CoVid19 Part XI - 2,615 in ROI (46 deaths) 410 in NI (21 deaths)(29/03)OP upd 28/03

iamwhoiam · 27-03-2020 08:35PM

elperello wrote: »

There was an announcement at the start that some of it was filmed before restrictions commenced.

She was actually talking to someone about what the kids could do when not in school . So it was very relevant to stand back , there was only a two foot table between them

pjohnson · 27-03-2020 08:35PM

Not Now John wrote: »

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who went to Cheltenham or took their skiing holidays post February, et al. You are special kinds of Oirish, and no mistake. The best kind. I hope ye had your craic, because that's all that matters.

They should be refused any treatment and locked somewhere when they show up to stop them infecting more innocent responsible people.

froog · 27-03-2020 08:35PM

its past 7.30 now and no official notification of the announcement which is supposedly at 8.30. fake news i reckon.

deaddonkey15 · 27-03-2020 08:35PM

Cody montana wrote: »

Oh shut up!

If only.

bennyl10 · 27-03-2020 08:35PM

Strange RTE haven’t mentioned this briefing yet..
But Reilly and VM seem sure

Downlinz · 27-03-2020 08:35PM

I think they might be preparing people for the gardaí to become more heavy handed after a week filled with incidents of kids and teens generally using the situation to cause havoc and spread fear.

iwillyeah1234 · 27-03-2020 08:36PM

eagle eye wrote: »

He'd win by landslide if he did.

as well as his amazing command of the details , which by itself is impressive enough, i have to say , it's the "Nu Yawk" accent that really does it for me ( and possibly many Americans).. no nonsense, get things done, "GoodFellas" , "Serpico", Robert De Niro - all sorts of cultural references seem to trigger when you hear Cuomo doing his press briefings.

And I honestly don't think its fake - it's damn obvious he loves his native "Nu Yawk" with a passion. And it really shows.

MonkieSocks · 27-03-2020 08:36PM

iwillyeah1234 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkyO1DTqoWQ

Good interview by Chris Cuomo ( Governor Cuomo's brother) with Dr. Fauchi on CNN last night.

I also saw this guy on Cnn last night, he was also on CNBC.

He was in China for a metting about the virus

Fmr. Harvard Medical School professor Dr. William Haseltine discusses the measures China has taken to curb the coronavirus, why he considers Easter too early to re-open the U.S. economy and what he thinks the U.S. should be doing now. Aired on 3/26/2020.

JP Liz V1 · 27-03-2020 08:37PM

banie01 wrote: »

Not gonna lie...
Thought for a second that was a pic of BoJo on his sick bed

The hair

hotmail.com · 27-03-2020 08:37PM

iwillyeah1234 wrote: »

as well as his amazing command of the details , which by itself is impressive enough, i have to say , it's the "Nu Yawk" accent that really does it for me ( and possibly many Americans).. no nonsense, get things done, "GoodFellas" , "Serpico", Robert De Niro - all sorts of cultural references seem to trigger when you hear Cuomo doing his press briefings.

And I honestly don't think its fake - it's damn obvious he loves his native "Nu Yawk" with a passion. And it really shows.

It's this sort of nonsense that got Trump elected.

Cork Boy 53 · 27-03-2020 08:37PM

An Ciarraioch wrote: »

https://twitter.com/VirginMediaNews/status/1243619368765972483

There will be no Govt. announcement this evening. Maybe on Monday if there is a further steep rise in ICU cases/deaths over the weekend.

brendanwalsh · 27-03-2020 08:38PM

Not Now John wrote: »

My wife redeployed within HSE today to a swab centre, starting next week. We knew it would probably come, but it's real now. It should be a controlled environment at least. I really feel for staff at hospitals and their families.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who went to Cheltenham or took their skiing holidays post February, et al. You are special kinds of Oirish, and no mistake. The best kind. I hope ye had your craic, because that's all that matters.

Yes and they’ll be the very ones clamoring for a ventilator and giving out when there’s none available for their grandmother they infected

pjohnson · 27-03-2020 08:38PM

deaddonkey15 wrote: »

If only.

Quality as always.

spookwoman · 27-03-2020 08:38PM

https://twitter.com/FergalBowers/status/1243623311273349121?s=20

Logan Roy · 27-03-2020 08:38PM

niallo27 wrote: »

How many phases are there. Nearly every retail shop, pubs and restaurants are shut. How the **** do you not think we are not at phase 1.

There's an awful amount of ****e being spouted about "lockdowns" in here. Has been for weeks now. They could announce every single business to close and everyone to stay in the home if they like, who's going to police it?

27-03-2020 08:38PM

New Home wrote: »

Of course it's no joke, but it's necessary. But it seems to me that people are following Homer's school of thought, i.e. "If it's hard to do, it's not worth doing, boy.".

