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CoVid19 Part XIV - 8,089 in ROI (288 deaths) 1,589 in NI (92 deaths) (10/04) Read OP

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  • #872
    JanuarySnowstor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,393 ✭✭✭JanuarySnowstor


    spookwoman wrote: »
    Bloody torture waiting on todays report I swear they keep changing the times to piss people off
    I think most would prefer if they agreed a time with the press going forward. Quite often during the week it also clashes with the news. Why don't they just agree a time like 7 or 8pm each evening....


  • #873
    stephenjmcd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,446 ✭✭✭✭stephenjmcd


    wrangler wrote: »
    Bloody good for a 25yr old. there's much better out there for the right person with more hours and responsibility

    Oh yeah for the job you do it's not great pay at all.

    Says me sitting here reading the trainee booklet for an application


  • #874
    Westernyelp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,410 ✭✭✭Westernyelp


    spookwoman wrote: »
    Bloody torture waiting on todays report I swear they keep changing the times to piss people off

    You must be reading too much in to individual days figures so. this is not Coronation street laid on for entertainment either


  • #875
    bekker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 912 ✭✭✭bekker


    Gretas Gonna Get Ya! wrote: »
    Exactly, so we should be doing better than the U.S... but we're not. (so far)

    Adjusting the numbers for relative population size, is certainly not pointless or useless as some are suggesting. Far from it... it's actually a very useful tool for analysis.
    In what way?

    Analysing what?


  • #876
    podgeandrodge
    Site Banned Posts: 5,975 ✭✭✭podgeandrodge


    someone posted this online in relation to people being careful about going out and congregating too much!

    508427.jpg


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  • #877
    JanuarySnowstor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,393 ✭✭✭JanuarySnowstor


    Westernyelp wrote: »
    You must be reading too much in to individual days figures so. this is not Coronation street laid on for entertainment either
    It isn't unreasonable that the figures be released at the same time everyday so everyone is aware if they wish to tune in....


  • #878
    Allinall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,300 ✭✭✭Allinall


    JanuarySnowstor wrote: »
    I think most would prefer if they agreed a time with the press going forward. Quite often during the week it also clashes with the news. Why don't they just agree a time like 7 or 8pm each evening....

    Because they’ve more important things to be doing.


  • #879
    spookwoman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,059 ✭✭✭✭spookwoman


    JanuarySnowstor wrote: »
    I think most would prefer if they agreed a time with the press going forward. Quite often during the week it also clashes with the news. Why don't they just agree a time like 7 or 8pm each evening....

    yep, it is important information, I doubt people would like it if they kept changing the time of the news.

    edit For those telling me I should switch off. I have been switched off most of the day only came back on at 6


  • #880
    Gretas Gonna Get Ya!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,245 ✭✭✭Gretas Gonna Get Ya!


    kilkenny31 wrote: »
    But the US will likely end up worse than us. At the start of an outbreak the size of the population probably doesn't make too much of a difference so 1 person goes on to infect 3 others who goes on to infect 3 more and so on. The size of the population comes into play when it comes to clusters that follow that pattern. If you have a big population your likely to have a lot more clusters so in time infect a lot more people.

    "Likely" ??

    That sounds like yet more anti Trump/America wishful thinking...

    Why are Brazil and Mexico (as just 2 examples) not exploding with cases? Huge populations, with a lot more poverty and a lot worse healthcare than the U.S... if your theory is correct?

    Maybe it will be proven correct in time. Who really knows!?

    I've said from the start, I don't think the death toll will be anywhere near as high in the U.S as many are predicting. They are quite a rich country overall, and have excellent healthcare generally right across the country!


  • #881
    cameramonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,220 ✭✭✭cameramonkey


    declanflynn wrote: »
    I admire the way you can see the positive in every situation


    As I said some of the things the HSE have been good, I think getting the PPE from China , granted there are problem was good, getting the message out about social distancing I think is working, all positive.


    How anyone can look at the testings with thousand maybe tens of thousand awaiting weeks for results and the HSE constantly talking up the amount of tests, how can anyone say that is acceptable? I think only HSE and government cheerleaders could say it has been anything but a disappointment.


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  • #882
    splinter65
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,420 ✭✭✭splinter65


    spookwoman wrote: »
    yep, it is important information, I doubt people would like it if they kept changing the time of the news.

    What difference does it make to anyone?


  • #883
    munsterlegend
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,590 ✭✭✭munsterlegend


    Be right back wrote: »
    People are damned if they do, and damned if they don't.

    Never please all of the people all of the time


  • #884
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 12,446 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    kilkenny31 wrote: »
    But the US will likely end up worse than us. At the start of an outbreak the size of the population probably doesn't make too much of a difference so 1 person goes on to infect 3 others who goes on to infect 3 more and so on. The size of the population comes into play when it comes to clusters that follow that pattern. If you have a big population your likely to have a lot more clusters so in time infect a lot more people.

    Hmm. That's actually a complex thing, so is it factored in to the models? So interesting.


  • #885
    gabeeg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,591 ✭✭✭gabeeg


    Westernyelp wrote: »
    You must be reading too much in to individual days figures so. this is not Coronation street laid on for entertainment either

    That's a very odd thing to say


  • #886
    JanuarySnowstor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,393 ✭✭✭JanuarySnowstor


    splinter65 wrote: »
    What difference does it make to anyone?

