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CoVid19 Part XIV - 8,089 in ROI (288 deaths) 1,589 in NI (92 deaths) (10/04) Read OP

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    #7532
    political analyst
    Registered Users Posts: 4,559 ✭✭✭political analyst


    owlbethere wrote: »
    If governments took this route and not go into lockdown/slow down mode, wouldn't it just lead to society breaking down? People dealing with sickness, death, and high unemployment. If someone is lucky enough to hold down a job, the government will hardly let them be sick in peace.

    What exactly is that supposed to mean?


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    #7533
    Rob A. Bank
    Registered Users Posts: 1,842 ✭✭✭Rob A. Bank


    Trump word Bingo

    -Billions and billions
    -Like you wouldn't believe
    -We have/are the best...
    -in history
    -Number 1 in the world
    -They're doing a great job
    -This country is great
    -Big
    -Incredible
    -Tremendous
    -Fantastic
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    -Great guy
    -Very good


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    #7534
    Ace2007
    Registered Users Posts: 19,705 ✭✭✭✭Ace2007


    BorneTobyWilde wrote: »
    Ireland portrays itself as world leaders in all things pharmaceutical, but seems its all a mirage, many companies in Ireland in that field, but they're mostly foreign companies, and they export everything. Reality is we're far far behind, and this crisis has shown just how far behind we are, Uzbekistan has tested far more people,Venezuela has tested more people, and many more so called ''**** holes.''

    Uzbekistan has tested just over 2,000 people per million of population, Ireland has tested over 10,000 people per million. Therefore as a % of population Uzbekistan has tested less than us. Uzbekistan has a population of 33 million people.


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    #7535
    AtomicHorror
    Registered Users Posts: 5,888 ✭✭✭AtomicHorror


    weldoninhio wrote: »
    New Zealand police and government seem to have done enough.

    Maybe New Zealanders took it seriously. We could learn a lot from that, couldn't we?


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    #7536
    Doctors room ghost
    Registered Users Posts: 4,820 ✭✭✭Doctors room ghost


    What time tomorrow are we getting re locked down?


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    #7537
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,494 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    Rob A. Bank wrote: »
    Trump word Bingo

    -Billions and billions
    -Like you wouldn't believe
    -We have/are the best...
    -in history
    -Number 1 in the world
    -They're doing a great job
    -This country is great
    -Big
    -Incredible
    -Tremendous
    -Fantastic
    -Amazing
    -Magnificent
    -Great guy
    -Very good

    There must be a Trumpian essay generator out there somewhere. Perhaps he uses it for speech writing?


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    #7538
    Doctors room ghost
    Registered Users Posts: 4,820 ✭✭✭Doctors room ghost


    AtomicHorror wrote: »
    Maybe New Zealanders took it seriously. We could learn a lot from that, couldn't we?



    Last time I was in nz they didn’t even wear shoes not to mind gloves and a mask


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    #7539
    Wolf359f
    Registered Users Posts: 5,843 ✭✭✭Wolf359f


    BorneTobyWilde wrote: »
    Ireland portrays itself as world leaders in all things pharmaceutical, but seems its all a mirage, many companies in Ireland in that field, but they're mostly foreign companies, and they export everything. Reality is we're far far behind, and this crisis has shown just how far behind we are, Uzbekistan has tested far more people,Venezuela has tested more people, and many more so called ''**** holes.''

    We were short on regents, which are Proprietary, not like we can just give one of the pharmaceutical companies the recipe to make it up.
    BTW, Uzbekistan are testing at 0.83% and Venezuela at 0.12% positive rate.
    Basically wasting tests, you think that's who we should aspire to?
    Even Germany are worried about their mass testing with low positive rate, worrying about running out of tests.


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    #7540
    Happy4all
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,089 ✭✭✭Happy4all


    Doctors room ghost wrote: »
    What time tomorrow are we getting re locked down?

    20 minutes and counting


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    #7541
    easypazz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,346 ✭✭✭easypazz


    BorneTobyWilde wrote: »
    Ireland portrays itself as world leaders in all things pharmaceutical, but seems its all a mirage, many companies in Ireland in that field, but they're mostly foreign companies, and they export everything. Reality is we're far far behind, and this crisis has shown just how far behind we are, Uzbekistan has tested far more people,Venezuela has tested more people, and many more so called ''**** holes.''

