CoVid-19 Part VIII - 292 cases ROI (2 deaths) 62 in NI (as of 17th March) *Read OP*

caveat emptor

revelman wrote: »

The German foreign ministry is now advising against all non-essential travel abroad. It would be helpful if ours did the same.

https://twitter.com/HeikoMaas/status/1239298589291163656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tagesschau.de%2Finland%2Fcorona-reisewarnung-maas-101.html

Yeah but the don't have cheltenham or dancing with the stars so doesn't apply. Also germans don't know how to take it on the chin like the uk can.

expectationlost

Gooey Looey wrote: »

It's another trip on HMS Unicorn with these Tories

well we'll look forward to flattening curves now and then getting spikes again later

elperello

Stheno wrote: »

Is it not a rapid response car they send?

Paramedics estate car but the gossips wouldn't know that.

Cork Boy 53

harr wrote: »

So is it’s most people’s opinion that Ireland has done a good job so far in its handling of this , have we implemented the correct response at the right time and that we shouldn’t see the devastation that has hit Italy once the general public play ball in helping to stop the spread.

Too early to tell. Wait another month or so and then we should have a better idea.

Ninthlife

Social Protection Minister stated 20,000 applications from workers on Friday received and payments being processed between 24 and 48 hrs.

Fair play to those in Social Protection

revelman

jojofizzio wrote: »

Surely what the EU commission head is now saying will cover this??

It is up to member states in the end but they are likely to follow this new recommendation.

Nibs05

All foreign travel to Europe to be banned for 30 days

fritzelly

All travel into the EU banned for 30 days

Stevieluvsye

fritzelly wrote: »

All travel into the EU banned for 30 days

30 days too late

lfc200

So EU commission recommendation, people from UK cant travel into Europe would that be correct?

Hobgoblin11

All travel into the EU banned for thirty days, 28 days too late

Tordelback

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I believe we're absolutely riddled with it already. The measures we take today (or tomorrow) will have no impact on the curve for at least 7-14 days. We're going to be dropping like flies by the end of the week.
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You're absolutely right that current measures won't bear fruit for weeks, but there's no evidence that current identifications are worse than the global trend - on that basis assume infections are 30x the identified rate and you won't be far off, so getting on for 4,000 infected people now, or 0.1% of the population. But it will double and double and double again over the next few weeks. Only social distancing will keep this number as low as possible.

is_that_so

#FlattenTheCurve
https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2020/0316/1123459-coronavirus-ireland/

ednwireland

just saw a woman in town with a surgical mask on but it was only covering her mouth not her nose - DOH !

chemist across the road not letting anyone in passing prescriptions through the door

igCorcaigh

fritzelly wrote: »

All travel into the EU banned for 30 days

Damn, my brother is trapped in Cardiff, he lectures in the University but was planning on coming home soon

irishgrover

elperello wrote: »

Might sound a bit gross but if you have to use paper that won't flush you can put it in a bin beside the loo and dispose in black bin or compost.

genuinely, has anyone, or is anyone having any difficult whatsoever getting toilet roll? The shops are full of it....

jojofizzio

lfc200 wrote: »

So EU commission recommendation, people from UK cant travel into Europe would that be correct?

Sounds like it....Coveney off the hook....been taken out of his hands by Europe...

gmisk

Would love to see the detail of the EU 30 day travel ban....just seen the tweet.
It looks like you can still travel within EU but not travel into EU if your are outside of it.

ShayNanigan

So... The priority shopping times are only for the elderly and not other risk groups? I have a spouse who is risk group (asthma) but better not send him to the shops as he'd scare everyone with his asthmatic coughing (which is not corona as he coughs all the time anyway because of asthma but who really knows without testing).

I was not going to go to get anything today but I just tasted the tap water I boiled yesterday and put in the fridge. The aftertaste makes me want to gargle with vodka.

Stheno

Ninthlife wrote: »

Social Protection Minister stared 20,000 applications from workers on Friday and payments being processed between 24 and 48 hrs.

Fair play to those in Social Protection

That's great work

lbj666

lfc200 wrote: »

So EU commission recommendation, people from UK cant travel into Europe would that be correct?

Watch Arlene and Boris turn this into an ironic twist regarding the border before they then cop on.

Akrasia

What does this mean for Northern Ireland?

caveat emptor

Hobgoblin11 wrote: »

All travel into the EU banned for thirty days, 28 days too late

28 days later? :eek:

Harry Palmr

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Damn, my brother is trapped in Cardiff, he lectures in the University but was planning on coming home soon

Fly to Belfast, train to Dublin. Easy (and isolate of course!).

blade1

irishgrover wrote: »

genuinely, has anyone, or is anyone having any difficult whatsoever getting toilet roll? The shops are full of it....

Shīt talk!

rosiem

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Will this impact on movement from UK to Ireland?

https://twitter.com/SkyNewsBreak/status/1239571400903581697?s=19

Would this mean Ireland refusing entry from UK ?

igCorcaigh

Mr.S wrote: »

Unless i'm miss-reading, it's travel INTO the EU, vs travel within EU (let's assume UK is still in the EU )

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/mar/16/coronavirus-live-updates-us-cdc-events-europe-lockdown-uk-deaths-australia-france-italy-spain-update-latest-news

But the UK is not in the EU?

BLIZZARD7

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Fly to Belfast, train to Dublin. Easy (and isolate of course!).

The proposal is all travel. Not just flights.

It will be voted on by EU leaders tomorrow.

DOCARCH

Spain +1440 cases/+41 deaths (so far) today.

walshb

Haven't been keeping up on the thread today

Any major news released on all this?