Easy (and isolate of course!).

The proposal is all travel. Not just flights.

It will be voted on by EU leaders tomorrow.

DOCARCH

Spain +1440 cases/+41 deaths (so far) today.

walshb

Haven't been keeping up on the thread today

Any major news released on all this?

Spook_ie

DOCARCH wrote: »

Source?

Seriously though, are you sure?

All new/recent cases are being reported in Hubai province, and, AFAIK, that province is on lock down?

IMO With reference to Hubai province, if they are easing up on the lockdown then it's just as likely that it's uninfected people now coming into contact with the virus source again after being locked up for how ever long. Which would mean they would need to gradually expose the general populous to the virus at a controlled rate.

revelman

Mr.S wrote: »

Unless i'm miss-reading, it's travel INTO the EU, vs travel within EU (let's assume UK is still in the EU )

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/mar/16/coronavirus-live-updates-us-cdc-events-europe-lockdown-uk-deaths-australia-france-italy-spain-update-latest-news

Just heard Ursula von der Leyen speaking - she also said 'within the EU'. Hopefully some clarity from our government soon. Germany is advising against all non-essential travel abroad (whether within or outside EU).

DisneyLover

igCorcaigh wrote: »

But the UK is not in the EU?

Presume it means Europe the continent

ZX7R

DOCARCH wrote: »

Source?

Seriously though, are you sure?

All new/recent cases are being reported in Hubai province, and, AFAIK, that province is on lock down?

They release it at the end of every day in there figures in saying that I can't confirm about today's .
I am not surprised that they would react like that shutting down a provance look what they gone through already
In saying that I can find only one article to confirm a new lock down and it's not confirmed story

Squeaksoutloud

Interesting read here...


https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.lastampa.it/savona/2020/03/15/news/coronavirus-oltre-venti-pazienti-trattati-in-liguria-con-il-farmaco-tocilizumab-1.38596110/amp/

Translated:

More than 20 patients are treated today in all of Liguria with Tocilizumab, an experimental drug used according to the therapeutic protocol prepared by the Policlinico San Martino Hospital for the treatment of patients with Covid-19 pneumonia, with the go-ahead from the Liguria Region and Alisa's infectious disease task force. The protocol involves the use of Tocilizumab, an anti inteleukin 6 monoclonal antibody normally used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Tocilizumab is used off-label, that is, out of the approved indications, taking advantage of the experience of the cytokine release syndrome with the use of new therapies with CarT cells. "This protocol - reads a note - was approved by the strategic direction of the Polyclinic and shared among the infectious disease specialists of the task force of the Ligurian health authority. Regione therefore accepted the proposal of donation from the Roche company which ensured a supply of the drug, the supply of which is managed by the Policlinico pharmacy. The first patients have been treated since Wednesday and to date more than 20 patients have been treated with Tacilizumab throughout Liguria with initial encouraging clinical results. The director of the Infectious Diseases Clinic of the Policlinico, Matteo Bassetti in collaboration with the hospital pharmacy, will collect the clinical data to evaluate the results in order to further therapeutic developments ".

Shn99

Political views aside (and no i dont support FG), i think our caretaker govt have done a great job under these circumstances, Especially Simon Coveney, Great work being done by CMO and his aides too compared to our neighbours across the irish sea

The travel ban is about the Schengen area, no? The UK was never in Schengen, but neither were we

caveat emptor

Spare a thought for these vulnerable people. Herd immunity translates to ethnic cleansing in this case.

https://twitter.com/GaryDunne/status/1239457412270166016?s=20

Stevieluvsye

DOCARCH wrote: »

Spain +1440 cases/+41 deaths (so far) today.

BLIZZARD7

Deleted User wrote: »

The travel ban is about the Schengen area, no? The UK was never in Schengen, but neither were we

No, it's an EU commission proposal for all member states.

elperello

irishgrover wrote: »

genuinely, has anyone, or is anyone having any difficult whatsoever getting toilet roll? The shops are full of it....

I'd say the true story is that some may be having difficulty getting it but they are not actually out of it.

Stockpiling.

Hobgoblin11

caveat emptor wrote: »

Spare a thought for these vulnerable people. Herd immunity translates to ethnic cleansing in this case.

https://twitter.com/GaryDunne/status/1239457412270166016?s=20

the Irish in Britain, second class citizens

DOCARCH

ZX7R wrote: »

They release it at the end of every day in there figures in saying that I can't confirm about today's .
I am not surprised that they would react like that shutting down a provance look what they gone through already
In saying that I can find only one article to confirm a new lock down and it's not confirmed story

I don't think there is any new lockdown, AFAIK, they are still on lockdown, until mid-April.

jojofizzio

Actually does that announcement mean that you can’t come into the EU(from the outside) but can travel within it....Sky lady said that EU lady said UK still considered part of EU so it’s people can still travel(within the “rest”of the EU)???

Harry Palmr

BLIZZARD7 wrote: »

The proposal is all travel. Not just flights.

It will be voted on by EU leaders tomorrow.

So they gonna stop a taxi at the border? Come on. You can pass laws or make recommendations but with a land border you're fighting a losing or at least not winning battle - see 1969-1995

Irish Stones

patnor1011 wrote: »

Stuff like toilett paper will be gone amongst the first as noone will be interesting in shipping air - loo rolls are bulky and not a priority to get to the people anyway.

CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »

4. There are people for whom stocking up on toilet paper makes sense (my parents want to avoid public transport during the crisis so are going to walk to and from a local shop {instead of getting a bus to a bigger shop}. Toilet paper is very annoying to carry when doing a large shop).
5. People are idiots.
6. If my shop is out of toilet paper I will find a shop selling toilet paper and stockpile because I don't want hassle of looking for it.

Why doesn't this happen everywhere?
I mean, people are people. Different languages and cultures, same ancestral fears.

JP Liz V1

expectationlost wrote: »

has his gp advised treatment? you don't have to tell us what that treatment is.

I'm curious what treatment is given, antibiotics?

statesaver

lfc200 wrote: »

So EU commission recommendation, people from UK cant travel into Europe would that be correct?

If it's only a recommendation i can see Ireland ignoring it

wakka12

walshb wrote: »

Haven't been keeping up on the thread today

Any major news released on all this?

Travel ban in to mainland Europe for next 30 days
Big rise in global cases outside Europe, such as South America

SharpshooterTom

Some good figures for the UK, a rise of 171, Boris will be getting a lot praise in the media if he keeps this up.