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

Dffgsdf · 28-03-2020 10:38AM

Sorry, is it not about reducing the number of people coming within infection distance of strangers in the community? If you go out alone rather than with your spouse, you’re reducing it by 50%. I don’t understand all the “I can share a bed with my wife but can’t go for a walk with her” outraged comments because I took a different understanding from the restriction.

niallo27 · 28-03-2020 10:38AM

Only in this country can we call someone a miserable bastard for giving away a million quid.

statesaver · 28-03-2020 10:38AM

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

It's the same in every other country so wasted oxygen.

I'm aware of that. Seems to be a high percentage here getting infected, is it lack of PPE equipment ? It is a valid question that needs answering.

retro:electro · 28-03-2020 10:39AM

amadangomor wrote: »

If people read the thread most of the questions have been answered multiple times and people are not reading the details of the restrictions properly and jumping to conclusions.

Leads to people getting annoyed.

This thread moves extremely fast. It’s absurd to think some people have the time to read pages and pages to see if a question has been asked. People are just waiting in the wings to jump down anyone’s throat shouting “stay at hoooooome”, for asking the most basic questions. This thread was once informative and it’s now overrun by preachy know it alls. The new measures are barely 12 hours old. Cut people some slack ffs.

is_that_so · 28-03-2020 10:39AM

amadangomor wrote: »

If people read the thread most of the questions have been answered multiple times and people are not reading the details of the restrictions properly and jumping to conclusions.

Leads to people getting annoyed.

Not everyone is obsessively following this and the asking of the same questions is not unusual on Boards at all. In this case the high anxiety levels and confusion people may be experiencing makes it understandable the same ones keep emerging. You can choose to answer or not answer them but you should definitely move on past them. I tend to refer them to the stickies!

New Home · 28-03-2020 10:39AM

khalessi wrote: »

I think and I could be wrong but go with me on this, but I think that maybe the government thought, and I know its a stretch that we could use common sense.

Common sense, alas, is a rare commodity these days.

Tony EH · 28-03-2020 10:40AM

hotmail.com wrote: »

Off licences allowed to stay open.

Essential service.

khalessi · 28-03-2020 10:40AM

retro:electro wrote: »

This thread moves extremely fast. It’s absurd to think some people have the time to read pages and pages to see if a question has been asked. People are just waiting in the wings to jump down anyone’s throat shouting “stay at hoooooome”, for asking the most basic questions. This thread was once informative and it’s now overrun by preachy know it alls. The new measures are barely 12 hours old. Cut people some slack ffs.

The stay at home brigade last night were mostly saying it to people who were talking about 150 mile drives and 60 k cycles and 12 k walks etc but maybe you missed that as thread moves so fast

ZX7R · 28-03-2020 10:40AM

Rob A. Bank wrote: »

Do you have a link to prove this statement ?

Most of the Asian countries, who have been successful in containing the virus, disinfect well used public spaces, buses, trams and areas around detected positive cases.

German ministry of defense.
Buses trams trains planes are a different criteria due to the confined spaces.

niallo27 · 28-03-2020 10:40AM

hotmail.com wrote: »

Off licences allowed to stay open.

Thank **** for that. Some bit of sense.

YFlyer · 28-03-2020 10:40AM

Jayzee. wrote: »

Ya they're closed

How lucky not to have the boss mobile number.

Wombatman · 28-03-2020 10:41AM

Gardaí are putting out high visibility patrols all weekend, beginning at 7pm last night and continuing until 7am on Monday morning to ensure gatherings are not happening.

https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-commissioner-drew-harris-covid19-policing-5060691-Mar2020/

cnocbui · 28-03-2020 10:41AM

depcon wrote: »

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/coronavirus-oxygen-equipment-meant-for-ireland-held-back-by-italy-1.4214229?mode=amp

These were mention as part of the equipment the government had secured. Are we going to start banning the exportation of ventilators?

Why would they ban the export of ventilators when they haven't banned the export of millions of masks from the factory in Limerick?

hotmail.com · 28-03-2020 10:42AM

Tony EH wrote: »

Essential service.

Why can't people get their alcohol during their visit to the supermarket?

statesaver · 28-03-2020 10:42AM

khalessi wrote: »

It was discovered during the Ebola crisis that the majority of health workers got infected taking off their gear.

Also the equipment may not be up to par with the shortages

Looks like poor training.

khalessi · 28-03-2020 10:43AM

statesaver wrote: »

Looks like poor training.

