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

dan786 · 23-03-2020 03:32PM

The Mayors of Dublin, Cork and Galway are calling for a lockdown across the country to stop the spread of Covid-19.

Dublin Lord Mayor Tom Brabazon says people who were out and about yesterday in parks as if it was a normal Sunday are not getting the seriousness of the disease.

He says a lockdown would require people to stay in their homes as much as possible being allowed out for essentials like food shopping.

Mayor of Galway, Mike Cubbard says the Government's social distancing guidelines are not working.

He says decisions must be made quickly to ensure the number of deaths don't spiral out of control like they have in Spain, France and Italy.

John Sheehan, Mayor of Cork and GP, says physical distancing is causing a lot of challenges for people despite their best intentions.

"The only way around this until our testing is more readily available is to have a total lockdown.

Fianna Fail Senator Mark Daly who is also calling for a lockdown says this approach has worked in every other country.

Ger Roe · 23-03-2020 03:32PM

Quin_Dub wrote: »

Says nothing like that on the AIB website detailing the supports available.

https://aib.ie/covid19/mortgagecustomers

or on the form you have to fill out

https://aib.ie/covid19/mortgagecustomers/mortgage-form

Like a lot of things from "A Caller to Joe Duffy" I'd wait for an official response to that from AIB - Which of course Joe will do right?.

He did just that - AIB have been in contact with the prog and apologised to the callers saying that they were dealt with incorrectly because they were some of the first applicants and the process had not been rolled out correctly at that point.

Make of that what you will.

dan786 · 23-03-2020 03:36PM

Operations at Ireland West Airport in Co. Mayo are to be suspended next week, as a result of the impact of Covid-19 on air travel.

In a statement this afternoon, the airport's Managing Director said all staff would be temporarily laid off, from Monday next.

kowloon · 23-03-2020 03:36PM

Fleetwoodmac wrote: »

And tonic water..

So someone with a degree in ****wit has made the quinine - chloroquine link?
I've read people are overdosing on the stuff already.

bear1 · 23-03-2020 03:36PM

No takers on the border question?

magma69 · 23-03-2020 03:36PM

dan786 wrote: »

The Mayors of Dublin, Cork and Galway are calling for a lockdown across the country to stop the spread of Covid-19.

Dublin Lord Mayor Tom Brabazon says people who were out and about yesterday in parks as if it was a normal Sunday are not getting the seriousness of the disease.

He says a lockdown would require people to stay in their homes as much as possible being allowed out for essentials like food shopping.

Mayor of Galway, Mike Cubbard says the Government's social distancing guidelines are not working.

He says decisions must be made quickly to ensure the number of deaths don't spiral out of control like they have in Spain, France and Italy.

That strategy just seems like plain commonsense to me. A significant portion of people are too stupid to rely on taking necessary precautions so the government needs to make it happen.

Martina1991 · 23-03-2020 03:37PM

EDit wrote:

Genuine question, but even if we have the capacity to take 15000 samples each day, do we really have capacity to test that many samples each day?

The 15,000 samples a day refers to the workload that laboratories hope to process on a daily basis in the near future.

It is not the number of people who are swabbed on a daily basis.

micks_address · 23-03-2020 03:37PM

dan786 wrote: »

The Mayors of Dublin, Cork and Galway are calling for a lockdown across the country to stop the spread of Covid-19.

Dublin Lord Mayor Tom Brabazon says people who were out and about yesterday in parks as if it was a normal Sunday are not getting the seriousness of the disease.

He says a lockdown would require people to stay in their homes as much as possible being allowed out for essentials like food shopping.

Mayor of Galway, Mike Cubbard says the Government's social distancing guidelines are not working.

He says decisions must be made quickly to ensure the number of deaths don't spiral out of control like they have in Spain, France and Italy.

John Sheehan, Mayor of Cork and GP, says physical distancing is causing a lot of challenges for people despite their best intentions.

"The only way around this until our testing is more readily available is to have a total lockdown.

