China Coronavirus

[Maroon Manc]

Its fairly damm obvious that its not an issue for the youth.

That is entirely irrelevant! Its beyond clear at this point that the risk to younger folks is much reduced.

The problem is them getting it and then bringing it home to someone who is affected much more drastically. Whether to parents or to grandparents.

That is why schools are closed - to mostly protect the teachers and parents/grandparents of the kids, not the kids themselves.

Its not irrelevant at all, its a very important stat if correct. My kids won't be going near their grandparents for the foreseeable future unless they can get a test which shows their asymptomatic. 

Surely if parents are at risk they'll be isolating too along with everyone they share the household with?

[RadioGAAGAA]

Its fairly damm obvious that its not an issue for the youth.

That is entirely irrelevant! Its beyond clear at this point that the risk to younger folks is much reduced.

The problem is them getting it and then bringing it home to someone who is affected much more drastically. Whether to parents or to grandparents.

That is why schools are closed - to mostly protect the teachers and parents/grandparents of the kids, not the kids themselves.

Its not irrelevant at all, its a very important stat if correct. My kids won't be going near their grandparents for the foreseeable future unless they can get a test which shows their asymptomatic.

Surely if parents are at risk they'll be isolating too along with everyone they share the household with?

Not following your thought train.

You are saying its not an issue for youth, I'm saying it never really was relevant to the youth - its more about who they'd pass it on to.

You then say that's not the case, and that your kids would not be allowed near your higher risk relations for fear they'd pass it on.


I think we're saying the same thing differently.

[J70]

Found this website to have some useful graphing of the epidemic

This graph especially to compare different countries
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/daily-covid-deaths-per-million-7-day-average?country=ITA+ESP+USA+GBR+KOR+DEU+IRL

The UK curve is almost identical to Italy. Just three weeks behind.

[Fear Bun Na Sceilpe]

I would also expect the governments now regret closing schools.

Absolutely not.

1 family contracts virus.

Their kid goes into school.

30 kids contract virus.

30 families contract virus.

The siblings of those 30 families go into school.

30^x kids contract virus

30^x families contract virus

Health service overwhelmed.

What particular research is all that based upon?
The only legitimate research I have come across maintains that transmission of corona virus  in primary schools/pre schools  to be very low or absent.
And in two countries South Korea and Iceland, which kept pre-school and primary schools open in this time of covid-19, nothing has happened to deviate from that research opinion. And this is in two countries which have test, trace and quarantine down to an art form. If something happened, it would have been discovered.

Iceland stayed open - SK closed

Iceland only had the bare minimum of children attending, my  nephews live there. They went in every 2nd day, taeching staff massively reduced, no dinners, they only attended 8:20-12.  P7s studied online. Everything else there businesses etc was more or less exactly like Ireland. Ireland has done well.

[Jell 0 Biafra]

 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/nyregion/kawasaki-disease-coronavirus.html

Children Are Falling Ill With a Baffling Ailment Related to Covid-19

No children are known to have died so far, but several have ended up in intensive care with mysterious symptoms that include enlarged coronary arteries.

[J70]

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/nyregion/kawasaki-disease-coronavirus.html

Children Are Falling Ill With a Baffling Ailment Related to Covid-19

No children are known to have died so far, but several have ended up in intensive care with mysterious symptoms that include enlarged coronary arteries.

Yeah, I posted about that yesterday.

Up to 64 in NY today, and apparently also cases in Europe and the midwest.

But... it doesn't affect kids.

[Smurfy123]

17 counties in the 26 showing no spike in deaths from other years
Dublin
Cavan
Monaghan
Cork

A few others the rest not?
Any reason?

[imtommygunn]

I am sure there are many... what do you think the reason is?

[ned]

17 counties in the 26 showing no spike in deaths from other years
Dublin
Cavan
Monaghan
Cork

A few others the rest not?
Any reason?

Yes, the measures implemented have worked!

[RedHand88]

Please stop engaging with this absolute idiot and just mute him.

[Rossfan]

Please stop engaging with this absolute idiot and just mute him.

+1.
Just put him on ignore list

[Smurfy123]

Give over rossfan will you.
It's a debate what's wrong with giving my opinion on things.
It's a god damn discussion board ffs.

[Milltown Row2]

So just to ask Karen from FB, can kids get it and if so pass it on? Asking for a friend?

Also if you live 4.7 km from the border, can you go to the shop in the south?

[Captain Obvious]

17 counties in the 26 showing no spike in deaths from other years
Dublin
Cavan
Monaghan
Cork

A few others the rest not?
Any reason?

Any link on the deaths per county from this virus?

[imtommygunn]

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1257635680269860865.html

A little exaggerated but not far from the truth either.