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CoVid-19 Part VII - 169 cases ROI (2 deaths) 45 in NI (as of 15 March) *Read OP*

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  • #6122
    Longing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,224 ✭✭✭Longing


    [LIVE] Coronavirus Pandemic: Real Time Counter, World Map



  • #6123
    Jenna James
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 625 ✭✭✭Jenna James


    Denisoftus wrote: »
    Went to Lidl yesterday, it was quieter then normal Saturday, but like someone said it depends on location. No issues with stock also.

    Tesco in Wilton, Cork is a disgrace. Very low stock. Heard the shops including Pennys will most likely shut this week.

    Dunnes in Bishopscourt and Douglas are far better stocked as is Aldi in Grange.


  • #6124
    niallo27
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,137 ✭✭✭✭niallo27


    deise08 wrote: »
    For this to be conquered, all of Europe needs to act singularly, together.
    The whole continent needs to lock down in unison for however long it takes to reverse the incline.
    No point us doing it this week, France next week, England in two weeks etc.

    A joint lock down all at the same time.

    (and that Cheltenham crowd should be treated as lepers were.)

    We all lockdown and reverse the incline and then what the lockdown is lifted and it all starts again. I know it will give our health systems more time but it's just a vicious circle every time. A lockdown is pointless.


  • #6125
    deise08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,330 ✭✭✭deise08


    Strumms wrote: »
    Could be an idea to have a repetitive annoying announcement in stores and a leaflet at the entrance...

    “Goods must not be handled or examined and put back, please take what you need as efficiently as possible and proceed to the tills for payment”

    Like that one

    Lovely to handle,
    Lovely to hold,
    But if broken,
    Consider it sold.

    Any Bards out there able to rewrite?


  • #6126
    Syncpolice
    Closed Accounts Posts: 245 ✭✭Syncpolice


    BENDYBINN wrote: »
    The big sour head on her on the news last night..........one could only laugh

    I wouldn't though


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  • #6127
    pjohnson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,014 ✭✭✭✭pjohnson


    Galway Vitners Federation ordering its members to close their businesses today.


  • #6128
    Gods Gift
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,713 ✭✭✭Gods Gift


    citysights wrote: »
    We’re off to the beach today picnic made all our own food plus flask passed Aldi in car, a guy coming out with a trolley nearly full of toilet paper.So it’s still going on ..

    God help us if there’s ever a diarrhoea pandemic.


  • #6129
    jmayo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,224 ✭✭✭✭jmayo


    Mellor wrote: »
    Australia isn’t warm right now. Middle of autumn

    Australia is freaking massive and they have temps that would be an Irish summer even in the colder parts.

    Parts of Western Australia are upto 30C and the red centre is definitely up there.
    Anyway it apepars to be a bit of a myth that heat kills this as can be seen by the numbers in Qatar, Bahrain, Egypt, India, etc.

    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    We have 250 based on what doctors have said and ordered an extra 72 according to Irish Times...
    https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/medics-raise-concerns-about-staffing-levels-as-hse-stocks-up-on-ventilators-1.4201544?mode=amp

    Yep they ordered some last week, but the world is crying out for them.
    Actually guy on Sky News right now discussing vents and how Britain trying to get them.

    I am not allowed discuss …



  • #6130
    caveat emptor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,134 ✭✭✭caveat emptor


    ThunbergsAreGo wrote: »
    How do people see this ending? I just don't see how it completely "dies out"

    Here's a really good visualisation of how public health measures can stop this.

    https://twitter.com/yaneerbaryam/status/1238792787811762181?s=20


  • #6131
    05eaftqbrs9jlh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,104 ✭✭✭05eaftqbrs9jlh


    deise08 wrote: »
    Like that one

    Lovely to handle,
    Lovely to hold,
    But if broken,
    Consider it sold.

    Any Bards out there able to rewrite?

    Please do no handle
    Please do not hold
    Society is broken
    Stop being bold


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  • #6132
    Strumms
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,776 ✭✭✭✭Strumms


    Syncpolice wrote: »
    Wouldn't the leaflet spread the virus

    Probably should have said ‘poster’ or ‘poster(s)’. Maybe they can be places in every shelf like where prices are etc,


  • #6133
    RandomName2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭RandomName2


    splinter65 wrote: »
    Excellent analogy of the UK model

    https://twitter.com/john_mcguirk/status/1238962871100465159?s=21

    The guy says that if everyone stayed at home for 4 weeks and then reemerged there would be a resurgence of the virus.

    If everyone actually stayed at home for 4 weeks there would be no more virus.

    My main objection to the 'let 60% of the population get infected idea" is that it not only flies in the face of common sense, but it is not the approach taken in Thailand, Taiwan, or Vietnam.

    These three countries can virtually considered to be free of covid-19. Taiwan and Vietnam together have less cases than Ireland. If it wasn't for people coming into Vietnam from Europe (that basket case) they would have had no new cases for weeks.

