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

dark crystal · 17-03-2020 10:21PM

fisgon wrote: »

Jesus Christ - if ever we needed cooperation between countries and a pan-European organization it is now.

We are not going to get out of this on our own, and we are not going to recover afterwards on our own either.

Yep, I was just thinking after he mentioned our economy and the possibility of receiving aid, how Britain must feel now having removed themselves from the bloc.

Financial aid will be a huge help to every EU country after this thing has finished.

Xertz · 17-03-2020 10:21PM

That speech wasn't intended to be comforting. It was a call to action, with a bit of reassurance that we're all in it together and we need to support each other.

What would be the point of comforting people? It's about being realistic in a situation like this.

This isn't a PR operation to make everyone feel nice about themselves. We've a huge crisis on its way and it's not going to just go away because someone tells you that it's all going to be fine. We need to be realistic, hard-nosed, practical and just get on with dealing with it.

To me, that's what that speech was about.

Kermit.de.frog · 17-03-2020 10:21PM

The government has done an excellent job in action and communication.

I can't fault them so far.

I don't know what more people want.

vladmydad · 17-03-2020 10:21PM

cannotlogin wrote: »

Our leaders are doing everything possible to keep as many people as safe as they can.

They have done so much positive-

- recruitment in the health care section
- mobilising the €320 per week for those who lost their jobs
- closing schools, universities, churches, bars
- banning large gatherings and events
- securing more ventilators
- setting up additional testing centres
- requesting banks, utility providers & the Revenue to defer payments

What more do people want? We are dealing with the biggest crisis of our time.

Compared to Trump & Boris, their actions are excellent, strategic and reassuring.

Trump has
- was the first to ban flights from affected areas thus buying time
- made a consortium of all major pharmaceutical companies to find a vaccine.
- He waved regulations to allow a vaccine candidate to become the fastest ever to enter phase one testing.
- He’s giving paid family leave to those affected by Coronavirus.
- He’s made one Trillion dollars available in government bonds.
- He got Walmart to use their car parks for drive through testing.
- he’s planning a bailout for cruise and airline industry’s
- he’s looking at giving €1000 to every American
- even CNN are giving him some praise

Please stop the uninformed Trump bashing

igCorcaigh · 17-03-2020 10:21PM

One thing mentioned in this speech, and in a previous update too, was the importance of distancing within the home.

Most cases it seems are spread within the home.

I've been staying inside, bar the odd trip to the supermarket, but are we taking appropriate measures at home?

I live in a small apartment with my partner, no children. We've been within one metre all the time. I can't get a bigger apartment.

Sometimes we kiss or hug

we have to.

Strazdas · 17-03-2020 10:21PM

ITman88 wrote: »

It’s not that simple, it really isn’t. We need to make sure our parents are following instructions given.

Yes, the big 'win' from the speech is to mobilise the entire nation, even in terms of simple things like hygiene.

silver2020 · 17-03-2020 10:22PM

statesaver wrote: »

Did you watch Trumps press conference today ?
If not, i think you should. Was measured just like Leo's but without the scaremongering of Leo's.
Go watch it and see.

Seriously - the fool that said this was not serious. the fool that said a vaccine is almost ready, the fool that said it was nothing to worry about, the fool that strangled community healthcare in the US, the fool that initially did nothing when he heard the tests were all faulty. The fool that tried to buy a vaccine company to keep a potential vaccine for americans only.

this fool is in election mode. He cares about one person and one person only. Himself. Never hold this fool up as someone to be admired.

Quantum Erasure · 17-03-2020 10:22PM

miriam has it

jk23 · 17-03-2020 10:22PM

ITman88 wrote: »

It’s not that simple, it really isn’t. We need to make sure our parents are following instructions given.

The place I work for are not taking this serious and are dealing with the public alot of the day. It's an essential service so it won't shut down but many others are not and are holding much more than 100 workers together...medical device companies for instance

RoryMac · 17-03-2020 10:22PM

Ninthlife wrote: »

The amount of people posting sly political digs is just sad and goes to show there are still people who either refuse or just cant see the bigger picture..

