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

Icemancometh · 28-03-2020 11:48AM

froog wrote: »

also it seems a lot of people missed a very troubling comment in the middle of all this - leo said pharmacies will be able to give out medicine past it's sell by/use by dates. odd thing to say unless he's expecting a mass shortage of essential medicines very soon.

I think he meant prescriptions can roll over. So if you're on some blood pressure medication, but the script runs out, the pharmacist can extend it for now.

Sofiztikated · 28-03-2020 11:48AM

froog wrote: »

also it seems a lot of people missed a very troubling comment in the middle of all this - leo said pharmacies will be able to give out medicine past it's seel by/use by dates. odd thing to say unless he's expecting a mass shortage of essential medicines very soon.

Was it not that pharmacies can give out medicine outside their normal remit?

That if I have a kidney infection, I can get a run of antibiotics without having to go to the doctor?

RoryMac · 28-03-2020 11:48AM

froog wrote: »

also it seems a lot of people missed a very troubling comment in the middle of all this - leo said pharmacies will be able to give out medicine past it's seel by/use by dates. odd thing to say unless he's expecting a mass shortage of essential medicines very soon.

That's not what I heard, I took it as they could give out medicines after the prescription had expired so for repeat prescriptions they could still provide the medicine without the person having to go back to their GP

SleetAndSnow · 28-03-2020 11:49AM

What's happening with restaurant deliveries and stuff does anybody know? Passed a bill yesterday allowing them to all become deliveries, are they closed now?

recyclebin · 28-03-2020 11:49AM

froog wrote: »

where is that written?

It is kind of obvious. People should not be looking for loopholes.

pjohnson · 28-03-2020 11:49AM

froog wrote: »

also it seems a lot of people missed a very troubling comment in the middle of all this - leo said pharmacies will be able to give out medicine past it's sell by/use by dates. odd thing to say unless he's expecting a mass shortage of essential medicines very soon.

Out of date scripts I assume.

lawred2 · 28-03-2020 11:50AM

Raconteuse wrote: »

Adults who behave like toddlers.

So, so many adults who behave like toddlers...

That is true.

castletownman · 28-03-2020 11:50AM

I for one won't be affected by this 2KM limit. Live on a country road that isn't too busy with walkers anyway, and my house is pretty much equidistant between two crossroads, hence a good reference point.

I really don't understand how people can be confused by it though. Even if you live in a town, one lap of your estate could equal 2KM. Or a walk to say the end of the street and back. By yourself of course.

iguana · 28-03-2020 11:50AM

froog wrote: »

also it seems a lot of people missed a very troubling comment in the middle of all this - leo said pharmacies will be able to give out medicine past it's sell by/use by dates. odd thing to say unless he's expecting a mass shortage of essential medicines very soon.

Did he say that? I thought he was implying that at one stage but as he spoke on it sounded more like he said pharmacists were being given powers to extend ongoing prescriptions. So if someone with a 3 month prescription for, say blood pressure medicine, wasn't able to see a GP to get a new prescription, pharmacists could give them a week or two more medication until they could manage to get a doctor's appointment.

blackcard · 28-03-2020 11:50AM

RoryMac wrote: »

That's not what I heard, I took it as they could give out medicines after the prescription had expired so for repeat prescriptions they could still provide the medicine without the person having to go back to their GP

Exactly

IrishStuff09 · 28-03-2020 11:50AM

circadian wrote: »

Anyone got that diagram that shows the spread and how staying at home reduces it? It's red dots with the stay at home ones in grey.

Really simple but effective.

Was it this one?

Purple Mountain · 28-03-2020 11:51AM

froog wrote: »

also it seems a lot of people missed a very troubling comment in the middle of all this - leo said pharmacies will be able to give out medicine past it's sell by/use by dates. odd thing to say unless he's expecting a mass shortage of essential medicines very soon.

Did he not mean prescriptions that were outside their date?
Ie stockpiling of medicine?

nacho libre · 28-03-2020 11:51AM

is_that_so wrote: »

It is interesting how much of people's personalities have been laid bare on these threads. Let it go, you're mutually irritated/outraged by the topic and it'll just be yet another bout of scrapping for the moral high ground.

It's understandable to be irritated by posts that come across as sociopathic in tone, but i suppose you are essentially right, it's futile to persist because such posters are "not for turning" or "can't be reached"

Grab All Association · 28-03-2020 11:51AM

Normally don’t agree with The Scum, but they have a point here.

There was factories in this country that hmade or had the ability to make PPE. BSN in Thurles for example, that closed during the Celtic tiger and production moved abroad to places like China.

What I’m hoping comes out of this is manufacturing brought back to Europe and the USA in retaliation to this.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11264885/china-wet-markets-coronavirus-world-knees/

RoryMac · 28-03-2020 11:51AM

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

What's happening with restaurant deliveries and stuff does anybody know? Passed a bill yesterday allowing them to all become deliveries, are they closed now?

No they're open

otnomart · 28-03-2020 11:51AM

Ficheall wrote: »

The Dutch seem a little lax in their approach to the coronavirus - for example, they're saying it's fine for kids to go and play with each other if they are not symptomatic https://www.rivm.nl/en/novel-coronavirus-covid-19/questions-and-answers#039;s%20Novel%20coronavirus%20in%20China - I'd take anything they say with a large pinch of salt..

