CoVid-19 Part IX - 785 cases ROI (3 deaths) 108 in NI (1 death) (20 March) Read OP

JP Liz V1 · 19-03-2020 10:09PM

I see Eoghan Murphy was self isolating from returning from travel abroad

coastwatch · 19-03-2020 10:09PM

Umpalumpa wrote: »

HSE is now booking entire hotels in Dublin for overflow of cases. Booking them for 12 months

Thats good news.
The NHS in the UK are doing the same. Going to use some hotels for accommodation for extra health staff and some as temporary "step down" treatment units to free up hospital beds.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/19/hotel-chains-in-talks-to-turn-properties-into-nhs-hospitals-coronavirus

19-03-2020 10:09PM

ZX7R wrote: »

Ranger wing
Military aid to the Civilian power

But don't worry the laws that were issued today won't give any extra powers to them
They are still bounded by civil law and can only assist Garda when called upon

I was curious about this. A few nights ago, a large group of scumbags were running wild, smashing up vehicles, in Cherry Orchard Dublin
I am curious, what if any powers , would the army have if called to a scene like this.

Can they even put their hands on a person? What if they were just abused and told to f off

19-03-2020 10:10PM

bfa1509 wrote: »

That guy who makes the announcements is CONSTANTLY fidgeting with something.

Kind of a high pressure job in fairness.

DOCARCH · 19-03-2020 10:10PM

Sharon is very excited about bad news! Roll on Miriam!!!

elperello · 19-03-2020 10:10PM

breadmonster wrote: »

need new laws for this type of **** during this crisis - life sentence

Definitely need judges to take note of date of offence and impose extra tariff.

CymbaltaMan · 19-03-2020 10:10PM

Jake1 wrote: »

I was curious about this. A few nights ago, a large group of scumbags were running wild, smashing up vehicles, in Cherry Orchard Dublin
I am curious, what if any powers , would the army have if called to a scene like this.

Can they even put their hands on a person? What if they were just abused and told to f off

New laws they can detain without question or shoot

threeball · 19-03-2020 10:10PM

smelly sock wrote: »

What was the excuse for failure to deal with it before this crisis.

I doubt people would have tolerated even scumbags being shot on sight pre virus. Right now I think there'd be 90% support.

caveat emptor · 19-03-2020 10:11PM

growleaves wrote: »

I agree there's a degree of entitlement to it, but there's also a reason for it.

If the articulate and influential people in society are bullied by soldiers they're not going to forget it and you're not going to hear the end of it if you live to be 110.

WTF does articulate and influential people in society have to do with it?

We are all citizens equal under law less you forget. We are all in this together. Any feelings of entitlement should disappear when the security of the state is at play. The point is a 19 year old private enforcing a curfew doesn't give a fvck who you rugger buggered with nor should he.

No matter what part of the country you are from there should be no-one thinking they are an exception at this time. We all have to act in the collective interest.

Dr. Colossus · 19-03-2020 10:11PM

Omackeral wrote: »

Which would you rather, test positive for Covid-19 or watch an episode of Mrs Browne's Boys from start to finish?

I would rather spend a month in Syria.:pac:

greenpilot · 19-03-2020 10:11PM

ironingbored wrote: »

We have 7,300 active personnel and 1,663 reserves minus 565 currently on active duty overseas.

We are so sparsely populated that we would need the army in every town and village.

Obviously Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway would need more resources than elsewhere.

A week of high profile presence would tell people the **** is real.
Fines for disobedience.

We would not need feet in every town and village, just the major areas where anti social behaviour is common and where a certain demographic resides. Local Gardai can look after the rest

Umpalumpa · 19-03-2020 10:11PM

coastwatch wrote: »

Thats good news.
The NHS in the UK are doing the same. Going to use some hotels for accommodation for extra health staff and some as temporary "step down" treatment units to free up hospital beds.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/19/hotel-chains-in-talks-to-turn-properties-into-nhs-hospitals-coronavirus

Including our own I know of 2 other hotels beside us that have been contacted. In total its 2000 beds

Strazdas · 19-03-2020 10:11PM

saabsaab wrote: »

Our increase in cases rises as expected. I wonder how many are related to Cheltenham or Italian Tourists? Any figures for this?

