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

Quantum Erasure · 23-03-2020 09:12PM

Doctors room ghost wrote: »

Is pateen mcdonagh still trading lads?

he said he'd shut it down by thursday

rodDaly69 · 23-03-2020 09:12PM

cameramonkey wrote: »

How many per day? How many people have been results so far ?

People don't seem to realise that 'how many' per day is not the figure to compare ourselves to other countries on. It is the per capita figure that is of true value.

I saw the socialist party screaming that South Korea were testing 10k a day and we need to be doing the same. And while I agree that would be fantastic, and we should aim for that, we should test as many as is possible, that is not a fair comparison. To reach South Korean levels of test coverage, we would actually need to test a little under 1k a day. A figure I believe we are already achieving.

23-03-2020 09:12PM

Lollipop95 wrote: »

Where would they stay though? I do think that every country should close their borders however if it is feasible and not let any more tourists into it for the moment

Some towns in Donegal are filled with holiday homes and caravan parks. In recent weeks they have been thronged with tourists.

is_that_so · 23-03-2020 09:13PM

Blanco100 wrote: »

when you are in hospital and they test you, how long is the turnaround time in terms of getting a result of the test?

That I believe is about 12 hours.

BluePlanet · 23-03-2020 09:13PM

Borris's "Lockdown".
It's too lax.
Same in Ireland i'm afraid.

What is needed is firm, robust lockdown on all non-essential shops and activities.
Need numbers of visible police and army on the street to set the tone.

caviardreams · 23-03-2020 09:13PM

Some people who are calling for a full lockdown here - the thoughts of 3-6 weeks indoors with no walks outside etc would be unbearable for many who rely on fresh air and outdoors for mental health and other reasons - this is going to be such a long journey - as Holohan pointed out on the graph we are literally only at the start.

I completely agree re closing non-essential services and public attractions etc. but I do think we should try and keep a balance - this could be months and months. A lockdown is not going to solve this or fix it or make it disappear in a few weeks - the strategy is to slow things down but we will still get infections increasing, it's unavoidable. In fact the more we slow them down to help the health service (and the more successful we are) the longer is will last however, so surely keeping some quality of a life (i.e a socially-distanced walk outside on a sunny day!) over the next few months is important for everyone?

Westernyelp · 23-03-2020 09:13PM

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

Just on my way to Abbey St Luas and see that the usual food for homeless gathering is outside the GPO. Around 80-100 there easily. You always hear coughing walking past there given a lot of these folks are homeless of course and not in the best of health, but sure takes on a greater significance hearing it now. Surely this demographic should be helped right now in ways which don't require them to gather in large numbers.

Took a pic from across the road, will upload it later if it came out okay, may not have as almost no lighting outside the GPO and so they're effectively in the dark.

Supermacs also pretty busy.

Don't upload the picture. a description is fine. leave them some privacy

Doctors room ghost · 23-03-2020 09:14PM

Quantum Erasure wrote: »

he said he'd shut it down by thursday

Why Thursday? Has he a load a chicken got he needs selling

mean gene · 23-03-2020 09:14PM

fullstop wrote: »

Exactly. Boris was ridiculed as a clown on here until half an hour ago. We closed our schools, pubs and most restaurants and people were adamant that the UK needed to follow our lead to protect us from NI. Now Boris realises he ****ed up massively and goes a step further and, predictably, people use it to have another pop at our government.

There's a lot of us here that know he's still a clown.

BoatMad · 23-03-2020 09:14PM

rodDaly69 wrote: »

People don't seem to realise that 'how many' per day is not the figure to compare ourselves to other countries on. It is the per capita figure that is of true value.

I saw the socialist party screaming that South Korea were testing 10k a day and we need to be doing the same. And while I agree that would be fantastic, and we should aim for that, we should test as many as is possible, that is not a fair comparison. To reach South Korean levels of test coverage, we would actually need to test a little under 1k a day. A figure I believe we are already achieving.