The Dutch Gov has been more than a little lax.
Becoming a liability now.
They are the only ones aiming for herd immunity.

And now they are denying solidarity.
A few days ago, the Irish Gov co-signed a letter to European Council calling for "coronabonds", together with other 8 Countries including France, Belgium and Luxembourg.
However, the Netherlands together with Germany are the most fiercely opposed to this.
Germany will likely change position, but the Dutch Gov is digging its heels.

https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/nine-member-states-ask-for-eurobonds-to-face-coronavirus-crisis/

https://www.ft.com/content/258308f6-...f-41bea055720b
https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2020/...e-coronabonds/

pampootie · 28-03-2020 11:51AM

froog wrote: »

also it seems a lot of people missed a very troubling comment in the middle of all this - leo said pharmacies will be able to give out medicine past it's sell by/use by dates. odd thing to say unless he's expecting a mass shortage of essential medicines very soon.

He didn't. He said pharmacies will have the discretion to give you medicine outside of the validity of the prescription-i.e. your prescription for your blood pressure tablets is out of date but rather than you needing to go to your doctor for renewal, your pharmacy can fill it if appropriate. It's to ease pressure on GP surgeries for the next while

Beasty · 28-03-2020 11:51AM

kevcos wrote: »

Ms Hoover, someone has eaten my thread can I have a new one?

No, we have more than enough threads around here already....

:pac:

28-03-2020 11:52AM

caveat emptor wrote: »

I don't know if this has been posted already so apologies if it has.

It seems as though we have greatly underestimated the aerosol nature of virus transmission. Whatever the reason. I've seen in some guides on PPE use the term eye protection. Doesn't stipulate goggles or face-shield. They are not the same and do different things.

There is even a warning on this thread that you can't talk about airborne. Think it needs to be updated at this stage.

Number of healthcare workers getting this is very high.

https://www.independent.ie/world-news/coronavirus/two-metres-not-enough-when-social-distancing-39083182.html

I'm glad I live in a country that now has on-the-spot fines for not wearing a mask.

Roger_007 · 28-03-2020 11:53AM

I just got off the phone to my ‘elderly’ (76), who lives alone. I was checking to see if she was OK and did she need anything. She said if she needed anything she would go out and get it. She has no intention of ‘cocooning’ herself. She’s as healthy as a trout and walks a couple of miles every day. She intends to continue doing exactly that.
I don’t think she’s the only one who will refuse to be ‘cocooned’?

Mervyn Skidmore · 28-03-2020 11:54AM

Grab All Association wrote: »

Normally don’t agree with The Scum, but they have a point here.

There was factories in this country that hmade or had the ability to make PPE. BSN in Thurles for example, that closed during the Celtic tiger and production moved abroad to places like China.

What I’m hoping comes out of this is manufacturing brought back to Europe and the USA in retaliation to this.

They closed because they weren't viable businesses. Unless it becomes viable to operate here, they won't.

Signore Fancy Pants · 28-03-2020 11:54AM

One of many idiots out there.

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1243856491041472512?s=19

sydthebeat · 28-03-2020 11:54AM

circadian wrote: »

Anyone got that diagram that shows the spread and how staying at home reduces it? It's red dots with the stay at home ones in grey.

Really simple but effective.

This one??

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/corona-simulator/

froog · 28-03-2020 11:55AM

recyclebin wrote: »

It is kind of obvious. People should not be looking for loopholes.

"kind of obvious" ?

there is no direction at all on it. they only mention retail stores. something this serious needs to be 100% clear.

woohoo!!! · 28-03-2020 11:55AM

People are stressed, lots of tension in the air, all very understandable.

Maybe try some tunes to move away from the negativity. 'Don't worry be happy', is 1st up for me

Bannasidhe · 28-03-2020 11:55AM

lawred2 wrote: »

Just going to order online.. sod waiting in long queues. Going to ration whatever food we do have until this delivery arrives. Then we'll immediately place the next order.

Please don't.
There are people who cannot wait in queues as they genuinely cannot go out to shop - they need the delivery slots.

You could be taking slots needed by people in quarantine/cocooned because you don't want to stand in a queue.

28-03-2020 11:56AM

https://twitter.com/Ocionnaith/status/1243552137981890563

Jesus Christ, there aren't even words to cover this. That poor poor man. Those YouTube videos are equal measure heartbreaking and lovely.

I not the least bit ashamed to say his entire story made me shed more than one tear

Raconteuse · 28-03-2020 11:56AM

cnocbui wrote: »

You better drag a 2km long tape measure with you, or else the high horse men of this thread will have you burned at the stake for reckless endangerment.

New data has been added to Worldometer. Including the date of each country's first case confirmation.

When Italy and Spain were at the point in time that we are at now (about four weeks since the first confirmed case) they had a fraction of the deaths in this country.

A few of you need to wake up, face reality and stop denying/trivialising this.

Apart from El Duderino being way too harsh over people just going for a walk by themselves, people are not on their high horses - they are simply seeing the reality.

Kermit.de.frog · 28-03-2020 11:56AM

https://twitter.com/flightradar24/status/1243636371950120961

namloc1980 · 28-03-2020 11:56AM

Signore Fancy Pants wrote: »

One of many idiots out there.

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1243856491041472512?s=19

And it had to be a BMW driver!

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