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Covid-XIX Part VI - 90 cases ROI (1 death) 29 in NI (as of 13 March) *Read OP*

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  • #2882
    Cupatae
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,915 ✭✭✭Cupatae


    BorneTobyWilde wrote: »
    Aerlingus will suffer big on back of this ban. Surely Ireland needs to ban all flights from USA too.
    Makes sense.

    he banned all flights in or out to the eu. As in there wont be any flights for us to ban.


  • #2883
    piplip87
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,213 ✭✭✭piplip87


    c2e wrote: »
    how will Leo get home?

    Sure he can just fly to Belfast


  • #2884
    sdanseo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,276 ✭✭✭sdanseo


    c2e wrote: »
    how will Leo get home?

    Diplomatic immunity presumably


  • #2885
    BorneTobyWilde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,583 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    We can't be importing case after case. We need to shut our borders too .


  • #2886
    cameramonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,220 ✭✭✭cameramonkey


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5yVGmfivAk

    This is something we can do just for ourselves, family and friends.


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  • #2887
    bekker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 912 ✭✭✭bekker


    About 50% of all airfreight is carried on passenger planes.


  • #2888
    Christy42
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,106 ✭✭✭Christy42


    Cupatae wrote: »
    i think the no1 priority is stopping the virus, not economic impact going by that speech.

    This has nothing to do with the virus. I see no reason to ban trade. Also the UK is in the same boat as us why so....


  • #2889
    old_aussie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,410 ✭✭✭old_aussie


    c2e wrote: »
    how will Leo get home?

    Who cares.

    Leave the troll where he is, he'll find a bridge.


  • #2890
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    c2e wrote: »
    how will Leo get home?

    Who cares? We seem to be doing fine without him

    I reckon the **** has hit the fan in the US with infections hence the crap from the oompa loompa


  • #2891
    nocoverart
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,354 ✭✭✭nocoverart


    My Father had a consultation last week for Peripheral Artery Disease, they told him to come in today for a scan before getting lower extremity bypass next week. No scan today, they brought him into the office and it turned into consultation 2.0 instead.. and said you’ll be put on a waiting list. Very worrying!


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  • #2892
    Strazdas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,307 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    namloc1980 wrote: »
    Stock futures plummeting as we speak.

    Is Trump aware of the size of traffic and trade between the US and the entire EU? This would be like Germany announcing it is shutting down its border with France and not allowing any flights in either.


  • #2893
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,109 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    Varadkar has a big task now. Needs to convince Trump to exempt Ireland.


  • #2894
    namloc1980
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,445 ✭✭✭✭namloc1980


    This is like an over the top disaster movie.


  • #2895
    Cork Boy 53
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,829 ✭✭✭Cork Boy 53


    Quantum Erasure wrote: »
    looks like Leo won't be flying Aer Lingus for his Paddys day trip

    He`s already there as far as I know.


  • #2896
    Rjd2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,260 ✭✭✭✭Rjd2


    Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson tested positive for this in Australia.


  • #2897
    Quantum Erasure
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,614 ✭✭✭Quantum Erasure


    sdanseo wrote: »
    Diplomatic immunity presumably

    its just been revoked!


  • #2898
    MrMusician18
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,080 ✭✭✭MrMusician18


    BorneTobyWilde wrote: »
    Aerlingus will suffer big on back of this ban. Surely Ireland needs to ban all flights from USA too.
    Makes sense.

    There whole country will suffer big. The US is Ireland second largest export market.

    This is politics dressed up as a public health measure. The fallout from this will be immense, immediate and long lasting.


  • #2899
    fr336
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭fr336


    Trump could cure world hunger and people would complain. This is the sort of drastic action everyone should be taking. Right now. If I was an American I wouldn't give a hoot what his reasons are.


  • #2900
    endainoz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,433 ✭✭✭endainoz


    I reckon he's including Ireland in that exemption because he's such a fcukin idiot he probably thinks we're all the one. Come on like, it's not that hard to believe.