Yes the HSE say they will be up to 5-6k tests a week soon

Gynoid · 23-03-2020 09:14PM

A while ago there was some expert (on Ebola, I think) who said speed is more important than being right in an epidemic, and it will always seem like too much of a reaction in the beginning and too little in the end. Something like that. Anyone know who this was? Perhaps I am not remembering correctly. But I thought at the time this person is correct. People in charge do not want to look like nervous ninnies...but they should not care about that.

growleaves · 23-03-2020 09:14PM

What do you mean by "long time ago"? Paddy's day was a week ago, and the schools closed only a couple of days before that. This has been on its way for well over a month.

It just feels like a long time.

23-03-2020 09:15PM

kowloon wrote: »

This reminds me of a post on the politics forum:

Fool

declanflynn · 23-03-2020 09:15PM

fullstop wrote: »

Exactly. Boris was ridiculed as a clown on here until half an hour ago. We closed our schools, pubs and most restaurants and people were adamant that the UK needed to follow our lead to protect us from NI. Now Boris realises he ****ed up massively and goes a step further and, predictably, people use it to have another pop at our government.

I think some people will be disappointed, if in a few weeks it looks like Leo did a good job

Ralphyroo · 23-03-2020 09:15PM

SnowyMuckish wrote: »

Some towns in Donegal are filled with holiday homes and caravan parks. In recent weeks they have been thronged with tourists.

The border should be closed donegal doesn't have the healthcare capacity to cope with these people treating it like a holiday

Gods Gift · 23-03-2020 09:15PM

Jaysus I’d kill for a pint and a snack box.

moeblogs · 23-03-2020 09:16PM

Meanwhile in the UK

Doctors room ghost · 23-03-2020 09:16PM

What kind of an idiot cues for a McDonald’s.
A high percentage of gombeens Around these days it would seem

is_that_so · 23-03-2020 09:17PM

caviardreams wrote: »

Some people who are calling for a full lockdown here - the thoughts of 3-6 weeks indoors with no walks outside etc would be unbearable for many who rely on fresh air and outdoors for mental health and other reasons - this is going to be such a long journey - as Holohan pointed out on the graph we are literally only at the start.

I completely agree re closing non-essential services and public attractions etc. but I do think we should try and keep a balance - this could be months and months. A lockdown is not going to solve this or fix it or make it disappear in a few weeks - the strategy is to slow things down but we will still get infections increasing, it's unavoidable. In fact the more we slow them down to help the health service (and the more successful we are) the longer is will last however, so surely keeping some quality of a life (i.e a socially-distanced walk outside on a sunny day!) over the next few months is important for everyone?

It's now known as physical distancing! Please update your records!:D

Blueshoe · 23-03-2020 09:17PM

Andrew00 wrote: »

Gangs of young lads in tracksuits running around Galway thinking their gangland criminals

Run over a few of them. We need welfare money to be given to those amongst us that have lost their jobs in this crisis. Nobody will miss the little parasites

mean gene · 23-03-2020 09:17PM

Sorry Boris your incompetence last week has killed thousands over too late you idiot

shesty · 23-03-2020 09:17PM

caviardreams wrote: »

Some people who are calling for a full lockdown here - the thoughts of 3-6 weeks indoors with no walks outside etc would be unbearable for many who rely on fresh air and outdoors for mental health and other reasons - this is going to be such a long journey - as Holohan pointed out on the graph we are literally only at the start.

I completely agree re closing non-essential services and public attractions etc. but I do think we should try and keep a balance - this could be months and months. A lockdown is not going to solve this or fix it or make it disappear in a few weeks - the strategy is to slow things down but we will still get infections increasing, it's unavoidable. In fact the more we slow them down to help the health service (and the more successful we are) the longer is will last however, so surely keeping some quality of a life (i.e a socially-distanced walk outside on a sunny day!) over the next few months is important for everyone?