    It's the most important news of the day. If it doesn't make a difference why bother to check anything Inc this thread....


  • #887
    Westernyelp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,410 ✭✭✭Westernyelp


    gabeeg wrote: »
    That's a very odd thing to say

    What is odd about that? these figures are released when they have been collated and parsed correctly. not each evening at 7pm or whatever like some soap opera


  • #888
    weldoninhio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,311 ✭✭✭✭weldoninhio


    is_that_so wrote: »
    They need as many healthcare people as they can get and he's stepped up as a medical professional and he's just one of many.

    He’s doing one shift per week ffs.


  • #889
    weldoninhio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,311 ✭✭✭✭weldoninhio


    Drumpot wrote: »
    If he helps in the area of healthcare, why does it matter if it’s spin? If he’s actually taking a physical risk with his own health (increased chances of getting it in a hospital environment) surely that’s a real leader getting their hands dirty and getting into the trenches with the soldiers?

    I can think of a lot worse spin tactics used by parties, particularly spin that doesn’t put a politicians health at risk.

    The Taoiseach is not running the country on his own, if he’s really helping out then it’s great. If all it does is increases the spirits of a lot of healthcare workers (the ones not completely cynical) then it’s a good thing.

    Physical risk?? Can you catch Corona over the phone??


  • #890
    spookwoman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,059 ✭✭✭✭spookwoman


    https://twitter.com/ShaneBeattyNews/status/1246863499801870339?s=20


  • #891
    giveitholly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,238 ✭✭✭giveitholly


    weldoninhio wrote: »
    He’s doing one shift per week ffs.

    And if he manages to save only one life then it will be worth it,fair play to him


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  • #892
    cameramonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,220 ✭✭✭cameramonkey


    Gretas Gonna Get Ya! wrote: »
    "Likely" ??

    That sounds like yet more anti Trump/America wishful thinking...

    Why are Brazil and Mexico (as just 2 examples) not exploding with cases? Huge populations, with a lot more poverty and a lot worse healthcare than the U.S... if your theory is correct?

    Maybe it will be proven correct in time. Who really knows!?

    I've said from the start, I don't think the death toll will be anywhere near as high in the U.S as many are predicting. They are quite a rich country overall, and have excellent healthcare generally right across the country!


    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/05/pearl-harbor-us-surgeon-general-coronavirus-deaths-donald-trump-white-house-briefing


  • #893
    declanflynn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,160 ✭✭✭declanflynn


    Gretas Gonna Get Ya! wrote: »
    "Likely" ??

    That sounds like yet more anti Trump/America wishful thinking...

    Why are Brazil and Mexico (as just 2 examples) not exploding with cases? Huge populations, with a lot more poverty and a lot worse healthcare than the U.S... if your theory is correct?

    Maybe it will be proven correct in time. Who really knows!?

    I've said from the start, I don't think the death toll will be anywhere near as high in the U.S as many are predicting. They are quite a rich country overall, and have excellent healthcare generally right across the country!
    2 questions
    Do u think Brazil and Mexico have an up to date accurate count?
    Do u think everyone in the US has excellent healthcare ?


  • #894
    Tandey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,425 ✭✭✭Tandey


    weldoninhio wrote: »
    He’s doing one shift per week ffs.

    What’s your point?

    What are you doing?


  • #895
    Tandey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,425 ✭✭✭Tandey


    weldoninhio wrote: »
    He’s doing one shift per week ffs.

    What’s your point?

    What are you doing?


  • #896
    weldoninhio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,311 ✭✭✭✭weldoninhio


    cameramonkey wrote: »
    He can use it to bash the FFers into compromise. FF will fear another election, they would get destroyed with a big photo of Leo in his scrubs fighting the virus on every poster, with Micky sitting at home wondering how not to be the firsts FF leader not be Tshock.

    Sounds very like Leo. Picture in his scrubs before heading in to answer phones.


  • #897
    bennyl10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,591 ✭✭✭bennyl10


    21 deaths
    390 cases
    RIP to all those dead

    Case numbers aren’t awful again


  • #898
    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,751 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    390 new cases and 21 deaths RIP.


  • #899
    podgeandrodge
    Site Banned Posts: 5,975 ✭✭✭podgeandrodge


    Naggdefy wrote: »
    Have RTE ditched the new Kathryn Thomas programme Operaton Covid Nation?

    I hope so, the last thing you'd want is reports from around the country with 'Shouting' Thomas.

    Well they should have, but it doesn't look like it:

    https://www.rte.ie/lifestyle/living/2020/0325/1126245-applications-for-operation-covid-nation-are-now-open/


  • #900
    gabeeg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,591 ✭✭✭gabeeg


    Westernyelp wrote: »
    What is odd about that? these figures are released when they have been collated and parsed correctly. not each evening at 7pm or whatever like some soap opera

    It's a very odd thing to accuse someone of enjoying the suffering of others simply because they hinted at anxiety over waiting to hear how bad things are for them, their family and their country.

    It's very, very odd.


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  • #901
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    spookwoman wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/ShaneBeattyNews/status/1246863499801870339?s=20

    You feel better now? :D Around 8% or so increase.


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