Coronavirus - Dig In, It's going to be a while yet

[Dziekanowski]

@anon78624367

we have a backlog of 50k for swab tests.

Where the fuck would the capacity come from to do blood tests?

We could train rats to carry them out.

But the question is, where would we get the capacity to train the rats?

[Julio_Geordio]

We can’t afford not to. We are stabbing in the dark otherwise.

[anon78624367]

tests should be a swab and blood if that’s the case. Probably take more than 15 minutes.

[anon60384913]

@Dziekanowski

Liam Glynn – Professor of General practice at UL was on the Sean O’Rourke show just after 10 there.

He says “our graph looks far too like Italy for my liking”. He was critical of the HSE over what he classed as “an unhelpful u-turn” over testing and says this will put a huge extra burden on GPs now as all these cases will have to be re-triaged.

According to his stats there have been 18k tested so far with around 6% positive. But he says there are possibly 20% false negatives from the test, and that it’s not an exact science. From my own diligent research I’ve found out that a lot depends on the quality of the the swabbing done during the test and it’s quite easy fuck upable on the part of the tester if they aren’t on the ball.

Glynn called for for widespread serological testing – which is retrospective testing to see if you’ve had it – basically a blood test to check for antibodies I guess. That’s what yer one Suneptra Gupta who wrote that study called for and I agree it would be very useful in terms of information.

[iron_mike]

Typical. Wall to wall Charles since it was announced

[Julio_Geordio]

He’s been going around getting swabbed left right and centre

[myboyblue]

@Fulvio_From_Aughnacloy

…Yes but they were referring hypochondriacs who were no doubt bombarding them every minor ailment or paranoid thought.Why were 40k waiting for tests? If you feel you have something self isolate for two weeks, it’s a different story if you’re in the elderly and vulnerable category.

Not to mention the fat hapes of shite. ‘I’ve a burning in my chest doctor’. Maybe lay off the 6 cans of coke before lunch you fucking cunt.

[ChairmanDan]

@artfoley

surely the kids are next in succession, rather than harry

Yes. The Duke of Sussex is 6th in line to the throne now. A minor Royal really at this stage.

@artfoley embarrassing himself here.

[anon78624367]

Aren’t you a smoker

[Thomas_Brady]

Fine Gael are making a bollix of this … mixed messages from day 1.

[Thomas_Brady]

and he’s a fat cunt.

[Dziekanowski]

@ChairmanDan

Yes. The Duke of Sussex is 6th in line to the throne now. A minor Royal really at this stage.

@artfoley embarrassing himself here.

What would need to happen for my favourite Royal, the Roman Catholic, Liverpool-supporting Duchess of Kent, to become Queen?

[Fagan_ODowd]

@Dziekanowski

@ChairmanDan

Yes. The Duke of Sussex is 6th in line to the throne now. A minor Royal really at this stage.

@artfoley embarrassing himself here.

What would need to happen for my favourite Royal, the Roman Catholic, Liverpool-supporting Duchess of Kent, to become Queen?

A global pandemic

[myboyblue]

@anon78624367

Aren’t you a smoker

Yes but I have lungs of solid steel and farm from morning to night. I am zen.

[TheUlteriorMotive]

The coronavirus infection rate will likely slow down in Germany at the beginning to middle of next wee k, the head of the German hospital federation (DKG) told the Funke group of newspapers.

“In the medium term, we expect infection rates to slow down due to social distancing,” DKG President Gerald Gass said.

“However, this will not be significantly reflected in the registered infection numbers until the beginning to the middle of next week,” he added.

He said around 1,000 coronavirus patients were being treated in intensive care units in German clinics at the moment.

[Julio_Geordio]

And he’s a load of people trapped in his basement who don’t have enough space to practice social distancing

[myboyblue]

@Julio_Geordio

And he’s a load of people trapped in his basement who don’t have enough space to practice social distancing

I’ve let them out in the paddock now to roam free. There’s a lot to be said for Stockholm in these challenging times.

[Bandage]

@TheUlteriorMotive

If any of you or your other halves, sisters etc are still going to work in cities, I’ve heard a few reports from women that walking through Dublin City centre in evening is a bit unsettling. A few unsavoury types about and not many other people. If they have to be in work see it they can leave earlier or not have to walk to public transport

Another OMG coincidence but when I was out running around 9pm last night (and spotted the fox) I had that thought process about it being ripe for unsavoury types. Now I’m not as pretty as I used to be, but it was eerily quiet and I turned off my music in case I was bundled into the back of a van.

[myboyblue]

You won’t be so lucky every time

[Thomas_Brady]

Blindboy made a funny — The virus doesnt recognize the border, had led to Orange marches being cancelled and has infected prince Charles… the virus must be in the ra. Hahahahahahaha

That’s the kind of juvenile stuff @chocolatemice would come out with.