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CoVid19 Part X - 1,564 cases ROI (9 deaths) 209 in NI (7 deaths) (25 March) *Read OP*

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  • #302
    threeball
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,752 ✭✭✭threeball


    timhenn wrote: »
    They've made the wrong call weeks if not months ago! The chose finance over people's lives which will result in large numbers of deaths and a collapse of the economy. This is worse than ff in the naughties.

    You're talking out your hole. We're in an excellent position and we'd be in an even better position if knobenfs didn't ignore the recommendations. They'll be dealt with too if the need arises.


  • #303
    threeball
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    timhenn wrote: »
    They've made the wrong call weeks if not months ago! The chose finance over people's lives which will result in large numbers of deaths and a collapse of the economy. This is worse than ff in the naughties.

    Double post


  • #304
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    eagle eye wrote: »
    Have we any figures for Ireland today?

    Usually between 6 and 9pm


  • #305
    timhenn
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 514 ✭✭✭timhenn


    threeball wrote: »
    You're talking out your hole. We're in an excellent position and we'd be in an even better position if knobenfs didn't ignore the recommendations. They'll be dealt with too if the need arises.

    Excellent position? 40,000 waiting for tests, not enough kits available to test them all. Flights still flying in from the uk and France and all over.

    The numbers who have this are huge, way bigger than the official figures. fg have ****ed this up big style.


  • #306
    pH
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,188 ✭✭✭pH


    Mortelaro wrote: »
    It's not a strategy..
    It was never a strategy by Leo or anyone in Ireland

    It was a statement of what models were saying was going to happen if we did nothing

    Please work out the difference between a statement of fact(the models prediction) and a strategy before posting rubbish

    Of it was a strategy (and still is)

    On 9th March Leo announced the overall expected cases (60%) and deaths 90,000.

    And on the 12th Match Leo announced his 'flattening of the curve' measures designed to get the country up to those numbers a little more slowly (i.e. the UK's original plan of mitigation)

    On the 17th March we got some waffle about capes and superheroes.

    At no stage has the Irish gov (or Leo) stated clearly that they have abandoned their original strategy of throwing the elderly and vulnerable to the wolves.


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  • #307
    SusanC10
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    Did RTE's Claire Byrne test positive ?


  • #308
    is_that_so
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    threeball wrote: »
    Whats the latest on the Irish lads that produced the test kit that returns a result in 15 mins. That would be a game changer if it worked as promised.
    Just at the pilot stage. There seem to be a few others as well.
    https://www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/coronavirus-testing-kit-ireland-assay-genie


  • #309
    TheDenialTwist
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    Andrew00 wrote: »
    There's a pub local to me (rural) that's currently open letting the alcoholics in via the back door?

    Should I call the Guards and report it?

    Did you call the Gardaí? I would be interested to know what the response was. It's an absolute disgrace that some pubs are still remaining open.


  • #310
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58,449 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    timhenn wrote: »
    Excellent position? 40,000 waiting for tests, not enough kits available to test them all. Flights still flying in from the uk and France and all over.

    The numbers who have this are huge, way bigger than the official figures. fg have ****ed this up big style.

    How has FG effed this up?

    If you want to blame anyone, maybe China is the place to start..


  • #311
    walshb
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    TheDenialTwist wrote: »
    Did you call the Gardaí? I would be interested to know what the response was. It's an absolute disgrace that some pubs are still remaining open.

    Is it illegal at present for a public house to sell alcohol?


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  • #312
    Raconteuse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭Raconteuse


    PyreOfHellfire wrote: »
    Reading over the past few Coronavirus threads has really made me appreciate the truth of a quote from an iconic movie villain.

    "You see, their morals, their code, it's a bad joke. Dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these... these civilized people, they'll eat each other." - The Joker
    For just being vigilant about stemming the spread of this devastating virus?

    Some people are more concerned about people being nice, than the pandemic.


  • #313
    nthclare
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,315 ✭✭✭nthclare


    David Morales is playing live on Instagram right now :)

    House music


  • #314
    Jinglejangle69
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    walshb wrote: »
    How has FG effed this up?

    If you want to blame anyone, maybe China is the place to start..

    He's a shinner on some rant here the last 24 hours trying to blame FG for everything.


  • #315
    threeball
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    timhenn wrote: »
    Excellent position? 40,000 waiting for tests, not enough kits available to test them all. Flights still flying in from the uk and France and all over.

    The numbers who have this are huge, way bigger than the official figures. fg have ****ed this up big style.

    If you announce travel restrictions people will panic and fly back home bringing cases with them to parts of the country not yet hit. As it is barely anyone is flying.

    Every country is waiting on kits and PPE. Some are even hijacking them enroute to areas decimated by the disease. We have 14 people in ICU, 3 dead and a pretty good adherence to social distancing.

    But you carry on with your political point scoring. Mary Lou will take over shortly and you'll be happy out.


  • #316
    timhenn
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    walshb wrote: »
    How has FG effed this up?

    If you want to blame anyone, maybe China is the place to start..

    China is thousands of miles away. We're a tiny island. Action needed to be taken but fg were asleep at the wheel. They chose the economy over people and will end up killing both.


  • #317
    Dave0301
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    PyreOfHellfire wrote: »
    Reading over the past few Coronavirus threads has really made me appreciate the truth of a quote from an iconic movie villain.

    "You see, their morals, their code, it's a bad joke. Dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these... these civilized people, they'll eat each other." - The Joker

    Steady on there Batman :rolleyes:

    You should have a reread of those threads as I have seen many posters offering lots of practical advice, as well as offering to help deliver goods to other vulnerable members of the community.


