Coronavirus in Ireland/N Ireland

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The first case of Coronavirus has been confirmed in Northern Ireland.
A passenger travelled from Italy to the North via Dublin.
I don't know how we will cope in the Republic if we have large numbers ill with the virus as our health service is already at breaking point.

The weather is awful here, means we wont be able to get into the garden or go for a walk. Its gonna be a long day

Not great here either @dk20 windy and rainy. Might chance a run later.

Paddy Joe from Roscommon is all over the papers and all over Facebook still. Go 82 year old Paddy Joe. Maybe he should get a t-shirt "I survived Covid 19"
Great good news story.

Gorgeous here in Dublin, sunny but windy. Rain is on its way so I'll go for a walk now while i can.

Got out for a 5k run, while staying 2k from the house. Windy and dull but not raining yet anyway. Is this life now, talking about the weather.

I'm in Munster, we've had heavy rain since about nine this morning. Cant being the kids out, even for a walk they'd end up wet and sick.
So if the rain hasn't hit anyone yet get out while you can!
Does anyone know any Irish suppliers where I can buy paper and paint online? We've ran out and so have Tesco

Dk20 have you looked at artnhobbies.ie
omahonys in Limerick?

Or did you mean wallpaper?

Try Evans Educational
or
Star Supplies which is a sister company of Art and Hobby
Easons
Mr.Price

Does anyone know what the story is with getting the sacrament of the sick/ last rites? I don’t want to ask on the main forum for fear of being ripped to shreds but I know this is something that will matter hugely to some of my relatives. I don’t think they’re letting priests in to hospitals at all, from what I’ve heard. Can it be done remotely, by Skype, like watching mass on tv? I’ve no clue.

Usually there is a chaplain attached to a hospital. The main switchboard of the hospital should have their number and you can contact them.

I see Leo is back to doctoring. So glad we have our lot not Johnson or Trump.

Inniu its amazing isn't it, talk about stepping up to the plate. Wow.

Inniu where did you see that re Leo ?

I saw it in an irish times article LadyEloise.

Here

Coronavirus: Varadkar returns to practising medicine to help during crisis
via The Irish Times
www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/coronavirus-varadkar-returns-to-practising-medicine-to-help-during-crisis-1.4221463

Thank you Deadringer.

A relative of mine, a medic, working in a hospital was tested 10 days ago for Covid19.
She's back to work tomorrow and hasn't got the results of the test. Can that actually happen ?????

Its 14 days after first symptoms and at least the last 5 days should be no temperature. So I'd say so.

Or 7 days if UK.

Me too, @Inniu , me too.

Population of New York: 8.6 Number of DEATHS: 4,159

Population of ROI: 4.83 Number of CASES: 4,994

DK20 try schoolbooks.ie

@LadyEloise thanks for that.

Fair play to Leo but I wonder if herecognises the value of his own contribution to the crisis so far. I can understand why he’d want to pitch in, particularly given his family, but his calm, decisive measured leadership is making a massive difference for everyone.

A lot of the school book publishers have made their ebooks and resources available, if that’s any use to anyone. Mine were happily playing “pléasc an balún” the other day to get around my no screens diktat (they know I’ll only let them have the iPads if it’s for something sufficiently educational ) I know screen addiction is a real thing when ds is willingly doing gaeilge to get a fix!

I think Leo's only doing one session per week.

I suppose he'll be kept busy enough running the country.

Imagine being in hospital and Leo turning up at your bedside. I'd probably think I was hallucinating!

Talking to him on a helpline would be weird enough.

JaneJeffer