This isnt about FG, SF, FF. Its not about money. Its not public sector vs private sector

Its a matter of life and death and if people dont take heed and act as they are being requested to there is going to be alot more death than needs be.

Take your political views and ideologies to another thread/forum/day

Exactly, people just need to worry about hand hygiene, keeping distance from others and looking out for family, friends & neighbors. If everyone does that we'll see this out in the best possible way.

It's all down to us as individuals to get through this

timhenn · 17-03-2020 10:22PM

I know someone who works for a multinational company. They have the capability to work from home but the company says they have to come into the office for work. Is anyone else in the same position? What can be done about it? They are putting their staff at risk of picking this virus up!

BorneTobyWilde · 17-03-2020 10:22PM

Miriam just coughed onto her cards

Jinglejangle69 · 17-03-2020 10:23PM

vladmydad wrote: »

Trump has
- was the first to ban flights from affected areas thus buying time
- made a consortium of all major pharmaceutical companies to find a vaccine.
- He waved regulations to allow a vaccine candidate to become the fastest ever to enter phase one testing.
- He’s giving paid family leave to those affected by Coronavirus.
- He’s made one Trillion dollars available in government bonds.
- He got Walmart to use their car parks for drive through testing.
- he’s planning a bailout for cruise and airline industry’s
- he’s looking at giving €1000 to every American
- even CNN are giving him some praise

Please stop the uninformed Trump bashing

Free houses for the Maggie Cash types.

Until that is done Leo won't get any credit.

ChikiChiki · 17-03-2020 10:23PM

People taking digs at parties can **** off.

This is a time for every single one of us to work together no matter what our political beliefs are.

spookwoman · 17-03-2020 10:23PM

Gynoid wrote: »

https://twitter.com/RealJamesWoods/status/1239748037359988737?s=19

You guys have probably all seen this but I missed it till now this woman is so melodramatic, eloquent and hilarious. Completely wrong of course, don't touch your face! But I did laugh...

Finger lick'n booger pick'n

statesaver · 17-03-2020 10:23PM

basillarkin wrote: »

i saw the one yesterday where he simply ran out, man is so out of his depth, was a hoax first. A fraud of a man.

I said today he's press was measured, no scaremongering, maybe just watch it.

Midnight Rambler · 17-03-2020 10:24PM

Oh oh!!

Miriam O’Callaghan to self isolate next (it’s amazing how quickly we become super sensitive to things like coughs and rough voices).

cj maxx · 17-03-2020 10:24PM

I don't get the hate against paying doctors E30 a call.
They're not having the craic on these calls . they'll be making notes, writing scripts , advising patients. And here they're called Gougers ?

Raconteuse · 17-03-2020 10:24PM

Clarence Boddiker wrote: »

I hope people realise theres a multitude of Government shills right now on these very boards expressing their gratitude at how well the government are handling the situation.

But if it was a party that you liked, it wouldn't be shilling, am I right?

PmMeUrDogs wrote: »

Um you can see from my previous posts that I voted soc Dem and SF in our last election, mate. I'm far from a shill.

No no, it doesn't work that way. You can't possibly agree with the view of a party leader that you didn't vote for. You must disagree at all times - if you don't, then the only conclusion to be drawn is that you're a shill. It's the only possibility.

EB_2013 wrote: »

One good speech and suddenly everyone's forgot about the housing crisis, trolley crisis, etc.

Everyone's forgotten? Do demonstrate the evidence of same.

tuxy · 17-03-2020 10:24PM

ChikiChiki wrote: »

People taking digs at parties can **** off.

This is a time for every single one of us to work together no matter what our political beliefs are.

The only parties we should be taking digs at are the large house parties.

Clarence Boddiker · 17-03-2020 10:24PM

Necro wrote: »

Jesus f*cking Christ.

Put your nonsense political tripe away.

This is a GLOBAL PANDEMIC.

Not the time for stupid, petty, political pointscoring.

Thankfully the other parties have realised that too now maybe their online followers can do the same?

Yes it is a global pandemic and the entire Eu are planning on banning all inward travel from outside and the Irish government are not...does that not seem strange to you?

