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Covid19 Part XV - 15,251 in ROI (610 deaths) 2,645 in NI (194 deaths) (19/04) Read OP

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  • #692
    mean gene
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 875 ✭✭✭mean gene


    Ohmeha wrote: »
    Yeah massive DJ setup in one of the front gardens blaring out crap music through the whole of my estate. Well intentioned but then too many now who have been drinking in the front gardens for hours in the sunshine I can see some roaming around into their neighbours gardens and houses its a total disaster

    These estate sessions needs to barred by government

    Sounds like corporation estates


  • #693
    gmisk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,408 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    Ohmeha wrote: »
    Yeah massive DJ setup in one of the front gardens blaring out crap music through the whole of my estate. Well intentioned but then too many now who have been drinking in the front gardens for hours in the sunshine I can see some roaming around into their neighbours gardens and houses its a total disaster

    These estate sessions needs to barred by government
    Call the gardai then


  • #694
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 78,122 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    Alun wrote: »
    No seriously, please don't. They're banned in some countries, and rightly so.
    DellyBelly wrote: »
    Sorry. Rte had a thing on the website and Chinese latterns are on it so apologies but I am no idiot. They look amazing and will tonight wfen released

    In case you hadn't heard it, they were the most likely cause of that fire in the German zoo at the beginning of the year which killed 30 animals.

    https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2020/0102/1103989-german-zoo-fire/
    Police have said the fire at a German zoo in which dozens of animals were killed – including eight great apes – was caused by a Chinese lantern launched by a mother and her two adult daughters as part of a New Year's Eve celebration.

    Police in Krefeld, near the Dutch border, said the three women had turned themselves in on learning of the disaster, in which five orangutans, two gorillas and a chimpanzee were killed, alongside bats and birds.

    The women had bought five lanterns, banned locally and in most of Germany for over a decade, on the internet, believing that they were allowed on New Year's Eve, chief investigator Gerd Hoppmann said.

    "I've seen very many human corpses," Mr Hoppmann said. "And I was struck by how like humans the bodies of the great apes looked when transformed by the fire."

    The women had inscribed the lanterns, papier mache balloons lifted by the heat of the flame inside, with good wishes for the new year.

    Four had been found in the vicinity, while the fifth had been consumed in the zoo blaze.

    "They launched the lanterns with good wishes and had no idea what could happen," Mr Hoppmann said of the women, who could face charges of causing fire by negligence, punishable by up to five years' imprisonment or a fine.

    "It was courageous of them to turn themselves in: that deserves respect," he added, saying he would give no further details about the women, since they had received threats.

    The zoo was festooned with candles and photos of the dead apes today, with locals telling television stations how affected they had been by the deaths of the animals, wh oincluded Massa, a 48-year-old male gorilla.

    "The pain is unbelievable," Wolfgang Dressen, director of the zoo, told public broadcaster WDR.

    Department store chain Real said that it would stop selling the lanterns, which are still permitted in the northern, coastal region of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.


  • #695
    Jim_Hodge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,108 ✭✭✭✭Jim_Hodge


    beolight wrote: »
    Better comparison for deaths is deaths per million of population

    Following gleaned from Coronavirusworldometer


    Deaths per million is the column to look at ...this is the true barometer of how effective Governments have been in preventing the spread.No government spin master will mention this they would much prefer to direct your attention to testing and how they are according to themselves almost world class

    Take a look at the countries and compare the suite of measures they have used to combat the virus ... dare I say masks, transparency on hot spot locations, effective contact tracing , border restrictions, quarantine measures for visitors spring to mind. Would also be interesting to get any information on how good their health system is

    https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

    Sweden 86
    USA 54
    Ireland 58
    UK 50
    Italy 312
    France 202
    Spain 342
    Germany 32
    Holland 147
    Israel 11
    Poland 5

    China 2
    New Zealand 0.4
    Singapore 1
    South Korea 4
    Taiwan 0.3
    Hong Kong 0.5

    Besides the point that you have some incorrect data, not all are comparable as they, like the UK, only count hospital deaths along with other creative accounting.