    In Venezuela they leave covid bodies along the side of the road for collection.

    Would you prefer more testing and that we dump bodies along the road?


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    #7542
    Wolf359f
    Registered Users Posts: 5,843 ✭✭✭Wolf359f


    Rob A. Bank wrote: »
    Trump word Bingo

    -Billions and billions
    -Like you wouldn't believe
    -We have/are the best...
    -in history
    -Number 1 in the world
    -They're doing a great job
    -This country is great
    -Big
    -Incredible
    -Tremendous
    -Fantastic
    -Amazing
    -Magnificent
    -Great guy
    -Very good
    Fake news, there's no hydroxychloroquine on that list.


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    #7543
    munsterlegend
    Registered Users Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭munsterlegend


    Rob A. Bank wrote: »
    Trump word Bingo

    -Billions and billions
    -Like you wouldn't believe
    -We have/are the best...
    -in history
    -Number 1 in the world
    -They're doing a great job
    -This country is great
    -Big
    -Incredible
    -Tremendous
    -Fantastic
    -Amazing
    -Magnificent
    -Great guy
    -Very good

    I have a good feeling..


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    #7544
    Doctors room ghost
    Registered Users Posts: 4,820 ✭✭✭Doctors room ghost


    Happy4all wrote: »
    20 minutes and counting



    I’m guessing 9 bells tomorrow night we will be told we are doing great but need to do another small bit and bam another 2 weeks lock up.


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    #7545
    splinter65
    Registered Users Posts: 9,420 ✭✭✭splinter65


    Rob A. Bank wrote: »
    Trump word Bingo

    -Billions and billions
    -Like you wouldn't believe
    -We have/are the best...
    -in history
    -Number 1 in the world
    -They're doing a great job
    -This country is great
    -Big
    -Incredible
    -Tremendous
    -Fantastic
    -Amazing
    -Magnificent
    -Great guy
    -Very good

    Those are all buzz words potential voters like to hear from their current president in the height of a devastating crisis.
    Positive, congratulatory, celebratory, comforting hopeful ....what do you want him to do? Walk out there and fall on his knees, throw his hands in the air and cry to the skies, “we're all gonna die!!!!”?


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    #7546
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,494 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    Wolf359f wrote: »
    We were short on regents, which are Proprietary, not like we can just give one of the pharmaceutical companies the recipe to make it up.
    BTW, Uzbekistan are testing at 0.83% and Venezuela at 0.12% positive rate.
    Basically wasting tests, you think that's who we should aspire to?
    Even Germany are worried about their mass testing with low positive rate, worrying about running out of tests.

    I think the antigen (pcr) testing will be more important when we come out of this phase and need testing as a spotlight on emerging cases.

    We really need these serology tests to become highly accurate so that immunity passports can be provided with confidence. That will get us off this phase, hopefully.


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    #7547
    fritzelly
    Registered Users Posts: 17,519 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    The other half was on the phone to the sister earlier this evening - the sister told her there is now an alcohol ban in place til next Wednesday (she would be one for a bottle or crate of wine and apparently the store she went to had none left and they told her this news)
    Wouldn't believe me when I said its rubbish

    Is this the latest whatscrap stuff going round?


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    #7548
    sonofenoch
    Registered Users Posts: 2,264 ✭✭✭sonofenoch


    Ace2007 wrote: »
    Uzbekistan has tested just over 2,000 people per million of population, Ireland has tested over 10,000 people per million. Therefore as a % of population Uzbekistan has tested less than us. Uzbekistan has a population of 33 million people.

    Some people don't do demographics......A tested x out of a xxx doesn't compute


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    #7549
    bekker
    Registered Users Posts: 912 ✭✭✭bekker


    AtomicHorror wrote: »
    Maybe New Zealanders took it seriously. We could learn a lot from that, couldn't we?
    And maybe they don't have a government speaking out of both sides of it's mouth.


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    #7550
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    Rob A. Bank wrote: »
    Trump word Bingo

    -Billions and billions
    -Like you wouldn't believe
    -We have/are the best...
    -in history
    -Number 1 in the world
    -They're doing a great job
    -This country is great
    -Big
    -Incredible
    -Tremendous
    -Fantastic
    -Amazing
    -Magnificent
    -Great guy
    -Very good

    I direct you to this great song by Todd Rundgren and Donald Fagen, terrific catchy tune which has him down to a t.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=los9WulxBjM


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    #7551
    YFlyer
    Registered Users Posts: 9,717 ✭✭✭YFlyer


    Just got a text from a friend that the hospitals are empty and many people said that to him. Typical conspiracy nut.