Mech1 · 17-03-2020 10:25PM

New advice on Prime Time!!!
Cough into a sheet of paper its grand.

Logan Roy · 17-03-2020 10:25PM

igCorcaigh wrote: »

One thing mentioned in this speech, and in a previous update too, was the importance of distancing within the home.

Most cases it seems are spread within the home.

I've been staying inside, bar the odd trip to the supermarket, but are we taking appropriate measures at home?

I live in a small apartment with my partner, no children. We've been within one metre all the time. I can't get a bigger apartment.

Sometimes we kiss or hug we have to.

Ah jesus there's no need to distancing inside in your own home. Yes most cases are spread within a home but the whole idea of social distancing outside your home is that you don't pick something up and bring it home.

PokeHerKing · 17-03-2020 10:25PM

Raconteuse wrote: »

It really wasn't whatsoever like your first paragraph. People need to think for themselves and stop throwing out that kind of stuff for the sake of it.

Who the hell would get comfort out of it? It was totally ominous.

Comfort that the right actions are being taken. Comfort that the right provisions are being put into place for the people who are going to be most hit by this. Comfort in the thought that the leader of your country is taking this crisis and threat serious and not just seeing it as an opportunity for his ****ing close up.

nails1 · 17-03-2020 10:25PM

Midnight Rambler wrote: »

Oh oh!!

Miriam O’Callaghan to self isolate next (it’s amazing how quickly we become super sensitive to things like coughs and rough voices).

Didn’t cough into her elbow either

BorneTobyWilde · 17-03-2020 10:25PM

Great upbeat movie to follow Prime Time. Geez

igCorcaigh · 17-03-2020 10:25PM

timhenn wrote: »

I know someone who works for a multinational company. They have the capability to work from home but the company says they have to come into the office for work. Is anyone else in the same position? What can be done about it? They are putting their staff at risk of picking this virus up!

Approach HR? Ask questions? I don't know.
Surely they don't want a lot of staff sick either.

Keep on pushing the question, sound it out with your colleagues too.

olestoepoke · 17-03-2020 10:26PM

igCorcaigh wrote: »

One thing mentioned in this speech, and in a previous update too, was the importance of distancing within the home.

Most cases it seems are spread within the home.

I've been staying inside, bar the odd trip to the supermarket, but are we taking appropriate measures at home?

I live in a small apartment with my partner, no children. We've been within one metre all the time. I can't get a bigger apartment.

Sometimes we kiss or hug we have to.

My wife works in a pharmacy. I'm working from home with the kids. She is our biggest worry now. Where's one of the first place a sick person goes? Into their pharmacy. She's doing her best by washing her hands and using sanitiser but they have been unbelievably busy with customers in the last couple of weeks. It's an ill wind that doesn't blow for someone, her boss is taking in twice what he normally does in a day.

17-03-2020 10:26PM

Interesting article here. Basically saying we do not know the true infection rate so we can't be sure of the actual mortality. He takes a look at the cruise ship to show a population that was contained and tested.

https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/17/a-fiasco-in-the-making-as-the-coronavirus-pandemic-takes-hold-we-are-making-decisions-without-reliable-data/

silver2020 · 17-03-2020 10:27PM

vladmydad wrote: »

Trump has
- was the first to ban flights from affected areas thus buying time
- made a consortium of all major pharmaceutical companies to find a vaccine.
- He waved regulations to allow a vaccine candidate to become the fastest ever to enter phase one testing.
- He’s giving paid family leave to those affected by Coronavirus.
- He’s made one Trillion dollars available in government bonds.
- He got Walmart to use their car parks for drive through testing.
- he’s planning a bailout for cruise and airline industry’s
- he’s looking at giving €1000 to every American
- even CNN are giving him some praise

Please stop the uninformed Trump bashing

oh boy - please do not read the new york post -

He only stopped some international flights last week - has no problem with huge amounts of internal flights (USA is almost the size of all of europe)

Hundreds of flights daily from seattle to all arts of the US - STILL!

Utter fool he is

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