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

niallo27 wrote:

To protect jobs. If they follow guidelines then I dont see any issues.

Who puts the saddle on the horse? Who puts the weights in the saddle? Who leads the horse to the parade ring? Who rides the horse?
It's normally all different people doing those jobs.

silverharp wrote: »

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1241367239900778501

“Is it possible that your impulse to put a positive spin on things may be giving Americans a false sense of hope?” Alexander asked.

“No, I don’t think so,” Trump replied.

“It may work, it may not work, Trump said. “I feel good about. That’s all it is, it’s a feeling.”

What about just continue like normal. Instead of the money spent on conferences, task forces, the enormous social welfare bill, unlimited loans from our great credit as leo put it. We put it into quickly made hospitals for the sick and old, camps, hotels, ships make it a national effort. While the economy keeps rolling. We may break even with the deaths plus not be in the financial difficulty on which we most definitely will find ourselves.

Im just in 2 minds all the time wondering which way would be better. Closing things down and social distancing is much more humane. But wreck our economy again. I just don't know.

Happy4all wrote: »

How come the confirmed cases in UK per capital is much lower than Ireland, especially given their was UK cases first?

Test numbers. Many countries are reporting the results differently. Some may be deliberately doing it too.

10000maniacs wrote: »

A friend of mine was saying that in his area in Dublin city centre, mice and rats are getting braver and desperate because less footfall means less people are throwing away food in the streets. His neighbour has caught 2 rats in is house in the last week. This has never happened to him before.

This is interesting. I have seen several foxes in and around Cork City over the last few days. There was even one lying down chilling on the grass in my back garden in the middle of the day. More inclined to come out as there is no one around.

eagle eye wrote: »

Who puts the saddle on the horse? Who puts the weights in the saddle? Who leads the horse to the parade ring? Who rides the horse?
It's normally all different people doing those jobs.

Yes but horses cant spread the disease so does it matter. People are bored at home, having a bet online is some bit of release. You cant stop everything, it's not healthy.

DF assisting the HSE testing:-

https://twitter.com/DF_Engineers/status/1241374768928116737?s=19

And welcome back to an old friend, otherwise never though to be returning to service:-

https://twitter.com/defenceforces/status/1241100204180455431?s=19

Happy4all wrote: »

How come the confirmed cases in UK per capital is much lower than Ireland, especially given their was UK cases first?

Because they are virtually testing no one in Uk. 39 year women in intensive care with cornavirus who was only tested for the virus on her third admission to hospitial!!!! Imagine how much she spread it on 1st + 2nd admission. That tells you the level of sickness you need to be at either it to get tested over there.

The UK is riddled with it just haven't bothered testing people.

Monkeynut wrote: »

What about just continue like normal. Instead of the money spent on conferences, task forces, the enormous social welfare bill, unlimited loans from our great credit as leo put it. We put it into quickly made hospitals for the sick and old, camps, hotels, ships make it a national effort. While the economy keeps rolling. We may break even with the deaths plus not be in the financial difficulty on which we most definitely will find ourselves.

Im just in 2 minds all the time wondering which way would be better. Closing things down and social distancing is much more humane. But wreck our economy again. I just don't know.

You can build all the hospitals you like but if you dont have the staff to man them its all pointless

Happy4all wrote: »

How come the confirmed cases in UK per capital is much lower than Ireland, especially given their was UK cases first?

About 50,000 according to this


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/03/20/coronavirus-uk-testing-people-tested/


In Ireland we did 6,636 up to 17/3/2020.
they publish the numbers weekly so the next update will be on 24th March but they seem to do about 1500 per day( and they also say they are ramping this up)

When you see how quickly so many arms of the state have been mobilised together to fight this crisis it makes a complete mockery of the 'peace time' nonsense that we tolerate like the f*cking Leinster house printer and schools closing for 'service days'..

niallo27 wrote: »

To protect jobs. If they follow guidelines then I dont see any issues.

Yes jobs are much more important than lives.

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

Yes jobs are much more important than lives.

Well I worry about the mental health issues of people and hos many suicides this will bring but I guess them lives dont matter do they.