CoVid19 Part X - 1,564 cases ROI (9 deaths) 209 in NI (7 deaths) (25 March) *Read OP*

SleetAndSnow

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1243125614250524673?s=19

caveat emptor

DevilsHaircut wrote: »

Keep an eye on the slots as I think Tesco (anyway) add more. When I ordered there were none for c. 2 weeks, but a relative in the same area got a closer slot when they ordered after I did.

Thanks will do., 3 weeks for either click and collect or delivery.

GM228

The PPE situation in New York for some, most likely not just the situation in NY:-

https://twitter.com/jackiefox_/status/1243135922088169472?s=19

pjohnson

iwillyeah1234 wrote: »

More scumbaggery...


A group of youths spat in the face of an RSPCA officer and shouted “have corona bitch”, as she tried to rescue a swan, the animal charity have said.

Leanne Honess-Heather was helping the bird, which had become tangled in a fishing line, when five teenagers – aged around 16 – approached her close to Rush Lyvars Fishing Lake in Hedon, Hull.

Honess-Heather said she asked them to stand back before the “really upsetting” incident occurred.

“They seemed to take offence to this, which led to two of the group spitting directly into my face, going in my mouth and eyes, as they yelled ‘have corona bitch’ at me,” she said.

“Like many other frontline services, most of my team are still out during this crisis, trying our best to continue to do our job, tending to, collecting and rescuing injured animals.

The swan, which had no long-term injuries after being cut free from the line, was released after being checked over by a vet.

The RSPCA is providing an emergency-only service to animals during the coronavirus pandemic.


source:
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2020/mar/26/uk-coronavirus-live-news-updates-self-employed-rishi-sunakhospital-car-parking-charges-waived-for-nhs-staff-in-england

I dunno why the gardai are getting "spit hoods" for wãnks like that. A good plastic bag over the head be just as good. Plus can be recycled between tossers.

yourdeadwright

yourdeadwright wrote: »

Just a quick one.,
I was thinking would your green and black bins be a hot spot for catching the virus ?
The bin men who collect them must touch hundreds of bin handles on there rounds then you go out and bring it in by the handle ,
Just something people might have looked past ,

Most people would wash their hands after handling a bin, regardless of Covid 19 or not

Lavinia

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1243125614250524673?s=19

I just saw the Spain news, it does not seem to slow down, how is possible so many new cases with all stages they already went through..


very sad..

iwillyeah1234

igCorcaigh wrote: »

https://twitter.com/siennamarla/status/1243104190202818561?s=20

In the comments some readers have been asking about the fact that the government released the UK coronavirus death figures yesterday much later than usual, and that the increase on the previous day (41) was much lower than the previous day’s increase (87).

According to Newsnight’s Nicholas Watt, that is because the (UK) government is changing the way it is compiling the figures.

source:
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2020/mar/26/uk-coronavirus-live-news-updates-self-employed-rishi-sunakhospital-car-parking-charges-waived-for-nhs-staff-in-england?page=with:block-5e7c8b738f0878a2a48aa88a#block-5e7c8b738f0878a2a48aa88a


well, that's the proven Korean strategy of extreme transparency out the window so in the UK.. dear God...

Jinglejangle69

What is it with parents bringing their kids to supermarkets like its a day out.

Can one of them not stay at home with the kids??

igCorcaigh

GM228 wrote: »

The PPE situation in New York for some, most likely not just the situation in NY:-

https://twitter.com/jackiefox_/status/1243135922088169472?s=19

That's insane.
How could we all have left stocks go so low.

I guess these PPE gear have an expiry date?
Some medical items do, you would be surprised.

wakka12

Surprised how quickly basic protective equipment ran out in hospitals, its only a few weeks into the epidemic in many countries, USA is not supposed to reach it's peak for 6 weeks, what will the situation be like then?

iwillyeah1234

Lavinia wrote: »

I just saw the Spain news, it does not seem to slow down, how is possible so many new cases with all stages they already went through..


very sad..