Some people prefer the knee-jerk reaction. People around me are trying harder and harder at distancing, even just in the last few days, it's really noticeable. Businesses have found ways to make it work for them (some of them, the rest have closed).
I've said this before - it's a marathon, not a sprint. The Government are striking a balance between keeping control on it and not pushing people past the point they can stand. We are not China. They are an outlier in terms of how controlling of people's lives their Government is. If it happens, I would foresee total lockdown here to be for a short enough period only, and only if numbers start escalating out of control completely. For now, they are doing enough.

jimmycrackcorm · 23-03-2020 09:18PM

Ralphyroo wrote: »

The border should be closed donegal doesn't have the healthcare capacity to cope with these people treating it like a holiday

Donegal people have been looking for a wall to be built for many years, the north and south, to keep them out. By God they should build it tall.

cameramonkey · 23-03-2020 09:19PM

rodDaly69 wrote: »

People don't seem to realise that 'how many' per day is not the figure to compare ourselves to other countries on. It is the per capita figure that is of true value.

I saw the socialist party screaming that South Korea were testing 10k a day and we need to be doing the same. And while I agree that would be fantastic, and we should aim for that, we should test as many as is possible, that is not a fair comparison. To reach South Korean levels of test coverage, we would actually need to test a little under 1k a day. A figure I believe we are already achieving.

I think the HSE should just say how many results have been processed and how many tests have taken place. It gives a good indication of where we are. Instead they say we are working towards 4500 a day when they are nowhere near that for tests , and we have no idea how many are being processed that we are getting results for. With the delays that many are claiming we might only be processing a few hundred a day but I have no idea.

babybuilder · 23-03-2020 09:19PM

shesty wrote: »

Some people prefer the knee-jerk reaction. People around me are trying harder and harder at distancing, even just in the last few days, it's really noticeable. Businesses have found ways to make it work for them (some of them, the rest have closed).
I've said this before - it's a marathon, not a sprint. The Government are striking a balance between keeping control on it and not pushing people past the point they can stand. We are not China. They are an outlier in terms of how controlling of people's lives their Government is. If it happens, I would foresee total lockdown here to be for a short enough period only, and only if numbers start escalating out of control completely. For now, they are doing enough.

You and Leo would make a good team:
"But Mr Varadkar also said that people should not be berated for going to places that were crowded at the weekend.

He said they probably did not realise until they turned up there and said that he believed most people were observing social distancing"

Mwengwe · 23-03-2020 09:19PM

Gynoid wrote: »

A while ago there was some expert (on Ebola, I think) who said speed is more important than being right in an epidemic, and it will always seem like too much of a reaction in the beginning and too little in the end. Something like that. Anyone know who this was? Perhaps I am not remembering correctly. But I thought at the time this person is correct. People in charge do not want to look like nervous ninnies...but they should not care about that.

Michael Ryan

niallo27 · 23-03-2020 09:19PM

Doctors room ghost wrote: »

What kind of an idiot cues for a McDonald’s.
A high percentage of gombeens Around these days it would seem

So what if they did. They were in their cars, social distancing was adhered to. Amount of miserable ****ers on here is unreal.

expectationlost · 23-03-2020 09:19PM

Mwengwe wrote: »

(Would) make a massive difference. Without knowing about antibodies, you could test negative for the virus and then catch it on your way home. It doesn't really get rid of the fear of catching it or spreading it, it just tells you that at this particular point in time you're not infected with it.

you should still be careful as to not spread it from person/object to your hand to object/person

Westernyelp · 23-03-2020 09:20PM

Gynoid wrote: »

A while ago there was some expert (on Ebola, I think) who said speed is more important than being right in an epidemic, and it will always seem like too much of a reaction in the beginning and too little in the end. Something like that. Anyone know who this was? Perhaps I am not remembering correctly. But I thought at the time this person is correct. People in charge do not want to look like nervous ninnies...but they should not care about that.

Dr, Michael Ryan I think

Doctors room ghost · 23-03-2020 09:20PM

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

Donegal people have been looking for a wall to be built for many years, the north and south, to keep them out. By God they should build it tall.

They’re after casinos and chicken ranches aswell be god

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