smelly sock wrote: » Anyone on here calling for a complete shutdown potentially wrecking the lives and economy for millions should list their medical qualifications and expertise. Otherwise I'd encourage people to listen and adhere to the advice from the WHO, HSE and qualified professionals. We are not Italy. We shutdown pubs and should and the GAA, soccer and Rugby shutdown. We have introduced social distancing. Italy did not of these things until the horse had well and truly bolted. Social distancing will see us through this and help us manage the crisis without the need for a full lockdown. Lets all play our part and keep the show on the road.
smelly sock wrote: » Anyone on here calling for a complete shutdown potentially wrecking the lives and economy for millions should list their medical qualifications and expertise.
Cork_Langer1 wrote: » People shouldn't be asking for a lock-down which can't be enforced and is too soon, the HSE will make the decision. Weld your front doors if you like, but others can go out, as often as much as they please at the moment.
STB. wrote: » Public Health first. Economy Second. Lobby groups get no say. That decision already made.
niallo27 wrote: » You think its enough to man the whole country.
FVP3 wrote: » When did you argue for "test test test". He is saying test and isolate who you need to. That's a world away from an indefinite lockdown, with no exit strategy. Be like Korea, not like China. Not that China didn't work, but we cant do it. It's also what I have continually suggested we do. Only technology can save the day, and the West needs to get moving on that fast.
ThewhiteJesus wrote: » i doubt any countries is to be honest apart from North Korea, it just takes the public cooperation, but look most of our country voted sinn fein, so not exactly the land of saints and scholars anymore that's the problem.
Plumbthedepths wrote: » Clearly reading is an issue for you and yes DOOM merchants. Nothing better to do than wind themselves up and everyone stupid enough to listen to them. As for education my response to you and others with the same behaviour is done in the manner it is because of my ability to avoid FB , WhatsApp , YouTube and boards for knowledge. Take care.
Charles Babbage wrote: » The WHO know more about disease than almost anyone likely to post on this thread, and by a large margin. We need to test, track and isolate anyone with the virus or recently in contact with them. This is a "lockdown" for the most dangerous 1% of the population, so that some semblance of normal life is possible for the rest. People need to stay within their family or a limited set of people and minimise contact with randomers because tracing is impossible if there is random contact. This is not rocket science, yet we are caught between the extremists, the "its only flu" "people need to go out" brigade, and the "lock everything down until there is a vaccine" brigade.
Nermal wrote: » Nobody's forcing you to go out. You are free to shutdown by yourself. The rest of us may have a different risk tolerance to you, and can make our own decisions.
STB. wrote: » Public Health first. Economy Second. Lobby groups get no say. That decision already made. The Minister for Health ALREADY has these powers. Please educate yourself.
smelly sock wrote: » Yes. And that's why social distancing measure are introduced and being adhered to by the majority. That's why schools are closed etc. Why pick part of the post to suit your narrative?
smelly sock wrote: » I dont think it should be understated either but peoppe cant afford to feed kids and pay bills on 203 a week. I know ill get hit with the coronavirus will kill people and people will get sick which is fair enough and a valid point. But the practicalities of life still exist for most. The reality is a family living on the breadline wont lockdown for long if they cant afford too. A balance is needed.
brevity wrote: » You might get your wish OP:https://twitter.com/EoinBearla/status/1242095541770760194?s=20
STB. wrote: » It also seems you have managed to escape world media. Again, it may be that you cannot get a signal underneath the sand.
Salary Negotiator wrote: » What data are you basing this request on? I’m sure Dr. Hoolahan will let us know when the experts think a lockdown should start.
Woke Hogan wrote: » The virus doesn't care about the "practicalities of life," or the bills you need to pay. They are made up by man and they mean nothing in the face of nature. The virus also doesn't care about your kids fed up at home without their friends, or that the sun is shining and you've been cooped up all week. The virus doesn't care about how bored you are or that you can't find anything to watch on Netflix. The virus is an unthinking, unknowing killing disease and it will disregard our social constructs, tearing through us like a scythe with hay if we don't just ****ing stay home and stop pissing about.
STB. wrote: » The vast majority are not social distancing. Many are not and in large numbers, so the message clearly isn't getting through. This is in evidence all over social media. I have seen it with my own eyes. Many of them with the same it'll be all grand mantra, we are doing a great job etc. The pandemic is a major inconvenience for people, who don't even have the ability to sit in their own bloody back gardens. Because your narrative is all about the economy and everything else be damned. A selfish attitude, not entirely uncommon in Ireland. Perhaps a few videos of real life situations in overwhelmed and better resourced hospitals in Italy or Spain might help your fixation with money.
Cork_Langer1 wrote: » Powers are useless, all is needed is one large estate to head on to the streets and that automatically ties up alot of whatever limited services are on. The current approach is the best approach at the moment, not panicing the panicers, food, fuel, medicine.
scamalert wrote: » we dont live in italy nor spain, if theres only 3 confrimed actual deaths almost 4 months in, and someone is calling for the entire system collapse figure out whos a nut in this scenario, we dont account for people that recovered since it was started to count everyone, pilling numbers on top of each other makes for lunacy to come out, which isnt healthy. if you think that we closed pubs and few events that it made impact late in march your delirious, as clearly we dont folliow different country paths to this virus here.
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