I don't think that's fair. We can know that a lockdown is necessary and also be terrified of it.
What lockdown means for you may have a different meaning for someone else. People who are in abusive relationships, children in abusive homes, those who are mentally unwell, impoverished living conditions.
Rationally I will agree with whatever the Government puts in place but I will still be scared and will understand how difficult it could be for many.

bennyl10 · 27-03-2020 08:38PM

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

There will be no Govt. announcement this evening. Maybe on Monday if there is a further steep rise in ICU cases/deaths over the weekend.

So why are TV3 specifically saying announcement

Naos · 27-03-2020 08:38PM

Vicxas wrote: »

We're on the curve and it isn't as sharp as we thought it was going to be at this stage.

Or as a nation, we're making a pretty decent effort to blunt that curve.

marilynrr · 27-03-2020 08:38PM

rossie1977 wrote: »

We aren't even close to phase 1 of a lockdown here in Ireland

Completely disagree. A certain % of the population are behaving exactly as they would be if they were in a full on lockdown.
I'm not sure how many that is but I know plenty of people who are at home, with only one household member leaving the house once per week to buy the essentials.

hotmail.com · 27-03-2020 08:39PM

bennyl10 wrote: »

Strange RTE haven’t mentioned this briefing yet..
But Reilly and VM seem sure

Gavin Riley just said there is a press conference at 8.30 with Leo and Simon.

Spanish Eyes · 27-03-2020 08:39PM

iwillyeah1234 wrote: »

whilst i fully sympathise with your sentiments, you have to remember that we operate under Common Law and policing by consent - like the British system.

This is utterly different to the Napoleonic legal system in Italy/Spain/France.

My best guess is that the Gardai are watching how the British police have implemented the lockdown in England, and are advising the government on how to implement something similar within our Common Law legal system.

Fair enough, I did mention this aspect in my post.

Fines, breaking up groups, sternly telling people to go home that kind of thing could be tried.

Another week of this and we will be back to square one. The ICUs are filling up very fast, sadly. That must concentrate minds.

Giving up a bit of freedom for a while is well worth it for the sake of everyone around you. Tough measures now will yield dividends. It should not be delayed much longer really.

amadangomor · 27-03-2020 08:39PM

Not Now John wrote: »

My wife redeployed within HSE today to a swab centre, starting next week. We knew it would probably come, but it's real now. It should be a controlled environment at least. I really feel for staff at hospitals and their families.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who went to Cheltenham or took their skiing holidays post February, et al. You are special kinds of Oirish, and no mistake. The best kind. I hope ye had your craic, because that's all that matters.

Well said. Don't forget the eejits heading to packed pubs on the last weekend the pubs were open.

Some of them coming on to this thread to brag about it.

spookwoman · 27-03-2020 08:39PM

Logan Roy wrote: »

There's an awful amount of ****e being spouted about "lockdowns" in here. Has been for weeks now. They could announce every single business to close and everyone to stay in the home if they like, who's going to police it?

They will still need to hav shops open people need to eat but they might announce no going for walks etc

Banner2theend · 27-03-2020 08:40PM

hotmail.com wrote: »

Gavin Riley just said there is a press conference at 8.30 with Leo and Simon.

Plus Dr Tony Holohan also at govt. buildings in this presser.

shesty · 27-03-2020 08:40PM

There is no "etc". For most of us.

hotmail.com · 27-03-2020 08:40PM

If RTE isn't broadcasting it on RTE One, then it will just be an update on developments rather than a big announcement I suspect.

Boggles · 27-03-2020 08:40PM

The vast majority of my friends and families work places that weren't shut all ready shut down today.

So if Leo is coming out announcing further shut downs like the last day, it's pretty pointless.

Staged panto to shut down building sites is just a waste of time.

Announce it on the 9 o'clock news and take a few one on one questions.

iwillyeah1234 · 27-03-2020 08:41PM

very interesting C4 news interview with an Italian academic right now , in the whole "stay at home" area and the effects on society.

"for 20 years , my university wanted to move all courses online and nothing happened. Now in ONE WEEK, it's happened"

stockshares · 27-03-2020 08:41PM

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

There will be no Govt. announcement this evening. Maybe on Monday if there is a further steep rise in ICU cases/deaths over the weekend.

There is. It's just been announced on Virgin Media News.

Announcement at 8.30pm. I don't understand why this is not on Rte.

darced · 27-03-2020 08:41PM

Not Now John wrote: »

My wife redeployed within HSE today to a swab centre, starting next week. We knew it would probably come, but it's real now. It should be a controlled environment at least. I really feel for staff at hospitals and their families.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who went to Cheltenham or took their skiing holidays post February, et al. You are special kinds of Oirish, and no mistake. The best kind. I hope ye had your craic, because that's all that matters.

It was always coming here anyway. The government knew this, there was no avoiding it.

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CoVid19 Part XI - 2,615 in ROI (46 deaths) 410 in NI (21 deaths)(29/03)OP upd 28/03