  • #696
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 1,159 ✭ [Deleted User]


    gmisk wrote: »
    Where?
    I live in West Dublin.
    Nothing mad here.... people cutting their grass what big odds if they have a BBQ and some music out the back.....no big deal.

    Same. Just been for a walk in my part of West Dublin and it's pretty quiet apart from the odd few walkers and joggers. Can definitely smell a few BBQs but as long as it's just the family that's ok. Saw two guards on bikes going around the place.


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  • #697
    Professor Moriarty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,394 ✭✭✭✭Professor Moriarty


    Jim_Hodge wrote: »
    Besides the point that you have some incorrect data, not all are comparable as they, like the UK, only count hospital deaths along with other creative accounting.

    UK is 136 per million.


  • #698
    SeaFields
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,551 ✭✭✭SeaFields


    I knew that the day would come that I could say to Mrs Seafields I told you leaving up the outside Christmas lights was a good idea!


  • #699
    Quantum Erasure
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,615 ✭✭✭Quantum Erasure


    in what format will our figures be released tonight? will they just add in everything they have and say '500 odd additional cases, total now 8,600' or whatever


  • #700
    AlmightyCushion
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    humberklog wrote: »
    There was an incident in Germany this year where one started a fire and killed 8 great apes.

    That's bullshít. I knew those apes, they were alright at best.


  • #701
    kyote00
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,664 ✭✭✭kyote00


    wonder where this lad is off to....

    https://planefinder.net/flight/NJE073C


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  • #702
    normanoffside
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,229 ✭✭✭✭normanoffside


    gmisk wrote: »
    Exactly.
    I live in West Dublin people have been really respectful of distancing etc from what I can see here.
    People can enjoy a bloody bbq and some music in their own garden

    Kermit won’t be unhappy unless everyone is miserable.


  • #703
    Away With The Fairies
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭Away With The Fairies


    https://youtu.be/hm8smnzYoVM

    What a loon? People out to get fresh air and vitamin D. Surely if you have to drive and park up, you're more than 2km from home.


  • #704
    bloodless_coup
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,480 ✭✭✭bloodless_coup


    Ohmeha wrote: »
    Yeah massive DJ setup in one of the front gardens blaring out crap music through the whole of my estate. Well intentioned but then too many now who have been drinking in the front gardens for hours in the sunshine I can see some roaming around into their neighbours gardens and houses its a total disaster

    These estate sessions needs to barred by government

    There's nothing more degenerate than blaring music out in the open air where other people live.


  • #705
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 6,192 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Gaurds knocking on holiday homes in some parts of.county,seems some come down with few days



    What will happen to.the occupants??


  • #706
    expectationlost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,490 ✭✭✭✭expectationlost


    Away With The Fairies wrote: »
    Would we not be better with isolation centers and isolate everybody with symptoms? I'd preferably like everybody to be tested and all positives isolated but the HSE thinks differently.
    well thats what city west if for... but they don't want to do it wholesale


  • #707
    Quantum Erasure
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,615 ✭✭✭Quantum Erasure


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Gaurds knocking on holiday homes in some parts of.county,seems some come down with few days

    What will happen to.the occupants??

    they'll be told to stay where they are, now. maybe for the next 3 weeks...

    if they go back home at some point, they'll be told to stay where they are, then....


  • #708
    DellyBelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,492 ✭✭✭DellyBelly


    I read up there on the lantern thing and yeah it looks like it is not a good idea. So won't release any. The add on rte just a few minutes ago clearly showed Chinese lanterns being released for this thing tonight though


  • #709
    coastwatch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 909 ✭✭✭coastwatch


    There are 20150 hospitalised cases currently in the UK accoding to Pritti Patel.
    That would indicate total cases of about 88000, based on 23% requiring hospitalisation (which is percentage here)
    Thats only about 10000 more cases than currently reported.
    That's good news as the fear is the true number if cases could be multiples of reported cases.


