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

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  • #6542
    Sonics2k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭Sonics2k


    Risteard81 wrote: »
    I blame the education system for producing people who can't understand that a lockdown is pointless and futile. When it ends cases will surge. You can't continuously lock people down for a couple of years hoping to develop a vaccine. Suicides will rocket.

    A 19 year old killed herself in England the other day because of the thought of indefinite lockdowns and restrictions. By supporting these actions you are promoting genocide.

    Leo's totalitarian tendencies are dangerous and he is an enemy of the country.

    Ah here, I can't bloody well stand Leo but he's doing what many other countries are doing and need to do. You're mad to think Leo as some sort of dictator.


  • #6543
    bodhrandude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,869 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    Where's Grace7 is she still posting?

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



  • #6544
    hot buttered scones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,839 ✭✭✭hot buttered scones


    Downlinz wrote: »
    The message last need was that it had to be individual unless with kids, the message from the HSE today appears to indicate it's ok if within the same household.
    Both insist on 2m distancing though so regardless you're not going to be allowed walk side by side.

    The 2m distancing applies to people who are not members of your household. You can go for walks etc. within a 2km radius from your house with members of your own household as long as you maintain a 2m from people who aren't members of your household.


  • #6545
    CIARAN_BOYLE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,599 ✭✭✭✭CIARAN_BOYLE


    Risteard81 wrote: »
    I blame the education system for producing people who can't understand that a lockdown is pointless and futile. When it ends cases will surge. You can't continuously lock people down for a couple of years hoping to develop a vaccine. Suicides will rocket.

    A 19 year old killed herself in England the other day because of the thought of indefinite lockdowns and restrictions. By supporting these actions you are promoting genocide.

    Leo's totalitarian tendencies are dangerous and he is an enemy of the country.

    It will end one of three ways

    1. An antiviral drug that can be taken for two weeks and significantly reduces symptoms from the virus. Several existing drugs are being trialed for this purpose. If one passes trials as being effective it could be in use in 6 weeks.

    2. A good pin prick home blood test that can detect people with the virus and those who have been infected and process results in less than an hour without labs. Several are in development. Some governments have rejected some of them as not being sensitive enough.

    3. A vaccine in 18 months or so.


  • #6546
    Fr_Dougal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,166 ✭✭✭Fr_Dougal


    Risteard81 wrote: »
    I blame the education system for producing people who can't understand that a lockdown is pointless and futile. When it ends cases will surge. You can't continuously lock people down for a couple of years hoping to develop a vaccine. Suicides will rocket.

    A 19 year old killed herself in England the other day because of the thought of indefinite lockdowns and restrictions. By supporting these actions you are promoting genocide.

    Leo's totalitarian tendencies are dangerous and he is an enemy of the country.

    One of the dumbest posts I’ve seen here, congrats.


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  • #6547
    Monitor1985
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43 ✭Monitor1985


    Is there any site dedicated to Irelands curve chart? To show where we could have been without the implemented restrictions and where we are heading with current restrictions?


  • #6548
    khalessi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,216 ✭✭✭khalessi


    doylefe wrote: »
    Just went out to the shed to put the washing in the dryer. Don't worry lads I wore a full biohazard suit and disinfected it after coming back inside.

    Remember to strip naked at door, hang bio suit outside and shower and wash behind yours ears and bellybutton:D


  • #6549
    TommyKnocker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,829 ✭✭✭TommyKnocker


    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/JamieRo15001383/status/1243877203021942786


    No need for such queues. Enough for everyone.
    Queues are like that as only a few people being allowed into the store at the same time to facilitate social distancing inside the store. So people need to wait their turn to get into store. The people keep their distance in the queue.



    I had the same in my Dunne's yesterday, in a queue for almost 1 hour before I got inside the store. Inside the shopping center there is yellow/black tape on the floor every 2m to show spacing. Outside people just used common sense and most were more than 2m apart tbf.


    Shop was not crowded at all and was reasonably well stocked with the normally carried brands, no real shortages of anything that I seen. Only in the frozen veg section did I notice most of the products were Dunne's own brand rather than green isle, Birds eye etc.


  • #6550
    Valhallapt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,226 ✭✭✭Valhallapt


    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    Such an agreement would be reciprocal, not one way.

    We are already creating more ICU beds and I don't think we should be left on the hook of potentially having to import NHS patients.

    It’s almost certain we will have to help NI our, they have a chronic lack of ventilators


  • #6551
    what the hell!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 855 ✭✭✭what the hell!


