CoVid-19 Part VIII - 292 cases ROI (2 deaths) 62 in NI (as of 17th March) *Read OP*

mickdw wrote: »

These layoffs are not like traditiinal layoffs. A large percentage of these workers will be needed immediately on reopening.
What this does show is that the majority of businesses appear to be running with no cash reserves and cannot withstand any shock at all.
It is even more worrying that many households are in similar situations and cannot even survive one week without cash income

Yep. Work will return.


Unless people are predicting Mad Max or The Walking Dead style futures.

Strazdas wrote: »

US media seems to have done a very good job of warning the public of the huge risks. "Flatten the curve" and the need for social distancing is all over the media.

That must be why they're panic buying guns so.
Big governments coming for them, its all a conspiracy.

Quick question to everyone. I’m looking for guidance. My OH (A Severe asthma sufferer) works for a branch of the civil service which is objectively non-essential staff. She is working in a closed office with no windows open and minimal adherence to hand gels and usual etiquettes. I’m a recently recovered cancer survivor and our usual baby sitter is now potentially infected (going for a test ASAP) thus we are all now potentially infected as exposure period of 5 days A-symptomatic occurred. This said though my O.H is more than happy to indefinitely continue on working in this non essential position leaving me now in de facto babysitting duty of our 2 young boys under 6. Our own parents are all over 75 so zero backups available. I’m exhausted and about to breakdown with stress both emotionally and financially as my business has imploded. She has requested home remote work and was essentially rejected however other staff junior to her position have been approved on this potentially life saving option. Am I out of line suggesting she screws her head on and tells the boss to go F%&* himself and that our family come first. Can she be fired (20 plus years service) ? If so can she (under the CRAZY circumstances) be legally covered under “constructive dismissal” precedences ? Need help here big time guys as I’m formulating my argument that can either be life or death.

rob316 wrote: »

All a full lockdown will do is create panic. We lose our **** over bad weather warnings we couldn't hack it.

Yeah your right, I mean forget about all the lives it could potentially save..........:rolleyes:

gozunda wrote: »

Figures for numbers infected by date and totals*

Date - Number Infected

29 Feb 1 (Total 1)

3 March 1 (Total 2)

4 March 4 (Total 6)

5 March 7 (Total 13)

6 March 5 (Total 18 )

7 March 1 (Total 19)

8 March 2 (Total 21)

9 March 3 (Total 24)

10 March 10 (Total 34)

11 March 9 (Total 43) 1 death

12 March 27 (Total 70)

13 March 20 (Total 90)

14 March 39 (Total 139) 1 death

15 March 40 (Total 169)

16 March 54 (Total 223)

Figures on the scale of community type infection is unknown at this time
Source:https://www.gov.ie/en/news/7e0924-latest-updates-on-covid-19-coronavirus/#march-1-15

I know the figures are wrong , but they’ve been wrong form the start , but those figures are far from exponential, which is good , amongst the bad .

Jenbach110 wrote: »

I dont think 10bn will have any effect on the crisis!
140k people unemployed this week

Preferable to the zero currently planned. Just don't give it to the fcuking banks this time. It should be used for temporary SW payments and business supports.

Xertz wrote: »

Serious question:

A friend of mine's GP retired during the year and he has discovered that he is currently not on the books of any GP.

What do you do in circumstances like that?

Seems they were a one-man-band type GP without any support staff or clinic or any of that kind of thing.

He's a private patient, so it's nothing to do with medical cards or anything like that, just he has no GP and all the advice is "call your GP".

Are GPs not accepting new patients at the moment?

sdanseo wrote: »

If the exponent is 0.3 they're pretty spot on.

HSE experts say they will be watching the numbers like a hawk to see what impact social distancing has on them.

greenpilot wrote: »

A few days? Where do you think 90% of materials for the DIY Industry is made? China stopped manufacturing almost two months ago and there have been no deliveries since. We ran out of stock on Friday. Game over.

Yes, I suppose. Fair point in your case.

dalyboy wrote: »

Quick question to everyone. I’m looking for guidance. My OH works for a branch of the civil service which is objectively non-essential staff. She is working in a closed office with no windows open and minimal adherence to hand gels and usual etiquettes. I’m a recently recovered cancer survivor and our usual baby sitter is now potentially infected (going for a test ASAP) thus we are all now potentially infected as exposure period of 5 days A-symptomatic occurred. This said though my O.H is more than happy to indefinitely continue on working in this non essential position leaving me now in de facto babysitting duty of our 2 young boys under 6. Our own parents are all over 75 so zero backups available. I’m exhausted and about to breakdown with stress both emotionally and financially as my business has imploded. Am I out of line suggesting she screws her head on and tells the boss to go F%&* himself and that our family come first. Can she be fired (20 plus years service) ? If so can she (under the CRAZY circumstances) be legally covered under “constructive dismissal” precedences ? Need help here big time guys

You need to talk with her properly. Is she in a union. She should take sick leave tomorrow. She should not tell her boss to go fu c k himself but she should put herself into isolation now, with her family.

bekker wrote: »

And some were posting earlier about the supply chain not having been impacted.

China stuttering back into production, but shipping capacity for products still very much reduced.

Sorry that it has impacted on you and your family, best wishes for the future.

Hopefully it's the wake up the rest.of the world needed to reduce there need for cheap Chinese products.