  • #710
    Ace2007
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Gaurds knocking on holiday homes in some parts of.county,seems some come down with few days



    What will happen to.the occupants??

    Should take their details, car reg etc, and tell them if not in the home on some random day next week, the €2,500 fine will be issued and o/r 6 months in jail.

    In reality not sure what will happen


  • #711
    Speak Now
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    Away With The Fairies wrote: »
    https://youtu.be/hm8smnzYoVM

    What a loon? People out to get fresh air and vitamin D. Surely if you have to drive and park up, you're more than 2km from home.

    She sounds deranged.


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  • #712
    phonypony
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    DellyBelly wrote: »
    I read up there on the lantern thing and yeah it looks like it is not a good idea. So won't release any. The add on rte just a few minutes ago clearly showed Chinese lanterns being released for this thing tonight though

    I saw that video; very irresponsible of them


  • #713
    Be right back
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,345 ✭✭✭Be right back


    DellyBelly wrote: »
    I read up there on the lantern thing and yeah it looks like it is not a good idea. So won't release any. The add on rte just a few minutes ago clearly showed Chinese lanterns being released for this thing tonight though

    Glad to hear it!


  • #714
    Logan Roy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 452 ✭✭Logan Roy


    coastwatch wrote: »
    There are 20150 hospitalized cases currently in the UK accoding to Pritti Patel.
    That would indicate total cases of about 88000, based on 23% requiring hospitalisation (which is percentage here)
    Thats only about 10000 more cases than currently reported.
    That's good news as the fear is the true number if cases could be multiples of reported cases.

    Why would this be a fear? True cases being multiples higher is the best we can hope for right now, it would mean the rate of hospitalisation / ICU / deaths is lower. There's no way they've captured most of their cases, we already know that a lot of people are asymptomatic so unlikely to have been tested.


  • #715
    mean gene
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 875 ✭✭✭mean gene


    Why were the old age homes not first to be closed off weeks ago can't understand that


  • #716
    easypazz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,346 ✭✭✭easypazz


    doylefe wrote: »
    There's nothing more degenerate than blaring music out in the open air where other people live.

    Not on a bank holiday saturday in the early evening during a lockdown.


  • #717
    joe_99
    Closed Accounts Posts: 763 ✭✭✭joe_99


    Speak Now wrote: »
    She sounds deranged.

    Sorry to say she is. She is in a really bad place mentally unfortunately


  • #718
    ceadaoin.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,641 ✭✭✭ceadaoin.


    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    Exhibit A

    This is why the lack down is here to stay.

    Are people supposed to stay imprisoned inside their homes and not even go into their own gardens with their own household members? No. They aren't. Stop being ridiculous.


  • #719
    callaway92
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,106 ✭✭✭✭callaway92


    mean gene wrote: »
    Why were the old age homes not first to be closed off weeks ago can't understand that

    Because hindsight etc..


  • #720
    Corkgirl20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 196 ✭✭Corkgirl20


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Gaurds knocking on holiday homes in some parts of.county,seems some come down with few days



    What will happen to.the occupants??

    I know of a family where the wife and child are in the summer home because the father is on the frontline and they’re isolating from eachother since March to protect the child with asthma.
    Don’t see an issue with this as they’re not going back and forth to the houses.

    Obviously the people who take their families on a mini holiday to their holiday home and go back and forth between main house and holiday home isn’t necessary.


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  • #721
    Fr Tod Umptious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,195 ✭✭✭✭Fr Tod Umptious


    mean gene wrote: »
    Why were the old age homes not first to be closed off weeks ago can't understand that

    The one a family member of mine is in has been closed to visitors since March 6th, that's a full week before the first restrictions came into place, so they were closed off weeks ago.


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