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

Hobgoblin11 · 15-03-2020 01:50PM

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.

i'm not surprised, everyone wears a facemask in HK, they are given away on the street for free, hand sanitizer given on the street for free, they were ready after SARS 1, we were/are not ready, meanwhile we export a ,million face masks week to Asia, and nobody has access to them here, shame, shame, shame, famine part II

MipMap · 15-03-2020 01:51PM

aido79 wrote: »

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.

Have you been looking at the riots in Hong Kong over the last few months?

tobefrank321 · 15-03-2020 01:51PM

amadangomor wrote: »

Auld lad earlier in Tesco Maynooth literally fondling the packs of sausages! Would pick one up and give them an aul squeeze and a rub and put back on shelf.

One woman was getting stuff from back of shelf so had her whole arm up to the armpit sitting on the stuff at the front as she reached back. Selfish yoke.

There has to be enforcement of hand sanitizer use for anyone wanting to enter a retail premises.

alastair · 15-03-2020 01:51PM

youreadthat wrote: »

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

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

To reach herd immunity, about 60% of the population would need to get ill and become immune, according to Sir Patrick Vallance, the government’s chief scientific adviser.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/13/herd-immunity-will-the-uks-coronavirus-strategy-work

Cheerful Spring2 · 15-03-2020 01:52PM

Clarence Boddiker wrote: »

Why then were Harris and Coveny telling us we cannot shut down our borders due to Eu rules?

There were smaller threads about the virus three weeks ago on after hours and here. Some of us then said then airports should be shut down then to stop it coming here from Italy. Now the thread exploded with new users all worried. Politicians should have done what was needed weeks ago and this would be prevented. Everyone HSE, WHO, and Irish government are all at fault for not stopping air travel..

Snow Garden · 15-03-2020 01:52PM

Ye've done it now. I hope ye are happy with yourselves. All your doom and gloom has spooked the cows. They have stopped producing milk.
Even the cow whisperer cant work his magic.

It will have to be feckin soya.

Cee-Jay-Cee · 15-03-2020 01:52PM

gazzer wrote: »

Apologies if this is already posted but the HSE are reaching out to Civil Servants for temp reassignment of staff for contact tracing for mobilisation in the coming days and weeks. Shifts expected to be available between 8AM to 10PM, 7 days a week for next two weeks, at least. Looks like I could be doing this work. Will know more tomorrow

Surely there are enough people in the HSE with little more to do than walk around with a clip board that could be doing that kind of work. It would also serve to show where the wastage is in the HSE, I’d say there are a load of admin types shiiting themselves that this crisis is going to expose exactly how little they do and more importantly that they are not needed at all. It’s possibly the wake up call the HSE has been crying out for, for decades.

Gods Gift · 15-03-2020 01:53PM

Sunday March 15.

A day that will live in infamy.

Yakult · 15-03-2020 01:53PM

Snow Garden wrote: »

It will have to be feckin soya.

Unsweetened for the love o gawd

Hobgoblin11 · 15-03-2020 01:53PM

MipMap wrote: »

Have you been looking at the riots in Hong Kong over the last few months?

what have those anti-government riots to do with SARS 2?

is_that_so · 15-03-2020 01:54PM

Natasha Warm Teacup wrote: »

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.

Much appreciate the update and I stand corrected.

Ficheall · 15-03-2020 01:54PM

Snow Garden wrote: »

Ye've done it now. I hope ye are happy with yourselves. All your doom and gloom has spooked the cows. They have stopped producing milk.
Even the cow whisperer cant work his magic.

It will have to be feckin soya.

Tesco were out of all the non-dairy alternatives when I got my delivery the other day. Could only get a couple of litres of cashew milk, which is pretty meh.

beolight · 15-03-2020 01:54PM

is_that_so wrote: »

250 according to this and another 60 purchased.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/medics-raise-concerns-about-staffing-levels-as-hse-stocks-up-on-ventilators-1.4201544

Yes that would be a more accurate figure.

No good having plans to take over private hospitals and other properties if no ventilators or health care staff is there?

Can a journalist ask Minister Harris for an exact number, have they ordered anymore? If yes how many and when can we expect delivery?

OU812 · 15-03-2020 01:55PM

So, hypothetically, if someone had to sign on (I'm likely to be laid off in the next month), how exactly are we supposed to do it if we've to socially distance or in the event of a lockdown?

There's going to be an awful lot of people signing on in the next few months, is it possible to do remotely, online?

