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

Just back from the pheonix Park. Loads of families and people out walking. Fairly full. Noticeable that it was very much pockets of people or families, all keeping their appropriate distance as well. This was good to see. Only one gang of youngfellas/young ones that were sitting together about 20 of them, but it was noticeable that they were the only ones.
Hopefully this type of conscious behaviour will continue

Route1 wrote: »

Anyone have any idea on policies of larger companies closing. Seems completely out of line with government policy to keep large work places open.

Not out of policy. In step with this right wing hell hole government having the back of big business and ‘the right’ whose goal is firstly to keep profits rolling in and ‘hopefully you’ll not see many die’... where right minded people are ‘keep people from dying and hopefully the economy doesn’t take so much of a hit’...

Right thinking and caring people would prefer the country in the shît for four years over one in four families having to bury a loved one.

trapp wrote: »

Am I misunderstanding this or did we shutdown schools etc at an earlier phase than Italy and Spain?

Yes.
Ireland closed schools at only 70 cases

Italy closed them at approx 2700 positive cases on 4 March
Spain closed them (initially in Madrid and Basque Country) at approx 1200 cases on 9 March

statesaver wrote: »

Class ?

I know some of the restaurants are staying open and doing deliveries noow. Moving with the times

spookwoman wrote: »

I know some of the restaurants are staying open and doing deliveries noow. Moving with the times

many pubs that offer food could do the same, go with the delivery companies or meals on wheels

paul71 wrote: »

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

Whats the harm in laying off it for a few weeks? really?[/quote

Do you not think that's up to each individual. Just cos there's a virus doesn't give us the right to preach at others.

otnomart wrote: »

The French gov has changed approach in the last few days, first by closing schools and yesterday evening by closing bars, restaurants and non essential shops.



However, as per today, not everyone has got the message on social distancing.


Source: https://www.bfmtv.com/sante/coronavirus-des-rues-et-des-parcs-bondes-a-paris-malgre-les-nouvelles-interdictions-1875511.html

Just watched belfast on the BBC news. The city centre was hopping. We can do what we like down here but if they take that attitude we're going to find it harder to control things. All the thicks will run across the border tuesday for a few scoops too.

statesaver wrote: »

Class ?

I agree. Close all the pubs, chippers, takeaways, snooker halls, bingo, arcades, GAA clubhouses, pitch and putts and pigeon races.

Leave alone the wine bars, private members clubs, bistros, brasseries, fusion cuisine lofts, tennis, rugby, yacht and golf clubs and seal off Howth at Sutton Cross.

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

For anyone interested and remembers the elderly couple from Northampton in the UK that were on the cruise ship in Japan and contracted Covid 19, are both now recovered and home in the UK.

Great

glasso wrote: »

mmm. and they always said that the Dutch themselves didn't use coffeeshops much...

They buy and then go home. :cool:

jobeenfitz wrote: »

paul71 wrote: »

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

Whats the harm in laying off it for a few weeks? really?[/quote

Do you not think that's up to each individual. Just cos there's a virus doesn't give us the right to preach at others.

If I was preaching at them I would would be asking them to stop drinking. I am not, I don't give a **** about their addiction let them destroy themselves. I do care about the consequences of their actions in terms of spreading a deadly virus, and thats now sorted by the pub closures.

ITman88 wrote: »

Exactly. At 1st glance yes the Brits are taking a ridiculous approach.
But looking at the issue from a future point of view we don’t know which approach is right until next year.
Come next January we can look at Ireland vs England and see who made the right call

Bullshít. We know the Brits have it wrong. And this isn't an Irish v Brit thing don't be so vacuous and childish.

The Chinese have shown the way, it's a costly approach in terms of the economy but it works and in Europe different countries end up adopting that approach but incredibly the Brits think they know better, they don't.

Hard on the heels of the stupidity of Brexit and then the enormous stupidity of following through and compounding the initial error re Brexit they then end up with a buffoon as their Prime Minister, and now this incredibly stupid motivated by ignorant greed herd immunity so called strategy.

We can safely say with their stupid approach to this crisis that per head of population the Brits have become the stupidest nation on the planet over recent years. Every country has it's fair share of morons but in the UK it appears the lunatics have taken over the asylum.

It's not about being anti Brit or pro Brit or any of that crap, it's about calling out the stupidity of their so called strategy which they think might save them some money but in the long run won't and will probably cost more lives than if they do what the rest of the world it appears are attempting to implement.

I wouldn't give a damn what they did however unfortunately for us they're next door to us and also they have influence over part of the North of this island. All we can do is try to talk some sense into them up in The North and hope they do the right thing.