China Coronavirus

[tyrone08]

The UK have 104 deaths as of today.  If we / they are tracking at the same rate as Italy the number tomorrow should be approx 145.
Will be interesting to see.

144!

That was very accurate. What's your thoughts on the upcoming days

[Eamonnca1]

191 new cases in the 26 today.
Expected to rise substantially in the coming days as testing increases ( and Cheltenham/Spanish holiday people come down with it).
Only aware of 2 cases myself  - 1 a member of Ming's family (announced by himself) and a buck who went to Cheltenham.

With the county taking better measures that England the numbers don't add up

3300 in uk and much better testing in Ireland

Better testing also means better tracing of recent contacts and better tracking down of other cases to isolate them before they spread it more.

[Milltown Row2]

191 new cases in the 26 today.
Expected to rise substantially in the coming days as testing increases ( and Cheltenham/Spanish holiday people come down with it).
Only aware of 2 cases myself  - 1 a member of Ming's family (announced by himself) and a buck who went to Cheltenham.

With the county taking better measures that England the numbers don't add up

3300 in uk and much better testing in Ireland

2689 have it in Britain (68 million) and 557 in Ireland (4.5 million) (according to Hopkins monitoring link) crazy figures and with the doubling of that every 3 to 4 days in twelve weeks time at its peak!

Do they know the recovery rate? 137 dead in Britain 65 recovered 2487 active, can we base on those figures the rate of death or too soon?

[macdanger2]

191 new cases in the 26 today.
Expected to rise substantially in the coming days as testing increases ( and Cheltenham/Spanish holiday people come down with it).
Only aware of 2 cases myself  - 1 a member of Ming's family (announced by himself) and a buck who went to Cheltenham.

With the county taking better measures that England the numbers don't add up

3300 in uk and much better testing in Ireland

2689 have it in Britain (68 million) and 557 in Ireland (4.5 million) (according to Hopkins monitoring link) crazy figures and with the doubling of that every 3 to 4 days in twelve weeks time at its peak!

Do they know the recovery rate? 137 dead in Britain 65 recovered 2487 active, can we base on those figures the rate of death or too soon?

The UK numbers look like they're testing much less or have a much higher mortality rate compared to ROI. Presumably the former

[Rossfan]

Are the Brits only testing people who are admitted to Hospital?

[Milltown Row2]

If you are being told to self isolate, how will anyone know they've actually got it unless they show symptoms and see a doctor?

Can you randomly go into a clinic and be tested in the South?

[armaghniac]

Can you randomly go into a clinic and be tested in the South?

Of course not, if some randomer comes in with the virus the clinic would have to close.

You can phone your GP and have him or her make you an appointment at a designated testing centre.

[Milltown Row2]

Can you randomly go into a clinic and be tested in the South?

Of course not, if some randomer comes in with the virus the clinic would have to close.

You can phone your GP and have him or her make you an appointment at a designated testing centre.

That's the same here and England I'd presume, so are people in England not bothering about being tested?

[armaghniac]

That's the same here and England I'd presume, so are people in England not bothering about being tested?

It isn't. If you phone your GP he'll check if you are seriously ill; if not then that is it he'll say take a panadol every 4 hours,  if you are ill then you go to hospital and then get tested.

[Itchy]

If you are being told to self isolate, how will anyone know they've actually got it unless they show symptoms and see a doctor?

Can you randomly go into a clinic and be tested in the South?

We are ramping up testing so if a GP refers you then yes u can get a test but may have to wait few days.

[Milltown Row2]

That's the same here and England I'd presume, so are people in England not bothering about being tested?

It isn't. If you phone your GP he'll check if you are seriously ill; if not then that is it he'll say take a panadol every 4 hours,  if you are ill then you go to hospital and then get tested.

So if you're not seriously ill then why get tested? If you've cold symptoms then best to stay in and not expose anyone?

If you're concerned and tell your GP he'll arrange a test .. the guy I know wasn't seriously ill and recovered but had the test, so you're saying they are not testing unless they are seriously ill?

[Rois]

No, they are now only testing when you are hospitalised or brought to hospital with symptoms. The numbers infected will therefore not be known.
Yet again the UK system is miles behind the Irish system.

[armaghniac]

So if you're not seriously ill then why get tested? If you've cold symptoms then best to stay in and not expose anyone?

The idea (as per WHO advice) is to test everyone with symptoms, so that you know exactly who has the virus and who doesn't and you can trace their contacts and tell them to stay in also. The UK has given up on the latter phase, whereas the ROI is moving people from other public service jobs and people laid off from private jobs into this task.

so you're saying they are not testing unless they are seriously ill?

That is what I am saying. It is the British way, don't you know.

No, they are now only testing when you are hospitalised or brought to hospital with symptoms. The numbers infected will therefore not be known.
Yet again the UK system is miles behind the Irish system.

Arlene will probably claim that the superior NHS explains the lower numbers shown with the virus in the occupied territories.

[Milltown Row2]

So if you're not seriously ill then why get tested? If you've cold symptoms then best to stay in and not expose anyone?

The idea (as per WHO advice) is to test everyone with symptoms, so that you know exactly who has the virus and who doesn't and you can trace their contacts and tell them to stay in also. The UK has given up on the latter phase, whereas the ROI is moving people from other public service jobs and people laid off from private jobs into this task.

so you're saying they are not testing unless they are seriously ill?

That is what I am saying. It is the British way, don't you know.

No, they are now only testing when you are hospitalised or brought to hospital with symptoms. The numbers infected will therefore not be known.
Yet again the UK system is miles behind the Irish system.

Arlene will probably claim that the superior NHS explains the lower numbers shown with the virus in the occupied territories.

So you missed the bit were the guy I know who got it, didn't have any serious illness? But was tested, maybe he just got lucky

[Taylor]

That's the same here and England I'd presume, so are people in England not bothering about being tested?

It isn't. If you phone your GP he'll check if you are seriously ill; if not then that is it he'll say take a panadol every 4 hours,  if you are ill then you go to hospital and then get tested.

So if you're not seriously ill then why get tested? If you've cold symptoms then best to stay in and not expose anyone?

If you're concerned and tell your GP he'll arrange a test .. the guy I know wasn't seriously ill and recovered but had the test, so you're saying they are not testing unless they are seriously ill?

GP won't arrange a test if you ask.
As of yesterday a bad asthmatic is showing all of the synptoms.
He feels like complete shit....in his words like he has been hit by a lorry.

Was told to double the intake of his inhaler and rest.
If he gets seriously ill he needs to call Doc and tell him.

That's it.

His partner is now showing synptoms as is his two kids.

All will simply be isolated the same as him.

It's a shambles in the UK