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Covid19 Part XIX-25,802 in ROI (1,753 deaths) 5,859 in NI (556 deaths) (21/07)Read OP

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 681 ✭✭✭redmgar


    Separate issues. The backlog is not related to weekends.
    But are the high numbers usually a Tuesday and Wednesday?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,132 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    Ficheall wrote: »
    Those won't really kick in until it's older people getting infected though.
    That shouldn't happen now that care homes are doing things right. The rate in the community is very low in comparison to where we were in March or April and linked to known clusters.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,857 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    redmgar wrote: »
    But are the high numbers usually a Tuesday and Wednesday?
    The issue is that there has been a delay in reporting positive tests over the last 2 weeks, it is not a weekend issue and has happened last Thursday and the previous Tuesday too.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,513 ✭✭✭bb1234567


    TomSweeney wrote: »
    Why ?

    The virus is almost eliminated in Italy, they've done a great job ..

    People have some strangely misled belief that Italy was by far the most affected country on earth second to none and that it continues to be a hotspot. Several countries have higher levels of deaths per capita than Italy, many others have a similar level , and Italy has one of the lowest number of daily cases and deaths per capita in Europe for weeks now too.

    I think everyone is still just shook by the coffin army convoy pics in February


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,089 ✭✭✭Non solum non ambulabit


    redmgar wrote: »
    But are the high numbers usually a Tuesday and Wednesday?

    Just last 2 weeks.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,857 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    Just last 2 weeks.

    I wonder if they have began to bulk report clusters (as in report all of a clusters cases at once), that actually makes sense if theyre doing that


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    I wonder if they have began to bulk report clusters (as in report all of a clusters cases at once), that actually makes sense if theyre doing that

    That would make sense


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,191 ✭✭✭screamer


    boggerman1 wrote: »
    What the hell is wrong with 500 people standing in the open air and getting a bit of relief to go watch a game of hurling or football.if we get this much awaited 2nd wave and we’re all locked down again the government will have a hard sell next time round.seems you can have countless people indoors in shopping centres and that’s grand but feck it,it’s lethal to be out in the fresh air.

    It’s not the spectators it’s the players. Have heard of 2 cases locally with players coming back from holidays and straight back to playing and testing positive for covid19.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,089 ✭✭✭Non solum non ambulabit


    I wonder if they have began to bulk report clusters (as in report all of a clusters cases at once), that actually makes sense if theyre doing that

    That could be an explanation for sure. We probably will never know. Be great to get the CMO on here for 30 mins to do a Q&A.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,089 ✭✭✭Non solum non ambulabit


    At least with the 14 positive tests yesterday we are not storing up any large backlog.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,023 ✭✭✭✭Joe_ Public


    bb1234567 wrote: »
    People have some strangely misled belief that Italy was by far the most affected country on earth second to none and that it continues to be a hotspot. Several countries have higher levels of deaths per capita than Italy, many others have a similar level , and Italy has one of the lowest number of daily cases and deaths per capita in Europe for weeks now too.

    I think everyone is still just shook by the coffin army convoy pics in February

    It was really just Lombardy and one or two neighbouring regions that bore the brunt, large sections of the country, mostly further south, remained largely untouched. I dont know if they fully understand why, the north is the industry centre so maybe something to do with it. But italy did ok considering they got virtually sucker punched, they have good health service and learned a lot of lessons that others could then take on board.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,857 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 18,562 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly



    A man talking sense

    Funny thing being a journalist using the 3 day total numbers a little while ago to try and make it seem it was getting really bad


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,812 ✭✭✭thelad95


    It's a travesty that GAA has been allowed to resume at all. These are not professional players so it can't be compared to football or any other professional sport that has resumed. Those professional players are being strictly kept in bubbles and have low circles of close contacts.

    GAA players are amateurs and also have day jobs and as such are likely to have wide ranging social circles. As they are amateurs you have to trust that they'll be responsible in terms of their movements but that simply is not going to happen.

    I can see GAA activities being suspended indefinitely again. What has started as a trickle of clubs that have had to suspend activities will gradually turn into a deluge. Pointless that amateur players are being risked so that the GAA can salvage it's balance sheet position a little for the rest of the year.

    Also, the crowds of 200 are not being adhered to as more people are turning up and finding ways into grounds than have paid for tickets. Social distancing amongst spectators is also non existent.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 385 ✭✭AUDI20


    Jim_Hodge wrote: »
    GAA looking for an exemption from the 200 crowd size. If they get it why shouldn't everybody? I'm quite disgusted that they are even looking for this.

    Bear in mind that the 200 includes both Teams and Subs, Management, Medical Personnell. Game Officials and Groundsmen, Stewards ect. leaving about approx 100 actual spectators in an open air environment in stadiums that even the smallest holds a capacity of more than 8000.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42,958 ✭✭✭✭Boggles


    People need to stop shíttíng themselves and bawling conspiracy theory over the daily figures. No one on here has the same level of data as public health officials do.

    Like NPHET are wumming the nation with a yo yo of emotions.