    Risteard81 wrote: »
    I blame the education system for producing people who can't understand that a lockdown is pointless and futile. When it ends cases will surge. You can't continuously lock people down for a couple of years hoping to develop a vaccine. Suicides will rocket.

    A 19 year old killed herself in England the other day because of the thought of indefinite lockdowns and restrictions. By supporting these actions you are promoting genocide.

    Leo's totalitarian tendencies are dangerous and he is an enemy of the country.

    Nurse! We need to up the meds again.


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  • #6552
    This is it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,120 ✭✭✭This is it


    Risteard81 wrote: »
    I blame the education system for producing people who can't understand that a lockdown is pointless and futile. When it ends cases will surge. You can't continuously lock people down for a couple of years hoping to develop a vaccine. Suicides will rocket.

    A 19 year old killed herself in England the other day because of the thought of indefinite lockdowns and restrictions. By supporting these actions you are promoting genocide.

    Leo's totalitarian tendencies are dangerous and he is an enemy of the country.

    Jesus Christ, delusional.


  • #6553
    Raconteuse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭Raconteuse


    Fr_Dougal wrote: »
    One of the dumbest posts I’ve seen here, congrats.
    There's a few of them. Totally sneering at and undermining the seriousness of it. Truly nasty.


  • #6554
    BanditLuke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,600 ✭✭✭BanditLuke


    jams100 wrote: »
    How long do people think this is going to last?
    I can't see these restrictions being lifted after 2 weeks, my guess is 3-4 weeks.
    Also what happens in lets say a month where it's under control to an extent and then reoccurs when restrictions are lifted?
    Realistically how long can we go on like this?
    Please no smart answers such as, 'as long as it takes' :)

    My guess is restrictions will be lifted around end of July start of August but a lot depends on the next 2 weeks. If we see massive amounts of people developing antibodies to the virus maybe the schools can start again in September. Here's hoping.


  • #6555
    CitizenFloor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 321 ✭✭CitizenFloor


    I was trying to get my head around the whole situation, and this video really helped me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0-2XxgHIXk


  • #6556
    dummy_crusher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 114 ✭✭dummy_crusher


    Monitor1985 wrote: »
    Is there any site dedicated to Irelands curve chart? To show where we could have been without the implemented restrictions and where we are heading with current restrictions?

    These are based on data from a few days ago. Check that reddit user, they have probably updated them since...


  • #6557
    El Weirdo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,647 ✭✭✭✭El Weirdo


    Monitor1985 wrote: »
    Is there any site dedicated to Irelands curve chart? To show where we could have been without the implemented restrictions and where we are heading with current restrictions?
    A user on here (coyote, I think) has been posting charts and graphs of something like that every day for the past few weeks.


  • #6558
    fin12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,934 ✭✭✭✭fin12


    There’s queues to go into online shops now aswell. Just tried to go on boots.ie said I was in a virtual queue and my wait time was more than an hour.

    Over 12,000 ahead of u in queue.


  • #6559
    caveat emptor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,134 ✭✭✭caveat emptor


    khalessi wrote: »
    The HSE are aware of the need for goggles or face shields sure they were even buying them in Woodies as there was a shortage

    The point is there is a difference. Goggles offer far more protection from aerosols than face shield. That's good for cough sneeze if someone does it in close proximity.

    https://twitter.com/MaterTrauma/status/1242793869726670849?s=20

    That looks very different to china or Italy.

    Here you can see the faceshields and 'eye protection glasses'. Literally no good if it is an airborne pathogen which it is at this stage. Would someone who wasn't given proper protection liable to sue for damages when this is all done and said. Horrible to think about at this time but worth thinking about if the right people get the right protection.

    I'm thinking of the soldiers who weren't given ear protectors in the army and subsequently got compensation.

    https://twitter.com/drfranok/status/1230428701675921409?s=20

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


  • #6560
    eagle eye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,565 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    Risteard81 wrote:
    I blame the education system for producing people who can't understand that a lockdown is pointless and futile. When it ends cases will surge. You can't continuously lock people down for a couple of years hoping to develop a vaccine. Suicides will rocket.
    A 19 year old killed herself in England the other day because of the thought of indefinite lockdowns and restrictions. By supporting these actions you are promoting genocide.
    Leo's totalitarian tendencies are dangerous and he is an enemy of the country.

    You need to go back to school and learn something.


  • #6561
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 2,016 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    is_that_so wrote: »
    I think we need a thread on that! Corona house cleaning tips!