  • #318
    EmptyTree
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    SusanC10 wrote: »
    Did RTE's Claire Byrne test positive ?

    From what people have said on this forum, no she didn't.


  • #319
    pH
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,188 ✭✭✭pH


    walshb wrote: »
    Is it illegal at present for a public house to sell alcohol?

    No I think there is a 'voluntary closure agreement' in place, arranged between the govt. and the LVA.


  • #320
    Gooey Looey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭Gooey Looey


    threeball wrote: »
    If you announce travel restrictions people will panic and fly back home bringing cases with them to parts of the country not yet hit. As it is barely anyone is flying.

    Every country is waiting on kits and PPE. Some are even hijacking them enroute to areas decimated by the disease. We have 14 people in ICU, 3 dead and a pretty good adherence to social distancing.

    But you carry on with your political point scoring. Mary Lou will take over shortly and you'll be happy out.

    We have 29 in ICU due to coronavirus


  • #321
    CruelSummer
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    timhenn wrote: »
    China is thousands of miles away. We're a tiny island. Action needed to be taken but fg were asleep at the wheel. They chose the economy over people and will end up killing both.

    I wonder does this amount to a derailing of the thread? This poster is consistently trying to stem the talk of what’s happening with the virus and turn it into a political debate at a time when we need a national, all Ireland, European and global approach to defeating this.


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  • #322
    Sonics2k
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    timhenn wrote: »
    China is thousands of miles away. We're a tiny island. Action needed to be taken but fg were asleep at the wheel. They chose the economy over people and will end up killing both.

    I dislike FG quite a lot, but it's crazy to entirely blame them for this. Virtually every country has been impacted by this virus, no matter the steps they took.

    It was going to happen and sitting around blaming various political parties isn't going to help.


  • #323
    timhenn
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 514 ✭✭✭timhenn


    threeball wrote: »
    If you announce travel restrictions people will panic and fly back home bringing cases with them to parts of the country not yet hit. As it is barely anyone is flying.

    Every country is waiting on kits and PPE. Some are even hijacking them enroute to areas decimated by the disease. We have 14 people in ICU, 3 dead and a pretty good adherence to social distancing.

    But you carry on with your political point scoring. Mary Lou will take over shortly and you'll be happy out.

    Do you think if fg were procative we'd have a waiting list the size of 40,000? Would we have a shortage of kits? Of course not. We would have been ahead of the game but no, fg sat on their arses or flew off to America.

    The numbers for this are huge, defending fg won't stop them from rising. Defending fg won't stop people you know getting sick. Maybe then you won't be as quick to pat them on the back for this catastrophe.


  • #324
    pH
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    1800_Ladladlad wrote: »
    Let's hope they all fall down. natural selection!!!
    Unlikely to be them, far more likely to be their 75 year old granny or their Dad's friend 'Charlie' whose just survived a heart-attack and is currently "recovering well at home"


  • #325
    amadangomor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,148 ✭✭✭amadangomor


    splinter65 wrote: »
    Kidchameleon gets into a thread, establishes which way the flow is going , then resolves to swim against the tide irregardless of how ludicrous that may seem.
    In the Ana Kruegel thread he/she decided that Anas parents were partially to blame for her murder, and that Boy Bs father was an exemplary parent, from whom we could all learn a thing or two. That’s the sort of thing? Just so you know what your engaging with.

    The clue was is his name:pac:


  • #326
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    Reports that Lombardy death total today is 360, yesterday's was 546.


  • #327
    timhenn
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    CruelSummer wrote: »
    I wonder does this amount to a derailing of the thread? This poster is consistently trying to stem the talk of what’s happening with the virus and turn it into a political debate at a time when we need a national, all Ireland, European and global approach to defeating this.

    I'm not the one trying to make this political!

    This is a major crisis and fg are in control of our actions to fight against it. Their actions or lack of actions has and will play a massive role in those who get sick and die from this.

    Stop letting your politics get in the way of this.


  • #328
    spookwoman
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    walshb wrote: »
    How has FG effed this up?

    If you want to blame anyone, maybe China is the place to start..

    It's up to whoever is in government to protect its citizens even if the virus came from Timbuktu


  • #329
    Nermal
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    SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »
    Do you not remember what it was like to be that age?

    Most of the people on this thread don’t remember what it was like to be outside, let alone a teenager.


  • #330
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »
    Do you not remember what it was like to be that age?
    And to do stupid things for the craic!


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  • #331
    Xertz
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    To be quite honest the blame game is for 2021/22 or whenever we get this under control and I’m sure we’ll be hearing about what should have and could have been done for the next 100 years, but right now we all need to be on the same page in getting this thing dealt with.

    I’m worrying a bit about Trump in particular as his first instinct was to attempt to use it for power or financial gain by trying to grab that vaccine from a German R&D centre and seemed to be constantly trying to game this.

    Hopefully he’s changed his tune and will want to be part of the solution to this, but I have my doubts. It’s not even very “American”. It’s just Trump being Trump. He’s managed to undermine efforts domestically too.

    Anyway, to cut a long post short: I just don’t think now is the time for the political snipes. If you’ve good ideas, bring them forward, throw them out there and get them into the agenda.

    The only ideology right now is get through this. We’ll cross all the other bridges when we get to them and we will probably be doing that as an entire Eurozone, EU and global community. It’s been a great leveller in some ways - were all in more or less the same boat.


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