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

Signore Fancy Pants wrote: »

One of many idiots out there.

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

A d*ckhead driving a BMW. Who'd have thunk it?

otnomart wrote: »

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/

If the eurozone doesn't come up trumps this time around or if Germany drags its heels and their obsession about inflation prevents the Eurozone from taking drastic measures then Ireland and smaller countries will seriously have to consider exiting the eurozone. I think it's clear the the Euro was a mistake. Too many different economies at different stages of growth being dictated to by the needs of one economy.

is_that_so wrote: »

A 2km from home calculator.

https://2kmfromhome.com/

Aaaargh!!! The cruelty! That gets me to just 100m short of the sea front! A curse on our conversion to metric measurements!

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?

https://twitter.com/LeoVaradkar/status/1243856383117844481?s=20

Takeaways staying open per An Taoiseach and retail food staying open per: https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/625292-updated-list-of-essential-retail-outlets-27th-march-2020/

You would think deliveries are included but they will perhaps clarify this.

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.

Saw this mentioned on another forum and the understanding there was that this applies to someone who has a repeat prescription, maybe for blood pressure tablets, and usually has to go in every month for a months worth. Under this new situation it might be the case that the pharmacist could decide to give them more than one month's supply, so effectively giving them medication beyond normal date of their prescription, not medication beyond it's "use by" date.

Not saying that is the case, just another view of it.

Roger_007 wrote: »

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’?

Can you get her a mask and/or disposable gloves ? Educating her on how she can protect herself, basically.

pjohnson wrote: »

Ridiculous letting the thick fùck home. Should lock him up for the nations good. Dumb fùckwits like that are the whole problem.

€500 on the spot fine for people who don't have a valid reason to be out

namloc1980 wrote: »

Post office maybe?

They staying open?

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.

I think so, the rampant capitalism that allowed for the outsourcing of everything will rein back in. There was a school of thought which believed that a primarily service-oriented economy was a "more evolved" one, but clearly when you lack direct access to manufacturing facilities, then you may be crippled when a global emergency hits.

This was due anyway - the carbon cost of manufacturing everything in China and shipping it around the world was enormous.

For countries in the EU, this will present a good opportunity to build decent local manufacturing bases. Every country doesn't need to be individually self-sufficient.

If we weren't an EU member right now, we'd be in serious ****. We'd be food secure, but running out of almost everything else.

Roger_007 wrote: »

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’?

Covid-19 doesn't care if she is as "healthy as a trout". The overwhelming evidence is that people over 70 are substantially at risk. But some people just refuse to listen.

TheValeyard wrote: »

They staying open?

Yes.