Fianna Fail Senator Mark Daly who is also calling for a lockdown says this approach has worked in every other country.

why are people surprised by the amount of people out yesterday? sunny day, no where else to go.. advice is get out in the fresh air.. sure social distance.. any time i was out walking over the weekend no one was walking or holding hands that weren't part of a family unit already.. pictures of packed car parks are misleading.. you have to park somewhere and not everyone arrives the same time.. they arrive get out and disperse.. some exceptions im sure but in the main i think people are being sensible

PTH2009 · 23-03-2020 03:39PM

I'd take a lockdown if it means places have a good chance of reopening early April

Kermit.de.frog · 23-03-2020 03:39PM

https://twitter.com/GabrielScally/status/1241746233842163713

Kermit.de.frog · 23-03-2020 03:40PM

PTH2009 wrote: »

I'd take a lockdown if it means places have a good chance of reopening early April

Not gonna happen

holyhead · 23-03-2020 03:41PM

PTH2009 wrote: »

I'd take a lockdown if it means places have a good chance of reopening early April

I think your talking at least September before normality returns. Hope I'm wrong but that's my take. This will cause a depression. While we are doing a superb job at keeping the death toll low here in the Republic it will rise. Their will be carnage in England if their numbers follow Italy which they appear to be doing if we take it that the UK is a fortnight behind Italy.

Tell me how · 23-03-2020 03:42PM

micks_address wrote: »

why are people surprised by the amount of people out yesterday? sunny day, no where else to go.. advice is get out in the fresh air.. sure social distance.. any time i was out walking over the weekend no one was walking or holding hands that weren't part of a family unit already.. pictures of packed car parks are misleading.. you have to park somewhere and not everyone arrives the same time.. they arrive get out and disperse.. some exceptions im sure but in the main i think people are being sensible

What do you make of this footage?

https://twitter.com/fitzgeraldshome/status/1241782345205780483

spookwoman · 23-03-2020 03:42PM

https://twitter.com/Deisesupes/status/1242098457961213953?s=20

BattleCorp · 23-03-2020 03:43PM

micks_address wrote: »

why are people surprised by the amount of people out yesterday? sunny day, no where else to go.. advice is get out in the fresh air.. sure social distance.. any time i was out walking over the weekend no one was walking or holding hands that weren't part of a family unit already.. pictures of packed car parks are misleading.. you have to park somewhere and not everyone arrives the same time.. they arrive get out and disperse.. some exceptions im sure but in the main i think people are being sensible

You might have been sensible, but what about the fcukwits queueing on top of each other for ice cream cones and chips? Where's the social distancing there?

So we've to stop you going to those places (even though you are maintaining social distancing) in an attempt to stop the thick fcukwits from going there because they don't have the intelligence to practice social distancing.

TheDenialTwist · 23-03-2020 03:43PM

Ninthlife wrote: »

Can someone or mods create a thread specifically for the mask/no mask arguments

Oh no, not more about the masks.

The current Public Health advice, everywhere, is that people are not recommended to wear masks unless they have the virus themselves or someone caring for a person infected with the virus. And obviously Health Personnel.

If people want to go and spend their money on masks, just go do it.

I'll stick with my positive news that I posted earlier about the LE EITHNE being utilised as a base for testing in Cork. Thank you to the Naval Services.

jamesf85 · 23-03-2020 03:43PM

Naggdefy wrote: »

I don't see that time frame as being realistic. China is still under lockdown. Many countries like the US and UK are a long way off peak numbers. When you relax measures you have to be definite the virus is well gone. Nothing will change until the end of June at the earliest.

Health ministers etc will say things for different reasons, sometimes just to give hope to their people and raise morale.

Even an ordinary person can see certain things. Once we recorded our first case on March 1st you could tell from the pattern in other countries that all major gatherings like matches and the St. Patrick's Day parade, anything that drew large crowds together, who would mingle outdoors and indoors, would be gone within a week to ten days.

If people think that a city like New York is going to shut down until June then they're crazy.

