Lyre_Bird wrote: » I know it's largely believed that the restrictions will last beyond Easter Sunday. But do people think there's a chance we might revert to the 'partial' lockdown that we previously had for about three days (from Tuesday 24th to Friday 27th March)? I'm in a not-great living situation at the moment and I'm hoping to be able to move to another place after Easter Sunday. I can stick things out until Easter, but another two weeks beyond that would be difficult.
Kermit.de.frog wrote: » I disagree. I hope that happens. I can't see it at the moment. There is the other issue of that there is no point opening up when there is no one to trade with. In other words we'd be taking such a risk when other countries are locked down. So in that sense from an economic and trade perspective it's not worth it anyway.
ITman88 wrote: » You don’t have to be a cold hearted b*stard you have to be a realist who can consider more than his own selfish gain. The studies done last week suggest a 6% slump in the economy will kill more than covid. Neil Ferguson the guy who initially said 500k deaths in UK backtracked to say worse case 20k deaths and 2/3 of those would die regardless of corona virus. The point of lockdown is to prevent health services coming under strain. Short term. And it’s being obeyed, even by the people suggesting the restrictions can’t continue indefinitely. Forget quoting death rates that you think sounds apocalyptic, death occurs worldwide and obscene numbers are part of every year. 54k unaccounted deaths in Italy in 2015, it didn’t get a mention on boards. 60k odd death’s in Italy in an average March. The numbers are tragic as every death is tragic but as of yet the numbers are not unusual in comparison to other years.
easypazz wrote: » People can decide for themselves if its safe to go back to work or not, or if its safe to visit elderly relatives or not. Are we happy to allow people drive in a car knowing they may get killed in a crash? The chances of an under 50 getting killed by CV are probably the same as a car crash. People keep missing that this is about the health service being able to cope with a surge, once herd immunity builds, testing improves and the vulnerable groups are given the option to cocoon, then the rest of us can get back to trying to fix this mess.
Pete_Cavan wrote: » But it is not just going to be over any time soon. Even if we eradicate it here, it can be brought back in. We can't just barricade the country either, someone bringing in a vital delivery could be asymptomatic and spread it again. This will be an ongoing global battle and locking everyone in Ireland at home is not going to change that. We will need a functioning economy to pay for the battle. The name of the game is control and containment, eradication may never happen.
rob316 wrote: » Mostly people on the way out anyway, lets be honest here. Strict isolation for the most vunerable and the rest of us get on with it.
TheCitizen wrote: » There will be affective treatments soon
Gael23 wrote: » Simon Harris did say that due to the severity of the restrictions they couldn’t stay in place for much longer than 2 weeks
walshb wrote: » Am I right to think we will be quite restricted at least until the end April?
bladespin wrote: » I'd guess we do/did that everyday long before Covid.
ITman88 wrote: » Neil Ferguson the guy who initially said 500k deaths in UK backtracked to say worse case 20k deaths and 2/3 of those would die regardless of corona virus. Forget quoting death rates that you think sounds apocalyptic, death occurs worldwide and obscene numbers are part of every year. 54k unaccounted deaths in Italy in 2015, it didn’t get a mention on boards. 60k odd death’s in Italy in an average March. The numbers are tragic as every death is tragic but as of yet the numbers are not unusual in comparison to other years.
Gael23 wrote: » Yes for sure, but they need to be slightly relaxed. Society cant take 5/6 weeks of what we have now
Padre_Pio wrote: » What fatal, incurable and easily transmissable viruses were we exposed to before Covid?
Lyre_Bird wrote: » I know it's largely believed that the restrictions will last beyond Easter Sunday. But do people think there's a chance we might revert to the 'partial' lockdown that we previously had for about three days (from Tuesday 24th to Friday 27th March)?
Thelonious Monk wrote: » Yes, I live alone, it's grand. We have the internet and whatsapp. I know people are in rough situations but all this talk of mental health because people wont be able to go outside etc. You can go for walks anyway. Just suck it up, you're being asked to stay at home, not climb out of a trench and run at machine guns.
Thelonious Monk wrote: » Hopefully we don't have to but what makes you think we can't? Of course we can, Ireland has been through far worse.
Gael23 wrote: Yes for sure, but they need to be slightly relaxed. Society cant take 5/6 weeks of what we have now
lord quackinton wrote: » I expect restrictions until end of April Then the restrictions will be relaxed until fully gone by end of may ...
Hamsterchops wrote: » Wow, cool, only another three weeks ✓ The then back to normal by end of May, brill. Can't wait.
Gael23 wrote: » It takes its toll on peoples mental health and also you have the growing risk of social unrest as we are beginning to see in Italy
alwald wrote: » I think you should say that you can't take what we have now and not the society...the society will do what's necessary for the best of the country regardless of the time required.
Thelonious Monk wrote: » Well so be it, this isn't a nice situation, we can't just make it go away. We may, gasp!, for the first time in human history, have to suffer a little!