    For any government to come up with a plan that doesn't emulate at least one of the Asiatic countries (excluding Japan), you'd need to have an awfully good reason. The UK's reason seems to be the advise of experts, who happen to disagree with other experts.

    This is not some arbitrary argument by the way. The UK's policy directly impacts us, and the rest of Europe, in this regard.


  • #6134
    thelad95
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,812 ✭✭✭thelad95


    pjohnson wrote: »
    Galway Vitners Federation ordering its members to close their businesses today.

    I've heard it's going to be Nationwide and most publicans are already aware. A mass press release is being avoided until after the fact to avoid mass hysteria and people crowding pubs for one last pint.


  • #6135
    dan786
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,341 ✭✭✭dan786


    All IMC Cinemas closing from tomorrow.


  • #6136
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    wakka12 wrote: »
    Most countries are no longer interested in containment anyy longer and only serious cases are being counted in many countries now too so its not really possible to tell
    Perhaps, but I don't see that as a problem even if it is the current approach. Serious cases are the ones that put the system under pressure, many of the other ones can be managed at home.


  • #6137
    statesaver
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,084 ✭✭✭statesaver


    pjohnson wrote: »
    Galway Vitners Federation ordering its members to close their businesses today.

    Do they have the power to do that ?


  • #6138
    patnor1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,301 ✭✭✭patnor1011


    deise08 wrote: »
    For this to be conquered, all of Europe needs to act singularly, together.
    The whole continent needs to lock down in unison for however long it takes to reverse the incline.
    No point us doing it this week, France next week, England in two weeks etc.

    A joint lock down all at the same time.

    (and that Cheltenham crowd should be treated as lepers were.)

    This whole situation show how whole idea of european union is crashing all around us. Absolutely no word from Brussels, first thing they did was to suspend parliament and basically shut down the shop.
    It seems that it is now every state for themselves. Every state taking different approach and measures.


  • #6139
    whatever99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 138 ✭✭whatever99


    deise08 wrote: »
    Like that one

    Lovely to handle,
    Lovely to hold,
    But if broken,
    Consider it sold.

    Any Bards out there able to rewrite?

    Lovely to look at
    Lovely to see
    But if you touch it
    It’s going with thee!


  • #6140
    jam_mac_jam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,733 ✭✭✭jam_mac_jam


    patnor1011 wrote: »
    This whole situation show how whole idea of european union is crashing all around us. Absolutely no word from Brussels, first thing they did was to suspend parliament and basically shut down the shop.
    It seems that it is now every state for themselves. Every state taking different approach and measures.

    The EU is not crashing down around us.


  • #6141
    extra gravy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,238 ✭✭✭✭extra gravy


    statesaver wrote: »
    Do they have the power to do that ?

    It wasn't an order, it was a recommendation.


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  • #6142
    PhoenixParker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,677 ✭✭✭PhoenixParker


    statesaver wrote: »
    Do they have the power to do that ?

    They can presumably apply sanctions related to membership of the association for anyone refusing to close.

    They can't send the Gards in.


  • #6143
    lak
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37 ✭lak


    ThunbergsAreGo wrote: »
    How do people see this ending? I just don't see how it completely "dies out"

    With a vaccine. Imo, near everyone will get it as we are not prepared to go to extremes to prevent it from spreading. Thankfully for most people the physical /health aspect will be of little concern for themselves but for those at risk this is serious hence the stance the government is starting to take, spread it out so those most at risk can be looked after property.


  • #6144
    Syncpolice
    Closed Accounts Posts: 245 ✭✭Syncpolice


    dan786 wrote: »
    All IMC Cinemas closing from tomorrow.

    Wouldn't they be more prudent to announce immediate closure rather than have people rushing to catch a last minute movie


  • #6145
    citysights
    Closed Accounts Posts: 288 ✭✭citysights


    Gods Gift wrote: »
    God help us if there’s ever a diarrhoea pandemic.

    Yeah this toilet paper thing is crazy...


  • #6146
    RurtBeynolds
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 377 ✭✭RurtBeynolds


    I see mass is on rte. Everyone drinking from the same communion cup.

    Who needs a bit of cop on when you got god on your side eh?


  • #6147
    Snow Garden
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,126 ✭✭✭Snow Garden


    when do you think the airport in Ireland will be shut?


  • #6148
    bobbysands81
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,221 ✭✭✭bobbysands81


    Apparently emails from DPER to all Govt Depts doing the rounds asking for Civil Servants to voluntarily transfer to Dept of Health to assist with contact tracing and other roles.


  • #6149
    kalkat2002
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 759 ✭✭✭kalkat2002


    Will goverment help creche business...
    A lof parents won't be able to pay them and this looks lasting for long time


  • #6150
    nthclare
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,315 ✭✭✭nthclare


    citysights wrote: »
    Yeah this toilet paper thing is crazy...

    One sheet, wipe, fold over wipe again ;)


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  • #6151
    Coillte_Bhoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,927 ✭✭✭Coillte_Bhoy


    statesaver wrote: »
    Do they have the power to do that ?

    No and not every pub is a memeber anyway


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