Definitely not Cheltenham anyway. There wouldn't have been enough time to get infected and then tested (the festival only finished on Friday evening).

smelly sock · 19-03-2020 10:12PM

Jake1 wrote: »

I was curious about this. A few nights ago, a large group of scumbags were running wild, smashing up vehicles, in Cherry Orchard Dublin
I am curious, what if any powers , would the army have if called to a scene like this.

Can they even put their hands on a person? What if they were just abused and told to f off

Zero powers. We could get them doing constructive admin work perhaps in the stations to free up guards to patrol. Maybe delivering shopping to the elderly and vulnerable.

caveat emptor · 19-03-2020 10:12PM

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Do they really think that everyone that has lost their job will find one in 6 weeks? That makes no sense whatsoever, more and more places are closing, how on earth do they think they will get a job in 6 weeks, they'll need to extend that to 6 months.

you can learn a lot in 6 weeks basic training.

public order
CBRN drills

saabsaab · 19-03-2020 10:13PM

threeball wrote: »

They should have enacted a law saying looters and thieves will be shot while they were at it today. Frontline have no time for this sh1t now. Scumbags will use this as an opportunity.

True. Martial type law shoot if necessary.

JP Liz V1 · 19-03-2020 10:13PM

Omackeral wrote: »

Which would you rather, test positive for Covid-19 or watch an episode of Mrs Browne's Boys from start to finish?

I'd live in Mrs. Browne's bloomers to not catch it

Rob A. Bank · 19-03-2020 10:14PM

smelly sock wrote: »

Chinese figures are bollix.

Source ?

kowloon · 19-03-2020 10:14PM

smelly sock wrote: »

Chinese figures are bollix.

You haven't even seen the state of their writing.

Longing · 19-03-2020 10:14PM

Strazdas wrote: »

Definitely not Cheltenham anyway. There wouldn't have been enough time to get infected and then tested (the festival only finished on Friday evening).

Yes put it started last Tuesday week. So cases will be starting to show.

Blueshoe · 19-03-2020 10:14PM

The Chinese are not sound. They are guilty

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/chinese-scientists-destroyed-proof-of-virus-in-december-rz055qjnj

smelly sock · 19-03-2020 10:14PM

greenpilot wrote: »

We would not need feet in every town and village, just the major areas where anti social behaviour is common and where a certain demographic resides. Local Gardai can look after the rest

Would you parachute them in or would it be a land invasion via the dublin mountains for cover?

Necro · 19-03-2020 10:15PM

mohawk wrote: »

What a ****ty thing to do to an elderly person. Scumbags is right.

As an aside should we be telling pensioners be making arrangements to have pension paid to their bank accounts?

It's already available, but some don't want it.

There's a social aspect in collecting the pension from the post office that I can understand.

Though with the whole distancing stuff, anyone that has an elderly relative/neighbour should be advising it imo.

growleaves · 19-03-2020 10:16PM

We are all citizens equal under law less you forget.

You don't have to tell me that.

jam_mac_jam · 19-03-2020 10:16PM

Seriously will you calm down. The army are not going to be shooting looters or rounding up anyone. They are the army and not trained in law enforcement.

whisky_galore · 19-03-2020 10:16PM

CymbaltaMan wrote: »

New laws they can detain without question or shoot

Shoot first, detain for questioning later.

JP Liz V1 · 19-03-2020 10:17PM

There is no need for government formation talks, all parties should be working together during this crisis

jam_mac_jam · 19-03-2020 10:17PM

whisky_galore wrote: »

Shoot first, detain for questioning later.

Yes the Irish army will be doing this in a week or too. Ffs.

Cilldara_2000 · 19-03-2020 10:18PM

smelly sock wrote: »

Zero powers. We could get them doing constructive admin work perhaps in the stations to free up guards to patrol. Maybe delivering shopping to the elderly and vulnerable.

To Aid the Civil Power/Aid to the Civil Authority (meaning in practice to assist, when requested, the Garda Síochána, who have primary responsibility for law and order, including the protection of the internal security of the State).

https://www.military.ie/en/what-we-do/#anchor-2

Say one Garda and one soldier - Garda does the arresting, if the scumbag gets frisky, the soldier can assist.

Gods Gift · 19-03-2020 10:18PM

I was in Jackos army.
If the call came.
I’d serve again.
Lovely pints.

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CoVid-19 Part IX - 785 cases ROI (3 deaths) 108 in NI (1 death) (20 March) Read OP