Exhausted workers with bad equipment but they did look into the training and improve it. Here its mainly equipment not suited to purpose atm

Antares35 · 28-03-2020 10:43AM

FishOnABike wrote: »

Keeping within a 2km radius limits the area any cluster can spread to and will limit the rate and distance of any further geographic spread.

If people drive to 'somewhere nice and secluded' they may cross paths with others who had the same idea who have travelled to the same spot from somewhere else (think Glendalough or any of a number of beaches or walks last weekend). Suddenly there's the possibility of one infected, possibly asymptomatic, person infecting others and seeding a number of new community transmitted clusters with little or no traceability back to the infecting person.

If we want to get the spread of this under control we need to stop any non essential movement and interaction outside our own household. The virus doesn't spread on its own, we spread it.

The message is simple, "Stay at home".

Exactly this. We live somewhere that is usually isolated and secluded and have been inundated with daytrippers. I'm relieved they have brought this in and wont think twice about reporting any congregations I see this weekend. Watching Leo's talk last night, I realised that we have basically been living like this anyway for the last two weeks!

is_that_so · 28-03-2020 10:44AM

hotmail.com wrote: »

Why can't people get their alcohol during their visit to the supermarket?

They may just want alcohol. Either way they are in a position to enforce the distancing.

Naggdefy · 28-03-2020 10:44AM

Another good thing about McGregor's stance on Covid is the demographic he appeals to.

Most of his fans and MMA fans and fighters are males in their 20s and 30s. They are a little high on testosterone and risk takers generally. Many idolise him. It's great he's giving this message rather than 'get out and enjoy yourselves, it's only a flu, stop acting like bleedin old fcuking women'. Look he has assaulted a man outside the Octagon, is no angel. But on this he's shown maturity and responsibility.

Rob A. Bank · 28-03-2020 10:46AM

Confirmed Covid-19 infections Worldwide pass 600,000.

It was 500,000 2 days ago.

And those figures can be taken as gross underestimates, when advanced countries like the UK don't bother to test those at home with suspicious symptoms.

wakka12 · 28-03-2020 10:46AM

hotmail.com wrote: »

All the newspapers calling it a Total Lockdown.

The media is pretty woeful sometimes.

Plenty of people out and about this morning.

What else could it be described as other than lockdown ?
Only being permitted to leave your home for grocery shopping, for a walk , or work in essential services is as lockdown as it comes

champchamp · 28-03-2020 10:48AM

Wheres the f*cking list of essential workers?

Naggdefy · 28-03-2020 10:48AM

I've been critical of Varadkar and co on points like the airports, not implementing yesterday evening's plan when he spoke 6 days ago etc.

However overall we're one of the better governed countries in our response to Covid 19. I'm happy with them 8/10 for me.

c.p.w.g.w · 28-03-2020 10:48AM

Any update on manufacturing and construction?

is_that_so · 28-03-2020 10:48AM

champchamp wrote: »

Wheres the f*cking list of essential workers?

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/coronavirus-the-essential-businesses-allowed-to-stay-open-under-new-measures-1.4214922

GeorgeBailey · 28-03-2020 10:48AM

hotmail.com wrote: »

Why can't people get their alcohol during their visit to the supermarket?

Why can't people get their groceries when they visit the off-licence

BanditLuke · 28-03-2020 10:49AM

Rob A. Bank wrote: »

Confirmed Covid-19 infections Worldwide pass 600,000.

It was 500,000 2 days ago.

And those figures can be taken as gross underestimates, when advanced countries like the UK don't bother to test those at home with suspicious symptoms.

It will be 600,000k in the UK alone imo. Remember 80% show little or no symptoms.

Snow Garden · 28-03-2020 10:49AM

wakka12 wrote: »

What else could it be described as other than lockdown ?
Only being permitted to leave your home for grocery shopping, for a walk , or work in essential services is as lockdown as it comes

Even Leo said 'lockdown' is a word he does not like to use because it means different things to different people. He also said the so called lockdowns across Europe all vary significantly.

It's an overused and abused word. Fine for simplistic discussions.

Tony EH · 28-03-2020 10:49AM

hotmail.com wrote: »

Why can't people get their alcohol during their visit to the supermarket?

Cilldara_2000 · 28-03-2020 10:50AM

c.p.w.g.w wrote: »

Any update on manufacturing and construction?

Not yet.

champchamp wrote: »

Wheres the f*cking list of essential workers?

On the way sometime today. Take it easy. We'll find out in due course. Stressing out is bad for your health.

is_that_so wrote: »

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/coronavirus-the-essential-businesses-allowed-to-stay-open-under-new-measures-1.4214922

That's only retail.

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