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

is_that_so · 15-03-2020 01:40PM

the deftone wrote: »

Im a barber, just found out the shop has closed. Will I be able to get some sort of jobseekers payment? I know my employer wont be able to keep paying me....

Go to your local Intreo office tomorrow. Don't ring, they won't answer!

BLIZZARD7 · 15-03-2020 01:41PM

wakka12 wrote: »

Huge jump in Switzerland,almost 850 new cases today. Switzerland are also only reporting serious cases now, so that is an enormous strain on the health services there in just the last 24 hours.

That's a shocking increase, I was surprised they didn't close their border with Italy early on.

jester77 · 15-03-2020 01:41PM

beolight wrote: »

Adam Tooze (@adam_tooze) Tweeted:
Germany has c. 25,000 intensive care beds equipped with ventilators.
France has 5,065 intensive care beds equipped with ventilators.
Why does Germany have five times more?
All of a sudden this matters!
@TobiasBuckFT @davideghiglione
https://t.co/tpcdcm1uRH https://t.co/0JkkdUN2wK

We need some journalists to ask Minister Harris how many ventilators do we have?
Looking at that chart Andorra has better facilities than us

Every German has to pay 15% of their salary into the public health care system, it's mandatory. If private you pay a fixed amount. I pay well over €600 a month for my private insurance, kids are then extra on top. Plus I have to pay €600 of medical costs in a calendar year before I can make a claim. And that insurance I pay is one of the cheaper policies.

You get what you pay for.

d51984 · 15-03-2020 01:41PM

Be interesting to see what pubs open today. Im noting what pubs closed the last few days, these are the ones that get my money when things get better.

Watch now, there be clowns panic buying beer in off licences next.

Once again, Im around the Dublin 5 and 17 areas with a car. Any one has any elderly relatives or know anyone on their own that needs to go shopping /doctors ,or if there stuck for milk/ bread etc, Im only a pm away. Same goes to any front line staff that needs lifts to or from work, any time of the day/night. Im here.

Kaisr Sose · 15-03-2020 01:41PM

Eric Cartman wrote: »

In a lockdown scenario for the republic would there be anything stopping me driving up the north where the pubs should still be open ?

This post shoid be stickied.

What part of lockdown did you not understand. Plus of course, the small matter of alcohol impairing judgement. For the latter it may already be too late

Spook_ie · 15-03-2020 01:42PM

digitaldr wrote: »

I was in what is possibly Ireland's dirtiest Tesco (Phibsboro) and all the till operatives were wearing gloves which they didn't seem to change or sanitise - utter madness!

Be an awful lot of gloves used if you're expecting them to change gloves after every customer!

Living Off The Splash · 15-03-2020 01:42PM

https://www.dublintown.ie/business/dawson-lounge/

100 people allowed to have a drink here at the one time?

https://www.facebook.com/TheDawsonLounge/photos/a.323489381073754/2853751308047536/?type=3

Good on the management...

SuperTortoise · 15-03-2020 01:42PM

KiKi III wrote: »

I flew to Dubai last Thursday. It’s weird. At the time, Italy was the only country in lockdown and there was no advisory not to travel, Trump hadn’t instituted the European travel ban. In fact, even now there’s no advice not to travel to or from Dubai afaik.

I’m really not sure how much social distancing is necessary? I’m not displaying any symptoms, and I haven’t been around anyone with a confirmed case (as in, no one in my second or tertiary circles has been diagnosed)

Is it really that risky for me to meet friends individually or in small groups of 2-3? I’m talking about coffees and other such activities, not the type of thing you saw in temple bar.

Educate yourself on this virus just a little bit. :rolleyes:

Gynoid · 15-03-2020 01:43PM

Stop posting until I catch up!!

Route1 · 15-03-2020 01:43PM

What’s the story? Are we getting off work lads?

Cilldara_2000 · 15-03-2020 01:43PM

the deftone wrote: »

Im a barber, just found out the shop has closed. Will I be able to get some sort of jobseekers payment? I know my employer wont be able to keep paying me....

Absolutely. You probably have the stamps to qualify.

Potentially you would also be due redundancy (if you've worked in the job for more than two years), which is covered by the state if the employer can't afford it. Or it may be the case that your employer will go the temporary layoff route, in which case you should be able to claim redundancy in four weeks if there's still no work.

Worst case scenario, you would get the Supplementary Welfare Allowance which exist for people who have no other income or do not qualify for any other social welfare payment.

Unfortunately I can't advise on what measures have been implemented to streamline applications in the current environment. If none have yet been taken, I would expect they will be in the very near future.

Edit: I would perhaps advise caution in claiming redundancy in four weeks if your employer does use temporary layoff. Ultimately, your sector will survive. People will still need their hair cut so probably you'll still have a job when all is said and done.

PCeeeee · 15-03-2020 01:44PM

dan786 wrote: »

In Austria gatherings of more than five people have been banned. The country's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said that police would enforce the rules in a bid to halt the spread of the coronavirus.

The tougher measures were decided at an extraordinary session of parliament, during which Mr Kurz called on the population to self-isolate, only move out of doors when absolutely necessary and limit contacts to "the people they live with".

