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

Naggdefy · 23-03-2020 05:45PM

Doctor Shipman wrote: »

He looked grand.

He's attention seeking no doubt. Wants to be a social media sensation. I like the old attitude to pain and suffering that you suck it up, it's yours to deal with and not burden others with your stories. Did you hear about my op comes to mind.

Mervyn Skidmore · 23-03-2020 05:45PM

bekker wrote: »

As I posted previously, government needs to impose standards on all chains with sanctions.

Supermarkets measures range from excellent clear space marking, sanitisers etc. and staff protection, to merest gestures and no staff protection, and all combinations in between. Branch managers apparently have power to decide how to select and apply measures (confirmation of that would be appreciated).

Without believable closure threats the chains won't implement good practice across their branches.

Government can hardly preach to private businesses what they are not doing themselves.

bilston · 23-03-2020 05:46PM

iwillyeah1234 wrote: »

+46 deaths in the UK. ( sky news)

54, including 8 deaths in Wales and Scotland, no further deaths in Northern Ireland.

Looks like for now as though the UK is closer to the French curve than Italian.

Beasty · 23-03-2020 05:47PM

lawrencesummers wrote: »

As of today horse racing is still taking place.
There is a meeting due in clonmel tomorrow.

As I told you in the Horse Racing forum, there are threads here where this can be discussed. There is no need for a dedicated thread

Threads merged

Do not respond to this post in thread - if you have an issue, drop me a PM

Level 42 · 23-03-2020 05:48PM

Dunnes have been the best irish supermarket in terms of managing this with their precautions

Boggles · 23-03-2020 05:48PM

Level 42 wrote: »

Dunnes have been the best irish supermarket in terms of managing this with their precautions

Okay Ben.

tuxy · 23-03-2020 05:49PM

whisky_galore wrote: »

Traffic lights are set up to favour cars over pedestrians here.

Set up to favour cars in the US too but they have rarely jay walk compared to us.

Nijmegen · 23-03-2020 05:49PM

voluntary wrote: »

I expected them to be better, look what I got from dunnes today:

I was in Dunnes earlier and they have a good setup from the way they control entry to queuing etc and they had the gloves etc out and available. Overheard some staff wondering about their hours and social distancing. The reality is there is no perfect solution unless you rip out the shops and rebuild them to provide a lot more distance for a lot less stock. But they're clearly taking it seriously and so were the other shoppers.

voluntary · 23-03-2020 05:49PM

Mervyn Skidmore wrote: »

That's fair enough but If they are following HSE guidelines you can't really fault them. I know a lot of staff in my agency aren't too pleased but that's the way we're being told it's going to be. If eventually the HSE advise masks I'm sure we'll get them.

maybe, but what they put in the lidl is just a joke, they could as well save themselves 50 quid and don't put these plexi shields at all.

cdgalwegian · 23-03-2020 05:49PM

Vicxas wrote: »

I'm interested to see how quickly the Chinese economy recovers after the severe lockdown

Quin_Dub wrote: »

Given that almost every one of their export markets are currently in various flavours of lockdown , probably not great to be honest..

Doesn't matter in the context of this thread; they'll be moving around and working, so what will be more interesting in this context is a possible resurgence in Covid-19. Other governments and their people will see how this will pan out, for good or bad, however this will have to tempered by the fact that China is a near totalitarian state, with strict enforcements of rules. Having said that, if there is a large uptick even with strict rules....

Fleetwoodmac · 23-03-2020 05:49PM

Level 42 wrote: »

Dunnes have been the best irish supermarket in terms of managing this with their precautions

Ridiculous claim... have you been to each and every supermarket to determine this

MarkY91 · 23-03-2020 05:50PM

Level 42 wrote: »

Dunnes have been the best irish supermarket in terms of managing this with their precautions

Haven't been in one. What's it like?

I was in a large Tesco the other day and there wasn't even hand sanitizer to use. No attempt at even trying to implement any form of sanitizing

iLikeWaffles · 23-03-2020 05:50PM

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

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

You're kidding right?! The UK are 2 weeks behind the first case in Italy, we were probably a week. The swiftness of the measures put in place so far have meant we are way ahead in terms of the UK and even Italy at the same point of them putting their measures in place (Social distancing, school closer etc).

Lock everything down absolutely ASAP. We are/have been our own country in this crisis, although still young I have the upmost confidence in those in charge in this particular instance, you have to be it is all we have! If you are staying at home you are doing your part for Ireland.

