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

tuxy · 24-03-2020 01:57AM

Monkeynut wrote: »

Phone repair and pc repair. Essential? Non-Essential?

Do people need these service to enable them to work from home?

bodhrandude · 24-03-2020 01:58AM

I wonder how Galway 2020 is doing.

:D;)

Yurt2 · 24-03-2020 01:59AM

Strazdas wrote: »

I'm not really sure how total quarantine would improve the Irish situation. I'm seeing huge compliance with social distancing everywhere.

Those demanding "lockdown now!" on social media aren't offering much as to why it is necessary.

Because, ** LOCKDOWN** sounds better than NOT A LOCKDOWN.

Some people won't be satisfied until they see a shirtless Jason Statham descend into their estate on an Apache helicopter with an M-16 on his shoulder.

Then they can truly acknowledge that this indeed is.... A LOCKDOWN

fritzelly · 24-03-2020 02:00AM

Strazdas wrote: »

I'm not really sure how total quarantine would improve the Irish situation. I'm seeing huge compliance with social distancing everywhere.

Those demanding "lockdown now!" on social media aren't offering much as to why it is necessary.

I think there's something to be said for restricting groups of people hanging around.
Passing the local Lidl yesterday there was about 30/40 youths/teenagers in the local playground skateboarding etc - everyone of them is a vector for the virus
In general I think people are observing social distancing - people move to the other side of the pavement when passing, in supermarkets people are trying to maintain distance. Alas I see lots of old people going around doing the complete opposite - so it's not just the young but the old as well putting themselves in harms way, I may have the virus but no symptoms and some old fella coming up and standing right beside me is just increasing his chances of dying in the next 3 weeks or so.

Strazdas · 24-03-2020 02:00AM

paddythere wrote: »

I reckon Dublin is badly in need of a lockdown. The rest of the country is not half as densely populated so the social distancing may work or at least slow it down significantly.

Dublin is still very open and well laid out though. I've scarcely come within 2 metres of anyone for the last few days and if I did, only for a second or two.

fritzelly · 24-03-2020 02:01AM

paddythere wrote: »

I reckon Dublin is badly in need of a lockdown. The rest of the country is not half as densely populated so the social distancing may work or at least slow it down significantly.

You do know Westmeath has more cases per capita than anywhere else in Ireland?

Gods Gift · 24-03-2020 02:01AM

paddythere wrote: »

I reckon Dublin is badly in need of a lockdown. The rest of the country is not half as densely populated so the social distancing may work or at least slow it down significantly.

You could have put the full stop and finished after the e in dense.

cj maxx · 24-03-2020 02:01AM

tuxy wrote: »

Do people need these service to enable them to work from home?

not if your an artist or writer but for most people , yes theyre essential

Rjd2 · 24-03-2020 02:02AM

Mwengwe wrote: »

Well yeah because just because you test negative doesn't mean you're immune. The virus is still out there!

That's the fear...someone tests negative and then goes "phew can go back to living like normal ",,,,,eh no you can't.

No different than getting an SDI check up, getting the clear and then celebrating by having unprotected sex with strangers.

Lackey · 24-03-2020 02:02AM

fritzelly wrote: »

Yes but it's their normal placement brought forward - still think they could be compensated something for their work in these times

But they cant work the jobs they would have worked during normal placement
Pay their rent/have flatmates/landlords that don't want them there
Its a completely different situation

joeysoap · 24-03-2020 02:05AM

fritzelly wrote: »

Hmm tell that to Ryanair and the Government

I think they both know :rolleyes:

https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2015/0917/728370-aer-lingus-shares/

fritzelly · 24-03-2020 02:07AM

Lackey wrote: »

But they cant work the jobs they would have worked during normal placement
Pay their rent/have flatmates/landlords that don't want them there
Its a completely different situation

Are they not doing what would normally be expected to free up other more experienced nurses etc? Surely they are not being thrown on to the front line?
I agree they should be paid something, this is extraordinary times and they are being used to supplement the health service

fritzelly · 24-03-2020 02:08AM

joeysoap wrote: »

I think they both know :rolleyes:

https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2015/0917/728370-aer-lingus-shares/

LOL - don't remember that

marilynrr · 24-03-2020 02:09AM

Strazdas wrote: »

I'm not really sure how total quarantine would improve the Irish situation. I'm seeing huge compliance with social distancing everywhere.

Those demanding "lockdown now!" on social media aren't offering much as to why it is necessary.

I posted here a couple of days ago. I live rurally near a lot of mobile holiday parks. One site decided to remain closed thankfully but the others opened up and were packed with people from Dublin. For those of us in a small area doing our very best to keep ourselves, our loved ones and our friends and family safe it's incredibly stressful and frustrating to see all these people down on holiday, standing outside the pubs or sitting on the benches (the pubs are closed). There's an increased amount of people in our local shop and while the locals seemed to have got social distancing down, those people apparently didn't get the memo.

People shouldn't be moving around in a pandemic, and should stay where they are. It's not fair on the locals who live here. In Italy people went from the North to the South bringing the virus with them.

