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

TCDStudent1 · 27-03-2020 10:16PM

On the 2k radius, does that mean I can go for a walk for 2k from my home and then 2k back to my home? Or 1K out and 1K back?

New Home · 27-03-2020 10:16PM

Class MayDresser wrote: »

Those apostrophes helped, great idea.

They're commas.

nails1 · 27-03-2020 10:16PM

Will warehouse workers like Fedex ups and Dhl still have to work?

Jimbob1977 · 27-03-2020 10:16PM

I'm thankful that I bought all those UHT milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

bottlebrush · 27-03-2020 10:16PM

Akrasia wrote: »

Every single phone now will track your steps and the distance you have walked (ok, not a nokia 3210)
But most people would have the cop on to know how far it is to the nearest landmarks around their house

People will leave their phones at home

namloc1980 · 27-03-2020 10:16PM

Jjjjjjjjbarry wrote: »

Are all food suppliers who supply shops now shut for two weeks?

I'd imagine food production would be considered an essential service/industry.

threeball · 27-03-2020 10:17PM

Jim_Hodge wrote: »

2km in this rural area is very restrictive. I know we can do the weekly shopping but simple things for older people, like a daily newspaper, requires 5km or more to the local shop.

Like everything in Ireland this is designed for Dublin.

amadangomor · 27-03-2020 10:17PM

Mervyn Skidmore wrote: »

Are the "lockdown" cohort on here finally satisfied?

Weird comment. Sad as **** actually.

YFlyer · 27-03-2020 10:17PM

Going to visit Ben Gilroy Facebook page to see what words of wisdom he'll have.

kilkenny31 · 27-03-2020 10:17PM

Roger_007 wrote: »

These ‘extra’ restrictions are absolutely futile. Once you start making exceptions to the stay-at-home rule the thing falls apart. It only takes one person in any household to go out shopping or to work or for any other reason and they bring the virus back with them.
All these measures are just window dressing. The horse has bolted long ago. All efforts should be concentrated on devising ways to protect the at-risk groups. The rest of us can just take our chances.

I've been saying that for a long time. We need to find a way to protect the elderly and vulnerble. What's awful is an elderly person I know is in her 80's and lives alone and she has told her daughter she would be better off dead rather than isolating herself. She can't cope with her family only calling to drop of food and her family won't stay longer with her to protect her.

awec · 27-03-2020 10:17PM

TCDStudent1 wrote: »

On the 2k radius, does that mean I can go for a walk for 2k from my home and then 2k back to my home? Or 1K out and 1K back?

You have to tie a 2km long piece of string to your front door, and you can only walk until you run out of string, then you need to turn around and go home.

Make sure it's exactly 2km.

SEPT 23 1989 · 27-03-2020 10:17PM

I need a pint

Mysteriouschic · 27-03-2020 10:17PM

eldamo wrote: »

Where are passengers coming in from? Irish people being repatriated maybe, but there are no tourists landing wondering what is going on. The whole world is at a standstill due to this.

Mostly UK flights , then Germany and France, USA

Akrasia · 27-03-2020 10:17PM

Roger_007 wrote: »

These ‘extra’ restrictions are absolutely futile. Once you start making exceptions to the stay-at-home rule the thing falls apart. It only takes one person in any household to go out shopping or to work or for any other reason and they bring the virus back with them.
All these measures are just window dressing. The horse has bolted long ago. All efforts should be concentrated on devising ways to protect the at-risk groups. The rest of us can just take our chances.

The at risk groups include healthcare workers who have already had a fatality and will see many more before this ends. You can stay at home and knit for a few weeks, the ECB can pump a few trillion euros into the money supply to cover a lot of the costs and we’ll bounce back economically

27-03-2020 10:17PM

TCDStudent1 wrote: »

On the 2k radius, does that mean I can go for a walk for 2k from my home and then 2k back to my home? Or 1K out and 1K back?

2km out. And then in a circle for as long as you want

FVP3 · 27-03-2020 10:17PM

spookwoman wrote: »

I's say for shopping and essential it's ok the 2km rule is for going for your walk more than likely

yes, you can probably bend the rules a bit by running or walking to the shop that is 3Km away. I might do that tomorrow in fact.

gmisk · 27-03-2020 10:18PM

Jimbob1977 wrote: »

I'm thankful that I bought all those UHT milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

And that I plunged all my money into frozen orange juice!

27-03-2020 10:18PM

dan786 · 27-03-2020 10:18PM

TCDStudent1 wrote: »

On the 2k radius, does that mean I can go for a walk for 2k from my home and then 2k back to my home? Or 1K out and 1K back?

You can walk 100 kms within a 2km radius if you like. Its just that you must stay within 2km radius of your house.

But again they said brief exercise so dont actually do 100kms.

Wombatman · 27-03-2020 10:18PM

I wish they would cut out the waffle and Victor Hugo quotes at this stage.

A half hour conference with 5 min of hard facts. Details of restrictions, no talk of enforcement.

At least Bojo got straight to the point.

27-03-2020 10:19PM

TCDStudent1 wrote: »

On the 2k radius, does that mean I can go for a walk for 2k from my home and then 2k back to my home? Or 1K out and 1K back?

Surely a TCD student knows what a radius is...

amadangomor · 27-03-2020 10:19PM

Just to remind everyone of what Leo said- The 2km thing is only for exercise. You can go further to shop for food, doctor etc!!!!

Coneygree · 27-03-2020 10:19PM

No wonder the place is f*cked, the amount of people commenting here about the 2km radius. If ye watched the conference or read the tens of articles already online ye'd see it is a 2km restriction for exercise not for work or shops. People here must be exchanging brain cells for rolls of toilet roll.

is_that_so · 27-03-2020 10:19PM

amadangomor wrote: »

Weird comment. Sad as **** actually.

TBF there has been a level of strident hysteria from some posters on that topic.

shinny · 27-03-2020 10:19PM

"Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue"

brianregan09 · 27-03-2020 10:19PM

2KM ffs nearest shop to me is 6km away

FVP3 · 27-03-2020 10:19PM

Akrasia wrote: »

The at risk groups include healthcare workers who have already had a fatality and will see many more before this ends. You can stay at home and knit for a few weeks, the ECB can pump a few trillion euros into the money supply to cover a lot of the costs and we’ll bounce back economically

Hopefully they don't use QE but some kind of helicopter money. The people's QE.

Tandey · 27-03-2020 10:19PM

Can I ask how they are going to enforce this?

They are letting criminals out of jail when they should be locked up still. More than 200 of them.

It’s not like you’ll be put in jail anyway.

dougm1970 · 27-03-2020 10:19PM

eagle eye wrote: »

This 2km thing is a load of codswallop. I've been driving out to the middle of nowhere to walk my dogs where there is nobody else. If I walk them within 2km of my house I can't avoid people.

yes. i'm the same. in our village, up a mountain, we have 1000 population, and only a few roads in and out with nothing on those roads until you get a few miles out.....then you get to some great areas with space for dog walks etc...forest walks etc....last sunday i walked around a huge lake, sun shining and didnt see a soul.
if everyone is walking around our 1-street wee village we'll all be on top of each other...even our village park / playground is closed to discourage people being close to each other.

iamwhoiam · 27-03-2020 10:19PM

One in my house over 70 and one under . I presume the one under 70 can go shopping ?

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

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