    Monday 6 - Brilliant. :D
    Tuesday 36 - We are Doomed. :mad:

    Look at the 7/14 day averages, they are grand, calm the fúck down, wear a mask and wash your hands.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,812 ✭✭✭thelad95


    The GAA are lucky that spectators are in at all. Most PROFESSIONAL sports that have resumed across Europe are strictly behind closed doors.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42,958 ✭✭✭✭Boggles


    fritzelly wrote: »
    A man talking sense

    Funny thing being a journalist using the 3 day total numbers a little while ago to try and make it seem it was getting really bad

    3 days average is absolute nonsense, I stopped reading at that.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,857 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    thelad95 wrote: »
    It's a travesty that GAA has been allowed to resume at all. These are not professional players so it can't be compared to football or any other professional sport that has resumed. Those professional players are being strictly kept in bubbles and have low circles of close contacts.

    GAA players are amateurs and also have day jobs and as such are likely to have wide ranging social circles. As they are amateurs you have to trust that they'll be responsible in terms of their movements but that simply is not going to happen.

    I can see GAA activities being suspended indefinitely again. What has started as a trickle of clubs that have had to suspend activities will gradually turn into a deluge. Pointless that amateur players are being risked so that the GAA can salvage it's balance sheet position a little for the rest of the year.

    Also, the crowds of 200 are not being adhered to as more people are turning up and finding ways into grounds than have paid for tickets. Social distancing amongst spectators is also non existent.

    I’ve been back playing for the last 3 weeks and think its going fantastic tbh

    Edit: also all clubs that stopped play tested negative and are back playing


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 18,562 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    Boggles wrote: »
    3 days average is absolute nonsense, I stopped reading at that.

    Just as well that was the last line then


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42,958 ✭✭✭✭Boggles


    fritzelly wrote: »
    Just as well that was the last line then

    No it wasn't.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 18,562 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    Boggles wrote: »
    No it wasn't.

    Oh so you read yestedays tweet as well then


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,606 ✭✭✭✭Jim_Hodge


    niallo27 wrote: »
    Not defending them but who do you mean by everybody. Do you mean other sports. Gaa should easily accommodate far more than 200 people.

    Yes, other sports, concerts, wedding venues etc could accommodate more than 200 as well.
    Unfortunately it is a one size fits all at the moment and the GAA should be no more of an exception than anybody else.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42,958 ✭✭✭✭Boggles


    fritzelly wrote: »
    Oh so you read yestedays tweet as well then

    I have no idea what you are talking about. I got to the part of 3 day average saw there was more below it and scrolled past it.

    You are over thinking it lad.

    3 day average is absolute nonsense.

    That was my point.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 385 ✭✭AUDI20


    thelad95 wrote: »
    It's a travesty that GAA has been allowed to resume at all. These are not professional players so it can't be compared to football or any other professional sport that has resumed. Those professional players are being strictly kept in bubbles and have low circles of close contacts.

    GAA players are amateurs and also have day jobs and as such are likely to have wide ranging social circles. As they are amateurs you have to trust that they'll be responsible in terms of their movements but that simply is not going to happen.

    I can see GAA activities being suspended indefinitely again. What has started as a trickle of clubs that have had to suspend activities will gradually turn into a deluge. Pointless that amateur players are being risked so that the GAA can salvage it's balance sheet position a little for the rest of the year.

    Also, the crowds of 200 are not being adhered to as more people are turning up and finding ways into grounds than have paid for tickets. Social distancing amongst spectators is also non existent.

    Have you been to any GAA Matches, or is this just a personnel rant. the matches I have been at were very well restricted re numbers, and any few pockets are usually members of the same family sitting together. tickets are located to the clubs and only ticket holders are admitted. This is all done in an open air environment where risk of infection is much lower, you'd have better odds of winning the lotto


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭ShineOn7


    Wife was in the coombe today. Full corridors, no seating for patients, no social distancing. No staff seemed to care, shrug of the shoulders and 'ah sure look'


    In a hospital?

    That's a fcuking disgrace

    Did you ask for a senior manager to complain to?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,513 ✭✭✭bb1234567


    Wife was in the coombe today. Full corridors, no seating for patients, no social distancing. No staff seemed to care, shrug of the shoulders and 'ah sure look'

    That's pretty bad given how many healthcare workers recently tested positive


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭ShineOn7


    Arghus wrote: »
    I don't know why no journalist has asked about this in the briefings yet. Basic stuff, they should be asking about it.

    Because journalist of the year Zara King is allowed waste people's time with the questions that matter instead

    If she doesn't win the World Association of Newspapers' Golden Pen Award this year then what was it all for?

    She truly is a national treasure


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,537 ✭✭✭ldy4mxonucwsq6


    Wife was in the coombe today. Full corridors, no seating for patients, no social distancing. No staff seemed to care, shrug of the shoulders and 'ah sure look'

    Had heard that staff in there and other "non covid" hospitals also aren't wearing masks.

    Not sure how true it is though but you'd imagine masks would be required in any healthcare setting.

    Even my local gp is kitted up like darth vader these days.


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,980 ✭✭✭s1ippy


    Once again, Dublin is the issue

    https://twitter.com/Corktod/status/1285538182793236486?s=19
    This Dublin?


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