Tourism.

Spain was probably the biggest petri dish for Corona in all of Europe.
They locked down, and got rid of all the tourists, but because of the incubation period, the "tsunami" is only hitting them now.

Hector Savage

Lavinia wrote: »

I just saw the Spain news, it does not seem to slow down, how is possible so many new cases with all stages they already went through..


very sad..

Lockdowns aren't working, virus must be in the air or something...

scamalert

Gynoid wrote: »

Gets out notebook. Licks pencil tip....adds to list of...
Panic porn
Posting with lad in hand
Having a **** over the misery
The bedwetters

And now..
People getting aroused to see more cases.

(I think there is an epidemiological pattern emerging here, doctor.)

Personally I don't understand why more mention has not been made of panic sex.

pull your head ouf of the a$$, every second comment refers to how we dont have enough positive tests etc, hse doing their job right seems many still unhappy, as we dont have the numbers :cool: seems good few just waiting for it to go worse when reality its not getting as bad as it would be elswhere which is good, more testing does little at this stage, since as said if those are fine after 2-3 weeks wait theres no need to stress system, as seems critical ones are taken care off so that's about right.

is_that_so

Hector Savage wrote: »

Lockdowns aren't working, virus must be in the air or something...

Or that some people treated it like a holiday at first.

pjohnson

iwillyeah1234 wrote: »

Tourism.

Spain was probably the biggest petri dish for Corona in all of Europe.
They locked down, and got rid of all the tourists, but because of the incubation period, the "tsunami" is only hitting them now.

And we imported cases from Spain. Bringing holidaymakers home.

igCorcaigh

iwillyeah1234 wrote: »

In the comments some readers have been asking about the fact that the government released the UK coronavirus death figures yesterday much later than usual, and that the increase on the previous day (41) was much lower than the previous day’s increase (87).

According to Newsnight’s Nicholas Watt, that is because the (UK) government is changing the way it is compiling the figures.

source:
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2020/mar/26/uk-coronavirus-live-news-updates-self-employed-rishi-sunakhospital-car-parking-charges-waived-for-nhs-staff-in-england?page=with:block-5e7c8b738f0878a2a48aa88a#block-5e7c8b738f0878a2a48aa88a


well, that's the proven Korean strategy of extreme transparency out the window so in the UK.. dear God...

That's why I posted the link.
Metrics are changing, and it may be for good reason, but it's a caveat when it comes to interpreting numbers.

I thought that only case numbers would need this consideration, but no.

citysights

Hector Savage wrote: »

And they are saying here it won't peak till the end of April, so thats a rise every day between now and a month - will end up to be the worst country on the planet.

Makes me wonder about the lockdown, it;s half assed at best.

According to the European Centre for Disease control the Irish intensive care system could be overwhelmed with critical covid patients.

This is very very serious if it unfolds like this.
Reported on RTE news this morning.

otnomart

murpho999 wrote: »

No they're not. Below is offical advice from Dutch Health body.



I have family in Holand, and i'be neen in touch and they tell me that many people are not taking it fully serious at all and they really believe that children can't carry it.

360 dead there now, way ahead of our rate.

Yes.
And:
Google Translated from source: https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/nederland/artikel/5068691/kabinet-maatregelen-detail-coronavirus
"Weddings and funerals can continue, but with a maximum of 30 people. Religious gatherings, for example in a church or mosque, may also continue with that amount of people."