If they shut down the economy how can they expect to sustain life? Social unrest would be insane, there'd be riots on the streets, and the aftermath would be a complete warzone.

These measures are to try and stop the spread and minimize it, but it's not possible to continue for months...anyone thinking it is, isn't living in reality.

Inquitus · 23-03-2020 03:43PM

dan786 wrote: »

Krispy Kreme shutting at 6pm today across Ireland and UK.

Same with Costa.

Subway too!

tobefrank321 · 23-03-2020 03:43PM

dan786 wrote: »

Operations at Ireland West Airport in Co. Mayo are to be suspended next week, as a result of the impact of Covid-19 on air travel.

In a statement this afternoon, the airport's Managing Director said all staff would be temporarily laid off, from Monday next.

Sad but nessecary to protect staff's health and the wider community.

BattleCorp · 23-03-2020 03:43PM

PTH2009 wrote: »

I'd take a lockdown if it means places have a good chance of reopening early April

Slim and none. Early April is only a week or two away. Not happening.

XsApollo · 23-03-2020 03:44PM

Enforce the social distancing.
Give the Gardaí power to arrest, fine or whatever else they need to enforce it on any premises anywhere, if they are underage then parents face the consequences.
Don’t need a lockdown just enforcement.

AlmightyCushion · 23-03-2020 03:44PM

Tell me how wrote: »

What do you make of this footage?

https://twitter.com/fitzgeraldshome/status/1241782345205780483

Even if there isn't a contagious pandemic on the loose, why in the name of fúck would you queue that long for a bag of chips? I'd say it never normally has a queue that long. It's like people are trying to catch the thing.

Cork Boy 53 · 23-03-2020 03:45PM

bear1 wrote: »

So if the UK goes in lockdown, does the border with the north become an issue again?

If, or more likely when, the UK goes into lockdown then so will we.

Fleetwoodmac · 23-03-2020 03:45PM

kowloon wrote: »

So someone with a degree in ****wit has made the quinine - chloroquine link?
I've read people are overdosing on the stuff already.

Overdosing on the chloroquine.. yes, Nigeria. Dosage.. unknown. Chloroquine antimalarial drug, worldwide usage. Synthetic form of quinine but you know this.
Overdosed on tonic water... hardly.

micks_address · 23-03-2020 03:46PM

Tell me how wrote: »

What do you make of this footage?

https://twitter.com/fitzgeraldshome/status/1241782345205780483

ok thats dumb but you reckon its indicative of the whole country? that shop should be closed or at least have lines on the pavement..

how about we shutdown dublin as most of cases/people seem to be here anyway..

Kermit.de.frog · 23-03-2020 03:46PM

As of this morning...

yourdeadwright · 23-03-2020 03:47PM

PTH2009 wrote: »

I'd take a lockdown if it means places have a good chance of reopening early April

Lockdown will happen once and only once so the government have to get the timing spot on, They will hold off for another week or two at least ,

Tony EH · 23-03-2020 03:47PM

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Even if there isn't a contagious pandemic on the loose, why in the name of fúck would you queue that long for a bag of chips? I'd say it never normally has a queue that long. It's like people are trying to catch the thing.

It's incredible isn't it?

You could buy a bag of spuds and make your own in less time.

kowloon · 23-03-2020 03:48PM

BattleCorp wrote: »

You might have been sensible, but what about the fcukwits queueing on top of each other for ice cream cones and chips? Where's the social distancing there?

Like everything, the few ruin it for the rest of us. Like that gob****e boasting about going to the pub in the earlier versions of the thread.

Mwengwe · 23-03-2020 03:48PM

jamesf85 wrote: »

If people think that a city like New York is going to shut down until June then they're crazy.

If they shut down the economy how can they expect to sustain life? Social unrest would be insane, there'd be riots on the streets, and the aftermath would be a complete warzone.

These measures are to try and stop the spread and minimize it, but it's not possible to continue for months...anyone thinking it is, isn't living in reality.

Our reality has completely changed though.

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