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    #7552
    tails_naf
    Registered Users Posts: 861 ✭✭✭tails_naf


    igCorcaigh wrote: »
    It can take up to two weeks for symptoms to appear. Although I don't think a runny nose is very common with Covid. 4% of cases I think.

    Do you live alone?

    No, I live with wife and kids. We've all be at home except for the forementioned shopping. My wife went twice aslo., kids have not left.


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    #7553
    AtomicHorror
    Registered Users Posts: 5,888 ✭✭✭AtomicHorror


    BorneTobyWilde wrote: »
    Ireland portrays itself as world leaders in all things pharmaceutical, but seems its all a mirage, many companies in Ireland in that field, but they're mostly foreign companies, and they export everything. Reality is we're far far behind, and this crisis has shown just how far behind we are, Uzbekistan has tested far more people,Venezuela has tested more people, and many more so called ''**** holes.''

    Foreign companies, sure, but Irish clean room staff, Irish scientists, Irish quality assurance staff, Irish medics and RNs, Irish drug safety specialists, Irish regulatory affairs specialists, Irish clinical data and clinical research staff, Irish senior management, Irish executive management.

    I've worked between pharma and research labs in Ireland for about 15 years. It's 80% Irish people, trained in Irish schools and universities. We're far better than you're suggesting.

    Most countries have been caught with their pants down on this pandemic. We're not doing too bad. Could be much better, sure, but don't denigrate us based on your ignorance of the reality of the life science sector in Ireland, please.


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    #7554
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    Posts: 5,917 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    splinter65 wrote: »
    Those are all buzz words potential voters like to hear from their current president in the height of a devastating crisis.
    Positive, congratulatory, celebratory, comforting hopeful ....what do you want him to do? Walk out there and fall on his knees, throw his hands in the air and cry to the skies, “we're all gonna die!!!!”?

    Well him going out and not talking sh1te would be a start.


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    #7555
    AtomicHorror
    Registered Users Posts: 5,888 ✭✭✭AtomicHorror


    tails_naf wrote: »
    No, I live with wife and kids. We've all be at home except for the forementioned shopping. My wife went twice aslo., kids have not left.

    Honestly, the likeliest explanation is hay fever, mine is starting up now too.


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    #7556
    BorneTobyWilde
    Registered Users Posts: 36,131 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    Trump ended with

    '' we've had a tremendous day, great talk with energy companies'' on a day 2000 Americans died.


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    #7557
    tails_naf
    Registered Users Posts: 861 ✭✭✭tails_naf


    glasso wrote: »
    runny nose is not a common symptom of CV19

    True, but insnt it curious that I caught something being isolated for nearly 4 weeks. So while I don't think I have covid19, I can't fathom how I'm sick, even mildly with that amount of time passed


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    #7558
    YFlyer
    Registered Users Posts: 9,717 ✭✭✭YFlyer


    Just got a text from a friend that the hospitals are empty and many people said that to him. Typical conspiracy nut.


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    #7559
    ceadaoin.
    Registered Users Posts: 8,291 ✭✭✭ceadaoin.


    tails_naf wrote: »
    No, I live with wife and kids. We've all be at home except for the forementioned shopping. My wife went twice aslo., kids have not left.

    Could be allergies? Mine have kicked in lately causing post nasal drip and a sore throat/urge to cough.

    Or you could have picked something up while out shopping even if you only went once or twice. All it takes is walking into one persons invisible virus cloud left behind after they cough.


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    #7560
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,917 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    fritzelly wrote: »
    The other half was on the phone to the sister earlier this evening - the sister told her there is now an alcohol ban in place til next Wednesday (she would be one for a bottle or crate of wine and apparently the store she went to had none left and they told her this news)
    Wouldn't believe me when I said its rubbish

    Is this the latest whatscrap stuff going round?

    That's about a week old or more at this stage going by previous incarnations


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    #7561
    bekker
    Registered Users Posts: 912 ✭✭✭bekker


    Can anyone fill in the ???

    508954.png

    Taken form HSE table 'Hospital statistics'


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