The Netherlands really are the weakest link in Europe and a major risk.

iwillyeah1234

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

London hospitals seeing 'continuous tsunami' of patients, says NHS leader

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2020/mar/26/uk-coronavirus-live-news-updates-self-employed-rishi-sunakhospital-car-parking-charges-waived-for-nhs-staff-in-england

Source:
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2020/mar/26/uk-coronavirus-live-news-updates-self-employed-rishi-sunakhospital-car-parking-charges-waived-for-nhs-staff-in-england?page=with:block-5e7c6fb48f081e5eda23705c#block-5e7c6fb48f081e5eda23705c

London hospitals are facing a “continuous tsunami” of seriously-ill patients because of coronavirus, a health service leader said this morning. Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers, which represents NHS trusts, used the phrase in an interview on the Today programme. Commenting on the situation in London, he said:

They are struggling with two things. The first is the explosion of demand they are seeing in seriously ill patients. They talk about wave after wave after wave - the word that’s often used to me is a continuous tsunami.

We are now seeing 30%, 40% and indeed in some places 50% sickness rates as staff catch the virus or are in vulnerable groups or have to self-isolate. That’s an unprecedented absence rate.

So what we have got is a really wicked combination - trusts trying to deal with a lot more demand than they have ever had before with a lot fewer staff than they have had before.

Hopson said that, while extra capacity was being brought in - including 4,000 beds at the ExCeL centre in London’s Docklands - hospital chief executives are concerned that it will be used up “very, very quickly”.

igCorcaigh

Hector Savage wrote: »

Lockdowns aren't working, virus must be in the air or something...

They do work, as much as they are acted on in reality. It takes time. There will always be some spread anyway, especially in hospitals.

pjohnson

citysights wrote: »

According to the European Centre for Disease control the Irish intensive care system could be overwhelmed with critical covid patients.

This is very very serious if it unfolds like this.
Reported on RTE news this morning.

The Irish system couldnt even manage the testing system. How on earth are we meant to manage actual cases?

gabeeg

pjohnson wrote: »

And we imported cases from Spain.

Yep. But we weren't testing people returning from Spain.

Or Germany, France, USA etc etc

iguana

Lavinia wrote: »

The UK government has ordered more than 3 million finger prick antibody tests that could be ready in a matter of days. The tests could reveal whether someone had covid-19, but they are being checked first to show that they work properly. It is also still not known whether it’s possible to develop long-lasting immunity to the coronavirus.

I have my doubts that this will be ready within days but if and when antibody testing is available it really does have the capacity to be a game changer. If we knew people had immunity we could really utilise those people to help both the health services and the wider economy. People with immunity who can't work could provide all sorts of supports from food delivery, care work for elderly people, childminding and educational supports to children of key workers, hospital cleaning and basic support work, etc. Lots of people would love to help out in numerous ways but don't want to endanger themselves, their families and people they come in contact with. Just imagine how different it would be if we had thousands of people who knew they could give that help without those worries.

citysights

Jake1 wrote: »

Most people would wash their hands after handling a bin, regardless of Covid 19 or not

Are you sure? I bet some wouldn’t.

yourdeadwright

People have been complaining that as people we do not listen like the south Korean's or the Chinese ( forced to)
but there is a huge difference with us and the Latin countries ,They are way more laid back than us and even less likely to follow rules and instructions and the numbers are showing it,

wakka12

Cases in Ghana have doubled overnight to over 130

iwillyeah1234

pjohnson wrote: »

And we imported cases from Spain. Bringing holidaymakers home.

And in the UK, an estimated 20,000 came home from holidays in Spain.

Jin luk

is_that_so wrote: »

Or that some people treated it like a holiday at first.

People round here only really started taking this serious like majority anyway in the last few days town was jammed last thurs threw to sunday.

pjohnson

gabeeg wrote: »

Yep. But we weren't testing people returning from Spain.

Or Germany, France, USA etc etc

Ideally they shouldnt have been brought back. We already had enough cases here to be dealing with but sure we are STILL tryna bring more back into the country.

citysights

Hector Savage wrote: »

Lockdowns aren't working, virus must be in the air or something...

A day or two ago, I am sure I saw a stat that showed transmission within the home was a factor ie so people you live with. I will try to post stat if I can find it.