FluffyTowel · 15-03-2020 01:56PM

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 don’t paw our veggies,
Or give bread some squeezes,
And don’t lick the trolleys,
It spreads the diseases.

the deftone · 15-03-2020 01:56PM

paul71 wrote: »

https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/66d22e-covid-19-deasp-information-for-employers-and-employees-pdf/

Yes

Thanks very much, hopefully it wont take too long to come through

MipMap · 15-03-2020 01:56PM

Hobgoblin11 wrote: »

what have those anti-government riots to do with SARS 2?

The Hong Kong people don't say "how High" when Carrie Lam
says jump.

They trash the city instead.

We don't do that

VinLieger · 15-03-2020 01:56PM

Lets take a minute and be glad this guy isnt in charge

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/coronavirus-australia-reacts-to-prime-ministers-strategy-to-slow-spread-of-disease/news-story/cdea93f66e5ac7a5a783de21973d872d

Id love to have him explain how he thinks a school can stay open while keeping all children and teachers 1.5 meters apart from each other

KiKi III · 15-03-2020 01:57PM

SuperTortoise wrote: »

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

I have. As far as I can tell, small groups of low-risk people getting together without touching should not be a big deal?

None of us have any reason to have contact with at risk person like an older person or someone with a weak immune system.

I’m happy to follow advice like sanitizing often, sitting apart rather than right next to each other etc but otherwise I’m not fully seeing the reasoning behind moving from social distancing to full-on social isolation?

aido79 · 15-03-2020 01:57PM

MipMap wrote: »

Have you been looking at the riots in Hong Kong over the last few months?

Yes I have. Apparently they don't want to take orders from the Chinese government or want to come under their jurisdiction.That's fairly old news in Hong Kong given their history with China. Doesn't mean they have a problem taking orders from their own government.

SomethingElse · 15-03-2020 01:57PM

MipMap wrote: »

The Hong Kong people don't say "how High" when Carrie Lam
says jump.

They trash the city instead.

We don't do that

That's the British citizenship coming out

smelly sock · 15-03-2020 01:57PM

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 ?

Common sense.

sterz · 15-03-2020 01:58PM

alastair wrote: »

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/13/herd-immunity-will-the-uks-coronavirus-strategy-work

niallo27 · 15-03-2020 01:58PM

Hobgoblin11 wrote: »

what have those anti-government riots to do with SARS 2?

Well it was in response to the post where it was said that hen the Hong kong government jump they say how high. From the riots is clear that this is not true.

BarryD2 · 15-03-2020 01:58PM

Cheerful Spring2 wrote: »

Some of us then said then airports should be shut down then to stop it coming here from Italy. Now the thread exploded with new users all worried. Politicians should have done what was needed weeks ago and this would be prevented. Everyone HSE, WHO, and Irish government are all at fault for not stopping air travel..

Well at the very least they should have contained the people coming back from Italy etc. We were supposed to be containing it, instead infected people went about normal life. It was a bad call. Containing it more effectively would have slowed it down more.

Lucy8080 · 15-03-2020 01:58PM

"The Temple Bar closed from immediate effect"...on their facebook page.

VinLieger · 15-03-2020 01:59PM

KiKi III wrote: »

I have. As far as I can tell, small groups of low-risk people getting together without touching should not be a big deal?

None of us have any reason to have contact with at risk person like an older person or someone with a weak immune system.

I’m happy to follow advice like sanitizing often, sitting apart rather than right next to each other etc but otherwise I’m not fully seeing the reasoning behind moving from social distancing to full-on social isolation?

This might explain it better

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/corona-simulator/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_source=reddit.com

Just because you are outside the danger group does not mean none of you could get sick enough to require hospitalization, the idea as explained in the article is to flatten the curve of infections for EVERYONE not just the at risk groups.

Cee-Jay-Cee · 15-03-2020 01:59PM

silverharp wrote: »

that's not a good argument, NI aren't as deranged as you suggest

You’d like to think that the shinners/IRA would want to protect the 26 counties and so wouldn’t be against the border being closed in order to prevent people from the free and open UK travelling to Eire and the Loyalists would be absolutely delighted to have a hard/closed border.

Hobgoblin11 · 15-03-2020 02:00PM

MipMap wrote: »

The Hong Kong people don't say "how High" when Carrie Lam
says jump.

They trash the city instead.

We don't do that

They started off peacefully protesting about extradition, a big deal

VinLieger · 15-03-2020 02:00PM

Lucy8080 wrote: »

"The Temple Bar closed from immediate effect"...on their facebook page.

They would still be open if they hadn't been embarrassed into closing

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