    All those self-help/wellness gurus/chancers will make a fortune over the next few weeks. They're already on nearly every radio show.

    And you'd swear half the parents in the country never spent a wet weekend with their own kids before. "How should we look after our kids during lockdown, Mary?"


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  • #6562
    greenpilot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,789 ✭✭✭greenpilot


    Risteard81 wrote: »
    I blame the education system for producing people who can't understand that a lockdown is pointless and futile. When it ends cases will surge. You can't continuously lock people down for a couple of years hoping to develop a vaccine. Suicides will rocket.

    A 19 year old killed herself in England the other day because of the thought of indefinite lockdowns and restrictions. By supporting these actions you are promoting genocide.

    Leo's totalitarian tendencies are dangerous and he is an enemy of the country.

    As someone with first hand experience of a suicide, I know you haven't the first clue what the alleged victim of alleged suicide was thinking. When you get a little older, and your Mummy let's you out into the scary world, you'll come to realise two things:

    1. The real world is very different when you start paying your own bills and, God forbid, start a family.

    2. That post was the dummest post on Boards this year.


  • #6563
    Logan Roy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 452 ✭✭Logan Roy


    BanditLuke wrote: »
    My guess is restrictions will be lifted around end of July start of August but a lot depends on the next 2 weeks. If we see massive amounts of people developing antibodies to the virus maybe the schools can start again in September. Here's hoping.

    4 months? Ah stop will ya, not a hope it’s going to be that long.


  • #6564
    paleoperson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,522 ✭✭✭paleoperson


    Computing Forever and John Waters are having a field day with this lockdown stuff. They already had hours long videos over government control due to covid 19, I can only imagine how much they're creaming themselves today:



  • #6565
    Raconteuse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭Raconteuse


    I'm hoping fervently that 81 isn't his year of birth.


  • #6566
    Raconteuse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭Raconteuse


    Logan Roy wrote: »
    4 months? Ah stop will ya, not a hope it’s going to be that long.
    I hate the scaremongers but I think that's realistic unfortunately. :(


  • #6567
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    bodhrandude wrote: »
    Where's Grace7 is she still posting?
    Self-isolating from social media, a wise call!


  • #6568
    khalessi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,216 ✭✭✭khalessi


    caveat emptor wrote: »
    The point is there is a difference. Goggles offer far more protection from aerosols than face shield. That's good for cough sneeze if someone does it in close proximity.

    https://twitter.com/MaterTrauma/status/1242793869726670849?s=20

    That looks very different to china or Italy.

    Here you can see the faceshields and 'eye protection glasses'. Literally no good if it is an airborne pathogen which it is at this stage. Would someone who wasn't given proper protection liable to sue for damages when this is all done and said. Horrible to think about at this time but worth thinking about if the right people get the right protection.

    I'm thinking of the soldiers who weren't given ear protectors in the army and subsequently got compensation.

    https://twitter.com/drfranok/status/1230428701675921409?s=20

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


    I realise they are different just that we are so short the consultant from Limerick hospital was on news saying they were buying them from Woodies and similar place to provide supplies until stock comes from China. I had said that in previous posts and i also pointed out part of the reason we have so many healthcre workers infected is that ppe in short supply. But thanks will help others


  • #6569
    niallo27
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,139 ✭✭✭✭niallo27


    greenpilot wrote: »
    As someone with first hand experience of a suicide, I know you haven't the first clue what the alleged victim of alleged suicide was thinking. When you get a little older, and your Mummy let's you out into the scary world, you'll come to realise two things:

    1. The real world is very different when you start paying your own bills and, God forbid, start a family.

    2. That post was the dummest post on Boards this year.

    Ignoring what he said, there is a serious concern suicides will rocket as people worry how they are going feed their families. This cannot be ignored.


  • #6570
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Fr_Dougal wrote: »
    One of the dumbest posts I’ve seen here, congrats.

    not entirely to be fair. indoors a long time will drop your Vitamin D. this is linked to mood and has been used to help people with depression, as has special lighting.

    So YES if someone was high risk and volatile, what's to say they wont do it. The word Vulnerable doesn't just mean older or underlying, a lot of people will struggle. It's foolish to dismiss everything people say just because it may not be articulated correctly, he has a point.


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  • #6571
    Heckler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,358 ✭✭✭Heckler


    Wilford brimley looks the same now as then. Although I think he was born with a moustache. Maybe something in this cocooning........


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