Boggles wrote: » The majority of businesses had decided to close or introduced complete work from home measures before the government acted. Also Paddy's Day was cancelled at council level before the government decided to cancel. Also "No issue" with 10,000 people going to a race meeting in the UK, etc, etc. The idea the government and HSE are getting this right is farcical. Our testing plan has been a complete and utter failure by any metric and 20% of our PPE would be perfect if we had uoompa loompas on the front line. It's people and the measures they are implementing as well as business to be fair that are halting the surge. Basically make a mask and wear it when you are out, it's not like the majority of people don't have the time for a bit of Blue Peter with a T-Shirt.
Deleted User wrote: » Just wait and see. China has been sending junk to multiple countries. Defective masks/PPE/tests. Give it a few days, you'll find out these "historic flights" have been full of useless junk also.
iamwhoiam wrote: » As far masks making you forget the hand washing etc .I can categorically say that having a big cotton mask on my face made me very much remember the situation I was in .It made me far more alert to the hand hygiene and distancing etc .It was an alien piece of equipment that kept me actually on my toes and reminded me to be very aware
Bob24 wrote: » Same here. It also makes me much less likely to inadvertently touch my face with my hands. The nose and mouth can't be touched anyway because they are covered and in general as you say having half my face covered with a foreign object makes me more conscious of what I am doing.
take everything wrote: » Simple question. I've got a good few masks at home. If worst came to worst, why can't these be reused by washing them thoroughly in soap and water when you get home.
xhomelezz wrote: » Depends what they made from. 100% cotton is very easy to sterilise in boiling water, it can withstand high temperatures without being destroyed
take everything wrote: » But soap and water kills the virus. Why would you need to sterilise it
take everything wrote: » But soap and water kills the virus. Why would you need to use boiling water
Wibbs wrote: » Actually B, you're dead right. I was giving a little too much credit to the authorities on this.
xhomelezz wrote: » That's what they suggested back at home in Czech republic,
krissovo wrote: » It washes it away, does not kill it.
Boggles wrote: » it's not like people on here are advocating a mass dogging movement.
Wibbs wrote: » I wish our government and health service was like yours. You have twice the number of people, far higher population densities, aren't an island and yet because of good and proactive leadership from the top and the bottom you have half the number of deaths and your transmission rate is dropping right down. We Irish tend to be an easy going be grand type of people, which I bloody love, but in a crisis like this we also tend to be sheep led by sheep.
Yellow_Fern wrote: » I really hate having to hate the HSE for lying about masks.
Wibbs wrote: » Yeah X, but unlike our lot who bumble along looking to others for guidance, your guys learned fast and went full on very quickly. And it worked and is still working.
Ten Pin wrote: » Is it possible they fear litigation from health care personnel who had to go without masks due to shortages and are hiding behind the WHO advice as a defence. There's more to it than just them saying the public aren't intelligent enough to wear a mask properly. Anything that reduces the risk of breathing out virus must surely be good practice...especially when someone has no symptoms.
take everything wrote: » What's the story with goggles btw. Surely any goggles would have to be disposable as well. Or could you wash those.