  • #2901
    BorneTobyWilde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,583 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    Does he have the power to do this all of his own accord? Surely the opposition will think '' wtf'' and challenge it in court


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  • #2902
    delly
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 7,767 Mod ✭✭✭✭delly


    LETHAL LADY wrote: »
    Why? My oldest son is in secondary school and the school he attends was told it would be fined if it didn't supply hand sanitizer due to the outbreak. There was just water to wash your hands before that.

    I've three asthmatic people in our house. One is severely asthmatic and attends the local primary school (over 300 pupils). Lets just say my eyes have been opened to the lack of hand hygiene available to him too.

    Imo if the schools close now (given that people are symptomatic in two weeks) it will extract a large number of people from contracting and spreading the virus.

    Hopefully this will also have a knock on effect on the already strained health services. But maybe I'm missing something?
    I also have a primary school attendee who has very bad asthma, as well as other issues. Based on the hygiene routine in the school, I have kept her off since Monday, it's just not worth the risk.


  • #2903
    05eaftqbrs9jlh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,104 ✭✭✭05eaftqbrs9jlh


    Please, please, please, please, please ban flights from NI to America. Fuuuuuuuuuuu


  • #2904
    ThePopehimself
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 336 ✭✭ThePopehimself


    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    Americans move towards shutdown over coronavirus fears


    Schools are being closed, public gatherings canceled and staff told to work from home in response to the growing pandemic

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/11/americans-shutdown-coronavirus-fears


    Great article Kermit.

    I’m disheartened as to why it is that our overseers are so lily-livered….really really disheartened.

    To quote your article….

    “…Some of the most famous American institutions and companies announced dramatic operational changes...
    *Harvard University advising students not to return to college after spring break
    *Google telling all its employees in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa to work from home until at least 10 April.
    *Seattle announced it would close all its public schools for two weeks from Thursday, affecting 50,000…”

    Why aren’t we doing this? We need to do it now.


  • #2905
    Obvious Desperate Breakfasts
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,474 ✭✭✭Obvious Desperate Breakfasts


    tobefrank321 wrote: »
    The poster you quoted said they were confident contact tracing worked and the HSE did a good job at that.

    I'm not going to bang on about it. The HSE have made mistakes, their advice has large gaps in it. They can still rescue the situation. They need more resources, particularly on the frontline.

    Of course it does, this is a novel virus. And you already have banged on about it.


  • #2906
    Christy42
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,106 ✭✭✭Christy42


    fr336 wrote: »
    Trump could cure world hunger and people would complain. This is the sort of drastic action everyone should be taking. Right now. If I was an American I wouldn't give a hoot what his reasons are.

    Why exempt the UK??? Why ban trade?


  • #2907
    prinzeugen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,891 ✭✭✭prinzeugen


    BloodBath wrote: »
    Noticed that too. You could see his hands clench along with the break in speech.


    He had a stroke.. The wig blew/fell off last week. You can see the scar. His early "check up" in Nov was bull.


  • #2908
    Cork Boy 53
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,829 ✭✭✭Cork Boy 53


    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    Varadkar has a big task now. Needs to convince Trump to exempt Ireland.

    How the **** is he going to do that?


  • #2909
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,109 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    endainoz wrote: »
    I reckon he's including Ireland in that exemption because he's such a fcukin idiot he probably thinks we're all the one. Come on like, it's not that hard to believe.

    Well the government here would want to clarify that right away.


  • #2910
    GM228
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,922 ✭✭✭GM228


    BorneTobyWilde wrote: »
    Aerlingus will suffer big on back of this ban. Surely Ireland needs to ban all flights from USA too.
    Makes sense.

    Most major European carriers who fly to the US are going to suffer pretty badly from this, no need to ban flights from the US, they will most likely all be cancelled ex the US anyway as they won't be able to return with PAX or freight, not commercially worthwhile.


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  • #2911
    sdanseo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,276 ✭✭✭sdanseo


    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    Varadkar has a big task now. Needs to convince Trump to exempt Ireland.

    Potentially timing very much in our favour there.
    I'd imagine Trump would want assurances that we will take stronger measures ourselves. Might be a good thing.


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