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

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.

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.

No he didn't. He said that pharmacies were being allowed to dispense medications on the foot of expired prescriptions which would normally require a visit to the doctor to get renewed. And at the discretion of the pharmacist.

seamus wrote: »

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.

Agreed the EU needs to pull together and be strategic. We can continue to buy our non essential crap from China like Christmas lights and toy soilders. The the chineese government also need to accept some responsibility for this outbreak, in a globalised world every country needs to accept it has a responsibility to the people of the world.

wadacrack wrote: »

The PPE is not anywhere near good enough, Have a look at an Irish Healthcare worker compared to one in China. Its not good enough and they should have planned for this in January

Do you remember that 2nd press conference announcing the number of infections, which were in single digits, mind, when they said they were not expecting any significant increase in numbers?

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.

No he didn't. Christ almighty, people just have no common sense. He said they can give out medicine on out of date "prescriptions" so people don't need to go to the doctor etc. Use your brains people please.

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

If you order a takeaway how does it work with the restrictions when the delivery guy person comes to your house in terms of delivering it and paying him the person?

Hazmat suit time

Doesn't appear to be much of a change in attitude this morning by the looks of things. People still going around in groups and totalling dismissing the message sent out last night.