Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[Harryflashman]

you do surprise me

 

[Jay]

91 recovered COVID-19 patients test positive again

 

[ForeverBlue92]

91 recovered COVID-19 patients test positive again

Depends what it means by "testing positive"

You could test positive from having traces of the virus still in you but doesnt mean you are going to have a 2nd bout of illness etc.

Its strange how all these reports of people testing positive a 2nd time never clarify if said people are actually ill/in hospital.

 

[Toast]

Honestly you’d think it was Christmas around here.... camper vans, caravans and bloody holiday makers in the supermarkets.... what part of stay at home don’t these effin idiots understand ??? We have only 16 confirmed cases on the island where I live... sodding Cheshire set think coming here to their second homes is somehow their right. Stay where you live ffs.

Coronavirus: Police launch Easter crackdown on travelling

Police in Wales vow to enforce new laws as they ramp up checks and patrols over the Easter weekend.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

This lockdown lark has revealed that my girlfriend is busy all the time. Like annoyingly so. I am quite happy to do some exercise here and there, keep the house ticking over, play guitar, play champo and sit off.

She's rearranging things, wanting to do DIY, plan all sorts of stuff, relag pipes etc etc. She's just never relaxing at all. And consequently I am being constantly "requested" to do stuff. And I hate doing stuff.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

you do surprise me

Sorts out social care problem as well, two for the price of one, operation boomer remover is still active and operational... Not Hunger games, not even, dare I mention Running man, buts it's Logan's Run.

 

[xena]

Absolutley Pal.

Its certainly true of London and Dublin. Education (those traveling to University), employment and sport i think are the big three mate, going to be massively difficult to manage.

I was reading some stuff on Cheltnham last night and how that really was a virus bomb for both the UK and Ireland. Certainly people were exposed to the virus, in a very condensed area constantly over a week. They then dispersed into urban and rural areas spreading the virus into every corner of the islands. Three weeks on look were we are. I really think it was a monumental mistake and had a huge impact across these islands.

On reflection it shows how hard it is going to be, to get sport back to any normality.

Imagine away PL games, teams from London heading all over the country, transport, pubs, grounds before and after. While here at home imagine Dublin heading away to say Pairc Ui Chaoimh or even crossing the border to say Healy Park or somewhere in the summer, an absolute cocktail for spreading the virus. Sport really is going to be in a tough place.

Agree with all of the above thats why im convinced a good percentage of the population have already had this virus there's no way this only landed here in March at the latest early February.And all the things you mentioned above were happening then .

 

[Tin-Tin]

They told us it was the strategy then had to backtrack due to the public criticism. Obviously didnt change their way of thinking though. Vile people

 

[Neiler]

Anyone else following what they are doing in Sweden in following the herd immunity strategy.

"Sweden has a relatively high case fatality rate: as of April 8, 7.68% of the Swedes who have tested positive for COVID-19 have died of the virus. Neighboring countries, like Norway and Denmark, have case fatality rates of 1.46% and 3.85% respectively. (The U.S. case fatality rate is 3.21%.) While Sweden’s elevated case fatality rate could be a result of its low testing rates compared to its neighbors, experts say Sweden’s laissez-faire approach could also be to blame."

Sweden's Relaxed Approach to the Coronavirus Could Be Backfiring

The Nordic country has a much higher fatality rate than its neighbors

time.com

 

[Brisan123]

Report out from UN University (which is apparently a thing) on the economic costs of the pandemic (and the shut down of economies). They predict 10 million people globally will be pushed back into extreme poverty, which is the first time in 30 years poverty stats have not improved.

IMF saying that this recession will be the worst in our lifetimes and may be as bad as the great depression
On the other hand estate agents are saying demand is still strong and property prices will not be affected ,
Who to believe

 

[Neiler]

IMF saying that this recession will be the worst in our lifetimes and may be as bad as the great depression
On the other hand estate agents are saying demand is still strong and property prices will not be affected ,
Who to believe

Never believe the one trying to sell you something.

 

[Brisan123]

I was looking at the GAA accounts last night a chara they have a 45 mill rainy day fund, but they actually do have significant outgoings and distribution across the game from county to grass roots really would be the low hanging fruit in my opinion.

Rumbling abound that they are going to try and run of a championship in knock out format in October. Struck me as an odd time right at the start of the winter flu season, but im sure any plans are very provisional given the fluidity of the situation.

Im heavily involved in a club in Dublin, we got an April fools email about the club championship being cancelled and within an hour the DCB,, were in touch to say the club championship was going to be played as planned, hard to see but maybe an insight of where the GAA mindset is.

We dont have the infrastructure and weren't prepared prepared for the level of testing for this, in that context i think we have done ok on the human side of testing and putting that infrastructure to test in place particularly in the community, other countries have struggled with that, its the turnaround in processing testing we have struggled with. They need to really improve this during this lock down for the next surge and lock down once restrictions are lifted.

We definitely have more cases then our total figures show, your total figures are only as good as your level of testing really. Informally you can see areas across the country that are hit hard with clusters in the health service from specific areas, but the figures dont reflect this, the virus is moving faster in areas then the test results.

I heard last week that a lab used for testing new born calves was being taken over and it had the capacity to do 1.25 million tests a year.
it was going to be doing double shifts .
Any idea if this come on stream yet ??

 

[EvertonCJ]

This lockdown lark has revealed that my girlfriend is busy all the time. Like annoyingly so. I am quite happy to do some exercise here and there, keep the house ticking over, play guitar, play champo and sit off.

She's rearranging things, wanting to do DIY, plan all sorts of stuff, relag pipes etc etc. She's just never relaxing at all. And consequently I am being constantly "requested" to do stuff. And I hate doing stuff.

My wife is exactly the same. I wanted to sit in the garden and relax and she wanted to do some weeding. I feel guilty so I end up doing the weeding with her.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

My wife is exactly the same. I wanted to sit in the garden and relax and she wanted to do some weeding. I feel guilty so I end up doing the weeding with her.

Soft lad dont look a gift horse in the mouth lol

 

[Brisan123]

Eurobonds set aside as finance ministers broker compromise

“The response contains bold and ambitious proposals that would have been unthinkable just a few weeks ago,” Portuguese finance minister and Eurogroup president Mário Centeno told reporters

www.irishtimes.com

Still has to be paid back a chara