Strazdas · 23-03-2020 05:50PM

Level 42 wrote: »

Dunnes have been the best irish supermarket in terms of managing this with their precautions

Super Valu too.....both have been excellent and moved very quickly with the precautions.

Level 42 · 23-03-2020 05:50PM

Fleetwoodmac wrote: »

Ridiculous claim... have you been to each and every supermarket to determine this

ok sorry there mick -from what ive seen so alright bud

dan786 · 23-03-2020 05:50PM

Total of 335 deaths in UK

A total of 335 people have died in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus - an increase of 54 since yesterday.

JP Liz V1 · 23-03-2020 05:51PM

20 new cases in NI

Nijmegen · 23-03-2020 05:51PM

I forgot to mention re Dunnes, they had a lad out with a backpack of sanitiser spraying and wiping down the trolleys, which was very impressive.

bekker · 23-03-2020 05:51PM

Mervyn Skidmore wrote: »

Government can hardly preach to private businesses what they are not doing themselves.

When has that ever stopped them?

However I'm not suggesting preaching, they tried coaxing and that didn't work, it's now time for mandatory sanctions to ensure compliance.

Blanco100 · 23-03-2020 05:52PM

Boggles wrote: »

Okay Ben.

They have been in fairness. Cannot argue with that. Queues are long but they are doing it by the book, safety before €€€€

kowloon · 23-03-2020 05:52PM

Fleetwoodmac wrote: »

Ridiculous claim... have you been to each and every supermarket to determine this

How else am I supposed to hoard bog-roll when they'll only let you buy two packs?!

Level 42 · 23-03-2020 05:52PM

MarkY91 wrote: »

Haven't been in one. What's it like?

I was in a large Tesco the other day and there wasn't even hand sanitizer to use. No attempt at even trying to implement any form of sanitizing

gloves sanitizers at door they also only leave a few in at a time plenty of social distancing being maintained very good in fairness

otnomart · 23-03-2020 05:53PM

Yurt! wrote: »

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3076420/coronavirus-why-are-so-many-more-people-dying-italy-germany

One theory...

" in Germany, elderly people who die are not necessarily given postmortem examinations for coronavirus, while in Italy reportedly everyone who dies is tested."

There's probably a large variance in practices for this kind of thing between the various states in Germany

Yes.
And:

The Robert Koch daily report for Germany can be downloaded from this page: https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ/N/Neuartiges_Coronavirus/Situationsberichte/Gesamt.html
I have just quickly Google Translated this: "Hospitalisation was reported in 1,404 of the 16,450 reported COVID-19 cases (9%) "

This hospitalisation rate seem quite low - compared to other Countries.

JP Liz V1 · 23-03-2020 05:53PM

Strazdas wrote: »

Super Valu too.....both have been excellent and moved very quickly with the precautions.

I think SuperValu has been best, straight away took necessary precautions

Dunnes Stores is good now too

23-03-2020 05:54PM

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Erm, the percentage of patients in ICU has gone down because the confirmed cases have rocketed. With lag a good chunk of them are going to need care too.

Not how % work.

Quin_Dub · 23-03-2020 05:54PM

MarkY91 wrote: »

Haven't been in one. What's it like?

I was in a large Tesco the other day and there wasn't even hand sanitizer to use. No attempt at even trying to implement any form of sanitizing

In my local Tesco there was a staff member at the self-service area wiping down the whole area between each customer ( the touch-screen , the bagging area etc.).

Fleetwoodmac · 23-03-2020 05:54PM

Level 42 wrote: »

ok sorry there mick -from what ive seen so alright bud

Hey from one band to another...that sounds better bud

Level 42 · 23-03-2020 05:54PM

Nijmegen wrote: »

I forgot to mention re Dunnes, they had a lad out with a backpack of sanitiser spraying and wiping down the trolleys, which was very impressive.

top top drawer

murpho999 · 23-03-2020 05:55PM

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

A lockdown is certain to happen, just a question of when and for how long. Accept it when it comes.

Yes I think it's inevitable too, but it's important to get the timing right to get the maximum effect.

There are lots of people here who seem to be aroused by the idea and are screaming for it and are not looking at the bigger picture.

What does one do after 6 weeks of lockdown and numbers continue to rise.

How does the state ensure civil order?

Can we cope we other health issues caused by inactivity and people's mental health.

Remember the countries that have locked down already are further along the curve than us .

owlbethere · 23-03-2020 05:56PM

Level 42 wrote: »

Dunnes have been the best irish supermarket in terms of managing this with their precautions

It's beyond me how they are not doing the online grocery shopping. They had years to catch up with Tesco.

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