Strumms · 24-03-2020 02:10AM

youtube! wrote: »

Irish times are reporting an announcement akin to the Britisih one will be made tomorrow all non essential business to close, I have a question though what constitutes a non essential business, how about Petrol stations and the shope within, what about building sites? Roadworks? Couriers? So many grey areas.

A petrol station near me already closed. It’s operating as it would at night with payment accepted at the hatch and no access into the shop. So no problem too if you are paying for your petrol, want a Diet Coke, a newspaper and some Jaffa cakes too the person on the till just gets em..

Courier services are essential, likes of UPS, DHL etc... they carry a wide range of products including things like hospital equipment and supplies, documents for the government, legal practices, adoption papers, and hundreds of more things. Maybe they will only carry out essential deliveries. Minimizing contact.

Building sites and roadworks once made safe could stop.

Monkeynut · 24-03-2020 02:11AM

Phone repair and pc repair. Essential? Non-Essential? People need to work from home.

wakka12 · 24-03-2020 02:13AM

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

So how did they turn it around then? I'm more and more convinced climate is a huge factor in all of this

Climate is looking more and more unlikely to be a huge factor as thousands and thousands of cases emerged last week in South East Asia, North Africa, Central and South America...and cases across North America and Europe accelerate despite the much warmer weather

Gods Gift · 24-03-2020 02:14AM

Monkeynut wrote: »

Phone repair and pc repair. Essential? Non-Essential? People need to work from home.

Pornhub keeps freezing.

fritzelly · 24-03-2020 02:14AM

Monkeynut wrote: »

Phone repair and pc repair. Essential? Non-Essential? People need to work from home.

Call out service - no need for shop

YFlyer · 24-03-2020 02:14AM

Why are tennis and golf clubs still open?

Yurt2 · 24-03-2020 02:15AM

LOCKDOWN

Strazdas · 24-03-2020 02:15AM

marilynrr wrote: »

I posted here a couple of days ago. I live rurally near a lot of mobile holiday parks. One site decided to remain closed thankfully but the others opened up and were packed with people from Dublin. For those of us in a small area doing our very best to keep ourselves, our loved ones and our friends and family safe it's incredibly stressful and frustrating to see all these people down on holiday, standing outside the pubs or sitting on the benches (the pubs are closed). There's an increased amount of people in our local shop and while the locals seemed to have got social distancing down, those people apparently didn't get the memo.

People shouldn't be moving around in a pandemic, and should stay where they are. It's not fair on the locals who live here. In Italy people went from the North to the South bringing the virus with them.

I totally agree with you about those eejits heading to the beach, beauty spots and holiday parks like it's a bank holiday weekend. But they are a small minority.....it would be very harsh to lock up 5m people just to keep a brake on those inconsiderate clowns.

Gods Gift · 24-03-2020 02:15AM

fritzelly wrote: »

Would that be Wednesday at 9am or 11am?

All major announcements are at 1100hrs.

YFlyer · 24-03-2020 02:15AM

Gods Gift wrote: »

Pornhub keeps freezing.

All repeats.

questionmark? · 24-03-2020 02:15AM

MarkY91 wrote: »

My cousin in the army is fully briefed on a lockdown. Showed me a list of names on the board. Different groups have different patrols around Dublin. At minimum 400 waiting for the go ahead to be deployed from his barracks now.

And my cousins friends goldfish said there is lads in the army who don't know who put the figs in the fig rolls.

Strumms · 24-03-2020 02:16AM

YFlyer wrote: »

All repeats.

Cum on, you kidding me ?

Cork_Langer1 · 24-03-2020 02:19AM

MarkY91 wrote: »

My cousin in the army is fully briefed on a lockdown. Showed me a list of names on the board. Different groups have different patrols around Dublin. At minimum 400 waiting for the go ahead to be deployed from his barracks now.

7k odd army and 1k reserves, plus 14,000 guards isn't enough.

That's not the way to go, people need to be reassured with leadership, not paniced by seen the army patrol the streets

Hopefully it's bull****e.

MarkY91 · 24-03-2020 02:19AM

questionmark? wrote: »

And my cousins friends goldfish said there is lads in the army who don't know who put the figs in the fig rolls.

Eh ok. Why would I make something like that up? It's not even that interesting.

Everyone knows someone in the army. Ask around.

Woodsie1 · 24-03-2020 02:21AM

I drive for a living and have to say there is fcuk all traffic around Dublin and most of the big towns I drive through.Seems to me that the social distancing is working a treat.
Got 3 runs in today instead of the normal 2 because of the lack of traffic.
Still a few people roaming around walking but by god the M50 is so much clearer at rush hour than a month ago.
From my own perspective it looks like the majority of people are doing whats recommended and its only a minority who are acting the cnut queing at chippers and the like.

MarkY91 · 24-03-2020 02:22AM

Cork_Langer1 wrote: »

7k odd army and 1k reserves, plus 14,000 guards isn't enough.

That's not the way to go, people need to be reassured with leadership, not paniced by seen the army patrol the streets

Hopefully it's bull****e.

It's definitely not bull****. He was called back down to limerick Since Friday or Saturday to prepare.

Sadly I think they are needed as Ireland has a huge population of utter scum who will go out of their way to disobey any government or Gardai telling them what to do because the Gardai are rats or whatever bull**** "logic" these knackers use.

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