How does this apply to work do you know?

is_that_so · 15-03-2020 01:44PM

Spook_ie wrote: »

Be an awful lot of gloves used if you're expecting them to change gloves after every customer!

If local Lidl is anything to go by they don't.

Spook_ie · 15-03-2020 01:44PM

bekker wrote: »

The Border will stay open, we are going to have '000s of unemployed young men soon; the last thing we need is for the drums to start beating.

What we need is for the clueless British Conservative Government and their fanatical advisers to stop relying on so far non-existent antibodies and get with the rest of the world.

Don't the Chinese blood tests look for antibodies rather than viral load?

PLUG71 · 15-03-2020 01:44PM

Only if your at higher risk

NIMAN · 15-03-2020 01:44PM

d51984 wrote: »

Be interesting to see what pubs open today. Im noting what pubs closed the last few days, these are the ones that get my money when things get better.

Watch now, there be clowns panic buying beer in off licences next.

Once again, Im around the Dublin 5 and 17 areas with a car. Any one has any elderly relatives or know anyone on their own that needs to go shopping /doctors ,or if there stuck for milk/ bread etc, Im only a pm away. Same goes to any front line staff that needs lifts to or from work, any time of the day/night. Im here.

They are way ahead of you.

expectationlost · 15-03-2020 01:45PM

is_that_so wrote: »

If local Lidl is anything to go by they don't.

they are trying to protect themselves not you

BLIZZARD7 · 15-03-2020 01:45PM

youreadthat wrote: »

They are not trying to infect 60% of the population...

I’m starting to see how easy and dangerous fake news is.

This isn't fake news ffs. The chief scientific advisor to the UK government literally said they want to infect 60% of people to develop 'herd immunity'

AlmightyCushion · 15-03-2020 01:46PM

Living Off The Splash wrote: »

https://www.dublintown.ie/business/dawson-lounge/

100 people allowed to have a drink here at the one time?

https://www.facebook.com/TheDawsonLounge/photos/a.323489381073754/2853751308047536/?type=3

Good on the management...

I've been in there. It's a good pub. You couldn't fit anywhere near 100 in it.

Jinglejangle69 · 15-03-2020 01:46PM

My local Dunnes off licence is cleared.

dodzy · 15-03-2020 01:46PM

Kaisr Sose wrote: »

This post shoid be stickied.

What part of lockdown did you not understand. Plus of course, the small matter of alcohol impairing judgement. For the latter it may already be too late

:rolleyes:

completedit · 15-03-2020 01:47PM

100 people is so many people. The governments rule was stupid and everyone knows it. The virtue signallers and Harris can moan all they want

05eaftqbrs9jlh · 15-03-2020 01:47PM

is_that_so wrote: »

Go to your local Intreo office tomorrow. Don't ring, they won't answer!

You're such a pox with your constant misinformation and bull would you ever take a look at yourself. That's not correct, they're explicitly saying not to go in.

aido79 · 15-03-2020 01:47PM

defrule wrote: »

Can you believe that Hong Kong which has around 2m more people than Ireland but 1/85 of the land mass has just 9 more cases than Ireland.

Yes I can. If the government in Hong Kong and many other asian countries say "jump" the people say "how high?". If the government in Ireland say "jump" it's a breach of civil rights. Irish people love to defy orders especially if they come from a government.

Inquitus · 15-03-2020 01:47PM

Thread Lockdown?

twirlagig · 15-03-2020 01:47PM

These 3 looked disappointed when they read the sign on the Temple Bar pub door....

Can’t embed on phone, sorry

jos28 · 15-03-2020 01:48PM

is_that_so wrote: »

Go to your local Intreo office tomorrow. Don't ring, they won't answer!

You could be there a while if you call, they are only allowing small groups into Intreo offices. I rang SW on Friday and was told you can make a claim for Jobseekers Benefit online if you have a MyGov account. You can also download the forms and drop them into the letterbox of your local office.

https://www.jobalert.ie/blog/dept-of-employment-affairs-and-social-protection-notcie-14-march-?fbclid=IwAR01HG8fZ_XodHYzkqe1xJVhK4sQ-p4l27r9qqU6on0U994d5Uwwsp6EEeI

CinemaGuy45 · 15-03-2020 01:48PM

twirlagig wrote: »

These 3 looked disappointed when they read the sign on the Temple Bar pub door....

Can’t embed on phone, sorry

Necro · 15-03-2020 01:49PM

the deftone wrote: »

Im a barber, just found out the shop has closed. Will I be able to get some sort of jobseekers payment? I know my employer wont be able to keep paying me....

Ring your local social welfare office tomorrow. If you have a public services card you may be able to apply online either.

PM me if you need any advice.

Spook_ie · 15-03-2020 01:49PM

jester77 wrote: »

Every German has to pay 15% of their salary into the public health care system, it's mandatory. If private you pay a fixed amount. I pay well over €600 a month for my private insurance, kids are then extra on top. Plus I have to pay €600 of medical costs in a calendar year before I can make a claim. And that insurance I pay is one of the cheaper policies.

You get what you pay for.[/QUOTE]

So are you trying to say that people with higher level VHI or Laya policies should get preferential treatment?

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